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AFRICA’S LARGEST AND ONLY RAIL EXHIBITION

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6350 attendees| 650 VIP buyers| 125 exhibitors

www.terrapinn.com/africarail

12 – 13 JUNE 2018Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Africa Rail @AfricaRail #africarail

21ST ANNUAL

AFRICA RAIL 2017 – PAGE 1 PAGE 2 – AFRICA RAIL 2017

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


THANK YOUTO OUR SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

IN PARTNERSHIP WITHBAG SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR:

GOLD SPONSORS

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS


“ 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


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

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TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCTS/

SERVICES

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REPRESENTATION

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PURCHASE PRODUCTS

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Thanks to our exhibitors


“ 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.


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


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.


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


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:


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


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


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:


AFRICA RAIL

IN THE NEWS


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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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.


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


“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,

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