Upcoming Events

Herein you will find the upcoming engagement for HMTC Africa, these include but are not limited to webinars, conferences, exhibitions, and mission both inward and outward.

This is an exclusive opportunity for you to gain insights into a range of major rail infrastructure projects, as well as rolling stock, due to be delivered across His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) regions, led by Africa and supported by Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC).

It is a chance to promote your expertise and capabilities in the field, have initial conversations with the rail projects owners, financiers, their appointed contractors, and operators about their procurement requirements, and learn how to join their vendor lists and establish new business relationships. Below are upcoming engagements led or supported by the Department for Business and Trade, these are subject to change.

The below information is not final and is subject to change, however, provides a broad indication of the planned engagement between the UK and African stakeholders.  More information can be found on https://www.events.great.gov.uk/.

Midlands Track Series Webinars

Date: 26 February 2025
Duration: 1hr 30 min
Join via: MS Teams
Thelo Group: https://www.thelo.co.za/ also see opportunities & Colombia.

DBT attendees will include:
Sonia Aponte Tinao - Deputy Director Trade & Investment 
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Register Here

Date: March 2025
Duration: 1hr 30 min
Join via: MS Teams (TBC) with Brazil.

Midlands Track: Coffee & Conversation

29 January 2025 2pm – 3pm
Meet our colleagues from the Balkans, Türkiye, Sub-Saharan Africa and LATAC

DBT specialists joining this coffee and conversation session will include:

• Nikola Stojanoski, Country Director North Macedonia, British Embassy Skopje.
• Diana Nimac, Country Director Croatia, British Embassy Zagreb
• Yigit Gumusok, Senior Trade Adviser, British Consulate-General Istanbul.
• Vanessa Barbalat, Head of Infrastructure, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Outward Missions

Rail Outward Mission to Morocco
22-24 October 2024

In partnership, UK railway suppliers are invited to join a Railway Industry Association (RIA) and the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) trade mission to Morocco. Participants will meet key players and find out more about opportunities in this strong railway market.

Find the details or register here.

For further information, please contact Neil Walker, Exports Director at the Railway Industry Association.
E: neil.walker@riagb.org.uk
T: 020 7201 0777

World Cup 2030
October 2024
Rabat, Morocco

This opportunity is targeted at companies based within the Midlands who are export ready with a High Export Potential (HEP). HEP businesses are defined as:

• Having experience or interest in either emerging markets, or interest in Africa
• Having a clearly defined export plan linked to the targeted market and/or as part of the support process from DBT (Midlands); (Optional)
• Having a product or service suitable for export
• Having a turnover of £500,000 or more per annum.

For more information contact: Mrs. Radwa Sultan; +2 0100 109 1319/ 0100 269 9965, email: radwa.sultan@fcdo.gov.uk
Find the programme here:
Led by Rail Industry Association, Main contact: Mr. Neil Walker.

Past Webinars:

Private and Public Sector Rail Export Opportunities in the Baltics, Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Date: 9^th September 2024
Watch the Recording here

• Traxtion Presentation Slides 
• Peru Presentation Slides
• Rail Baltica Presentation Slides

Traxtion Africa: https://traxtion.africa/ also see opportunities & Peru.

• Traxtion Africa Rail Brochure
• Traxtion Africa Infographic

Past Events:

Southern African Railway Association Conference and Exhibition
20 - 23 August 2024
Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa.

Details here.
For more information contact: Mr. Shaan Padayachy; +27 (0)83 853 3528; email shaan.padayachy@fcdo.gov.uk

Led by Rail Forum, Main contact: Mrs. Cat Appleby, +44 (0)779 22 55 040, email: events@railforum.uk visit: www.railforum.uk

• Event Programme
• Floorplan and Inward Mission Programme available upon request

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