Who visits?
SIFER attracts high-level industry professionals. 4,400 senior managers, buyers and engineers attended the last show - managers and engineers with real purchasing and decision-making authority, prompting a high approval rating by exhibitors. The quality of visitors was appreciated by the manufacturers, suppliers subcontractors, service companies and regional groups which were present at SIFER 2011. Exhibitors made promising contacts with blue-chip companies and with representatives from SNCF, Keolis, Bombardier, Siemens and RATP, as well as with the administrative authorities of large cities. Visitors include:
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Rolling stock
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Infrastructure
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Passenger Transport Technology
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Rail Vehicle Interiors
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Visitors' objectives at SIFER
- Sourcing new suppliers/agents
- Making purchases
- Gaining information on particular products
- Finding new solutions
- Meeting business partners
- Evaluating the event for future participation
Among the SIFER 2011 visitors...
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Claude Gewerc,
President of the Picardie Regional Council -
Hubert du Mesnil,
President of Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) -
Alain Rousset ,
President of the Association of French Regions (ARF) -
Jean Pierre Farandou,
Managing Director, SNCF Proximité -
Francis Grass,
Managing Director, Veolia Transport France Voyageurs -
Valérie Létard,
Senator of the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council, President of Valenciennes Metropolitan Area and Deputy Mayor of Valenciennes - The Transport Commission of the National Assembly
- Buyers from the United Kingdom, including Hitachi
- Representatives from European rail clusters
Professions represented by the visitors
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