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Reimagining Rail: Unlocking Investment and Industrialization Growth & Connectivity Across Africa

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2026 Conference Programme

SARA Conference & Exhibition 2026

SARA invites strategic stakeholders, Government, companies, customers, suppliers and captains of industry to attend its 15th Rail Conference and Exhibition that will be held on the 20– 23 October 2026 at Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, South Africa.

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Conference

20 - 22 October 2026

Exhibition

20 - 22 October 2026

Gala Dinner

20 October 2026

SARA Golf Day

23 October 2026

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

transnamib
tfr
MALAWI94
TAZARA
TRC
Nacala
Eswatini
NRZ
CFM
SNCC
botswanarailways
CFL
CFM-Angola
ZRL
CFB
prasa
BBR

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe
Hon. Jorge Matlombe
Minister of Transport and Logistics
mozambique
Mozambique
Hon Jappie Mhango M.P..
Hon. Jappie Mhango M.P
Minister of Transport and Public Works
malawi
Malawi
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
Hon Keoagalie-Atamelang
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang
Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
botswana

KEY SPEAKERS

Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager
Alex Pan
Senior Project Manager
HollySys
Laurent Li
Laurent Li
Regional Sales Director Africa
HollySys
Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Bongolethu Bacela
Bongolethu Bacela
Principal Deal Originator SADC
DBSA
Maldonado Mateia
Maldonado Mateia
Director of Planning, Budget and Procurement
COPIA Group of Companies S.A
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Kristian Schmidt
Kristian Schmidt
EU Ambassador, South Africa
European Union
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya - Chief Executive Officer, Malawi Railways 1994 Limited
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya
Chief Executive Officer
Malawi Railways
Moses Nyoni - LATRA _ Safety Officer
Moses Nyoni
Safety Officer
LATRA
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Reesh Naidoo
Reesh Naidoo
Executive Director
Amsted Reelin
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting Chief Executive Officer
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Fabrizio Burro - Wabtec _ Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division
Fabrizio Burro
Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division
Wabtec
Thulasizwe Simelane
Thulasizwe Simelane
Moderator
Raymond Zuo
Raymond Zuo
Smart Rail BU
Huawei
Tshepo Kgobe
Tshepo Kgobe
Moderator
Gautrain
Kgotso Radira - GGDA _Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
Kgotso Radira
Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
GGDA
OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO
OBE Elaine Clarke
CEO
Rail Forum
Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Okitanye Gaogane
Okitanye Gaogane
Caretaker General Manager
Botswana Railways
Richard Aaroe - NGRT CEO & Chairman
Richard Aaroe
Chief Executive Officer
Next Generation Rail Technologies
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Oana Gherghinescu
Oana Gherghinescu
Executive Director
Manuel António Kanda Kanda
Manuel António Kanda Kanda
CEO
Luanda Railway Company (CFL)
Adilson Nelumba
Adilson Nelumba
Chairman of the Board of Directors; Director of Equity Investments

2026 Exhibitors

Actom - SARA Rail Conference 2026
AIR QUICK
ALPHA
Amsted Reelin
ANTT
aria
ARMSCOR
Barberry Group
HollySys Rail
bfg
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CADF
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFM
Chakradhar Industries LLP
COLOMBUS STAINLESS-
Composite Brake Components
Compressor n Engine
COR Tech
DBSA
deamac
emsi
Eswatini
Etion Create
ECIC
galison
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
Gautrain
Gear-Rail
Gibela
GPT-GROUP
grindrod
Heavy-Lift
Hexagon Nextsense
HUAWEI
Hydraulic n Engineering
HYT
Khoi-Tech
LCV Nkedi
lucchini
MakeSure
Maziya group
angola-gov
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
NRZ
nylocomp
pandrol
Parker Store
plasser
PPS
prasa
RSR
SAFLog
Sisanda Agric
SKF SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD
Stimela Rail
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
Goldschmidt
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnetengineering
tfr
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager
traxtion
unica
UNIPART - SARA Rail Conference
Vandhana
vanrail
vexila
Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG
Voith Group
wabtec
Wekaba
WSP
XshineMo
YNF-eng
Zambia Lobito Railway
ZRL

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