Fact finding mission asia

Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong May 4th to 8th, 2015

FACT FINDING MISSION SWISS RAILWAY INDUSTRY

OFFICIAL PROGRAM

PARTNER

Swiss Railway Industry Strong economic growth in Asia during the past decades has stimulated continuous and dynamic infrastructure development, particularly in the rail sector. Major rail developments include not only high-speed rail networks connecting major cities and individual countries in Asia, but also modern urban rail transit systems in cities of economic importance such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

As part of Trans-Asia Railway project initiated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Southeast Asian network primarily consists of the Kunming-Singapore Railway that will link Singapore with China and beyond. The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail with total length of 400 km will effectively halve the travel time between the two cities when it is completed by 2020. The system will enhance the overall linkages in the region and create opportunities for both businesses and consumers.

Rail is regarded as the backbone of Singapore’s transport network, and the 2013 land transport master plan seeks to boost capacity by 110% by 2030 through a three-pronged strategy involving the construction of new lines, procurement of additional trains for existing lines and upgrading signaling to reduce headways.

The rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong – Mass Transit Railway (MTR) – is one of the most profitable systems in the world. Under the government’s rail-led transport policy, the MTR system is a common mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with over five million trips made in an average weekday. It consistently achieves a 99.9% on-time rate on its train journeys. As a successful railway operation, the MTR has served as a model for other newly built systems in the world, particularly in mainland China.

Switzerland Global Enterprise, SwissRail Industry Association together with Systransis Ltd. are planning to co-organize a Fact Finding Mission to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, with the initiative to help Swiss railway exporters touch base with the railway sector across the three markets, to develop key business contacts with the regulators, operators and manufacturers, to acquire first hand market information and to explore potential business opportunities.

CONTACT

MRS. JUN CUI Senior Business Consultant Systransis AG T +41 41 544 90 30 j.cui@systransis.ch

ANGELA DI ROSA Consultant Southeast Asia Switzerland Global Enterprise T +41 44 365 54 73 adirosa@s-ge.com

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Program

FACT FINDING MISSION, SWISS RAILWAY INDUSTRY SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA AND HONG KONG MAY 4TH TO 8TH, 2015 MONDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2015

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 2015

Zurich Briefing + Kick-off Meeting

Malaysia · Visit and meeting with Malayan Railways Ltd. (KTMB) · Site visit: Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) KL Sentral · Visit and meeting with MRT Corporation · Dinner with key persons from Malaysian railway systems

Topics and Speakers Asian Railway Markets MRS. JUN CUI Railway Expert, systransis AG wiss Exporters in Asia Pacific Region S MR. WOLFGANG SCHANZENBACH Regional Director Asia Pacific, Switzerland Global Enterprise ew Trends of Business Transactions N DR. WEIWEI WANG Banking Expert

SUNDAY, MAY 3rd, 2015 Arrival in Singapore and check in at Swissôtel

FURTHER INFORMATION Each participating company shall have the chance of 5 minutes presentation jointly given at all the meetings with the local railway companies and organizations.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 2015 Malaysia · Visit and meeting with Malayan Railways Ltd. (KTMB) · Site visit: Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) KL Sentral · Visit and meeting with MRT Corporation · Dinner with key persons from Malaysian railway systems

MONDAY, MAY 4th, 2015

THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 2015

Singapore ·C ountry briefing ·V isit and meeting with Land Transport Authority of Singapore ·N etworking lunch with key persons from Singaporean railway system ·V isit and meeting with SMRT

Hong Kong Morning transfer from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong · Country briefing · Best practice sharing by Swiss railway related exporters

TUESDAY, MAY 5th, 2015

Hong Kong · Visit and meeting with Mass Transit Railway (MTR) · Networking lunch with key persons from Hong Kong railway system · Visit and meeting with Hong Kong authority: «Connecting Kowloon East – Environmentally Friendly Linkage System»

Malaysia Morning transfer from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur · Visit E-MAS – ERL Depot and Control Centre · Visit and meeting with SPAD (Land Public Transport Commission): Introduction of Malaysia’s Railway Future

FRIDAY, MAY 8th, 2015

Departure from Hong Kong to Switzerland

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Participant information

LANGUAGE English

PARTICIPATION COSTS Included in the price ·O rganization of mission ·S upport and coordination during the mission ·T wo networking lunches and one dinner Not included · Hotel and flights

PRICE PER PERSON (VAT EXCL.) S-GE members and SwissRail members: CHF 5’970.– non-members: CHF 6’720.–

CONTACT

MRS. JUN CUI Senior Business Consultant Systransis AG T +41 41 544 90 30 j.cui@systransis.ch

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