PROGRAMME

MORNING SESSION

08:30 – 09:30
Coffee and registration

09:30 – 09:45   
OPENING REMARKS
Conference chair, Helen Joyce, Brazil bureau chief, The Economist
WELCOME
James King, managing director, KHL Group

09:45 – 10:15
Latin America and Brazil: the political and economic prospects for the construction industry
Helen Joyce, Brazil bureau chief, The Economist

10:15 – 10:50
KEYNOTE: Dealing with growth: Key issues facing the crane rental market in Brazil

Giancarlo Rigon, director, BSM Engenharia and member of Sobratema

This presentation will cover:

• The overall construction equipment market in Brazil has been growing strongly
• This trend should continue, thanks to major investments in infrastructure
• Crane demand is mainly driven by great expansion of the offshore oil industry
• Several international crane manufacturers sell in Brazil, alongside some local firms; quality and training are key

10:50 – 11:00
Q & A

11:00 – 11:20
Morning coffee

11:20 – 11:50
How manufacturers can improve their response to customers’ changing needs and fast growing markets

François Jourdan, vice president, Terex Cranes Global Marketing

This presentation will cover:

• How a global crane manufacturer can respond to local needs
• Understanding growing markets and customer needs
• Improving customer responsiveness
• Thinking global, acting local

11:50 – 12:25    
Safety and wind turbine construction and transportation

David Rodrigues, CCO, Makro Engenharia

This presentation will cover:

• History of the cranes and technology
• History of the wind turbine market and technology
• Special cranes applications for the wind sector
• Special transport for wind sector
• Risk factors for wind market

12:25 – 12:50    
The latest technology of tower cranes for the safety on job-sites.

Andreas Heipl, project manager, Liebherr-Werk Biberach

This presentation will cover:

• Safety-related control systems
• Standards and regulations
• Inspections of tower cranes

12:50 – 13:10    
Q & A

13:10 – 14:00     
LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSION

14:00 – 14:25
Barriers to development; the challenges facing Brazil’s heavy transport sector

João Dominici, executive vice president, Sindipesa

This presentation will cover
The sector is dealing with:

• Antiquated infrastructure
• Qualified work-force shortages

But the prospects are good:

• Brazil has a huge domestic market with a population of 200 million
• It is the sixth largest economy in the world and growing
• More than US$ 700 billion in investments by 2016 and preparation is underway for the World Cup and the Olympic Games

14:25 – 14:50    
ALE’s Mega Jack System – an industry innovation shows its strength in Latin America

Javier Martinez, executive director Spain and the Americas, ALE

The presentation will cover:

• The constant challenges facing the heavy lift and transportation sectors in lifting and moving increasingly heavy items.
• Looking at how new equipment is being developed to meet this challenge.
• A case study about the Mega Jack system and its application within the heavy lifting industry.

14:50 – 15:15    
Global best practice in heavy transport: The need for worldwide standardization in training, safety and engineering practice

Marco van Daal, founder and owner, The Works International, head of Caribbean Heavy Lift & Transport

The presentation will cover

• The global need for a standardization of training, engineering and safety practices for the heavy transport sector worldwide
• Examples of mature industries that have already established such standards and implemented them
• Ask why a specialized industry such as heavy transport has not adopted them yet.
• Show how equipment manufacturers, transport companies and end clients alike would all benefit from standardization

15:15 – 15:25    
Q & A

15:25 – 15:45    
Afternoon tea

15:45 – 16:10    
Safety and the operation of hydraulic gantries

Camilo Filho, technical director, IPS Engenharia de Rigging, and member of Sindipesa


The presentation will cover:

• The main components of hydraulic gantries
• Hydraulic gantries as a real option for heavy lifting
• Mobilisation and demobilisation of gantry systems is cheap and easy compared to other equipment
• The hydraulic gantry is a lower cost substitute for cranes both in confined and open areas
• As with any load moving equipment, its use needs operator training and pre-job planning

16:10 – 16:35
Certification in the lift zone: Can global standards apply in Latin America?
Graham Brent, executive director, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, USA

The presentation will cover:

• Certification as the “new normal” of construction
• Documenting safety benefits that accrue from certification
• What test data analysis tells us about crane operation
• How certification stimulates training and employment
• The case for global construction

16:35 – 17:00    
China rising: the arrival of one of the top Chinese manufacturers in the Brazilian market and its plans for the future
Ledio Vidotti, director, GTM Maquinas e Equipamentos and XCMG distributor in Brazil.

17:00 – 17:25
Effective teamwork: how manufacturers and users can work together to deliver successful specialized transport projects

Rainer Auerbacher, area sales manager, heavy duty modules, Goldhofer

17:25 – 17:45
Q & A

17:45 – 20:00
Drinks and networking reception

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme at any time