AFRICA’S LARGEST AND ONLY RAIL EXHIBITION
POST EVENT REPORT
6350 attendees| 650 VIP buyers| 125 exhibitors
www.terrapinn.com/africarail
12 – 13 JUNE 2018Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Created by:
Africa Rail @AfricaRail #africarail
21ST ANNUAL
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SHOW NAME Africa Rail 2018
ABOUT21st annual Africa Rail, Africa’s largest rail show.
Africa Rail is the leading marketplace and ideas exchange for African rail operators, end users and governments hungry for innovative solutions.
SPONSORS
GE Transportation Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Transnet EngineeringNaledi ForgingTeltronic Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)Siemens (Pty) LtdIEC Holden Inc.ECICAlstom Transport
DATES 12-13 June 2018
VENUE Sandton Convention Centre
SHOW SIZE 8 023m2
SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS
Over 125 companies representing 23 countries
ATTENDEES 6350 attendees from 55 countries
NEW FOR 2018
• African Railway Operators Pavilion• Start-up pavillion• Localisation workshop• Multimodal Seminar • Women in rail• Skills development seminar
WEBSITE www.terrapinn.com/africarail
2019 DATES 19 – 20 June 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa
SUMMARYEXECUTIVE
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THANK YOUTO OUR SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITHBAG SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
GOLD SPONSORS
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
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“ The Conference offers a one stop centre for technological advances in the rail industry.”
– Patrick Rusongoza, Senior Presidential Advisor, Government Of Uganda, Uganda
“ The most well organised and useful in terms of networking and content. A big congratulations!”
– Barbara Mommen, CEO, Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative
“ The conference was properly organized, coordinated, it was very well attended by participants.”
– Fredrick Onasanyayomi, Assistant Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Nigeria
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ATTENDEE
AND STATSBREAKDOWN6350 rail operators, government authorities and service providers attended from 2480 companies and 67 countries.
7%
38%
31%10%
8%
USA ASIA
SOUTHERN AFRICA
REST OF AFRICAMIDDLE EAST
EUROPE6%
AFGHANISTANANGOLAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIABELGIUMBOTSWANABRAZILBURKINA FASOCAMEROONCANADACHADCHINACONGOCROATIACZECH REPUBLICDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
DENMARKEGYPTETHIOPIAFINLANDFRANCEGERMANYGHANAINDIAIRELANDISRAELITALYKENYALESOTHOLIBERIAMADAGASCARMALAWIMALAYSIA
MALIMOZAMBIQUENAMIBIANETHERLANDSNIGERIAPOLANDPORTUGALQATARREPUBLIC OF KOREARUSSIAN FEDERATIONRWANDASLOVENIASOLOMON ISLANDSSOUTH AFRICASOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDSSOUTH SUDAN
SPAINSRI LANKASURINAMESWAZILANDSWITZERLANDTAIWANTUNISIATURKEYUGANDAUKRAINEUNITED ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOMUNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIAUNITED STATESZAMBIAZIMBABWE
GLOBAL ATTENDANCE:
25 671258006,350ATTENDEES DELEGATES EXHIBITORS AFRICAN
COUNTRIESCOUNTRIES
REPRESENTED
BY INDUSTRY
WHO WE ARE
20%
End-users Vendors Rail authorities & operators
ContractorsInvestors / financiers
Government, municipalities and regulators
13% 12% 8%18%29%
WE BRING THE RAIL OPERATORS AND GOVERNMENT TO YOU
620+ VIP attendees, 880+ meetings between sponsors and attendees took place onsite over 2 days
TOP REASONS VISITORS CAME TO THE SHOW
THE PLACE TO MAKE DEALS HAPPEN
4UPDATE ON
TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCTS/
SERVICES
3SEEK
REPRESENTATION
2RECOMMEND
PURCHASE PRODUCTS
1TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES
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RAILCORAFRICA
WE DELIVER
Microelettrica Scientifica Group
Thanks to our exhibitors
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“ Africa Rail is still the most highly attractive event for all the big rail vendors to exhibit, and has all the most up to date products.”
– Essam Selim, Chairman and Former MD, Egyptian Railways Maintenance & Servces, Egypt
“ The event gathered experts from all over the globe who are well knowledgeable on Railway matters and therefore good place for sharing experiences and skills.”
– Michael Kisaka, Director Railway Regulation, Sumatra, United Republic Of Tanzania
CONFERENCETHE
Over 420 conference delegates attended the keynote sessions.
Africa Rail is the meeting place of Africa’s transport sector. 25 African countries attended. The conference provides the platform for African railway operators and their partners to find solutions to their challenges and form new and lucrative relationships & partnerships. Delegates and VIPs flock to the conference to learn about the latest developments, projects and investment opportunities which will help them succeed in the transport industry.
In 2018, the two-day line-up featured incredible speakers from the world’s leading operators, governments and investors, hosted over 100 conference sessions, pre-event workshops and 13 roundtable sessions.
Projects covered at Africa Rail include:
• GHANA
• BURKINA FASO
• NIGERIA
• UGANDA
• ZAMBIA
• NAMIBIA
• SWAZILAND
• SOUTH AFRICA
• MOROCCO
• ETHIOPIA
• DRC
• TANZANIA
• TUNISIA
• CAMEROON
• CHAD
• BENIN
• BOTSWANA
The keynote sessions at this year’s Africa Rail conference included government ministers and officials as well as leading regional and international operators.
FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS, ARICA RAIL HAS BEEN THE CATALYST FOR INNOVATION IN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY ACROSS AFRICA AND THE 2018 EDITION OF THE CONFERENCE WAS NO DIFFERENT.
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ENG. DR PATRICK RUSONGOZA
Senior Presidential Advisor, Infrastructure and Public
Works, Government of Uganda
ANASS EL FOURARIProject Manager, Moroccan
National Railways ONCF, Morocco
BHEKITHEMBA DLAMINIDirector Engineering,
Swaziland Railway
CHARLES KATEEBAManaging Director, Uganda
Railways Corporation
ALETA MOLOIDigital Specialist
Communication and Marketing, Gautrain
Management Agency, South Africa
BARBARA MOMMENCEO, Maputo Corridor
Logistics Initiative
DAYO OGUNSOLAExecutive Director & Member of Board, AFIDEP, Switzerland
PROF BRUCE WATSONCo-Director, Centre for
Artificial Intelligence Research, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
ERIC PEIFFERManaging Director, Vecturis
SA, Belgium
ENGR. FIDET OKHIRIAManaging Director, Nigerian
Railways Corporation
ENRICO TRAPAZZODeputy Director, Passenger
Affairs at Trenitalia, Italy
RODRIGUE EMERIC MAHIRET SOME
Technical Director, Ministry of Transports, Burkina Faso
LEBO LETSOALODirector, AWISCA, South Africa
JEAN NEPO NDAYAMBAJERailway & Cable Car Development Senior
Engineer, Rwanda Transport Development Agency
KUMNEGER HUSSIEN TEMUNI
Railway Electrification and Power Supply Team Leader,
Ethiopian Railway Corporation
CLIVE SMITHActing CEO, Walvis Bay
Corridor Group, Namibia
JOHNY SMITHCEO, Walvis Bay Corridor
Group, Namibia
JOSEPH NGUESSAN KOUASSIChief Transport Engineer,
African Development Bank, Tunisia
LILY MOROBANEDeputy Director: Rail Policy and Strategy Development, Department of Transport,
South Africa
MOURAD GASSABPresident and Director
General, Tunisia Rapid Rail Network Company
LEONARD MAKWINJAChief Executive Officer,
Botswana Railways
HENNING SEESCHAAFHead of Digitization, Deutsche
Bahn, Germany
THAMSANQA JIYANEChief Officer: Advanced
Manufacturing, Transnet
PORTIA XABAChairwoman, The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers,
South Africa
HON. ANDY KWAME APPIAH-KUBI
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana
HERMAN HUSSELMANSenior Dealmaker: Automotive
and Transport Strategic Business Unit, IDC, South Africa
HON. ROTIMI AMAECHIMinister, Federal Ministry of
Transport, Nigeria
RENAIRE HUNTLEYExecutive: Business
Development and Acting Executive: Operational
Intelligence and Planning, RSR, South Africa
OLIVIER KOUMFIEGDirector of Transport, Camrail,
Cameroon
TSHEPO KGOBESenior Executive Manager:
Technical Services, Gautrain Management Agency, South
Africa
RODRIGUE GADENGAR ROASNA
Director of Urbanism and Head of Urban Transport,
Ministry of Transport, Chad
TIMOTHY ZALANGADirector Corporate Planning, Nigerian Railway Corporation
KUDZANAYI BANGUREProgramme Manager (Rail),
NEPAD Business Foundation, South Africa
RICHARD DOMBOCEO, Ghana Railways
Development Authority
VINAY MUDHOLKARFormer Sr. Vice President –
Infrastructure, All Aboard Florida and Former Director, Amtrak, President,
Princeton Technology, USA
ENOCK CHOMBAChief Civil Engineer, TAZARA,
Tanzania
KEITUMETSE KAUDeputy Director, Rail
Infrastructure Development Directorate, Department of
Transport, South Africa
NALIN JAINPresident & CEO- GE
Transportation – International GE Transportation, South
Africa
SETHUNYA MATSIEHuman Factors Inspector, RSR
HON JAMES SANKWASADeputy Minister, Ministry of
Works and Transport, Namibia
HOWARD ROSENChairman, Rail Working Group,
Switzerland
JAMES HOLLEYCEO, Traxtion, South Africa
JACK VAN DER MERVECEO, Gautrain Management
Agency, South Africa
ENG GETACHEW BETRUFormer Chief Executive
Officer, Ethiopian Railway Corporation
FERNANDO BALDERRAMASenior Investment Officer -
Infrastructure, Private Sector and PPP, African Development
Bank
DR VERA SONGWEExecutive Secretary,
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,
Ethiopia
DR MAURICE NIATY MOUAMBA
Transport Economist, President of SITRASS, Former Minister of Transport of Congo
Brazzaville, DRC
VIVIAN RAMATHUBASenior Industry Development
Manager, IDC, South Africa
PRABHAS KUMARAFC Expert, Ministry
Of Transport And communication, Qatar
2018 World Class Speakers
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PRE-EVENT WORKSHOP AND SITE VISIT HOSTED BYPRE-EVENT WORKSHOP
Transnet Engineering (TE) was the official host of the Pre-workshop held on 11 June 2018The workshop was held at TE’s Koedoespoort (KDS) Factory, where our customers experienced a site tour of the factory.
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STRONG buyer attendanceAFIDEP, SWITZERLAND
AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION, NIGERIA
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, TUNISIA
AFROX
ALLIANCE FOR COMMODITY TRADE IN EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA, COMESA
AMATALA MINING SERVICES
ANESRIF
BENGUELA RAILWAY
BENIN-NIGER RAILWAY AND TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION (OCBN), BENIN
BHAS
BOMBELA CONCESSION COMPANY
BOTSWANA RAILWAY
BUSA
C.A.D. RAILWAY INDUSTRIES LTD
CAMEROON RAILWAYS
CAMPANHIA DOS CAMINHOS DE FERRO DA BEIRA S.A.R.L. - C.C.F.B.
CAMRAIL
CANARAIL CONSULTANTS INC
CASABLANCA TRANSPORT SA
CENTRAL EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS
CENTRE D’ETUDES DIPLOMATIQUES ET STRATEGIQUES
CHAD MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
CITY OF TSHWANE
CLUFF TRADE & INVESTMENTS
CROSSRAIL AND LONDON OVERGROUND
D B S A
DB ENGINEERING & CONSULTING GMBH
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR UIF
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, SAFETY AND LIAISON
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, SOUTH AFRICA
DEUTSCHE BAHN AG
DEUTSCHE BAHN, GERMANY
EGYPT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT
EGYPTIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY AUTHORITY
EGYPTIAN RAILWAYS MAINTENANCE & SERVCES
EMBASSY OF SPAIN
ETHIO-DJIBOUTI RAILWAYS
ETHIOPIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
EXIM BANK
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, NIGERIA
GAUTENG WOMEN IN TRANSPORT
GAUTRAIN MANAGEMENT AGENCY
GHANA RAILWAYS CORPORATION
GHANA RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA
HACO TIGER BRANDS
HIGH COMMISSION OF CANADA IN SOUTH AFRICA
HIHT
IDC, SOUTH AFRICA
INDIAN RAILWAYS
INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, SOUTH AFRICA
JAPAN RAILWAYS GROUP
KENYA RAILWAYS
KOLKATA METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED
KOLKATA METRO, INDIA
KOREA RAILROAD CORPORATION
LAPSSET CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, KENYA
LIBYAN EXPRESS TRAIN COMPANY
MAPUTO CORRIDOR LOGISTICS INITIATIVE
METRORIO
MINISTRY OF EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORT
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT, GHANA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS GOVT. OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT - MADAGASCAR
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION, QATAR
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, DRC
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, ZAMBIA
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT- DRC
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT EGYPT
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, CHAD
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, EGYPT
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS AND EQUIPMENT, BURUNDI
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, WORKS, SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATIONS
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTS - BURKINA FASO
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTS, BURKINA FASO
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT, NAMIBIA
MINSITRY OF EQUIPMENT, TRANPORT AND LOGISTICS
MOROCCAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ONCF
MOROCCAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS ONCF, MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE PORTS AND RAILWAYS
NACALA RAILWAY CORRIDOR
NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE
NEPAD BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SOUTH AFRICA
NIGER MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
NIGERIAN RAILWAYS CORPORATION
OCBN BENIN-NIGER RAILWAYS
OFFICE NATIONAL DES CHEMINS DE FER
PAMOJA CAPITAL
PASSENGER AFFAIRS AT TRENITALIA, ITALY
PRASA
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA
RAIL WORKING GROUP, SWITZERLAND
RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
RATP DEV / BOMBELA OPERATING COMPANY
REGIDESO S.A
REGULIS SA
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS
ROVOS RAIL
RSR, SOUTH AFRICA
RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SENEGAL MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORT
SETRAG GABON
SITRASS
SNCC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
SNCF
SUMATRA
SWAZILAND RAILWAY
SYDNEY TRAINS
TAZARA, TANZANIA
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
THE INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS, SOUTH AFRICA
THE PRESIDENCY, INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSION REGULATORY COMMISSION, ZAMBIA
THE WORLD E-GOVERNMENTS ORGANIZATION OF CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (WEGO)
TRANSNAMIB
TRANSNET FREIGHT RAIL
TRIPARTITE COMESA, EAC AND SADC
TUNISIA RAPID RAIL NETWORK COMPANY
TUT
UGANDA RAILWAYS CORPORATION
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, ETHIOPIA
URBAN ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORTATION
VECTURIS SA, BELGIUM
WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP
WALVIS BAY PORT USERS ASSOCIATION
WCG: DEPT. OF TRANSPORT & PUBLIC WORKS, SOUTH AFRICA
ZAMBIA RAILWAYS LIMITED
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SEMINARSAttendees gained insight on:
WE PROVIDED 2 DAYS OF JAM-PACKED FREE CONTENT ON THE EXHIBITION FLOOR GIVING ATTENDEES THE CHOICE OF FOUR TECHNICAL SEMINARS TO ATTEND. THESE ‘HOW TO’ SESSIONS COVERED TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE.
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MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• RForging process of a wheelset subject to an optimal design
• Overview of manufacturing head-hardened and stress free heat-treated rails
• The effects of wagon cushioning on longitudinal train dynamics
• Monitoring and management of our railways and infrastructure components
• How to reduce maintenance costs and keep a high standard of service delivery
• Predictive maintenance
• Condition Based Maintenance – How to use data smart
• Track Maintenance Tactics
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
• Developing a unique mentorship and coaching programme to build skills capacity in supply chain
• Skills Development in Support of Operation Phakisa Oceans Economy
• The Role of Railway Stakeholders in Addressing the Skills Shortage in Railway Signalling, Train Control and Communication Disciplines
• An integrated approach to skills development in supply chain through functional mentorship and coaching
• Leadership skills development and identifying high potentials to invest in
RAIL TECHNOLOGY
• Communication needs in transport environments
• The implementation of checkpoint solutions: an application of diagnostic and monitoring technologies
• Case Study: Success in localizing production of highly engineered railway equipment
• Localisation to OEM Status
• Product localisation in line with DTI product designation
• New technologies for passenger transport on branch lines – The railbus project
• ETCS: The key to improved safety and a smart wayside design
• Innovative and Affordable LTE network for rail
MULTIMODAL
• Uberizing rail freight
• How to differentiate your service offering in a competitive market
• Having the right equipment and support services in place to support an efficient logistics value chain
• Creating customer value – outsourcing your logistics
• Effective link between freight forwarders and rail sector
• The role of technology and how it can improve the entire supply chain
• Total fluid management – benefits for the railroad industry
• Smart port solutions to boost transit times
• The role of technology and how it can improve the entire supply chain
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Event AttractionsWith 6350+ attendees, including 1,000+ CEOs and 150+ speakers from 2000+ companies and 67 countries, Africa Rail is the place where global industry leaders gather to share ground-breaking news. These announcements provided a focal point for conversation and generated tremendous buzz for organizations making them. We had
55+ Industry, Mainstream and Tech Journalists, Broadcasters and Analysts who covered Africa. Here are the sponsors and exhibitors who took advantage of announcing a new product, partnership, investment, company onsite at Africa Rail 2018:
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ONE TO ONEPARTNERING
1-2-1 PARTNERING IN OUR MEETING HUBSTo ensure that our sponsors and exhibitors met with their key prospects at the event we facilitated over 880 pre-arranged meetings which took place in our dedicated networking lounge.
With 12 tables of meeting space and 3 private meeting rooms the area was fully utilized across the 2 days, with additional onsite introductions organized by the Networking Team.
THE NETWORKING PLATFORM- JUJAMAVIPs, visitors, sponsors and exhibitors all have access to this networking platform allowing attendees to connect prior to the event to pre-arrange meetings.
TRANSPORT AFRICA AWARDS DINNEROur dinner at the end of day one brought together VIPs, delegates and sponsors providing an informal networking platform and the perfect opportunity to catch up with decision makers that you had met earlier in the day.
Entertainment at the dinner offered a talking point, bringing people together and making more personal connections.
SPONSORS HAD 1-ON-1 MEETINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING BUYERS:• Charles Kateeba, Managing Director, Uganda Railways
Corporation - Uganda
• Johny Smith, CEO, TransNamib - Namibia
• Bhekithemba Dlamini, Director Engineering, Swaziland Railway - Swaziland
• Rodrigue Emeric Mahiret Some, Technical Director, Ministry of Transports - Burkina Faso
• Rodrigue Gadengar-Roasna, Director of Urbanism and Head of Urban Transport, Chad Ministry of Transport - Chad
• Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation - Nigeria
• Patrick Rusongoza, Senior Presidential Advisor, Government of Uganda - Uganda
• Maurice Niaty-Mouamba, President, SITRASS - Democratic Republic of The Congo
• Olivier Koumfieg, Engineer/Transport Director, CamRail - Cameroon
• Richard Dombo, CEO, Ghana Railways Development Authority - Ghana
• Barbara Mommen, CEO, Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative - South Africa
• Mohamed Soliman Alyamany, ATC 57 Chair, AFSEC – Egypt
• Candido Jone, Executive Director, C.F.M. Mozambique Railway – Mozambique
• Fernando Mausse, Executive Director, Mozambique Ports and Railways – Mozambique
• Lesedi Gaolemoge, Signals & Telecommunications Engineer, Botswana Railways – Botswana
• Lily Morobane, Deputy Director: Rail Policy and Strategy Development, Department of Transport - South Africa
• Lungiswa Gxowa, Deputy Director-Rail Rolling Stock, The D T I - South Africa
• Tshepo Kgobe, Senior Executive Manager: Technical Services, Gautrain Management Agency - South Africa
• Hishaam Emeran, General Manager: Strategic Network Planning, PRASA - South Africa
• Keitumetse Kau, Deputy Director Rail Planning, Department of Transport - South Africa
• Mourad Gassab, Chief Executive Officer, Société du réseau ferroviaire rapide de Tunis – Tunisia
• Paul Kabaale, GM Safety, Rift Valley Railways – Kenya
• Joel Siwale, Manager Procurement, Zambia Railways Limited - Zambia
• Jean Nepo Ndayambaje, Railway Engineer, Rwanda Transport Development Agency – Rwanda
• Pius Kahangirwe, QHSE Head, Rift Valley Railways - Uganda
With so many buyers at the event, we understand the importance of networking, which is why we didn’t leave anything to chance. We made sure everyone leaves the event having met all the prospects they needed to. Our networking activities included the following:
THIS YEAR WE HOSTED OVER 800 GUESTS FROM AFRICA’S RAILWAY OPERATING COMPANIES AND TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES.
“ This is the only railway event of such dimension in Africa, and where we can meet several industry solutions and experts. Not to miss.”
– Felisberto Botao, General Manager, TATOS BOTAO, LDA, Mozambique
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African Transport Innovation Award - SPONSORED BYWinner: Andrew Dalling- Letsema Consulting & Advisory
Premier Transport Project of the YearWinner: AECOM
Transport Leader in Skills DevelopmentWinner: Dachser South Africa
Freight and Logistics Company of the yearWinner: Transnet Freight Rail
Women in TransportWinner: Vuyiswa Tlomatsane- Gibela Rail Transport Consortium (Gibela)
African Transport Operator of the YearWinner: Transnet Freight Rail
OEM of the yearWinner: Knorr Bremse South Africa
This year, the Transport Africa Awards awarded winners in the following categories:
Our Awards dinner at the end of day one brought together VIPs, delegates and sponsors providing an informal networking platform and the perfect opportunity to catch up with decision makers that you had met earlier in the day. Entertainment at the dinner, bringing people together and making more personal connections made for a memorable evening.
TRANSPORT AFRICA AWARDSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH
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MARKETING
PERFORMANCE
The marketing campaign utilised every channel possible and reached an audience of over 1 million:
• Adverts in over 85 industry publications• Show website: over 108,302 impressions• Online advertising with a reach of more than 875,000• 103 EDMs to external databases
• Widespread digital and social media campaigns with a global reach
• Event guide distributed to all visitors onsite• Promotion and branding onsite
AFRICA RAIL DELIVERED A POWERFUL MULTI-CHANNEL MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT ACHIEVED IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. INVESTMENT IN THE RIGHT MEDIA, TO REACH THE RIGHT AUDIENCE ENSURES AFRICA RAIL STAYS FRONT OF MIND WITH RAIL OPERATORS, GOVERNMENT AND SUPPLIERS.
ASSOCIATIONS:
MEDIA PARTNERS:
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AFRICA RAIL
IN THE NEWS
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THE VISITOR TICKET Simple and effective, the flyers and fold-out mini brochure was another way to let people know who they would be meeting on the expo floor. As well as the event highlights that will be taking place by our 2018 sponsors.
With a list of all sponsors and exhibitors, it was a quick and easy way to show that Africa Rail had more exhibitors than ever before.
Over 32 000 people received the visitor ticket.
OFFLINE
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PE RM ATO O L (Pty) Ltd.PERMANENT WAY MACHINERY AND TOOLS
South Africa
Microelettrica Scientifica Group
EXHIBITORS
12- 13 JUNE 2018Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
OPENING TIMES:Tuesday 12th June: 10am- 5pm Wednesday 13th June: 10am- 4pm
FREE EXHIBITION150 EXHIBITORS SHOWCASING
• Consultants • Energy and power • Engineering and consulting • Enterprise management systems • Equipment, maintenance and devices • Financiers and investors • Freight & Logistics • IOT and analytics • Law firms • Legal and financial services • OEMS • Payment & ticketing • Rolling stock & Components • Safety / Security • Signalling, communications & IT • Track and station infrastructure • Tunnelling and construction • Project Management Firms • IT systems and software • Project finance
MultimodalSHOWCASE
New for 2018, two-day FREE programme covering intermodal freight handling solutions, demand and supply, multimodal integration, concessions, intra africa trade, regional connectivity, smart and sustainable transport solutions, going green and improving transit times.
Skills DevelopmentSHOWCASE
Two-day FREE programme covering the inability to retain skills, women skills capacity building, employability and inclusion in railways, planning for infrastructure growth and sustainability and functional mentorship & coaching.
Rail TechnologySHOWCASE
Two-day FREE programme covering connected transportation, efficiency, localisation, mobile solutions in passenger rail, real time monitoring, connectivity and big data.
Rail Infrastructure & Maintenance SHOWCASE
Two-day FREE programme covering monitoring & maintenance, decreasing disruption, infrastructure of the future, predictive analytics, ancillary rail revenue and reducing maintenance costs.
VISITOR BAGSPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORSPLATINUMSPONSOR ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
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BRONZE SPONSORSLANYARD
& DELEGATE BAGSPONSOR
WWW.TERRAPINN.COM/AFRICARAIL
HOW WE SPREAD THE WORDBROCHURE
We distributed the brochure to our own transport database, over 55 industry
publications and through our partners, leading to over 1250 people downloading the brochure in the lead up to the show.
SOCIAL MEDIABefore and during the show, Facebook was key in engaging
our exhibitors, visitors and speakers into exchanging ideas and experiences surrounding Africa Rail.
We reached over 85 000 Facebook users.
The Africa Rail group on LinkedIn had 1 850 group members, where key announcements and highlights were shared.
EMAILSOver 145 emails to our own database and over 117 emails via 3rd party databases.
ONLINETHE BROCHURE
With the exhibition elevated as Africa’s number one rail conference and exhibition we used the brochure to invite
buyers from across Africa and globally.
The brochure was a great platform to show off all the exhibitors for Africa Rail and let our customers see why
they needed to attend.
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COVERAGEMARKETINGPRESSSPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR
AFRICA RAIL ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL PRESS COVERAGE FROM MAINSTREAM AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS40 members of the press attended from:
• 3S MEDIA
• TRANSPORT FORUM
• ALAIN CHARLES PUBLISHING LTD
• ALEX FM
• AMC
• CMTV
• COMPATRIOT MAGAZINE
• ENGINEERING NEWS ONLINE
• EZWENI NEWS SA
• FTW
• HAMBROOK FILMS
• RUPTLY GMBH
• RUPTLY NEWS AGENCY
• INDEPENDENT MEDIA
• JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP
• JOBURGTODAY.TV
• KAYA FM
• MASTER PIX IMAGES
• METALWORKING NEWS
• MINING FOR ZAMBIA
• OZIAFRICA
• RAILWAYS AFRICA
• SA RAIL
• SABC
• SABC NEWS
• SOFTVIDEO PRODUCTIONS
• SOUTH AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF
• THE MERGERMARKET GROUP
• TM GLOBAL MEDIA
• ZWBDC
At the end of the day, the show is all about helping everyone meet the right contacts to do business.
We can tell the world how great Africa Rail is, but it’s much more convincing coming from the sponsors and exhibitors who invest their time and money in being present at the show.
That’s why our exhibitors who promote their involvement in the show so heavily ultimately have the busiest stands. Africa Rail created unique marketing packs for each sponsor and exhibitor.
How did our exhibitors promote themselves?
• personalised html invites
• banners
• email signatures
• advertising in magazines
• press releases for distribution in the media pack and externally through partners
• copies of the brochure and visitor ticket
“ A well organized event, with the right target audience attracted.” – Prabargan Govender, Regional Sales Manager - Central and Sales Manager - Traction,
ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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“Excellent networking.“ – Frédéric Priest, Business Development, Director, Colas Rail
“Great insight from industry leaders was gained through sessions.“ – Nkosinathi Ntuli,Senior Business Analyst, I.D.C.
“It has an excellent turn out and industry role players are present.” – Nicky Welcome, Manager, Plasser South Africa (Pty) Ltd
“The exhibition hosted all the major players in the market in the supply chain and provided good networking opportunities.“ – Louise Jacobus, Vice President of Business Administration for Mobility: Southern and Eastern Africa,
Siemens
IF YOU’D LIKE TO BECOME AN EXHIBITOR, SPONSOR OR SPEAKER AT AFRICA RAIL 2019, CALL ATHENA MAHARAJ ON +27 (0)11 516
4075 OR EMAIL [email protected]
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