Global Rail 2025 to bring world’s transport leaders to Abu Dhabi
• Ministers, global CEOs, innovators, and senior transport leaders will convene, representing businesses with a combined annual turnover of over $140 billion.
• Participants from more than 100 nationalities to gather in Abu Dhabi to shape the future of transport.
Etihad Rail hosted a press conference to announce the speaker line-up for Global Rail 2025, the region’s largest mobility and transportation exhibition, which will take place in Abu Dhabi from 30 September to 2 October. The announcement includes confirmed participation from government ministers, global CEOs, and senior transport leaders from over 100 nationalities.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, and with the support of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Rail, Etihad Rail will host Global Rail 2025 in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) and dmg events.
Among the speakers at the press conference were H.E. Sheikh Nasser Al Qasemi, Assistant Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transport at MoEI, Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi, CEO of Hafeet Rail and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Global Rail, Salman Abou Hamzeh, Senior Vice President at dmg events, along with Kholoud Almazrouei, Director of Special Projects at Etihad Rail.
The landmark event will bring together the international transport community from across the entire value chain, to advance cross-border collaboration and innovation in mobility, logistics and infrastructure. The event is expected to welcome over 20,000 participants across three days of strategic dialogue, project showcases, and technical exchange.
This year’s exhibition will span 4 halls, featuring more than 200 exhibiting companies and brands across 14 sectors, from infrastructure and rolling stock to digital innovation, financing, and smart mobility. More than 70 companies are exhibiting for the first time, joining 11 national rail operators including Etihad Rail, Hafeet Rail, Qatar Rail, Korea Railways Corporation, India Railways, East Japan Railways, ONCF Chad, Afghanistan Railways, Jordan Hejaz Railway, Renfe Operadora, and Keolis. Together, they reflect the extraordinary growth and international standing that Global Rail has achieved in just its second edition. Furthermore, Global Rail 2025 will convene businesses with a combined annual turnover of over $140 billion, underscoring the event’s pivotal role in the global transport industry.
With global passenger traffic expected to reach 9.5bn by the end of 2025, Global Rail represents a unique opportunity to ignite future-forward dialogue, collaboration, and transformation across the transportation industry. The theme of this edition, ‘Driving the Future of Transport and Global Connectivity’, reflects Global Rail 2025’s mission to act as a bridge that will drive global conversations on accelerating multimodal mobility, forging infrastructure partnerships, and shaping the future of sustainable transport.
Confirmed ministers and senior officials attending Global Rail 2025 include more than 20 ministerial delegations and senior leaders from the public and private sectors.
