The ERA Convention 2024 took place at the EPIC SANA Marquês Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, on 15 and 16 May 2024 alongside the European Rental Awards.
The ERA Convention is the premier event for the European equipment rental industry and brings together more than 300 leading voices from the industry to network, learn, and share.
Palácio da Rocha do Conde d’Óbidos (Palácio da Cruz Vermelha /Red Cross Palace)
Jardim 9 de Abril, 1 a 5
1249-083 Lisboa – Portugal
A perfect way to get to know Lisbon! An official Portuguese guide took us through the historic city centre and showed us the city’s most beautiful sights.
During the walk, we discovered the picturesque streets of Lisbon, the charming Rossio Square, the famous Praça do Comércio Square, and so on.
9.30 – 12.30
VISIT OF RENTAL BRANCHES AROUND LISBON – GAM AND MACHRENT
There is 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.
12.30 – 13.30
QUICK LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30
PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – DECARBONISATION – Room Chiado
Decarbonisation and carbon calculation in the European rental companies
Panel on Decarbonisation – Opportunities and challenges for the rental companies and their customers
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
15.30 – 16.30
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
16.30 – 18.00
PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 – ENERGY TRANSITION – Room Chiado
Comparison of the Energy Transition in the construction equipment industry with the car industry, Pranav Jaswani, IDTechEx
Energy transition scenarios in the construction industry, Luís Veiga Martins, Nova School of Business and Economics
Panel on energy transition – How can rental companies and OEMs accelerate the energy transition?
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
18.00 – 18.30 – Room Lapa
ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Open to direct members of ERA and all participants
19.00 – 20.30
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS COCKTAIL
20.30 – 23.00 – Room Chiado
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER – Room Chiado
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
Our ERA Convention will count with interpreters (translationg english to portuguese), as it is crucial for us that language is not a barrier for participation.
9.00 – 9.30
PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – MARKET TRENDS – Room Chiado
Update Rental Forecast and Construction 2024-25, Martin Seban, KPMG
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
9.30 – 10.00
COFFEE BREAK
10.00 – 11.45
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP PROMOTION AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS – Working in rental for a sustainable future (Room Estrela I)
Moderator: Pierre-Yves Rallet and Jose Blanco, Committee Chairmen
WORKSHOP TECHNICAL – Energy transition in rental (Room Castelo I-IV)
Moderator: Klavs Otisons
WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY – How to best promote and use the carbon reporting guidance? (Room Lapa I+II)
Moderator: Douglas McLuckie, Committee Chairman
WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP – Impact of AI on the equipment rental industry (Room Chiado III)
11.45 – 12.45
CONCLUSION OF THE CONVENTION – Room Chiado
Artificial intelligence, the Good Future! – Guest Speaker, Calum Chace
Closing of the Convention, Arne Severin, Vice-President, ERA
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
12.45 – 14.00
NETWORKING LUNCH
Nicklas helps organisations reinvent their definition of Talent to a more inclusive one and empower HR professionals to be the best possible support for the employees and for themselves.
From his time as a sport psychology consultant for Olympians and World Champions, HR Manager in a Tech company and Partner in a startup, he learned that we all have talents.
He also learned that the mindset of HR and ability to navigate in an ever-changing world with a complicated network of stakeholders is pivotal for maintaining engagement and motivation for HR themselves.
As he says, “In HR we are always servicing everyone else, but we also need to learn how to serve ourselves”.
As a keynote speaker he has inspired and empowered HR, leaders and employees across Europe, Asia and the United States. By combining humour and energy with research and real-life cases from the environments he have been a part of, he always leaves a the audience energised and ready to take on their challenges head on!
The 16th annual European Rental Awards took place on the evening of 15 of May 2024 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 2024 European Rental Awards here.
Douglas McLuckie, Ashtead Group Plc:
Olivier Colleau, Kiloutou
Luís Veiga Martins, Nova School of Business and Economics
Paola Eydieu, KPMG
Martin Seban, KPMG
If you wish to receive IDTechEx’s presentation, please contact Pranav Jaswani at [email protected]
You can find the presentations of the workshops below:
Please find attached the pictures from the ERA Convention 2024 at Lisbon, Portugal.