• Examing the current infrastructure in India's rail development
• Building India's metro rail: What is the overall plan?
• Key timelines and projects to be developed for the India rail market
• Understanding the key issues and challenges to meet the public demand for a comprehensive metro system

• Overcoming the impediments to progress: Bringing rail infrastructure tospur development of remote areas and transform India's economy
• Mobilising foreign direct invesments: Creating an attractive environment for foreign and private investors
• Encouraging foreign-local partnerships to accelerate growth in infrastructure
• Guidelines in bidding for tenders and working with the state and central government

• A review of the current funding models in India: Understanding the issues in present funding procedures
• Exploring alternative financial models in the face of financial crisis: How will future projects be financed?
• Attracting foreign investments to India: What are the government policies in working with the private sector?

• Marking a new era in India’s metro industry: What are the trends for this fast-growing country in the future?
• What are the unique needs of its expanding metropolitan cities and how can they be met?
• Addressing India’s increasing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly mobility

• Understanding how the experience of the world's growing metropolitan cities can benefit India's metros
• Adapting technology to the unique needs of the Indian market
• How to successfully deliver projects in India?

• Lessons learned from experience in building unattended metros
• Best practices in project delivery for new UTO projects
• Successful management of driverless operations and maintenance
• The future – what are the new system products for unattended metros?

• Assessing the role of state funding in the metro rail
• International soft loans: Understanding potential investment returns and risks involved
• Analysing Delhi Metro's experience with various PPP models

• Examining tax complications at the bidding stage:  What are the exposures and tax planning opportunities?
• Key points to watch out for while formulating contracts and agreements
• Analyzing important tax implications during the execution stages

• Is it a suitable financing model for metro projects? Will it still be viable even in times of financial crisis?
• Should the government promote PPP? Or is it the government's job to finance public sector projects by itself?
• What are the lessons learned from other countries? How should future PPP projects be structured?

• Is a metro operation about cost efficiency, reliability and punctuality?
• Does providing a high standard of customer service excellence necessarily result in a lower profitability?
• How can metros enhance overall customer experience?

• Building world-class station facilities: What are the key factors for successful station development?  What are the value-addedd opportunities for all the players involved?
• Revitalising real estate development around stations: Upgrading stations to become commercial and residential hubs
• Solving housing and transport problems whilst generating income: How can station development contribute to urban regeneration?
• Diversification: Expanding into the retail industry - retail opportunities within the station environment

• How do you building a profitable metro? What are the success factors?
• How do you achieve continual high standards in customer service?
• What are the strategies in improving safety and security?
• How do you accelerate capacity expansion to meet large ridership volumes?
• How do you maximise the opportunities in station development?
• How do you seek a balance between capacity, quality service and profitability?

• Justifying and financing an increasing in capacity in a tough economic environment
• Drawing up a business case for each project based on long-term requirements
• Building flexible infrastructure to cater to increasing ridership

• Overcoming the constraints of the urban environment through the design and construction of underground metro systems
• What are the considerations in planning metros? How can the effects of metro construction and operations be managed to maintain historical assets?  How can environmental aspects be managed in relation to underground works?
• Project showcase: Rome, Milan and Turin - cities with extremely valuable historical buildings, space constraints and complex building regulations issues

• Preserving historical monuments while maximising mobility in an old city: How did urban planners work together with preservationists?
• What is the timeline for the completion of this line?  What are the extra costs incurred and how was this project financed?
• Best practices in project management: Maximising resources to get optimal results

• What are the challenges presented by this mega construction? What must be done before breaking ground?
• What were the innovative technologies and modern management systems used to improve safety and ease of construction?
• Simplification of bureaucratic practices: How this can be replicated in Asia

• The business case for automation: Planning and delivering efficient driverless operations
• Winning strategies for seamless transition from manned to unmanned operations: Integrating automation into the existing transport network
• Ensuring safety and security of all passengers with ATP, ATO systems

• Strategies for adopting an advanced, interoperable ticketing system: Integrating to increase functionality and revenue generation
• Increasing the utilisation and convenience of the metro
• Metro-bank partnerships: Working together to maximise revenues

• Building the case for contactless smart cards in transport ticketing: Maximising convenience revenues and its commercial potential
• Adopting CEPAS security as the new standard for ticketing
• Overcoming interoperability and development challenges in building new security infrastructure
• What are the opportunities and challenges for the future?

• Utilising the potential of communications-based signalling and communications to create more capacity and increasing safety and security
• Maximising energy efficiency in automotive technologies
• Ensuring interoperability between old and new signalling systems

• What are the current available technologies and which are the driving forces for selection? Are the interests of the operators matched?
• Advanced solutions for metros: Setting the benchmarks for energy and efficiency, operating safety and reliability
• What are the global challenges of the future for air-conditioning a metro? What is the responsibility of the operator in these developments?

• Priortising green technologies even in troubled times: Understanding the policies of the Indian government
• Constructing an eco-friendly metro and ensuring cost-effective investment from the groun up
• Making metro transport "greener": How can emissions be further reduced while not compromising on performance?

• Getting ahead of technological and government policy changes: What are the challenges for curent and future emissions competitiveness of metros compared with other forms of transport
• What scope is there for lowering energy consumption and reducing the carbon footprint of metros in the short, medium and long term?
• Minimising CO2 emissions by altering electrical supply: Can this be done in the short to medium term?
• Ensuring policy makers and metro managers understand metros' role in supporting environmentally sustainable cities

• Assessing the practicality of going green in Asia's context as a new metro market
• What are the costs incurred - or saved - in adopting green initiatives?
• Does being environmentally friendly mean higher revenues? Is there valued-added to customers?

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