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October 4-55, 2016, Shangri-LLa’s - EEros Hotel, New Delhi

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Mission

Over the past couple of years, the union minister for railways has tried to change Indian Railways (IR) from a somewhat slow-moving, bureaucraticand under funded organisation to a more dynamic, enterprising and well funded one. This is no easy task. IR is a vast monolith, a state within a state. It has more than 1.3 million employees and its own hospitals, schools and police.It has more than a century of traditions (read rules and regulations), many of which are probably outdated. It is also very centralised in its decision-making process.In the past, it has not received the kind of budgetary support that has been provided to other infrastructure sectors. At the same time, it has beenasked to pursue social objectives and unviable projects.This is beginning to change, or at least so it appears. The union minister has been able to ensure greater levels of funding, decentralise some decisionmaking, and more clearly prioritise objectives and projects.To some extent, the results are beginning to show. IR spent almost Rs 938 billion on capital investment in 2015-16, versus Rs 587 billion in 2014-15, an increase of almost 60 per cent. In 2016-17, the target is Rs 1.2 trillion. It was able to commission 2,818 km of broad gauge lines in 2015-16, versus 1,983 km in 2014-15.There was also greater progress on the Dedicated Freight Corridor project. IR has signed agreements with GE and Alstom for setting up locomotivefactories. It has also awarded the first contract for the redevelopment of a railway station. It has developed projects with other stakeholders like CoalIndia Limited and state governments. It has been able to reduce some costs quite significantly, especially those related to energy.It has announced seven “missions” – to increase speed, eliminate accidents, increase capacity utilisation, introduce accounting reforms, carry heavierloads, streamline procurement and add railway sidings.That said, there are many issues and concerns. Over the years, its share of freight traffic has continued to drop. Even in absolute terms, freight trafficgrew by just 0.5 per cent in 2015-16 and reportedly declined in the first quarter of 2016-17. Its operating surplus, which is normally in the teens,will be just about 8 per cent in 2016-17, partly due to the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. IR also has a long way to go, in terms of customer service, despite the recent noteworthy initiatives. Its safety record is not spotless. Its projectimplementation is slow and not very efficient. Its current organisational structure does not meet today’s requirements and priorities. The mission of this conference is to highlight the recent initiatives of Indian Railways, examine the new opportunities and discuss the key issues andconcerns. The conference will also showcase noteworthy projects, technologies and the best practices.

Target Audience

The conference is targeted at officials and managers from:

- Indian Railways - Legal firms - Service organisations - Equipment manufacturers - Private operators - IR-rrelated organisations - Development institutions - Contractors- Logistics firms and ICDs - Potential developers/investors - Government agencies - Industry analysts- Financial institutions - Port operators - Major consumers - etc- Technology providers - Consultants - Road organisations

Previous Participants

The participating organisations in our previous conferences include: ABB, Accenture, Adani Logistics, Adani Ports & SEZ, Aditya Birla, Afcons, Alcoa, AL Batra Group, Alstom, Amara Raja,Amtek, Ansaldo STS, APM Terminals, Areva, Arshiya Intl, Arup, Assignia Infra, Australian Trade Commission, Axis Bank, AZB & Partners, BARSYL, Beekay Engineering, BESCO, BEL, BEML,Bharat Wagon, Bharat Rail Automation, Bharuj Dahej Railway, BHEL, Bhilai Engineering, Bombardier, Bosch, Cargo Motors, CDM Smith, Chennai Port Trust, Chittaranjan Locomotive, CIDCO,CIL, CONCOR, Contitech, Core Fab Projects, Coslight, Crompton Greaves, CTI Engineering, Cytech Associates, Dalmia Bharat, DB International, DEHN, Desai Diwanji, DFCCIL, Dhamra Port,DLW, DP World, DSP Merrill Lynch, Dupont, EGIS, Elenium, EMD Locomotives, Ernst&Young, ESAB, Essar Steel, Essel Infraprojects, Essel Mining, ETA Engineering, ETF, Ewac Alloys, FAGBearings, Faiveley Transport, Fedders Lloyd, Feedback Ventures, Fomento Mining, Garware Wall Ropes, Gati, Gateway Rail, GE Transportation, GE Infrastructure Transportation, Geoconsult,GIDB, Halcrow, HCC, Henkel Adhesives, Hind Terminals, Hindalco, Honeywell, HuberSuhner, HSBC, ICICI, IDBI, IDFC, IL&FS, IMFA, Indra Sistemas, Integra Hindustan, Inlogistics, IntegralCoach Factory, IPM, IRCON, IRCTC, IC, JIC, JM Financial, JSW, JSPL, Kalpataru Power, KEC, KPMC, Kutch Railway, Kalindee Rail Nirman, KEC, Kesar Terminals, KfW, Konkan Railways,Knorr Bremse, Kutch Railway, Lara Global, Lahmeyer, Lea Associates, LL Logistics, Lloyd Electric, L&T, Louis Berger, Mahindra Logistics, M&I Materials, Mitsubishi, Marubeni, Merrill Lynch,Monnet Projects, Morgan Stanley, Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation, N&S Solution, National Instruments, Nippon Koei, NTPC, Nomura Financial, Northern Central Railway,Outokumpu, Patil Rail Infrastructure, Petronet LNG, Plasser, Philips India, PMC Projects, Progressive Construction, PWC, Rail Coach Factory, RailTech, RailTel, Railway Board, Raychem RPG,RDSO, Ruchi Soya, Reliance Industries, Reliance Jio, Rio Tinto, RITES, Ruchi Group, RVNL, SAIL, SBI Capital, Scope T&M, Seahorse Buss, SEW Constructions, Servomax, Shapoorji Pallonji,Siemens, Spain Business Overseas, Soma Enterprises, SREI, Sterling & Wilson, SVJ Corporation, SYSTRA MVA, Tata Blue Scope, Tata Motors, Tata Realty, TCE, TICIL, TMA, TRF, TataProjects, Texon, Touax Texmaco, Transasia, UGL, Ultratech Cement, Uniseven Engineering, UTC, Valvoline Cummins, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Vinci Concessions, VNR, Vossloh Cogifer,Vizag Steel, Vishal Nimriti, Wabtec Corporation, Yes Bank, Zephir SpA, etc.

RAILWAYS IN INDIA

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October 4-55, 2016, Shangri-LLa’s - EEros Hotel, New Delhi

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Speakers in 2015

Hemant Kumar,Member, Mechanical, Railway Board

S. Manohar, then Additional Member, Signalling, RailwayBoard

K.S. Krishnakumar, then Additional Member, Telecom, RailwayBoard

Girish Pillai, Adviser, Infrastructure, Railway Board

Alok Ranjan, then Adviser, Land and Amenities, RailwayBoard

P.V. Vaidialingam,Adviser, Finance, Railway Board

Ashok Kumar Agarwal, then General Manager, Integral CoachFactory

H.D. Gujrati,Director, Operations and BusinessDevelopment, Dedicated Freight CorridorCorporation of India Limited

V.N. Mathur, Senior Adviser and Member, JapaneseConsultants Study Team

A.P. Mishra, Managing Director, Kutch Railway Company

Mukul Jain,Director, Operations and Marketing, RailVikas Nigam Limited

Achal Khare,Executive Director, Infrastructure, Civil,Railway Board

Sudhir Garg,Executive Director, Electrical EnergyManagement, Railway Board

Satish Kumar Pandey, Executive Director, Civil Engineering,Planning, Railway Board

Sanjay Rastogi, Executive Director, General, IrconInternational

Vijaylaxmi Kaushik, then Executive Director, Safety-I, RailwayBoard

V.P. Dudeja, then Executive Director, Works, RailwayBoard

Sunil Srivastava, Managing Director, Balaji Railroad SystemsLimited

Abhaya Krishna Agarwal,Partner, Infrastructure and PPP, Government& Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

AGENDA/STRUCTURE

KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOKWhat are the key trends and recent developments in therailways sector?What are the main challenges and opportunities?What is the future outlook?

KEYNOTE SESSION: IR PERSPECTIVEWhat is IR’s perspective on the development of therailways?What are the recent initiatives and future plans of IR?What are the key opportunities?What are the key issues and challenges?

IMPROVING FREIGHT MARKET SHAREWhat are the measures/initiatives taken by IR to boostfreight traffic?What are the future plans of IR in this respect?What are the challenges faced?

INVESTMENT PLANS AND FINANCING STRATEGIESWhat will be the funding requirements of IR in the nextfew years?How to ensure adequate financing for future plans?What are the key issues and challenges?

ENERGY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES AND PLANSWhat are IR’s initiatives and plans with regard to energyconservation and efficiency?What are its plans to procure power through thecompetitive bidding process?What are the initiatives and plans with respect torenewable energy?

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASEWhat are the most promising and relevant new railwaytechnologies?What has been the experience with some of thesetechnologies in India?What are the key issues and challenges?

PPP AND BEYONDWhat role can PPP play for developing railway sector?What are the other forms of partnerships that IR isexpected to pursue?What are the key issues and challenges?

REFORMS AND RESTRUCTURINGIs the current organisation structure appropriate fortoday’s environment?What are the alternatives proposed by different taskgroups and committees?What are the key required reforms?

IMPROVING PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCYWhat are the key activity areas for procurement andconsumption efficiency (HSD utilisation andconsumption efficiency, track procurement, etc.)?What are IR’s initiatives and plans to improveprocurement practices?What are the key issues and challenges?

DFC PROJECT SHOWCASEWhat is the current status of the DFC?What are the key milestones and targets?What are the opportunities for private sector players?What are the key issues?

SPOTLIGHT ON STATION MODERNISATIONWhat is the current status of the modernisation/re-development of stations? What are the key issues and challenges?What are the key initiatives?

HIGH-SSPEED RAIL: STATUS, OPPORTUNITIES ANDCHALLENGES

What are the plans for HSR development in India? Whathas been the progress so far?What are the technology options? What has been theglobal experience?What are the best practices in HSR design?

FOCUS ON ROLLING STOCK What are the current/future requirements in rolling stock(wagons, locomotives, coaches)? What are the initiatives and plans of RDSO and rollingstock manufacturers?What are IR’s plans and initiatives?

TRACKS AND BRIDGES REQUIREMENTSWhat are the requirements for upgrading tracks & bridges?What are the key initiatives and plans in this area? What are the key issues and challenges?

MISSION SAFETY What are the key safety-related focus areas?What are IR’s new initiatives and plans to achieve itszero accident mission?What are the key issues and challenges?

FOCUS ON SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSWhat are the recent initiatives and plans in signallingand telecommunications?What has been the experience with some of thetechnologies deployed in India?What are the key challenges and opportunities?

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