ERA Convention

June 15-16 2022

ERA Convention 2022: ‘Rental in Transition’

Q: PROGRAMME - 15 JUNE, DAY 1

8.30 – 14.00 REGISTRATION 9.30 – 12.30 RENTAL DEPOT VISITS – Ramirent and Storent There are a limited number of places, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If all places have been allocated, people wishing to join the visits will be placed on a reserve list. 13.00 – 14.00 QUICK LUNCH AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION 14.00 – 15.30 PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – WELCOME and EU GREEN TRANSITION – Opening of the Convention, Pierre Boels, President, ERA – Welcome to the Baltic States and introduction to the EU Green Deal, Irena Švilpe, European Commission Representation in Latvia – Presentation of the Rail Baltica project, Ēriks Diļevs – Climate change, energy transition and implications on construction and rental, Jacopo Brunelli, Boston Consulting Group – The impact of the EU Green Deal on contractors, Domenico Campogrande, FIEC – European Construction Industry Federation Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis 15.30 – 16.30 COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING 16.30 – 18.00 PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 – ENERGIES OF THE FUTURE – State of play and trends in the energy transition – decarbonisation and electrification of non-road machinery, Alex Woodrow, Knibb, Gormezano and Partners – Panel with OEMs on new energy technologies and their impact on equipment rental, Ian Pratt, JCB, Laurent Bonnaure, Manitou, Alexander Greschner, Wacker Neuson, and Tora Leifland, Volvo Construction Equipment Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis 18.00 – 18.30 ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 19.00 – 20.30 EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS COCKTAIL 20.30 – 23.00 EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

Q: PROGRAMME - 16 JUNE, DAY 2

9.00 – 9.30 PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – STATISTICS – Trends in the European Rental Industry – Update Forecast 2022-23, Michel Petitjean, Secretary General, ERA Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis 9.30 – 10.00 COFFEE BREAK 10.00 – 11.45 WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP PROMOTION – Accompanying the green transition – Promotion Committee Report, Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman – Presentation – Expanding and reinforcing accessible digital tools to serve the green transition, Adrien Montoille, Hiboo – Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’ Moderator: Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman WORKSHOP TECHNICAL – First step in future technologies – Technical Committee Report, Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman – Presentation – The future power grid at a construction site, Barbara Gregorio and Sergio Salvador, Atlas Copco – Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’ Moderator: Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY – Measuring the road to net zero – Sustainability Committee Report, Mark Bradshaw, Committee Chairman – Presentation – ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator – release version 2.0, Gian Luca Benci, Alias – Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’ Moderator: Mark Bradshaw, Committee Chairman WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP – Digital Transition in Rental – Future Group Report – Presentation – Preliminary findings on the ‘Impact of Digitalisation on Rental’, John Spear and David Riley, epi Consulting – Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’ Moderator: Daniela Niederstaetter 11.45 – 12.45 CONCLUSION OF THE CONVENTION Samsø – a circular economy community! Søren Hermansen, Samsø Energy Academy Closing of the Convention, President-Elect, ERA Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis 12.45 – 14.00 NETWORKING LUNCH

Q: PARTICIPANT LIST

The latest participant list is available here.

Q: PRESENTATIONS

PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – WELCOME AND EU GREEN TRANSITION European Green Deal, Irena Švilpe, European Commission Representation in Latvia Rail Baltica, Ēriks Diļevs, RB Rail AS Climate change, energy transition and implications on construction and rental, Jacopo Brunelli, Boston Consulting Group The impact of the EU Green Deal on contractors, Domenico Campogrande, FIEC PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 – ENERGIES OF THE FUTURE State of play and trends in the energy transition – decarbonisation and electrification of non-road machinery, Alex Woodrow, Knibb, Gormezano and Partners PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – STATISTICS Trends in the European Rental Industry – Update Forecast 2022-23, Michel Petitjean, Secretary General, ERA WORKSHOP PROMOTION Promotion Committee Report, Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman Expanding and reinforcing accessible digital tools to serve the green transition, Adrien Montoille, Hiboo ERA and Lectura rental survey WORKSHOP TECHNICAL The future power grid at a construction site, Barbara Gregorio and Sergio Salvador, Atlas Copco WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability Committee Report, Mark Bradshaw, Committee Chairman ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator v2.0, Gian Luca Benci, Alias WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP Future Group Report, Daniela Niederstaetter, Future Group member Preliminary findings on the ‘Impact of Digitalisation on Rental’, John Spear and David Riley, epi Consulting GUEST SPEAKER Samsø – a circular economy community!, Søren Hermansen, Samsø Energy Academy

Details

Date

15-16 Jun 2022

Venue

Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga Elizabetes Street 55 Riga, LV-1010 Latvia

Go to map

RADISSON BLU LATVIJA CONFERENCE & SPA HOTEL, RIGA

The ERA Convention 2022 took place on 15 and 16 June 2022 at the Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel in Riga, Latvia, alongside the European Rental Awards.

Over 340 people from 26 countries attended the event, which focused on ‘Rental in Transition’, addressing the European Green Deal, energies of the future and the place and role of the equipment rental industry in the transition.

See the video, photos and presentations below.

We look forward to seeing you again at the next ERA Convention on 7 and 8 June 2023 in Maastricht, which will take place together with IRE, APEX and the European Rental Awards.

FAQ

PROGRAMME - 15 JUNE, DAY 1

8.30 – 14.00
REGISTRATION

9.30 – 12.30
RENTAL DEPOT VISITS – Ramirent and Storent
There are a limited number of places, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If all places have been allocated, people wishing to join the visits will be placed on a reserve list.

13.00 – 14.00
QUICK LUNCH AND TABLE-TOP EXHIBITION

14.00 – 15.30
PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – WELCOME and EU GREEN TRANSITION

– Opening of the Convention, Pierre Boels, President, ERA
– Welcome to the Baltic States and introduction to the EU Green Deal, Irena Švilpe, European Commission Representation in Latvia
– Presentation of the Rail Baltica project, Ēriks Diļevs
– Climate change, energy transition and implications on construction and rental, Jacopo Brunelli, Boston Consulting Group
– The impact of the EU Green Deal on contractors, Domenico Campogrande, FIEC – European Construction Industry Federation

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

15.30 – 16.30
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

16.30 – 18.00
PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 – ENERGIES OF THE FUTURE

– State of play and trends in the energy transition – decarbonisation and electrification of non-road machinery, Alex Woodrow, Knibb, Gormezano and Partners
– Panel with OEMs on new energy technologies and their impact on equipment rental, Ian Pratt, JCB, Laurent Bonnaure, Manitou, Alexander Greschner, Wacker Neuson, and Tora Leifland, Volvo Construction Equipment

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

18.00 – 18.30
ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19.00 – 20.30
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS COCKTAIL

20.30 – 23.00
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

PROGRAMME - 16 JUNE, DAY 2

9.00 – 9.30
PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – STATISTICS

– Trends in the European Rental Industry – Update Forecast 2022-23, Michel Petitjean, Secretary General, ERA

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

9.30 – 10.00
COFFEE BREAK

10.00 – 11.45
WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP PROMOTION – Accompanying the green transition

– Promotion Committee Report, Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman
– Presentation – Expanding and reinforcing accessible digital tools to serve the green transition, Adrien Montoille, Hiboo
– Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’

Moderator: Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP TECHNICAL – First step in future technologies

– Technical Committee Report, Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman
– Presentation – The future power grid at a construction site, Barbara Gregorio and Sergio Salvador, Atlas Copco
– Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’

Moderator: Martin Sebestyen, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY – Measuring the road to net zero

– Sustainability Committee Report, Mark Bradshaw, Committee Chairman
– Presentation – ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator – release version 2.0, Gian Luca Benci, Alias
– Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’

Moderator: Mark Bradshaw, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP – Digital Transition in Rental

– Future Group Report
– Presentation – Preliminary findings on the ‘Impact of Digitalisation on Rental’, John Spear and David Riley, epi Consulting
– Debate with questions in relation to ‘Rental in Transition’

Moderator: Daniela Niederstaetter

11.45 – 12.45
CONCLUSION OF THE CONVENTION

Samsø – a circular economy community! Søren Hermansen, Samsø Energy Academy
Closing of the Convention, President-Elect, ERA

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

12.45 – 14.00
NETWORKING LUNCH

EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS

The 15th European Rental Awards took place on 15 June 2022 at the end of the first day of the Convention. The Awards are jointly organised by the European Rental Association (ERA) and International Rental News (IRN).

Read more about the 2022 European Rental Awards here.