Etihad Rail, the developer of the UAE's national railway network, has announced the speaker line-up for Global Rail 2025, the region’s largest mobility and transportation exhibition, to be held in Abu Dhabi from September 30 to October 2.
The landmark event will bring together the international transport community from across the entire value chain, to advance cross-border collaboration and innovation in mobility, logistics and infrastructure.
it is expected to welcome over 20,000 participants across three days of strategic dialogue, project showcases, and technical exchange.
The announcement, which was made at a press conference, included confirmed participation from government ministers, global CEOs, and senior transport leaders from over 100 nationalities.
It was attended by Sheikh Nasser Al Qasemi, Assistant Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transport at MoEI, Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi, CEO of Hafeet Rail and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Global Rail, Salman Abou Hamzeh, Senior Vice President at dmg events, along with Kholoud Almazrouei, Director of Special Projects at Etihad Rail.
This year’s exhibition will span 4 halls, featuring more than 200 exhibiting companies and brands across 14 sectors, from infrastructure and rolling stock to digital innovation, financing, and smart mobility, said the event organisers dmg events.
More than 70 companies are exhibiting for the first time, joining 11 national rail operators including Etihad Rail, Hafeet Rail, Qatar Rail, Korea Railways Corporation, India Railways, East Japan Railways, ONCF Chad, Afghanistan Railways, Jordan Hejaz Railway, Renfe Operadora, and Keolis.
Together, they reflect the extraordinary growth and international standing that Global Rail has achieved in just its second edition. Furthermore, Global Rail 2025 will convene businesses with a combined annual turnover of over $140 billion, underscoring the event's pivotal role in the global transport industry.
With global passenger traffic expected to reach 9.5 billion by the end of 2025, Global Rail represents a unique opportunity to ignite future-forward dialogue, collaboration, and transformation across the transportation industry.
The theme of this edition, ‘Driving the Future of Transport and Global Connectivity’, reflects Global Rail 2025’s mission to act as a bridge that will drive global conversations on accelerating multimodal mobility, forging infrastructure partnerships, and shaping the future of sustainable transport.
Confirmed ministers and senior officials attending Global Rail 2025 include more than 20 ministerial delegations and senior leaders from the public and private sectors, including: Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi – Secretary General of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf; Suhail Mohamed AlMazrouei – Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi – Minister of Foreign Trade; Omar Sultan Al Olama – Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications and Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa – Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport.
It will also be attended by senior global ministers including Philippe Tabarot, the French Minister of Transport; Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser- the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services; Dr Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications; Lee Seong Hai – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Korea National Railway; Dr. Nourah Mohammed Khalid Al Mashan – the Kuwait's Minister of Public Works and Dr. Nidal Al-Qatamin, the Jordanian Minister of Transport and Uzbek Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade - Laziz Kudratov.
Alongside government-level participation, the event will also feature speakers from leading transport, logistics and infrastructure companies, including Aecom, Alstom, Asyad, Bayanat, CAF, DB E.C.O. Group, DP World, Jacobs, Hitachi Rail, Keolis, MTR Corporation, SAR, SBS Transit, Siemens Mobility, Škoda Group, and Talgo.-TradeArabia News Service
