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Main Programme
Thursday, 28/09/2023
09:00 – 10:30
- “Introduction”
Seamus McKeague | President IPHA (International Prestressed Hollowcore
Association), CEO – Creagh Concrete Products Ltd., Northern Ireland - “What can bacteria teach us on the connection between urban nature and our health?”
Marco van Es | Founder of Bac2nature, the Netherlands
11:00 – 12:30 GREEN
- “The development of CO₂ neutral binders”
Dr. Anja Buchwald | ASCEM Director/BTE Group, the Netherlands - “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), Spain
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), France - “Digitalisation: Opportunities or mainly challenges? An engineering perspective”
Ir. Joseph Ickmans | Chair of Digitalistation, BIM Committee –
EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations), Belgium
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, Sweden
Friday, 29/09/2023
09:00 – 09:20
- “Future perspectives for precast – BIBM vision”
Alessio Rimoldi | Secretary General – BIBM
Magdalena Herbik | Public Affairs & Communicaions Manager – BIBM
Ebru Akgün | Sustainability & Circularity Officer – BIBM, Belgium
09:00 – 10:30 GREENing in the value chain
- “Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Industry”
Thomas Guillot | Chief Executive – GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association), UK - “Carbon capture in cement industry”
Rob van der Meer | Industrial Policy Director – Cembureau (European Cement Association), Belgium
11:00 – 12:30 Future perspectives for Precast
- “75% material savings in foundations by using 3D-printing technology – additional business line for precasters?”
Topi Paananen | IPHA Board member, CEO – Peikko Group, Finland
Fernando De los Rios | CEO – Hyperion Robotics, Spain - “Rudus Biodiversity Programme – Experiences and Opportunities for the Precast Concrete Sector”
Terhi Rauhamaki | Quality and Environmental Manager – Rudus Oy, Finland
12:30 – 13:15 Closure Session
- “The Re-use of girders”
Wietse de Jong | Projectmanager of the Circular bridges and overpasses – Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands
Innovation Workshop
Thursday, 28/09/2023
- “Quality and performance of PVA fibres for durable constructions”
Tomoka Yoshida, Researcher – Kuraray Europe GmbH, Germany - “MasterCO2re™: Intelligent Cluster System for Low-clinker Concrete Production”
Gaetano Guarino, Customer Segment Manager Precast and MCP Europe – Master Builders Solutions, Germany - “Green BIM – Digital Solutions for Sustainability in the Precast Industry”
Ramon Steins, Sales Director APAC, MEA, BeNeLux, UK & the Nordics – ALLPLAN, Austria - “Boost quality and reduce costs: Benefits and new options of laser projection systems”
Max Mandt-Merck, Business Development and Sales Manager – LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen, Germany - “Part 1: Aalborg White: Looking forward to a more sustainable Future / Part 2: Presentation of several projets / products, produced with UPHC – Aalborg”
Frank Brandt and Jan Laroy – Aalborg Portland Belgium, Belgium - “Usage of Steel Fiber in Precast and the Impact on Sustainability”
Kadir Aktas, Precast Segment Manager – NV Bekaert SA, Belgium - “Industry 4.0 – Houses directly from the assembly line”
Robert Neubauer, Managing Partner – RIB SAA Software Engineering GmbH, Austria - “The Liebherr solution: economic and sustainable concrete production”
Rüdiger Dalhoff , Head of Product Sales and Management for concrete mixing plants – Liebherr Mischtechnik GmbH, Germany - “Discover solutions for PC Factory; Productivity improvement by automatic rebar tying system”
Sander van Harn, Salesmanager – MAX EUROPE B.V., Japan - “A pathway for the reduction of carbon footprint in reinforced concrete construction”
Roberto Saccone, Civil Engineer, Senior Project Manager – Mapei SpA, Italy - “Using synthetic fibers for concrete (and asphalt) solutions for environmental and efficiency reasons”
Marc Witbreuk and Wim Ronsse, Convez, the Netherlands - “The sustainability potential of colour pigments for precast concrete solutions”
Jean-Marc Casu, Technical Marketing Manager – Harold Scholz & Co. GmbH, Germany - “Introducing the world‘s lowestemission hollow core slabs”
Mikko Marjalaakso, Senior Sales Manager – Betolar Plc, Finland
Friday, 29/09/2023
- “Future prespectives for precast – BIBM vision”
Alessio Rimoldi (Secretary General), Magdalena Herbik (Public Affairs & Communications Manager) and Ebru Akgün (Sustainability & Circularity Officer – BIBM (Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry), Belgium - “Stay Lean & Be Resilient with NewGen UniCAM”
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Daniela Kücken, Head of Customer Service –
Unitechnik Systems GmbH, Germany