Confirmed speaker line-up for World Crane and Transport Summit in Dublin

Three keynote speeches from senior crane and transport industry figures plus round-table sessions on wind turbine lifting and transport and staff recruitment and retention will form the cornerstones of the World Crane and Transport Summit (WCTS) in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 and 19 November.

The event, organised by International Cranes and Specialized Transport and American Cranes & Transport (ACT) magazines, with exclusive event partner SC&RA, will feature Wim Sarens (Sarens), Dean Barley (Tadano) and Doug Williams (Buckner Companies) as keynote speakers, plus specialists from Liebherr, Collett & Sons, Faymonville, Project Logistics, ProMiles Software and ING Research.

Maurice van Sante, a senior economist at ING, will provide the latest forecasts on worldwide construction and industrial activity.

The conference will be opened by Joel Dandrea, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) CEO.

The full programme, with provisional timings, is here. The event starts on 18 November with a Dublin city visit and evening networking reception, followed by the conference on 19 November.

Tickets can be booked here, and include Standard, VIP and VIP-plus hotel options. An early bird discount of 20 per cent is available until 18 July.

The speaker line-up includes the following:

KEYNOTES
Wim Sarens, CEO, Sarens
Dean Barley, president and CEO, Pan-America, Tadano Cranes
Doug Williams, chairman, Buckner Companies

Doug Williams, Buckner Companies.

MARKET DATA
Overview of construction market forecasts and trends
Maurice van Sante, senior economist construction and team lead sectors, ING Research

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
The people problem: finding and keeping a skilled workforce
Blanca Claeyssens, managing director, ASA France
Lisa Faymonville, head of human resources, Faymonville
Katie Kelleher, technical and development officer, Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA)
Kleopatra Kyrimi, group marketing & communications manager, Sarens
Kevin Kwateng, CEO, Project Logistics
Moderator: Niamh Marriott, deputy editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

Challenges for lifting and transport on wind energy projects
David Collett, managing director, Collett & Sons
Doug Williams, chairman, Buckner Companies
Other participants to be confirmed
Moderator: Alex Dahm, editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

OTHER TOPICS
Digital assistance systems for crane safety and safe operations
Liebherr Ehingen: speaker to be confirmed

Transforming specialized transport operations: leveraging next-gen technologies
Steven Todd, executive vice president – permitting, ProMiles Software Development Corp

More information is on the conference website.

Thank you to the event sponsors

Gold sponsors for the event are Liebherr and Tadano.

Breakfast sponsor is Engineered Rigging, and supporting sponsors are Big Apple logistics and Conductix-Wampfler.