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MORNING SESSIONS

8:00 – 8:30 am

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:30 –8:45 am

OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
Paul Amos, Transport Adviser, TUDTR, World Bank (PDF 49 KB)

8:45 – 9:50 am

SESSION 1: CHINA RAILWAYS - DEVELOPMENT, FINANCING AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES TO 2020
Chair: Paul Amos, Transport Adviser, TUDTR, World Bank

• Zhang Jianping, Deputy Director, General Bureau of Development and Planning, Ministry of Railways, China (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Commentary:  Paul Amos, Transport Adviser, TUDTR, World Bank

Discussion

9:50 – 10:30 am

SESSION 2: RAIL PROJECTS AND POLICIES
Chair: Martha B. Lawrence, Senior Transport Specialist, ECSIE, World Bank

• Turkey (PDF 263 KB)
  Michel Audige, Lead Transport Specialist, ECSIE, World Bank
• Poland: Regional Pass Services  (PDF 199 KB)
  Agnieszka Grudzinska, Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, ECSIE, World Bank
• Mongolia  (PDF 184 KB)
  Robin Carruthers, Consultant, TUDTR, World Bank Discussion

10:30 – 10:50 am

COFFEE BREAK

10:50 – 12:30 pm

SESSION 3: RAIL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPETITIVE FREIGHT LOGISTICS
Chair: Vasile Olievschi, Senior Railway Specialist, ECSIE, World Bank

• Rail Freight Technology for Competitive Advantage  (PDF 1.1 MB)
  Jim Blaze, Director of Strategic Planning, ZETA-TECH Associates, Inc., USA
• Motive Power and Rolling Stock
  Jonathan Klein, Principal, Harral-Winner-Thompson-Sharp-Klein
• Network Centric Railroading Utilizing Intelligent Railroad Systems  (PDF 294 KB)
  Steven Ditmeyer, Department of Transportation Faculty Chair, National Defense University, Washington, DC Discussion

12:30 – 2:00 pm

LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

2:00 – 3:30 pm

SESSION 4: RAIL PRIVATIZATION
Chair: Graham Smith, Sector Leader, EASTR, World Bank 

• Results of Rail Privatization in Australia and New Zealand: 9 Case Studies  (PDF 422 KB)
  David Greig, Executive Director, ACIL Tasman
• What Buyers Want From Rail  (PDF 60 KB)
  Geoff Harrison-Mee, CEO, ANG Ltd., U.K.
• Railway Concessioning and Privatization: ITF’s View  (PDF 73 KB)
  Mac Urata, Inland Transport Sections Secretary, International Transport Workers’ Federation, U.K.

Discussion

• A Brief Update On The UK Experience Of Railway Privatization So Far  (PDF 45 KB)
  Geoff Harrison-Mee, CEO, ANG Ltd., U.K.

3:30 – 4:00 pm

COFFEE BREAK

4:00 – 5:30 pm

SESSION 5: FOCUS ON AFRICA
Chair: Pierre Pozzo di Borgo, Senior Transport Specialist, AFTTR, World Bank

• Rail Concessions in Africa Since 1990  (PDF 101 KB)
  Richard Bullock, Director, Bullpin Consultants PTY Ltd, Australia
• Partial Risk Guarantees for Kenya-Uganda Joint Railway Concession  (PDF 190 KB)
  Suman Babbar, Senior Adviser, IEF, World Bank
• Swaziland Railway Restructuring  (PDF 240 KB)
  Gideon Mahlalela, Chief Executive Officer, Swaziland Railway Discussion

5:30 pm

CLOSING REMARKS
Paul Amos, Transport Adviser, TUDTR, World Bank