Building A Well Connected Africa

Online, August 26, 2012 (Newswire.com) - In association with Railroad Association of South Africa, Pan African Chamber of Commerce (PACCI) and Transport Forum, this conference spanning over two days, will discuss Africa's 2030 railways vision, the role of the private sector in Africa's railways development, the development of Africa's railways using existing infrastructure, strategies to reduce the cost of new signaling projects, issues affecting new railway technology applications, and much more.

Dr. Christian Schlosser, who is the Policy Specialist on Electric Mobility and Investments for Sustainable Transport at German Federal Ministry of Transport and Urban Development will speak on "Taking a look across borders: What can the European public transport and rail experience contribute to enhancing urban mobility in African cities?". He will enlighten the audience on converging trends and challenges in the urban transport sector in Africa and Europe and the importance of rail for viable urban transport systems in European cities.

Mr. Lovemore Bingandadi who is a trade and transport facilitation advisor at Trademark SA and Transport Corridor Advisor at Southern Africa Development Community-Secretariat will address the topic- planning, development and implementation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite process, which will throw light on improving trade performance and competitiveness of African regions and how this process will contribute to sustainable, rapid and inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Other speakers from organizations such as Railway Safety Regulators - South Africa, Ministry of Trade and Industry - South Africa, Southern Africa Development Community, World Bank, and Ministry of Works and Transport - Uganda, will present their expert advice and ideas on a number of trending industry topics.

The forum is opened to all policy makers & government ministry officials, commercial directors & managers, heads of environment, safety & security and others who are eager to learn about and contribute towards the discussion on strategic insights and participate in engaging sessions designed to provide a holistic purview on the rail developments in the region. Main objective of this conference is to throw spotlight on the rail strategies for the African continent.

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Keywords: Railways, railroads, rolling stock, rail gauges, ppps, bot, freight lines, commuter rail, passenger rail, traffic density, urban and nonurban rail services, line-hauls, rail corridor, rolling stock, concessioning, concessionaires, track renewals, /transport modality, //rail infrastructure, comesa-eac-sadc tripartite process, gautrain, legacy railway systems, railway infrastructure engineering, signal and train control

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