ERA Convention 2016: ‘The next 10 years’

TUESDAY – 7 June 2016

18.00 – 23.00
ERA ANNIVERSARY DINNER
Reserved to the ERA members (by invitation only)

WEDNESDAY – 8 June 2016

08.00 – 14.30 Conference Centre
REGISTRATION

08.30 – 13.00
Rental Depot visit (optional, open to participants to the ERA Convention)
Visit of a Cramo depot or of a Ramirent depot in the Stockholm area

13.00 – 14.30 Exhibition Area 
LUNCH BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

14.30 – 16.00 Plenary room 
PLENARY SESSION
Opening of the Convention and welcome to Sweden, Vesa Koivula, President, ERA
The first ten years of ERA,  Gerard Deprez, Loxam
Circular Economy & Business Models Opportunities, Egbert de Jong, DLL
Emerging Technologies & Potential Applications, Robert Messina, JLG
Moderator: Nadine Dereza

16.00 – 16.30 Exhibition Area 
COFFEE BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

16.30 – 17.30 Plenary room 
PLENARY SESSION
Rental expectations in construction, Christina Lindbäck, NCC
Trends in the European Rental Industry, Michel Petitjean, Secretary General, ERA
Moderator: Nadine Dereza

17.30 – 18.00 Exhibition Area 
BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

18.00 – 19.00 Plenary room    
ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19.30 – 20.30 Exhibition Area 
COCKTAIL AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

20.30-23.00 Plenary room
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER
Moderator: Nadine Dereza

THURSDAY – 9 June 2016

08.30 – 10.30
WORKSHOP MARKETING & DIGITALISATION
New generations and attractiveness of the industry
Promotion Committee Report, Fiona Perrin, Committee Chairwoman
Presentation of equipment TCO calculator, Gian Luca Benci, Alias
Debate with questions in relation to digitalisation and industry attractiveness
Moderator: Fiona Perrin, Committee Chairwoman

WORKSHOP TECHNICAL & EQUIPMENT
Technical Committee Report, Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman
Life after Rental, Christian Sonneville, Ritchie Bros
Debate with questions in relation to the future of equipment and the benefits from using Big Data
Moderator: Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY & PROFITABILITY
How to reach for sustainable success and growth for a rental company?
Sustainability Committee Report, Franciska Janzon, Committee Chairwoman
Sustainability boosts Profitability and drives your business the next 10 Years, Hans Odink, Dynamics Software
Debate with questions in relation to how to use sustainability initiatives to manage risk, drive growth or improve returns on capital
Moderator: Franciska Janzon, Committee Chairwoman

10.30 – 11.30 Exhibition Area
COFFEE BREAK AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

11.30-13.30 Plenary room
REPORT ON WORKSHOPS
Rapporteurs: Fiona Perrin, Promotion Committee Chairwoman; Martin Sebestyen, Technical Committee Chairman; Franciska Janzon, Sustainability Committee Chairwoman
Moderator: Nadine Dereza

GUEST SPEAKER
Kjell A. Nordstrom – “Cities, Women and Machines – The Art of Making Money in the 21 Century”
Closing of the Convention, President – Elect, ERA

13.30-15.30 Exhibition Area 
NETWORKING LUNCH AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

Gold Sponsors:
– Caterpillar
– Hilti
– Perkins
– Volvo

Silver Sponsors:
– Jungheinrich
– Trackunit

Cocktail Sponsor:
– Niftylift

Lanyard Sponsor:
– SmartEquip

The following companies exhibited:
– Ammann
– Annata
– Armada
– Atlas Copco
– Brendon Powerwashers
– Containex
– Dantherm Air Handling
– Ditch Witch International.
– Dynamics Software
– Generac
– Hifi Filter / Jura Filtration
– Hinowa
– HTC Sweden
– Husqvarna
– Imcoinsa Machinery & Tools
– Kaeser Kompressoren SE
– KHL
– MCS Italy
– Perkins
– Thwaites
– Trackunit
– Swepac
– Yanmar