World MetroRail Congress Americas 2018

Event Dates
2018-06-26 - 2018-06-27
Organizer
Exhibitors
50
Attendees
550
Event contact title
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities:
Event contact first name
Adam
Event contact last name
Hayward
Email
adam.hayward@terrapinn.com
Event contact telephone number
+44 (0)207 092 1166
Fax
+44 (0)207 242 1508
Description

World MetroRail Congress Americas debuted in 2017 as a standalone event after high demand from our World MetroRail Congresses in London, Dubai and Singapore - which have brought together global transit leaders for the past 10+ years. The  2017 edition kicked off with executives from some of the top rail organizations in the country, including Andy Byford , CEO, Toronto Transit Commission , Jim Kenney , Mayor, City of Philadelphia , and Jeffrey D. Knueppel , General Manager, SEPTA .

The conference focuses on strategic discussions between both rail operators and vendors about upcoming metro projects and improvement plans. Discover what challenges lie ahead for rail operators and demonstrate how you can help them overcome these challenges. The conference provides vendors with an opportunity to learn about upcoming projects and tenders before anyone else does.

Once again, World MetroRail Congress Americas will be co-located with LightRail Americas, with the addition of Digital Rail Americas for 2018 . By bringing three events together under one roof, you will meet with top CEO’s and decision makers from the global rail industry and choose the sessions most applicable to help your business grow revenues and discover the latest innovations and technology changing the face of rail. If you want to be ahead of your competition and get involved in metro and light rail projects early, then World MetroRail Congress Americas 2018 is the place to be.

Attendee information

Who attends: CEOs COOs Chairs Chief Engineers Procurement Directors Commercial Directors Managing Directors Directors of: Asset Management, Business Development, Metro Operations, Marketing, Security, Strategy, Operations, Technology & Transportation

Partner Voices
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