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The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-Qatar Business Council, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, and the U.S. Commercial Service are hosting an exclusive roundtable discussion on Gulf Cooperation Council Railway Authority Projects on Thursday, June 2nd at the St. Regis hotel in Washington, D.C.
The roundtable discussion will feature delegates from:
Qatar (Head of Delegation)
• H.E. Sheikh Saoud bin Nasser Al-Thani – Vice Chairman, Qatar Railways, and Chief of Staff to Minister of Economy and Finance
• Eng. Sultan Al-Enazi – Project Manager, Qatar Rail
• Mr. Ahmed Al-Qab – Project Director, Lusail Light Rail Project
United Arab Emirates
• H.E. Dr. Nasser Al Mansouri – Deputy Minister of Transportation, Board Member of Union Rail, Director of National Transportation Authority
• H.E. Abdulla Salem Al-Kahteeri – Executive Director of Land Transport Sector
• Eng. Bassam Mansour – Railway Expert, National Transport Authority
Kuwait
• Mr. Abdul Mohsen Almazid – Deputy Minister of Communications
• Mr. Fahad Al Masaoud – Direct of Land Transportation, Ministry of Communications
• Eng. Khaled Alawadhi – General Manager, Kuwait Metro Rapid Transportation Company
• Eng. Samer Albustan – Project Manager, Kuwait Metro Rapid Transportation Company
Gulf Cooperation Council
• Dr. Ramiz Al-Assar – World Bank Senior Advisor to GCC Secretary General
US Embassy in Qatar
• Mr. Dao Le – Senior Commercial Officer, US Embassy Qatar
Background: A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) delegation will embark on a multi-continent tour covering Asia, Europe and North America to examine successful multi-modal railway projects in preparation for developing a world-class rail system to address the region’s demand; GCC countries represented include Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The tour will provide a forum for public and private institutions to share best practices in infrastructure design and implementation as well as oversight and management that will inform the delegates plan for new rail works in the region. The estimated capital investment for the initial construction of the railway infrastructure (including formation, track, sidings and yards, signaling and telecommunications, stations, workshops and other buildings) is about US$15.4 billion using diesel trains and train speeds up to 200 km/hr for passenger transport; and US$25.6 billion using electric trains and speeds up to 350 km/hr for passenger transport. The 30th GCC Summit fully endorsed the GCC Railway Project to advance to implementation stages including carrying out the detailed engineering designs and study to form the GCC Railway Authority. GCC Member States fully support the development and implementation of the GCC Railway as regional integrated railway. The delegation will begin to develop infrastructure appropriate for the Gulf region, and Qatar is heading up a study mission that is traveling across the world. While in the U.S., the delegation will travel to Washington, DC, New York, NY and Chicago, IL for professional meetings and site visits.
