April 18-19, Yucatán International Convention Center
EXPORAIL CONGRESS 2023
Rail Industry International Congress & Business Meeting
Rail Industry International Congress & Business Meeting – Exporail 2023
The Mexican Railroad Association (AMF) invites you to be part of the XXI edition of Exporail, which will take place on 18th & 19th April at the Yucatán International Congress in Mérida, Mexico.
As in previous editions, trends, actions and challenges of the railway sector will be analyzed, in the voice of its main actors.
Exporail is a unique event in Mexico in which 500 specialist from 14 countries will participate, in more than 40 technical sessions, both in the Rail Freight and the Passenger sector.
For more information please follow this link www.exporail.mx , where you can find information about registration, lodging, as well as sponsorships and contact details.
We look forward to your active participation in this important event.
Sincerely,
Mexican Railroad Association
IKER DE LUISA
Director General
LOURDES ARANDA
(Grupo México Transportes)
Comunication
JULIO MARTÍNEZ
(KCSM)
Operation & Safety
FERNANDO PONCE
(KCSM)
Government Relations
PHILIP TETLEY
(CAL Y MAYOR)
Chapter III Consultancy
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09:30 – 10:00 am
(delivery of safety equipment and verification of appropriate footwear)
Leather shoes yes, no Sandals, no sneakers/trainers, no high heel shoes.
Recommendations: Sunscreen use, wear long sleeved shirt and long pants/ long trousers (no shorts, no capri).
International Congress Center, access in front of Courtyard Hotel.
10:00 – 17:00 hrs
Azvindi, section west of Merida
19:00 – 21:00 hrs
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
09:00 – 18:00 hrs
Dress code: Tropical formal (long sleeved “guayabera” shirt , long sleeved linen shirt or similar).
19:00 – 21:00 hrs
09:00 – 13:00 hrs
Dress code: Tropical formal (long sleeved “guayabera” shirt, long sleeved linen shirt or similar ).
09:00 – 09:30 am
(delivery of safety equipment and verification of appropriate footwear)
Leather shoes yes, no Sandals, no sneakers/trainers, no high heel shoes.
Recommendations: Sunscreen use, wear long sleeved shirt and long pants/ long trousers (no shorts, no capri).
International Congress Center, access in front of Courtyard Hotel.
09:30 – 17:00 hrs
ICA Construction Company, section east of Merida
PLENARIA INAUGURACIÓN
08:00 – 10:00 am
Registration for congress
09:30 – 10:00 am
Luisa Fernandez-Willey, VP Public Policy and Economy AAR
Linda Hernández, Business Development Manager KCSM
Flor de María Pérez, Deputy Commercial Director Chemicals-Fertilizers, Grupo México Transportes.
10:00 – 10:25 am
David Eaton, KCSM
10:25 – 10:50 am
Roger Harris, President AMTRAK
10:50 – 11:00 am
11:00 – 11:40 am
FREIGHT RAILROADS
12:00 – 13:00 hrs
Gral. Bgda. Intdte. D.E.M. Óscar David Lozano Águila, General Director SEDENA Tren Maya S.A. de C.V.
13:00 – 13:30 hrs
Francisco Fabila, General Manager FTVM
13:30 – 14:15 hrs
Javier Vera VModal
Yanina Navarro General Director CANACEM
Genaro Bernal, General Director CONAFAB
Moderator: Hoshi Jurado, Intermodal Commercial Deputy Director, Grupo México Transportes
14:15 – 15:00 hrs
Navy Captain CG. DEM Ing. Alan Tarsicio Cruz Saba, General Director Ferroistmo
15:00 – 15:45 hrs
Víctor Hugo Michel Torres, NAFIN’s Yucatan Promotion Executive
15:45 – 16:30 hrs
Alejandro Doria, President Bulkmatic
Jorge Carbajal, Terminal Director, WTC Watco
Xavier Zermeño, General Director SIP SLP
Intermodal México, TBD
16:30 – 17:15 hrs
Álvaro Iván González López, Logistics Supervisor Inbound South Region Holcim
José Antonio Moreno Baqueiro, Business Development Director, Grupo Logra
Moderator: Esaú Garza, General Manager, Alternativas y Soluciones Multiples del Sureste (ASMS)
17:15 – 17:45 hrs
José Manuel Fragoso, Deputy Project Manager KCSM
17:45- 18:15 hrs
FXE, Francisco Vargas, Deputy Legal Director Compliance, Grupo México Transportes
TABLE 2
PASSENGER TRAINS
12:00 – 12:45 hrs
Abraham Vargas, General Director, Metrorrey
12:45 – 13:30 hrs
Dr. Román Aragón Gómez, Commercial Director CAF Mexico
13:30 – 14:30 hrs
Efraín Olivares Lira, Director in FONATUR Tren Maya y Jesús Concepción Franco Ortega, Manager in FONATUR
14:30 – 15:30 hrs
Carsten Puls, DB E.C.O. Group
15:30 -16:15 hrs
Alberto Vascones, Deputy Director of Projects in the Americas, INECO.
16:15 -17:00 hrs
Juan Carlos Enguix, Operations Director, Texas Central Railroad – RENFE and Juan Matías Archilla, RENFE Legal Representative at Shadow Operador Tren Maya
17:00 -17:45 hrs
Manuel Romero, Infrastructure Director, Mextypsa.
TABLE 3
AAR MECHANICAL SEMINAR
09:00 – 09:10 am
Alvaro Almaguer, KCSM
09:10 – 10:00 am
Rafael Carballo, Wabtec
Moderator: Karina Gonzalez, KCSM
10:00 – 10:20 am
Luisa Fernandez-Willey, AAR
Moderator: Alvaro Almaguer, KCSM
10:20 – 11:00 am
Steve Berkshire, AAR
Moderator:Luis Antonio Paulin, FXE-FSRR
11:00 – 12:00 hrs
12:00 – 12:15 hrs
12:15 – 12:45 hrs
Eduardo Zamora, FXE
Moderator: Elien Vega, FTVM
12:45 – 13:25 hrs
Alvaro Almaguer, KCSM
Moderator: Ramón Téllez, FTVM
13:25 – 14:15 hrs
Travis Barbour, AAR
Moderator: Eduardo Zamora, FXE
14:15 – 15:00 hrs
15:00 – 15:40 hrs
Francisco Gonzalez, FRA
Moderator: Alvaro Almaguer, KCSM
15:40 – 16:40 hrs
Alberto Chavez, AAR
Moderator: Karina Gonzalez, KCSM
16:40 hrs
TABLE 1
FREIGHT RAILROADS
09:00 – 10:15 am
David Eaton, President AMCHAM Chapter Monterrey
Alex Rechy, General Director Track Speq
Jaime Arturo Vázquez Aguilar,Deputy Secretary of economic development of the State of Michoacan
Moderator: Rafael García, Mextypsa
10:15 – 11:30 am
Yolanda Esquivel, General Director AMTI
Boris Franchomme, General Director Sparx Logistics
Navy Captain CG. DEM Ing. Alan Tarsicio Cruz Saba, General Director Ferroistmo
Ramón Isla, General Director FR Terminals
Moderator: Carlos Martner, Integrated Transportation and Logistics Coordinator IMT
11:30 – 11:45 am
Francisco Merchant KCSM, Jennifer Membreno-Maltez, CHEMTREC and Aarón Bello, Operational Safety Manager, Grupo Mexico Transportes
11:45 – 13:00 hrs
Mtro. Carlos Canseco General Director of Statistical Studies and Railway Registration ARTF, SICT;
Mtro. Roberto Aguerrebere, Coordinator of CICM’s Transportation Infrastructure Committee
Mtro. José Guerrero, Construction Manager Industries LET;
Mtro. José Antonio Grandell, Technical Director of the Shadow Operator of the Tren Maya-Renfe
Moderator: Mtro. Juan Carlos Miranda, Director of JCM Ingeniería y Consultoría and Coordinator of the CICM Railroad Subcommittee
13:00 – 13:20 hrs
José Villafañe, General Secretary ALAF
13:20 – 13:45 hrs
Teresa Márquez, Director of the National Center for the Preservation of the Railroad Cultural Heritage.
TABLE 2
PASSENGER TRAINS
09:00 – 09:45 hrs
Juan Carlos Holguín General Director SITEUR.
09:45 – 11:00 hrs
Jorge Jiménez Alcaraz, STC Metro Board CDMX
11:00 – 11:45 am
Ing. Jorge Luna, Academician of the Railway Engineering career, UPIICSA-IPN
11:45 – 13:15 hrs
Vianey de la Mora, Business development manager & Planning manager, Siemens
Willy Hanish, CEO, Siemens Mobility.
Moderator: Philip Tetley, Cal y Mayor
13:15 – 13:45 hrs
Miguel Alvarez Guillén, Transportation Manager, Electric Transportation Service (STE).
TABLE 3
AAR MECHANICAL SEMINAR
09:00 – 09:15 am
09:15 – 09:55 am
Ron Hynes, AAR
Moderator: Elien Vega, FTVM
09:55 – 10:35 am
Ignacio Gonzalez, ARTF
Moderator: Karina Gonzalez, KCSM
10:35 – 10:45 am
10:45 – 11:25 am
Ron Hynes & Alberto Chavez, AAR
Moderator: Ramón Téllez, FTVM
11:25 – 12:25 hrs
Moderator: Alvaro Almaguer, KCSM
12:25 – 12:55 hrs
The Yucatán International Convention Center is the newest and most modern venue in the region, and is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology. It has 50,000 m2 of total construction, which houses 9,430 m2 for events on two floors, divisible into 26 rooms and with a maximum capacity of 10,000 attendees for conferences and conventions; it also has 4,530 m2 of foyers on two floors, 933 m2 of terraces for social events and 3,900 m2 of outdoor plaza.
Built under the LEED Green Building certification system, in its Platinum level, complying with the requirements of energy leadership and environmental design, making it an ecologically responsible building.
Inside it has a unique and natural wonder “El Cenote”, an underwater river that according to the ancient Mayans linked them with the underworld, today is considered an emblematic element of the city’s dedication and commitment to sustainable development.
Calle 33 502 S por 60 A y 62 Col. Centro. C .P. 97000 Mérida, Yucatán
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