Organisers of the UIC High-Speed Rail Congress 2023 have announced that their first platinum sponsor is Korea National Railway (KNR), the state-owned
Organisers of the UIC High-Speed Rail Congress 2023 have announced that their first platinum sponsor is Korea National Railway (KNR), the state-owned agency responsible for construction and management of national rail infrastructures
Between 7 and 10 March 2023, the 11th edition of the UIC High-Speed Rail Congress will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco under the auspices of UIC and ONCF and with the patronage of His Majesty King Mohamed VI, bringing together the world’s key players in high-speed rail.
The congress is recognised as the most important gathering on the topic of high-speed rail. Adopting “High-speed rail: the right speed for our planet” as its slogan, the congress will emphasise rail’s contribution to addressing climate change and its role in territorial development.
The UIC has chosen the Kingdom of Morocco to host this year’s congress, reflecting its position in the high-speed rail domain in Africa and the Middle East. The congress organisers are delighted to announce that the first platinum sponsor is Korea National Railway (KNR), the state-owned agency responsible for construction and management of national rail infrastructures.
KNR led the transport revolution of Korea with the opening of Gyeongbu high-speed railway in 2004 and has been leading the improvement of transport services and balanced national territorial development by seeing to quality construction and management of national railways through continuous investments in technology and innovation.
Mr Hanyoung Kim, CEO of KNR, celebrated the announcement by saying that “Korea National Railway is pleased to sponsor the UIC High-Speed Rail Congress 2023 and, with thanks to the organisers UIC and ONCF, we extend our best wishes for a very successful 11th Edition of the Congress.”
High-level speakers and representatives
The Congress will also be attended by a number of high-level keynote speakers, representatives and railway CEOs from regions across the world, including: Krzysztof Mamiński (PKP); Mohamed Rabie Khlie (ONCF); Jean-Pierre Farandou (SNCF); María Luisa Domínguez (ADIF); LI Wenxin (CR); Bashar Al Malike (SAR); Luigi Corradi (Trenitalia); Hee-Seung NA (Korail); Isaías Táboas Suárez (RENFE); Hasan Pezük (TCDD); Niko Warbanoff (DB E.C.O. Group); Stephen Gardner (Amtrak, US); Ilya Volkov (ISR); Kamel Al Vazir (Egypt); Barbara Barr (FRA, US); Khalid As Sultan (TSA, Saudi Arabia); Brian Kelly (CHSRA, US); and Joubert Flores (ANP Trilhos, Brazil).