Programme

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Wednesday 17 October 

 CECE Internal meetings

•  9.30 - 13.30  International Statistics Committee | room Puccini
• 11.00 - 13.30 Executive Committee | room Raffaello
• 14.00 - 17.30 Statistical Commission | room Puccini
• 14.30 - 16.30 Steering Group | room Raffaello
• 16.30 - 17.00 General Assembly | room Raffaello
• 17.30 - 19.00 Concrete Equipment Product Group | room Raffaello

19.30 - 22.00 Seated Welcome Dinner: Italian Food Experience

Thursday 18 October .

8.30 - 9.00 Registration

Morning plenary session | room Botticelli + Tintoretto

Moderation by Riccardo Viaggi, CECE Secretary General

9.00 – Opening speeches

• Enrico Prandini, CECE President
• Barbara Bonvissuto, Head of Unit, Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, DG Grow, European Commission

9.45 Luca Nutarelli, UNACEA Secretary General

9.50 - Keynote speeches

Luca Chittaro, professor of Human Computer Interaction, University of Udine - The Human-Machine Interface: problems, solutions, frontiers

Kjetil Tonning, FIEC President - How the customer is changing: the point of view of building contractors

Xavier du Boÿs, Chairman, Groupe Kiloutou - How the customer is changing: the point of view of equipment rental companies

11.00 - 11.30 Networking break

11.30-13.30 – Panel discussions

• Panel 1: The Human-Machine Interface
• Enrico Prandini, CECE President
• Federico Pagliacci, Development Vice-President, Soilmec spa - Trevi Group
• Luca Chittaro, professor of Human Computer Interaction, University of Udine
• Robert Laux, SVP Operations, Bomag, acting Chair of CECE High-Level Technical Policy Advisory Group
• Stefano Boy, European Trade Union Institute 
• Panel 2: How the customer is changing: an open debate to a common vision
• Carl Gustaf Göransson, Brand President Case Construction Equipment and New Holland Construction
• Kjetil Tonning, FIEC President
• Xavier du Boÿs, Chairman, Groupe Kiloutou
• Frank Siefert, Managing Director Design, Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH

13.30 - 14.30 Networking lunch

14.30 - 15.30 Deep-dive Session - Digitalisation of sales in construction equipment: debate and exchange of best practices | room Botticelli + Tintoretto

Moderation by Riccardo Viaggi, CECE Secretary General

• Michele Vitulano, Marketing Director, Indeco
• Felipe Urrutia, Director Strategic Accounts Europe, Ritchie Bros.

15.30 - 16.00 Networking break 

16.00-16.30 Inspirational speech by Christine Conrad, Managing Director of Conrad GmbH | room Botticelli + Tintoretto

Scale-models as brand awareness and marketing tool. A manufacturer’s experience

19.00 - 23.00 Gala Dinner

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Friday 19 October 

8.30 - 9.45  Regulatory Update | room Tintoretto + Raffaello

Moderation by Stefan Nilsson, Global Director Laws & Regulations, Volvo CE

• Jason Ong, General Manager for European Technical Regulations, Komatsu Europe International - Project Team Engine Emissions, Project Team Machinery
• Darius Soßdorf, Technical Adviser, VDMA - Project Team 3R and Noise
• Stephan Belaen, Technical Policy Manager, CECE - Project Team Road Circulation
• Hinrich Kress, Sales Support Manager, Sandvik - Project Team European Data Policy
• Dale Camsell, Senior Technical Consultant, CEA - Brexit update
• Q&A session

10.00 - 13.30  Economic Forum: The global reach of China in industry and infrastructure | room Botticelli

Moderation by Sandy Guthrie, Editor, Construction Europe

• 10.00  Opening lecture by Jost Wüebbeke, Sinolytics
• Made in China 2025 – a global leadership Industrial Strategy
• The Belt and Road Initiative
• 10.30  Panel debate
  • Philippe Citroën, Director General, UNIFE – EU industry association of rail manufacturers
  • Howard Dale, LiuGong Dressta
  • Federico Pagliacci – VP for Development, Soilmec spa - Trevi Group 

11.30 - 12.00 Networking break

• 12.00  Presentations
• The construction and infrastructure sector – trends and tendencies
  by Martin Seban, IHS MARKIT
• Update on the Construction Equipment markets – with a focus on China 
  by Chris Sleight, Off-Highway Research 
•  12.50  Q&A session
    
  
•  13.25  Conclusions by the moderator

10.00 - 13.30  Technical Forum: Telematics for construction machinery - what next? | room Tintoretto + Raffaello

Moderation by Marie Poidevin, CISMA

• 10.00  Opening by Robert Laux, Chair of CECE HLTPAG, BOMAG
  
  
• 10.10  Presentations
• Data science and telematics solutions
  by Tom Valbak, TrackUnit
• Telematics for construction machinery
  by Mohamed Abd El Salam, CNHi
• An example of communication protocols for road construction
  by Anton Demarmels, Ammann 
• Future trends telematics in the off-highway industry
  by Peter van der Vlugt, AEF
   

11.30  - 12.00 Networking break

• 12:00  Presentation of CECE digitalisation project
  by Davide Meinero, I&D Consulting, S.I.R.I.O.   
           
• 12.30  Panel debate – Commenting the main findings of CECE Digitalisation Project
  • Mohamed Abd El Salam, CNHi
  • Tom Valbak, TrackUnit
  • Peter van der Vlugt, AEF
  • Anton Demarmels, Ammann
    
    
• 13.25  Conclusions by the moderator

13.30 - 14.30 Networking lunch

CECE Internal Meetings: Product Groups

• 14.30 - 16.30 Hydraulic Attachment Tools Product Group | room Puccini
• 14.30 - 16.30 Tower Cranes Product Group | room Verdi