SARA 30 Year Anniversary

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hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

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

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

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
Hon Keoagalie-Atamelang
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang
Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
botswana
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini

KEY SPEAKERS

Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Richard Aaroe - NGRT CEO & Chairman
Richard Aaroe
Chief Executive Officer
Next Generation Rail Technologies
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
Anand Moodliar Barberry Group CEO
Anand Moodliar
CEO
Barberry Group
Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager
Alex Pan
Senior Project Manager
HollySys
Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa
Sir Stuart Ntlathi
Ambassador South Africa
BRICS
Jacob Chionyere - NRZ _ Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Laurent Li
Laurent Li
Regional Sales Director Africa
HollySys
Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Sipho Marala
Sipho Marala
Group Executive for Trade, Investment & Regulatory Enablement
GGDA
Osaruyi Orobosa-Ogbeide
Osaruyi Orobosa Ogbeide
Deputy Director & Head of Project Development & Investments
AFC
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Wes Kruger - Traxtion _ Commercial Director
Wes Kruger
Commercial Director
Traxtion
Bongolethu Bacela
Bongolethu Bacela
Principal Deal Originator SADC
DBSA
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
Oana Gherghinescu
Oana Gherghinescu
Executive Director
B. P. Awasthi
B. P. Awasthi
Head & COO
Nacala Logistics
Maldonado Mateia
Maldonado Mateia
Director of Planning, Budget and Procurement
COPIA Group of Companies S.A
Rachad Nassar - Huawei _ Smart Transportation Business Unit
Rachad Nassar
Smart Transportation Business Unit
Huawei
Johny Smith - Grindrod Rail _ CEO
Johny Smith
CEO
Grindrod Rail
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Hon. Joshua Sacco - Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Raymond Shoniwa
Raymond Shoniwa
SARA Executive Director
SARA
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Eswatini_Railways_has_a_new_CEO_edited_j
Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Raymond Zuo
Raymond Zuo
Smart Rail BU
Huawei
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)

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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