Seminars & Conferences
The 3rd Annual China High-Speed Railway Summit 2008
October 15-17, 2008 | Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong | Beijing China
Meeting the Thirst for High-speed Railway Development in an All-round Way
With the vision to be the most foresighted railway event dedicated in China and to serve as the dialogue platform between international and domestic industry players, China High-Speed Railway Summit, which has attracted 450+ industry players and intrigued great attention and interest for China market in the past two years, will be gathering senior executives from global rail fraternity including regulators, operators, infrastructure managers, rolling stock manufacturers, infrastructure suppliers, signaling & communications, IT solution providers, investment banks, securities & insurance and accounting & legal firms for the third time in Beijing, China during this October.
Exciting Facts of the 3rd Annual China High-Speed Railway Summit 2008:
• Information of ongoing high-speed railroad project development — Beijing-Shanghai highspeed PDL, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed PDL, etc
• Expertise & experience in terms of rail link operations and infrastructure management
• Latest rail vehicle R&D excellence in high-speed railway application
• Prospect of the financing strategy of China’s main high-speed rail link and rolling stock giants
• Suggestions about the feasible profit mode for private investors
• Evolution and advancement of technology & equipment
Eminent Speaker Panel Includes:
Cai Qinghua, President, Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Co., Ltd. (confirming)
Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Chairman & CEO, SNCF International
Ludwig Boelkow, Head of International Business Development, Deutsche Bahn AG
Kim, Jeong-Joo, Acting Chairman & CEO, Korea Rail Network Authority
Malcolm Gibson, Head of Project Engineering, MTR Corporation Ltd
XI Guohua, Vice President, China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry (Group)Corporation (confirming)
Dai Xinliu, Director, Dept of Planning Consultation, Institute of Economic Planning, Ministry of Railways, P.R. China
Peter Gertler, Vice President & Director Rail and Public Transit, HNTB Corporation
Lv Zhequan, Chief Economist, Citic Securities Co., Ltd.
Kerwin Clayton, Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited
Douglas Anderson, Country Manager Greater China and Japan, Nexans
Ringo Choi, Partner, Ernst & Young Hua Ming Shenzhen Brach
According to China’s Mid and Long Term Railway Network Plan, China is to complete developing high-speed railway network linking key cities composed of four north-south lines and four east-west lines by 2020. The total length is to reach 12,500 km and most of the links will open with the speed of 200 km/h or above. However, China’s railroad development is still suffering from annual funds shortage of RMB 80 billion and current profit mode doesn’t seem lucrative enough to encourage private participation. In addition, after rail links are put into operation, more attention will need paying to infrastructure management, customer service, operational security and environmental protection. In the long run, rail lines like Beijing-Shanghai PDL, as the most high-quality assets in China’s railway system, boast great potential to launch IPO, thus furthering the development of Chinese railway sector through Equity Financing.
In recent years, on the basis of the adoption of world-class multiple units manufacturing technology, China becomes one of the several countries that have rolled out 350km/h highspeed rail vehicles. Nevertheless, due to the further opening of rolling stock industry and the penetration of overseas manufacturers into parts market, the pressure faced by Chinese rolling stock giants is gradually increasing. Therefore, initiating corporate finance through IPO so as to develop overseas market will be their forthcoming strategy to implement. In short, China’s railway industry development is entering a crucial stage, for the regulator’s policies and response strategy of market players both at home and abroad will fundamentally transform the landscape of the market. Therefore, we continue to be committed to present the elite 3rd Annual China High-Speed Railway Summit 2008 scheduled on October 15 – 17, 2008 in Beijing, China to unveil emerging business opportunities in China market so as to promote Sino-foreign railway cooperation, thus contributing to the all-round development of China’s railway industry.
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About Organizers:
China Decision Makers Consultancy (CDMC) focuses its efforts on creating opportunities for entry into the Chinese market through synergizing international economic and business structures. We create, produce and manage high-level conferences, forums and summits, specializing in natural resources & utilities events. Uniquely, all of CDMC's conferences have been organized in partnership with influential organizations and with the backing of Ministerial level official support and sponsorship. Now CDMC is highly regarded as the most reliable conference organizer and designer. www.chinadecisionmakers.com
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