Conference Programme
To submit a speaker proposal, please email:
Alex Dahm
Editor, International Cranes & Specialized Transport (ICST)
18 November 2025
14.30 - 16.30
VIP Tour - More information available soon
- Location TBC
The tour will be open to VIP ticket holders
19.30 - 21.30
Welcome networking drinks reception
- Location TBC
19 November 2025
8.30 - 9.15
Registration and morning coffee
- Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
9.15 - 9.20
Welcome
Alex Dahm, editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport
9.20 - 9.30
Introductory remarks
Joel Dandrea, CEO, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)
9.30 - 10.00
Buyer keynote
Wim Sarens, CEO, Sarens
10.00 - 10.30
Overview of construction market forecasts and trends
Maurice van Sante, senior economist construction & team lead sectors, ING Research
10.30 - 10.55
Speaker and topic to be confirmed.
10.55 - 11.35
Coffee break
11.35 - 12.00
Leadership Keynote
Doug Williams, chairman, Buckner Companies
12.00 - 12.50
Round-table: The people problem: finding and keeping a skilled workforce
• Blanca Claeyssens, managing director, ASA France
• Lisa Faymonville, head of human resources, Faymonville
• Katie Kelleher, technical & development officer, Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA)
• Kleopatra Kyrimi, group marketing & communications manager, Sarens
• Kevin Kwateng, CEO, Project Logistics Inc
• Moderator: Niamh Marriott, deputy editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport
Kleopatra Kyrimi
12.50 - 14.15
Lunch Break
14.15 - 14.45
Manufacturer Keynote
Dean Barley, president & CEO, Pan-America, Tadano Cranes
14.45 - 15.40
Round-table: Challenges of lifting and transport on wind energy projects
- Roberto Carlini, chief financial officer and project management at Geo Trasporti, Italy
- David Collett, managing director, Collett & Sons
- Doug Williams, chairman, Buckner Companies
- Moderator: Alex Dahm, editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport
- Other participants to be confirmed
15.40 - 16.10
Coffee break
16.10 – 16.35
Digital assistance systems for crane safety and safe operations
Liebherr Ehingen: speaker to be confirmed
16.35 – 17.00
Transforming specialized transport operations: leveraging next-gen technologies
Steven Todd, executive vice president – permitting, ProMiles Software Development Corp
