Coffee and registration

OPENING REMARKS: conference chair

TOPIC: Prospects for the construction economy – a Brazilian and Latin American perspective
SPEAKER: Helen Joyce, Brazil bureau chief, The Economist

KEYNOTE: Dealing with growth: Key issues facing the crane rental market in Brazil
SPEAKER: 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, along side some local firms; quality and training are key

Q & A

Morning coffee

TOPIC: How manufacturers can improve their response to customers' changing needs and fast growing markets
SPEAKER: Francois Jourdan – Vice President – Terex Cranes Global Marketing

TOPIC: Safety and wind turbine construction and transportation
SPEAKER: David Rodrigues, CCO, Makro Engenharia

What 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

TOPIC: China forum: strategy and the growth of China's crane manufacturers
SPEAKERS TO BE CONFIRMED

Q & A

Lunch

TOPIC: Barriers to development; the challenges facing Brazil’s heavy transport sector
SPEAKER: João Dominici, Executive Vice President, Sindipesa

The presentation will cover the key issues facing Brazil’s heavy transportation sector and its prospects.

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 are underway for the World Cup and the Olympic Games

TOPIC: ALE's Mega Jack System – an industry innovation shows its strength in Latin America
SPEAKER: Javier Martinez, executive director Spain and the Americas, ALE’s technical advisor, civil construction engineering division, ALE

This presentation will cover:

• Focusing on the constant challenge present with the heavylift and transportation sector to lift and move increasingly heavy items.
• Looking at how new equipment is being developed to meet this challenge.
• A case study on the Mega Jack system and its application within the heavylifting industry.

TOPIC: Global best practice in heavy transport: The need for worldwide standardisation in training, safety and engineering practice
SPEAKER: Marco van Daal, founder and owner, The Works International, head of Caribbean Heavy Lift & Transport

Marco van Daal's presentation will explain

• the global need for a standardization of training, engineering and safety practices for the heavy transport sector worldwide
• loom at the 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

Q & A

Afternoon tea

TOPIC: Safety and the operation of hydraulic gantries
SPEAKER: Camilo Filho, technical director, IPS Enghenharia de Rigging, and member of Sindipesa
What this 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

TOPIC: Certification in the lift zone: Can global standards apply in Latin America?

SPEAKER: Graham Brent, executive director, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, USA

What this 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
  

TOPIC: How the latest tower crane technology is improving safety on construction sites
SPEAKER: Andreas Heipl, Liebherr

TOPIC: Effective teamwork: how manufacturers and users can work together to deliver successful specialized transport projects
SPEAKER: Rainer Auerbacher, area sales manager, heavy duty modules, Goldhofer

Q & A

Drinks and networking reception