Rail Exhibition & Conference 2014, hosted at the Grand Hyatt, Muscat Sultanate of Oman

1. Rail Exhibition & Conference
Connecting Oman to the GCC Region
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20th & 21st August 2014, Grand Hyatt, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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2. Rail Exhibition & Conference – 20th & 21st August 2014, Muscat, Oman
The 1st edition of Rail Exhibition & Conference was successfully held on the 20th and 21st August
2014 at the Grand Hyatt Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The summit, themed "Connecting Oman
to the GCC region" was attended by government stakeholders and professionals. The event
brought together more than 150 participants both regional and international experts from the
rail sector to discuss and debate the best practices in the industry. The two-day summit was
organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms, India and Silver Star Corporation L.L.C, Oman.
The event was inaugurated by Indian Ambassador His Excellency J.S. Mukul. In his speech
he graced the summit and enlightened the audience about the 'ambitious' and 'prestigious'
Oman National Railway project, which is part of a wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) railway
network, will make Oman the gateway to the Gulf region, particularly for countries like India
across the Arabian Sea. The Indian ambassador hailed the Sultanate's progress in all areas,
noting, "We are extremely impressed by the infrastructure that Oman has already developed,
and the railway project will add a new dimension to this infrastructure."
TheConferencewaschairedbyMr.LoayGazaleh,UndersecretaryAdvisoronMajorInfrastructure
& PPP, Bahrain Ministry of Works and Eng. Zeina Nazer, Director of ITS Arab. The keynote topics
were presented by Mr. Mohammed Al Dhuhli, Director General of Governance & Advisory
Division at Information Technology Authority Oman, Mr. Ahmed Al Zaabi, Board Member Oman
Road Safety Association, Mr. Edwin Lammers, Executive Commercial Manager Sohar Industrial
Port Company, Oman, Mr. Dave Gorshkov, American Public Transportation Association's (APTA),
Dr. Tobias Effey, Head of Department, Training and Smart Solutions Centre (TSSC) German
University of Technology in Oman (GUtech), M.N.R. Gupta, Head Roads and Bridges, EAMAR
Engineering Consultancy, Oman, Tarja Ruuska, Travel & Transportation Industry Leader, Middle
East, IBM (GBM)Mr. Yeong-IL Kang, Chairman & CEO, Korea Rail Network Authority, Stephen
Cantwell, General Manager Transport and Industrial Products, Bradken and many more.
Rail Exhibition & Conference is an ideal business platform with the highest profiles which
Nispana intends to present every year, and this summit is gradually growing up into a grand
gathering for Rail industry insiders. The Summit ensures its expertise and authority, integrates
the hot industrial issues, analyzes industrial problems with in-depth view, and boost’s the
sustainable development of Rail industry. The hot topics included, Intelligence and Innovation
in a new Era, Understanding how the railway system is bringing more safety measures to roads,
Importance of the Oman Railway Projects for the ports in Oman - The effects the rail will have
on the current modalities using the countries' infrastructure; like ports and roads, Development
of Korea Railway and implication to GCC Railway, Integrating of the Rail Network with other
modes of Transport in order to ensure that The Sultanate of Oman has an Efficient Transport
System, Implementing revenue management in the Railway Industry, Higher education program
for future railway engineers, Implementation of Intelligent Transportation System in Rail.
Surveillance and Homeland Security for rail networks - Operational Standards, Identifying the
avenues to boost business interest in the railroad projects and ROI and many more.
The participating solution provider companies include ABB from Oman, BARSYL from India,
Bradken from Australia, BSS from Oman, Oman Cables from Oman, Dohwa Engineering from
Korea, GBM (IBM) from Oman, Phooltas Harsco Rail Solutions from India, Hill International from
USA/UAE, KRNA (Korea Rail Network Authority) from Korea, Mitsubishi Electric from Japan,
National Engineering Office(NEO) from Oman, Nuhas Oman LLC from Oman, Voltamp Energy
SAOG Oman and others.
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Silver Sponsors
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Event Supported By Jointly Organized by
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SPEAKERS
Stephen Cantwell
General Manager Transport and Industrial
Products, Bradken
Tarja Ruuska
Travel & Transportation Industry Leader,
Middle East, IBM (GBM)
Mr. Ahmed Al Zaabi
Board Member, Oman Road Safety
Association
Mr. Edwin Lammers
Executive Commercial Manager, SOHAR
Port and Freezone, Oman
Mr. Loay Ghazaleh
Undersecretary Advisor on Major
Infrastructure & PPP
Bahrain Ministry of Works
Dr. Tobias Effey
Head of Department, Training and Smart
Solutions Centre (TSSC)
German University of Technology in Oman
(GUtech)
M.N.R GUPTA
Head Roads and Bridges, EAMAR
Engineering Consultancy, Oman
Dave Gorshkov CEng FIET
Chairman of the American Public
Transportation Association's (APTA)
Communications Sub Committee Technical
Standards Working Group (TSWG)
Mohammed Al Dhuhli
Director General of Governance & Advisory
Division
Information Technology Authority, Oman
Eng. Zeina Nazer
Secretary General, ITS Arab,
Managing Director, Innova Consulting,
London, United Kingdom
Mr. Yeong-IL Kang
Chairman & CEO, Korea Rail Network
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Rail Exhibition & Conference
Connecting Oman to the GCC Region
20th & 21st August 2014, Grand Hyatt, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman