Conference Programme
The conference programme will be publishes in 2025. Stay tuned
A main part of the conference programme will be on topics about
- Zero CO₂ construction
- Circular economy
- New business models
- Sustainability
- BIM and precast – perfect partners
- Technical solutions for precast architecture
- Innovation workshop sessions
The official congress language is English.
- Greetings Bart van Melick, BIBM President, CEO – BTE Holding B.V.
- “Construction‘s future in the context of a green and digital society” Philip Crampton | Philip Crampton, President – FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation)
- Greetings Michiel Roelfsema | General Manager – Hotel Okura Amsterdam
09:00 – 10:30
- Introduction
Alessio Rimoldi | Secretary General – BIBM (Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry),
Dr. Ulrich Lotz, Michael Voss | CEOs – Building Congress Forum,
Seamus McKeague | IPHA President (International Prestressed Hollowcore Association),
CEO – Creagh Concrete Products Ltd. - “What can bacteria teach us on the connection between urban nature and our health?”
Marco van Es | Founder of Bac2nature - “Navigating European Commission initiatives for construction products”
Oscar Nieto, Policy Officer – European Commission DG GROW Unit H1 – Construction
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 GREEN
- “The development of CO₂ neutral binders”
Dr. Anja Buchwald | ASCEM Director/BTE Group - “Italian precast industry progresses towards new Green Deal sustainability
requirements, its strategic impact on manufacturing processes and final products
improvements“
Ing. Marco Pecetti | IPHA Board member/Director Generale Prefabbricati, Italy - “Methodology to evaluate the service life of concrete elements“
José Rodriguez Soalleiro | Civil Engineer (Roads, Canals and Ports) –
ANDECE (Spanish Precast Industry Association)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
13:40 – 13:55 THE RING
“Unveil the Power of MasterCO2re™: Intelligent Cluster System for Low-clinker Concrete Production”
Gaetano Guarino, Customer Segment Manager Precast and MCP Europe –
Master Builders Solutions, Germany
14:00 – 15:30 DIGITAL
- “A database for the French Precast Concrete Industry’s BIM objects library”
Rémi Lannoy | Head of Digital Construction & BIM Department –
CERIB (Centre d’études et de recherche de l’industrie du béton) - “Digitalisation: Opportunities or mainly challenges? An engineering perspective “
Ir. Joseph Ickmans | Chair of Digitalistation, BIM Committee –
EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations) - “Integrate BIM from beginning to the end”
Mark Jäckel | Head of BIM Departement – GOLDBECK GmbH
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 RESILIENT
- “Precast in severe seismic zones”
Ernesto Villalobos | CEO – Holcim Modular Solutions in Central America, based in Costa Rica - “Concrete solutions for flood management”
Oscar Ekefäll | Development Engineer – S:T Eriks - “The results of the Italian research on fire performance of masonry and
the shared action of a companies group of Assobeton”
Dr. Chiara Crosti, Fire Structural Engineer and Consultant for the Italian Research
– ASSOBETON
09:00 – 09:20
“Future perspectives for precast – BIBM vision”
Alessio Rimoldi | Secretary General – BIBM
Magdalena Herbik | Public Affairs & Communicaions Manager – BIBM
09:00 – 10:30 GREENing in the value chain
- “Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Industry”
Thomas Guillot | Chief Executive – GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association) - “The role of admixtures in decarbonising the (precast) concrete sector”
Nihal Kinnersley, Chairperson of the EFCA Environmental Committee – EFCA (European Federation of Concrete Admixtures Associations) - “Carbon capture in cement industry”
Rob van der Meer | Industrial Policy Director – Cembureau (European Cement Association)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Future perspectives for Precast
- “New methods for the material and cost efficient bridge construction
with precast elements”
Prof. Johann Kollegger, Professor at TU Wien Austria - “75% material savings in foundations by using 3D-printing technology – additional business line for precasters?”
Topi Paananen | IPHA Board member, CEO – Peikko Group
Fernando De los Rios | CEO – Hyperion Robotics - “Rudus Biodiversity Programme – Experiences and Opportunities for the Precast Concrete Sector”
Terhi Rauhamaki | Quality and Environmental Manager – Rudus Oy
12:30 – 13:15 Closure Session
- “The Re-use of girders”
Wietse de Jong | Projectmanager of the Circular bridges and overpasses – Rijkswaterstaat - “New BIBM President”
13:15 – 14:30 Farewell lunch
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