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Dr. Arush Aghdam
Dr. Arash Aghdam
Director – Rail & Transit
AECOM

Ala Ghanem
Ala Ghanem, Regional Director – Business Development MENA & Turkey
Invensys Rail Group

Michel Croc
Michel Croc, International Projects Development Director
Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)

Dr. Ahmad Hawarri
Dr. Ahmad Hawarri, Consortium Board Member & Design Manager
Al Rashid Trading & Contracting Co.

Debashish Chatto
Debashish Chatto, Project Manager – Rail Division
Laing O'Rourke
Dr. Rumaih M. Al-Rumaih
Dr. Rumaih M. Al Rumaih
CEO
Saudi Railway Company

Jean-Marc Pagliero
Jean-Marc Pagliero, Business Development Director for Urban Solutions
Alstom

Marwan Aziz, Director for Transportation Sales, Lloyd’s Register EMEA
Marwan Aziz
Director for Transportation Sales
Lloyd’s Register EMEA

Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson, Managing Director Dubai Metro
Serco

Joss Dare, Partner, Ashurst
Joss Dare
Partner
Ashurst

Mike Elliott
Mike Elliot, Project Manager for Dubai Metro
Lloyd's Register

Clive Schofield
Clive Scholefield, International Business Development Manager
Scott Wilson

Hervé de Villechabrolle
Hervé de Villechabrolle, Vice President, Corporate Finance
BNP Paribas
Dr. Hashem Al-Tabtabaei
Dr. Hashem Al-Tabtabaei
PTB Technical Team Director
Ministry of Finance, Kuwait

Gerard Urschitz
Gerhard Urschitz, Director International Projects
Strabag AG

Dr. Ulrich Koegler
Dr. Ulrich Koegler, Partner
Booz & Company

H.E Eng Alaa A. Batayneh
H.E Eng. Alaa A. Batayneh
Ministry of Transport, Jordan

Dr. Mohammad Montazeri, Deputy Managing Director, Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Co
Dr. Mohammad Montazeri
Deputy Managing Director
Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Co.
Ian Miller
Ian Miller
Business Improvement Director
Carillion MENA / Al-Futtaim Carillion

Michael Barron
Michael Barron, Divisional Manager Transport & Planning, Middle East
Mott MacDonald Group

H.E Eng. Salim Mohammed Al-Afani
H.E Eng. Salim Mohammed Al-Afani, Director General of Physical Planning
The Supreme Committee for Town Planning (SCTP)
Frank Beckers
Frank Beckers
Managing Director and Head of Project & Capital Advisory
Deutsche Bank

Kevin Stovell
Kevin Stovell, Managing Director, Middle East & South East Asia
Mott MacDonald Group

Ramiz Al Assar, Senior Advisor to GCC Secretary General, World Bank
Ramiz Al Assar
Senior Advisor to GCC Secretary General
World Bank Group

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Marwan AZIZ, Director, Transportation Sales, Lloyd's Register EMEA
 
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Welcome to MENA Rail Projects 2010
This is the 8th edition of the best event for all those planning, designing, building and operating railways in the Middle East and North Africa region. Once again, MEED has assembled
a powerful panel of expert speakers who will address the big issues facing the MENA rail industry.
.
Richard BowkerKeynote Speaker:
 
Richard Bowker CBE, Chief Executive Officer
Union Railway
 
Further Speakers Include:
  • Dr. Arash Aghdam, Director – Rail & Transit, AECOM
  • Dr. Hashem Al-Tabtabaei, PTB Technical Team Director, Ministry of Finance, Kuwait
  • H.E Eng Alaa A. Batayneh, Minister of Transport, Jordan
  • H.E Eng. Mohannad S. Qudah, Secretary General, Ministry of Transport Jordan
  • Michel Croc, International Projects Development Director, Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
  • Dr. Rumaih M. Al Rumaih, CEO, Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
  • Paul Anderson, Managing Director Dubai Metro, Serco
  • Gerhard Urschitz, Director International Projects, Strabag AG
  • Dr. Mohammad Montazeri, Deputy Managing Director, Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Co.
..
Benefits of attending:
  • Identify new business opportunities and win new work
  • Network with the key stakeholders and increase your contact base
  • Assess the best alternatives to finance your projects
  • Discuss best practice strategies to help grow your business
  • Receive the most up-to-date project information and stay ahead of the
    competition
The Facts:
  • 40+ industry leading speakers
  • 300+ international delegates
  • 76% c-suite & senior management level
    attendees
  • 39 countries represented
  • 22 interactive business sessions,
    keynotes and executive roundtables
.

Key project updates including:
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  • UAE Union Railway
  • Kuwait’s Metro
  • The GCC Railway Network
  • Saudi Arabia’s North-South Railway Line
  • Tehran’s Metro
  • Oman’s Railway Network
  • Dubai’s Metro

PLUS! 2 Pre-Conference Masterclasses:
.
A) Hands-on Project Management for High Speed Rail in the Middle East
Strengthen your ability to be a leading force for change in your organisation.
Led by: Nick Field, Global Head of Project & Programme, Management, Scott Wilson

B) An Introduction to Rail PPPs
Understand the unique attributes of the various models and how to avoid the pitfalls.
Led by: Clement Walsh, Director – Corporate Finance, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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