Regional workshops

From oil-rich and car based to a reference in public transport and sustainable cities.
MENA is traditionally seen as an oil-rich and car based region, but the majority of governments have chosen for huge investments in long distance rail systems, but especially for integrated urban public transport systems. The leaders in the region have identified public transport as a key to the fast development of their cities and countries. Dubai is the best show case for demonstrating that with a determined choice for public transport it is possible to make a dramatic positive change for a city, as such positioning today the region as an example for the rest of the world, that… “Yes we can” … make a difference.
The session will provide an update of where the tremendously ambitious public transport development of Abu Dhabi stands, but also others like Doha, Riyadh, Rebate, Kuwait, Amman, Damascus and so many more will present how they will continue to double the public transport market share of an already dramatically increased ratio during the last few years. All aspects of public transport concerning the region will be discussed and shared during the two sessions, from the full supply chain in the region to the massive projects in the region. During the session the best in class examples will be awarded with the UITP Regional PTx2 awards. The sessions will take place during two days Tuesday April 12th, 2011 at 9:00 am titled The role of different actors of the public transport supply chain in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Thursday April 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am titled “Mega Public Transport Projects in MENA”.

Translation is provided to and from English and Arabic.

Chairman: Khalid Hashim, Executive Director - Land Transport, Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, UAE

- World Cup 2022: Public transport arrangements

Nasser Al Khanji, Strategy Director, Mowasalat, Doha, Qatar

Hajj Makah preparation

Habeeb Zain Al-Abedeen, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Riyadh, Saudi-Arabia

- Future development of public transport in the Middle East

Tammam Nakkash, Managing Partner, Team International, Beirut, Lebanon

- The Dubai public transport showcase

Mohammed Obaid Al Mulla, Member of RTA Board of Directors, CEO and Member of the RTA Board of Directors, Chairman of UITP 2011 Local Host Committee, Dubai, UAE

- Mega projects and the industry in MENA

Huub Hendrickx, Managing Director, Voith Middle East FZE, Dubai, UAE

The winners of the regional PTx2 awards will be announced and honored during this session by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Interpretation will be provided in English and Arabic.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

The session will be a dynamic “Roundtable” with the participation of Latin American Authorities. The latest PT projects in Latin America will be showcased in videos, and recent economic assessments of the region will be presented.

All speakers are being invited to demonstrate how PT investments could be a solution as a countercyclical measure, and provide productive conditions for ongoing development? How can a middle class with an increasing purchasing power be encouraged to choose PT for their mobility?

Moderator and Chairman: Jurandir Fernandes, Metropolitan

Transport Secretary of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

- Fernando Paez, President of Transmilenio, Bogota, Colombia 

- Eduardo Cícaro, Sub-secretary of Transport Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

- Julio Lopes, Secretary of Transport Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

- Francisco Javier Padilla Mancilla, General Manager, Siteur, Guadalajara, México

The winners of the Latin American Regional PTx2 awards will also be announced and honored during this session by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Interpretation will be provided in English and Portuguese.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Turkey has committed to double the urban rail infrastructure in the next 20 years and increase bus services. PT professionals and decision makers from Turkey will explain how these massive investments in public transport fit in the long term development plan of the country.

Moderator: Kaan Yıldızgöz, Turkey Office Manager,

UITP, Istanbul, Turkey

- Arif Emecen, Head of Transportation Planning and Railway Systems,  Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, Kayseri, Turkey

- Hayri Baraçlı, General Manager, Directorate of Istanbul Bus Transportation (IETT), Istanbul, Turkey

- Ömer  Yıldız, General Manager, Istanbul Ulaşım, Istanbul, Turkey

- Sönmez Alev, General Manager, İzmir Metro, Izmir, Turkey

Gül Şener, General Manager, General Directorate of Izmir Bus Transportation (ESHOT), Izmir, Turkey

The session will also be the occasion to award these leaders with the regional PTx2 awards by Alain Flausch, UITP President and to have a signatory ceremony of the UITP Sustainable Development Charter.

Interpretation will be provided in English and Turkish. Sponsored by Kentkart.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

Since the formerly known emerging countries, like the BRIC’s have proven, due to their excellent record during the crisis, to be established economies, investors are paying more and more attention to Africa.

To allow the African economies to grow, mobility problems will have to be tackled in the bigger cities. Probably the fastest urbanization process in the world is to be found in Africa, meaning the challenge is still growing. Organising the transport services more efficiently is by far more cost effective and it should come to no surprise that after the tremendous success of the Lagos and Johannesburg BRT’s, other major investments in public transport are planned and even under implementation.

The challenge is tremendous though and almost requires starting from scratch a total reform of the existing transport supply chain. Authorities are being established, even multinational African groups of operators are emerging and a local supplying industry is growing quickly, already delivering the UITP strategy of doubling public transport market share. The session allows these pioneers to take the floor and explain what more is still to come in our sector in Africa. The session will also be the occasion to award these leaders with the Regional PTx2 awards.

 Interpretation will be provided in English and French. 

Chairwoman: Mrs Nafy DIOUF N'GOM, Minister of Land Transport, Rail Transport and Spatial Planning, Senegal, Dakar, Senegal

Moderator: Edwins Mukabanah, Managing Director, Kenya Bus Service Management Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya

- Lagos BRT: Performance and prospects

Olugbenga Dairo, Director of Public Transportation, Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority, Lagos, Nigeria

- Structure and Business of the Rea Vaya BRT operation

Wonder Matshiga, Manager of BRT Infrastructure,Transport Department, Johannesburg, South Africa

- Gautrain: Secrets of success and future challenges

Jack van der Merwe, CEO, Gautrain Rapid RailLink, Johannesburg, South Africa

Cosmas Takule, Chief Executive, Dar Rapid Transit Agency, Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania

- BRT project in Dar-Es-Salaam: Progress and challenges

Cosmas Takule, Chief Executive, Dar Rapid Transit Agency, Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania

- Government’s vision and public transport plan for the city of Addis Abeba

Bedilu Assefa Alemayehu, General Manager, ANBESSA, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

- Professionalization of the sector and fleet renewal

Soudou Diagne, Secrétaire Exécutif, CETUD,Conseil Exécutif des Transports Urbains de Dakar Dakar, Senegal

The session will also be the occasion to award these leaders with the Regional PTx2 awards by Alain Flausch, UITP Secretary General.

The winners of the regional PTx2 awards will be announced and honored during this session by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Interpretation will be provided in English and French.

Central and Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union have a shared economic and historic background. However, after 1990, every country started developing at its own pace. The adoption of free markets has faced the countries to massive institutional and economic challenges that have also affected directly and indirectly the public transport organization and financing. Nevertheless the general trend is a dramatic decrease of the traditionally very high public transport ridership.

Local solutions to avoid the temptation of the private car will be shared, supporting the UITP strategy for doubling public transport also in this part of the world. The session will be closed with the official ceremony for the Regional PTx2 Awards in CEEC and Eurasia.

Programme:

9:00-9:50

Round table discussion with participants from UITP members from Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia committed to the UITP Public Transport Strategy.

Moderato: Peter Ivanov, Chairman of the UITP Eurasian Executive Committee, General Director, Mosgortrans, Moscow, Russia

Participants:

- Mr Ivan Besedin, Head of Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia

- Mr Jerzy Lejk, President of the Board of Directors, Warsaw Metro, Warsaw, Poland

- Mr Bojan Bovan, Chairman of the Board of GSP “Beograd”/Belgrade Public Transport

Company, Belgrade, Serbia

- Mr Methodi Avramov, Economic Director, Public Transport Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria

- Mr Istvan Csuzi, General Manager, Public Transport Company, Oradea, Romania

Questions and answers by the auditory

PTx2 Awards for Central Eastern Europe and Eurasia

9:50-10:20 Short film clips of winning cities (max 5 minutes per clip).

10:20-10:30 Hand over of awards by Hans Rat, UITP Secretary General

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

A large part of Asia-Pacific already depends highly on public transport as the major mobility choice, yet the sector is still finding ways to further enhance the quality level, and to improve the efficiency and attractiveness of public transport. Senior public transport experts will attend this workshop to share their respective PTx2 stories.

Chairman: Dr. Eum Sung Jick, UITP Vice President, Chief Executive Officer & President, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, Seoul, Korea

Speakers:

-  Peter Strachan, CEO, TransLink Transit Authority, Brisbane, Australia

- Morris Cheung, Chief of Operations Engineering, MTR Corporation, Hong Kong, China

-Zhou Huai, Deputy Director General, Shanghai Municipal Transport and Port Authority, Shanghai, China

- Choi Im Kwang, Director-General of Traffic Operation, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, Korea

- Lee Jong Kye, Chief, IT Business Team, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, Seoul, Korea

- Shahril Mokhtar, Group Managing Director, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Lew Yii Der, Group Director of Corporate Planning & Research, Land Transport Authority, Singapore

- Shahrin Abdol Salam, Director of Station Operations, SMRT Trains Pte Ltd, Singapore

The session will also be the occasion to award the Asia-Pacific PTx2 Award by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

With China adopting the policy of “putting priority in public transport”, Hong Kong and Taiwan putting affirmative action to ensure public transport remains the backbone of all mode of mobility, experts from the Greater China region gather to discuss prudent instruments, products and mechanisms in line with the UITP PTx2 strategy, as a smart answer to the continued mobility demand.

Chairman: Morris Cheung, Chief of Operations Engineering, MTR Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong, China

Speakers:

- Cai Jianchen, General Manager, Changzhou Public Transport Group, Changzhou, China

- Jiang Peishun, Secretary General, China Civil Engineering Society Public Transport Society of China, Shanghai, China

- Cai Xiaying, Deputy Chief Engineer, Shanghai Ba-Shi Public Transportation(Group) Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China

- Liu Yong, Chief, Office of Board of the Directors, Shenzhen Metro Group, Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China

- Tsay Huel Sheng, Chairman, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan

- Avi Lee, Director of Middle East Division, Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, China

In a panel discussion, representatives from operators, government bodies and industrial suppliers active in Iran, will identify the factors that have contributed to the increased attractiveness of public transport over private transport in Iran; and how to keep these factors at an ambitious level and identify remaining challenges at the same time.

Moderator, Dr. Mohammad Montazeri, UITP Iran office Manager.

- Jafar Tashakkori Hashemi, Deputy Mayor Traffic, Tehran Municipality, Tehran, Iran

- Abolfazl Mirzaee, Deputy Managing Director Operation, Mashhad Urban Rail Company, Mashad, Iran

- Mohsen Hashemi, Managing Director, Tehran Metro, Tehran, Iran

- Abolfazl Bahredar, General Secretary, Association of Rail Transport Engineering, Tehran, Iran

- Kamyar Bayat Makou, Managing Director, Iranian Union of Urban Rail Transportation, Tehran, Iran

- Abdolreza Shamloo, Managing Director, Tehran Wagon Manufacturing, Tehran, Iran

The session will also be the occasion to award these leaders with the regional PTx2 awards by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Interpretation will be provided in English and Farsi.

Venue:

The rapid pace of urbanization and economic growth in India have both resulted in an increase in the demand for travel, leading to an inevitable rise in ownership and use of private motorized vehicles. Cities are facing problems of congestion, travel delays, loss of productivity, air quality deterioration, etc.

Therefore, focusing on mobility for people, rather than movement of vehicles, is the important priority. It is time to strengthen the public transport system and infrastructure as well as permitting mass transit systems to start structuring the cities, and the country as a whole, for urban development. 

 A panel of India’s PTx2 Award Regional Winners will discuss the merits of smart public transport policies, initiatives and other ambitious projects addressing these issues

Chairman:  E. Sreedharan, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, New Delhi, India

- Gaurav Gupta, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Bangalore, India

- Naresh Kumar, Chairman cum Managing Director, Delhi Transport Corporation, New Delhi, India

- Syed Zamir Pasha, Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bangalore, India

- Indrajeet Prasad Gautam, Chairman, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited, Ahmedabad, India

- Ankala Saibaba, Deputy Chief Engineer, South Central Railways, Secunderabad, India

- Prof. Shivanand Swamy, Executive Director, COE, CEPT University, Ahmedabad

- Mr. C. K. Goyal, Deputy General Manager, DIMTS, Delhi

The winners of the India Regional PTx2 awards will also be announced and honored during this session by Alain Flausch, UITP President.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B

From oil-rich and car based to a reference in public transport and sustainable cities
MENA is traditionally seen as an oil-rich and car based region, but the majority of governments have chosen for huge investments in long distance rail systems, but especially for integrated urban public transport systems. The leaders in the region have identified public transport as a key to the fast development of their cities and countries. Dubai is the best show case for demonstrating that with a determined choice for public transport it is possible to make a dramatic positive change for a city, as such positioning today the region as an example for the rest of the world, that… “Yes we can” … make a difference.
The session will provide an update of where the tremendously ambitious public transport development of Abu Dhabi stands, but also others like Doha, Riyadh, Rebate, Kuwait, Amman, Damascus and so many more will present how they will continue to double the public transport market share of an already dramatically increased ratio during the last few years. All aspects of public transport concerning the region will be discussed and shared during the two sessions, from the full supply chain in the region to the massive projects in the region. During the session the best in class examples will be awarded with the UITP Regional PTx2 awards. The sessions will take place during two days Tuesday April 12th, 2011 at 9:00 am entitled “The role of different actors of the public transport supply chain in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)” and Thursday April 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am entitled “Mega Public Transport Projects in MENA”.

Translation is provided to and from English and Arabic.

Chairman: Khalid Hashim, Executive Director - Land Transport, Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, UAE

-Public transport industry challenges in MENA

Kerem Tas, General Manager, Daimler Chrysler, Dubai, UAE

- Public transport organising authorities formation in MENA

Dr. Salem Al Shafiei, Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, UAE

- Operations development in MENA

- MENA public transport technology

Eyad Tayeb, Managing Director, INIT, Dubai, UAE

- Public transport statistics and data in MENA

Rakesh Belwal, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman

Interpretation will be provided in Arabic and English.

Venue: Sheikh Maktoum Hall B