African Ports Evolution & African Rail Evolution 2019 | dmg events | 15 October 2019 | Durban ICC, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex,, 45 Bram Fischer Rd,, Durban, 4001, South Africa

Here’s why you need attend the 2019 conference:
1. Build your professional network as you engage with professionals in their field, talking about their work and the rationale behind it.
2. Dramatically enhance your professional and personal development, as experts provide you with tools and skills which cannot be taught in-house or online.
3. Hear from Africa’s global counterparts on best practice.
4. Learn about funding, policies and regulations regarding the development of new project or upgrading of a project.
5. Explore new technologies that can help drive efficiency and higher profits for the transport sector.

Who should attend
The event caters for professionals from the ports and rail industry including:

PORTS PREFESSIONALS:
• Chief Executives
• Director Generals
• Managing Directors
• Heads of Department
• General Managers
• Terminal Operators
• Harbour Masters
• Port Engineers
• Port Directors
• Customs Officials
• Supply Chain Managers
• Investors

RAILS PROFESSIONALS:
• Chief Executives
• Director Generals
• Managing Directors
• Heads of Department
• General Managers
• Directors of Operations
• Inspectors
• Signaling engineers
• Investors
• Technical Officers
• HSSE Directors
• Principal Track Engineers

2019 Speakers

Aadil Cajee
Head of Infrastructure, Standard Bank Group, South Africa

Andrew Pike
Head of Ports, Transport and Logistics, Bowmans, South Africa

Diarrassouba Tahirou
Secretary General, Autonomous Port of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Jeff Blackbeard
Regional Director: Africa and Middle East, Moore, South Africa

Johny Smith
CEO, Transnamib, Namibia

Musa Ngema
Regional Manager, DBSA, South Africa

Rob Mhishi
Director – Transport, Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group, South Africa

Santosh Naidoo
Investment Associate, AIIM, South Africa

Behailu Sintayehu Gebrie
Chief Officer Engineering, Ethiopian Railway Corporation, Ethiopia

Nozipho Mdawe
Acting CEO, Transnet National Ports Authority, South Africa

Daniel Leask
Manager, Navis, England

Andrea Giuricin
Senior Rail Consultant, World Bank/ Professor in Transport Management, University Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Paul Semple
Portfolio: Manager: Power Debt Fund and Join Head: Unlisted Credit, Futuregrowth Asset Management, South Africa

Khaled Attia
Mediator, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Egypt

Victor Radebe
Executive Director, Mobility Centre for Africa, South Africa

Ousman Jobarteh
Managing Director, Port Authority of Gambia, Gambia

Andre bw
Andre Ciseau
Secretary General, Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa, Kenya

Benjamin Acolatse
Deputy CEO, Ghana Railway Development Authority, Ghana

Christopher Musonda
CEO, Zambia Railways, Zambia

Ziad Hamoui
National President, Borderless Alliance, Ghana

Vishaal Lutchman
Director Infrastructure Development, WSP, South Africa

Michelle Phillips
Acting Chief Executive, Transnet Port Terminals, South Africa

Petrus Fusi
Chief Executive, Transnet International Holdings, South Africa

Lloyd Tobias
Acting Chief Executive, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa

Kana Mutombo
Principle Engineer, Transnet National Ports Authority, South Africa

William Dachs
COO, Gautrain Management Agency, South Africa

Nchechuma Banla
Head of Communications, Public Relations Division, Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon

Mahendra Dedasaniya
Africa Leader for Infrastructure and Capital Projects / Director, Deloitte, South Africa

Keutlwile Leso
Executive Partner, Huawei Technologies, South Africa

Andrew Cothill
Manager: Engineering Technologies, Institute for Maritime Technology, Division of Armscor, South Africa

Boineelo Shubane
Director Operations, Botswana Railways, Botswana

Kano bw
Kana Mutombo
Principle Engineer, Transport National Ports Authority, South Africa

AB Bangura,
General manager, Sierra Leone Ports Authority, Sierra Leone

Clive Smith
Acting CEO, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Namibia

Tony Haugen
Director – Systems, Kongsberg Seatex, Norway

Dawit Wolde-Michael Gebre-ab
Senior Director of Strategic Planning, Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, Djibouti

Sibusiso Ngobese
Economist, Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC), South Africa

Egbert Moustache
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Seychelles Port Authority, Seychelles

2019 Sponsors & Exhibitors

HOST ENGINEERING AUTHORITY
• Transnet Authority

OFFICIAL MOBILITY PARTNER:
• Gautrain

TECHNOLOGY PARTNER:
• Huawei

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Armscor
• ADA

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Navis

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• WSP
• ECIC
• KZN Growth Fund
• AECOM
• SAAB
• Liebherr

EXHIBITORS:
• Advantech
• Arcelor Mittal
• Borutho Energy
• CNBM
• Ecotone
• EMC
• Ethekwini Municipality
• Gautrain
• Hexagon Ragasco
• Innovation Norway
• Kongberg
• Magnitech
• Nortek
• RSR
• Rectron
• SafePath
• Saoga
• SARA
• FEM
• Transnet
• Voestalpine