ERA Convention 2018 - "Tomorrow's customers"

Sponsorship

ERA offers sponsorship opportunities for the European Rental Awards Dinner and for the Convention.
ERA is very pleased to announce that the following companies have already accepted to be Sponsors:
- Gold sponsors: Caterpillar, Hilti, Perkins and Volvo
- ERA Cocktail sponsor: Wacker Neuson
- Programme sponsor: Dynamics Software + HSO
- Lanyards sponsor: SmartEquip

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Table-top exhibition

As in previous years, we are offering companies to profile themselves at the ERA's Convention by taking part in the table top exhibition just outside the main meeting rooms.

To ensure the highest level of networking opportunities between participants to the Convention and exhibitors, all coffee breaks, the cocktail of 23 May and the lunch of 24 May will take place in the exhibition area of the Convention.

The following companies have already decided to exhibit:
- Altrex
- Armada Dynamics
- Atlas Copco
- Bravi Platforms
- Brendon Powerwashers,
- Containex,
- Ditch Witch,
- Generac,
- Husqvarna GmbH,
- IPAF,
- Kaeser Kompressoren,
- Pricemoov
- Sandhills
- Sycor GmbH,
- Thwaites Ltd,
- Trackunit,
- Yanmar Construction
- ZTR Control Systems.

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European Rental Awards 2018

There will be seven awards, five for companies and two for individuals. The winners will be announced on 23 May 2018 at the awards dinner in Vienna, Austria, during the European Rental Association’s annual convention.

The award categories are:

• Large Rental Company of the Year (>€15m revenues)

• Small/Medium Sized Rental Company of the Year (<€15m revenues)

• Rental Product of the Year

• ERA Technical Committee Award

• ERA Sustainability Committee Award

• Rental Person of the Year

• Lifetime Achievement Award

For more information, please consult KHL's website, http://www.khl-group.com/events/rentalawards/.

Registration

Participants list is available here

As every year, members of European national associations or of IPAF can benefit from the same rate as ERA members when registering to the Convention.

	(EUR)
ERA Members
Convention and European Rental Awards Dinner	450
Convention only	300
European Rental Awards Dinner only	200

Non-Members
Convention and European Rental Awards Dinner	900
Convention only	800
European Rental Awards Dinner only	200

Programme

ERA Convention
“Tomorrow’s Customers”
Vienna – 23 and 24 May 2018

PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY – 23 May 2018
*08.00 - 14.00* *Conference Centre*	*REGISTRATION*
*11.00 - 13.00*	*Rental services in practice: visit of the Austria Campus job site (Vienna), organised by Zeppelin Rental GmbH* *(Optional, open to participants to the ERA Convention)*
*13.00 – 14.00* *Exhibition Area*	*LUNCH BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION*
*14.00 - 15.30* *Plenary room*	*PLENARY SESSION* *Opening of the Convention, Pierre Boels, President, ERA* *Reinventing construction: a route to higher productivity, David Rockhill, McKinsey & Company* *Adaptation to changes in customer behaviour, Michel Taride, Hertz International* *Moderator: Nadine Dereza*
*15.30 - 16.30* *Exhibition Area*	*COFFEE BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION*
*16.30 - 17.30* *Plenary room*	*PLENARY SESSION* *Equipment Procurement strategies from customers, Jeff Eisenberg, Claremont Consulting* *Trends in the European Rental Industry, Michel Petitjean, Secretary General, ERA* *Moderator: Nadine Dereza*
*17.30 – 18.30* *Plenary room*	*ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY*
*19.00 - 20.00* *Exhibition Area*	*COCKTAIL AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION*
*20.00 - 23.00* *Plenary room*	*EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER* *Moderator: Nadine Dereza*

THURSDAY – 24 May 2018
*08.30 - 10.30*	*WORKSHOP PROMOTION -* *How to connect and better interact with tomorrow’s customers* *Promotion Committee Report, Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman* *Connecting to Customers through Innovation, Pierre-Alain Masson, Caterpillar* *Debate with questions in relation to online market places and to improvement of the customer experience* *Moderator: Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman*
	*WORKSHOP TECHNICAL -* Engaging with the OEMs to offer the best experience to our customers *Technical Committee Report, Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman* *The job site of the Future - Influence of BIM in construction, Frank Dahlhoff, Sitech* *Debate with questions in relation to rental equipment needs of the future and ownership of data* *Moderator: Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman*
	*WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY -* *Green challenges for today and tomorrow* *Sustainability Committee Report, Kevin Haycock, Committee Chairman* *Debate with questions in relation to the customers’ green targets* *Moderator: Kevin Haycock, Committee Chairman*
	*WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP -* *Who are Tomorrow’s Customers?* *Future Group Report* *Debate with questions in relation to new consumption styles of diginatives applied to the equipment rental business*
*10.30 - 11.30* *Exhibition Area*	*COFFEE BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION*
*11.30-13.30* *Plenary room*	*REPORT ON WORKSHOPS* *Rapporteurs:* *Pierre-Yves Rallet, Promotion Committee Chairman* *Martin Sebestyen, Technical Committee Chairman* *Kevin Haycock, Sustainability Committee Chairman* *Tomi Sundberg, Future Group* *Moderator: Nadine Dereza*
	*GUEST SPEAKER* *Viktor MAYER-SCHOENBERGER*
	*Closing of the Convention, Pierre Boels, President, ERA*
*13.30-15.30* *Exhibition Area*	*NETWORKING LUNCH AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION*

Accomodation

The attendees to the Convention can benefit from special Convention rates at the Hotel Savoyen, Rennweg 16, 1030 Wien, Austria:
• EUR 180 per room per night (single occupancy), including breakfast,
• EUR 200 per room per night (double occupancy), including breakfast.

To book a room, please use this link: www.austria-trend.at/book/ERAConvention2018.

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