Latin America - Spain Railway Dialogues

November 13 to 14, 2024

CAF - development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte (INECO) and the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), invites you to join the Railway Dialogues, a high-level event focused on the railway sector aimed at strengthening partnerships between Latin America and Spain. This meeting continues the dialogues held in Madrid in June 2023.

Under the title 'Rails Towards a Sustainable Future', this event aims to highlight the tremendous potential of rail as a mode of land transport capable of ensuring the mobility of large volumes of people and goods, boosting the economic, environmental, and social sustainability essential for the future. The Railway Dialogues will take place on November 13 and 14 at the La Moneda Cultural Center, gathering experts, government representatives, private companies, and financial institutions involved in the railway sector.

The first day is designed to foster knowledge sharing and inter-institutional collaboration, creating an ideal setting for learning from expert insights, discovering best practices, and building valuable connections within the railway industry. Authorities from countries such as Chile, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, and Spain will participate.

The second day, organized by EFE as part of its 140th anniversary celebration, will address the challenges and opportunities in Chile's railway sector, including a panel that brings in international railway perspectives with contributions from experts, authorities, and key institutions in the field.

To mark this anniversary, the La Moneda Cultural Center will also host the exhibition 'The Train Runs Along the Line', which explores the present and future of railways in Chile.

This event wraps up a week of railway-related activities in Santiago, Chile. In the days leading up to it, the 60th Annual Assembly of the Latin American Railway Association (ALAF) and the Regional Assembly of the International Union of Railways (UIC) will take place.

Date: November 13 and 14Time: 9:30 a.m. (Chile)**The event will be streamed on this microsite

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