Railways Reforms & Governance Conclave 2017
The Indian Railways is launching big-bang reforms in governance and infrastructure to give world-class services to passengers. To implement the reforms, it is imperative to have the right policy in place and ensure efficient utilization of technology.
Over the last few years, the railways have taken many initiatives – increasing capacity to accommodate 11.85 lakh additional passengers in trains, investment plan of Rs 8,56,020 crore during 2015-19, installations of 9,000 bio-toilets and new Rail Neer plant at Ambernath and approval of USD 1,100 million loan by the World Bank for the eastern dedicated freight corridor among others.
Over the last two years, Governance Now through its annual conference on railways has highlighted governance and infrastructure reforms in this sector by inviting key stakeholders to deliberate on ideas, suggestions and best practices.
In its third edition, Governance Now Railways Governance and Reforms will focus on the concerns and solutions of materializing futuristic projects of the Indian Railways by organizing conglomeration of think tanks from India and across the world. Further, it will have expo exhibiting solutions that can help transform railways and address existing challenges
Key Dignitaries of Conclave 2017
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 HE Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG British High Commissioner to India |
 Dr Bibek Debroy Member NITI Aayog |
 Mr Liu Jinsong Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of China in India |
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 Ms Martha B Lawrence Sr Transport Specialist & Leader Railways Community of Practice The World Bank |
 Shri Gulzar Azad Head of Access Programs - India,Country Head - Connectivity Google India Pvt Ltd |  Shri AK Mittal Member (Engineering),Railway Board Ministry of Railways |
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 Shri Mohd Jamshed Member (Traffic), Railway Board Ministry of Railways |
 Shri Vinit Goenka Member of Governing Council of CRIS Government of India |
 Shri S K Choudhary Chairman & Managing Director IRCON |
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 Shri Prabhat Sahai Chairman & Managing Director Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation |
 Shri R K Bahuguna Chairman & Managing Director RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. |
 Shri AK Manocha Chairman & Managing Director IRCTC |
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 Shri V Kalyana Rama Chairman & Managing Director Container Corporation of India Ltd |
 Shri Adesh Sharma Managing Director Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Of India Limited |
 Shri Akhil Agrawal Director General(Signal & Telecom) Railway Board |
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 Shri SK Bhagat Director General Railway Protection Force |
 Shri Anant Swarup Executive Director (Public Grievances) Railway Board, Ministry of Railways |
 Ms Namita Mehrotra Executive Director, Finance (RM) Railway Board, Ministry of Railways |
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 Shri S K Lohia Chief Executive Officer Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited |
 Shri Devendra Singh Executive Director (Planning) Ministry of Railways |
 Shri Vivek Sahai Former Chairman Railway Board |
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 Prof N S Vyas Chairman Technology Mission for Railways |
 Shri Narendra karmarkar Expert in Supercomputing, Ex Professor, TIFR Member of Advisory Council, IT Vision for Indian Railways |
 Shri Jagannarayan Padmanabhan Director – Transport and Logistics CRISIL |
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 Shri Sibesh Kar TEAM LEAD Hyperloop India |
 Prof N K Goyal President CMAI Association of India Chairman Emeritus TEMA |
 Shri Rajaji Meshram Director, Advisory Infrastructure KPMG |
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 Mrs Yasmin Sadeghi Counsellor for the Transport & Digital Infrastructure Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Mr Carlos Jiménez Aguirre Chief Economic & Commercial Counsellor Embassy of Spain, New Delhi |
Ms Heena Kalra Assistant Counsellor for Transport & Digital Infrastructure Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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Ms Garazi Ausin Lopez International Trade Advisor Embassy of Spain, New Delhi |
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