Conference Programme Outline
The ERA Convention will start at 14.00 on 7 June and end at 17.30 on 9 June. The table below provides for a preliminary outline of the event. As an optional part of the programme, we are currently working at organizing visits to rental depots of two major Dutch rental companies on 7 June, one at the end of the morning and one in the course of the afternoon. More information on these visits will be circulated in due course.
The programme will feature presentations by experts on the construction and the equipment rental industries as well as the latest trends in the rental industry both in Europe and North America.
Plenary Session Themes and Speakers
- Construction Update, Eduardo Rodriguez-Priego, IHS Global Insight
- Contractor Vision of the Rental Market, name TBC
- Leasing Accounting Standards, Jeff Eisenberg, Riwal
- Trends in the US Rental Industry, Chris Wehrman, American Rental Association
- Trends in the European Rental Industry, Murray Pollok, International Rental News
- Guest Speaker, Michelle Provoost
Roundtable Themes and Speakers
Besides reports on the work and deliverables of ERA Committees, a series of roundtables will discuss issues of relevance to the industry, including:
- National Associations: Follow up of the National Associations Day
- Graham Arundell, Hire Association Europe
- Stefan Ponea, Romanian Rental Association
- Durval Gasparetti, ALEC (Brazilian Rental Association)
- Product Group - Scaffolding: Regulations and Products development - Rental by Superficie versus Rental by Weight and differences in expertise and process (Speakers TBC)
- Manufacturers facing Recovery: How equipment manufacturers face their challenges and does this impact on the purchasing strategies of the rental companies?
- David Phillips, Off-Highway Research
- Murray Pollok, International Rental News
- Equipment End of Life Strategies: What are the options for equipment at the end of life and what about final disposal? (Speakers TBC)
- Review of Financing: Investment Analyst view of the industry in terms of financing structure and conditions and in terms of companies valuations (Speakers TBC)
- Family owned rental Companies: Place, Strengths and Weaknesses of the family -owned rental companies - Specifications in commercial strategies and in financing - Are they more reactive and/or more profitable than the large companies? (Speakers TBC)
- IT Software/Hardware: How new technologies impact processes in the rental industry.
- Edwin Wijers, Boels
- Social Networks: What can be the impact of social media on rental companies' marketing strategies?
- Patrick Rizzo, Loxam
Registration to ERA Convention 2011 is now open!
Registration to the event is now open. The timeline of the event, preliminary programme, list of already confirmed speakers, information on hotel bookings and other logistical details are available below. The latest up to date information is always available on our website.
