Wanchai, Hong Kong – The 13th Annual AsiaRail 2006 International Congress is a CEO level, strategic conference for the Asian rail industry with representation from key countries in the Asia Pacific region. This year’s Congress promises to bring together all relevant players in the Asia rail industry including rail operators, financiers, investors, manufacturers, equipment suppliers both domestic and international, bankers, legal counsel – all converging together to discuss the latest issues in project updates, government initiatives, rail network expansion plans, and the future development of rail in Asia.

The Congress will be spread over 2 and half days and will proceed as follows:

Day One, 15th November 2006, Wednesday
Focus on China and Hong Kong
China plans to invest a little more than US$200 billion by 2020 to expand its existing rail network with all major cities involved in new projects. The Hong Kong government has announced the planned terms for the merger between its 2 rail operators – what does this mean for current and future projects. Day One will also feature airport rail links and will highlight case studies – HK, Singapore, Malaysia and Bangkok.

Day Two, 16th November 2006, Thursday
Day Two will feature presentations and case studies on railway operations, high speed and maglev, LRT, safety issues, rollingstock and maintenance.

Day Three, 17th November 2006, Friday
Highlights of the 3rd day of the summit will feature papers and case studies in corporation, restructuring, financing and legal issues.

PLUS
14th November 2006, Tuesday
Site Visit to Shenzhen Metro (to be confirmed)

As we are still in the preliminary stage of putting together the agenda, we are inviting CEO level speakers to participate at AsiaRail 2006 in Hong Kong.

Interested in presenting a case study or proposing a key speaker? Then please contact Christina Logan on clogan@beaconevents.com

Asia Rail 2006 will feature an expanded exhibition space for manufacturers and suppliers to the rail industry – an unrivalled avenue to showcase your latest products and services. Don’t miss this opportunity to display your products at Asia’s definitive rail event. Contact Charlotte Chan on cchan@beaconevents.com for a personal discussion on your sponsorship/exhibition opportunities today!

AsiaRail 2006 draft program is available at www.asiarail.com

Register your interest now to attend this event and to be kept updated on the agenda’s progress. We are constantly updating the programme with new speakers, endorsers and sponsors/exhibitors. Register at www.asiarail.com to receive the event updates.