09:00 – 10:30

• “Introduction”
  Seamus McKeague | President IPHA (International Prestressed Hollowcore
  Association), CEO – Creagh Concrete Products Ltd., Northern Ireland
• “What can bacteria teach us on the connection between urban nature and our health?”
  Marco van Es | Founder of Bac2nature, the Netherlands

11:00 – 12:30 GREEN

• “The development of CO₂ neutral binders”
  Dr. Anja Buchwald | ASCEM Director/BTE Group, the Netherlands
• “Italian precast industry progresses towards new Green Deal sustainability
  requirements, its strategic impact on manufacturing processes and final products
  improvements”
  Ing. Marco Pecetti | IPHA Board member/Director Generale Prefabbricati, Italy
• “Methodology to evaluate the service life of concrete elements”
  José Rodriguez Soalleiro | Civil Engineer (Roads, Canals and Ports) –
  ANDECE (Spanish Precast Industry Association), Spain

13:40 – 13:55 THE RING

• “Unveil the Power of MasterCO2re™: Intelligent Cluster System for Low-clinker Concrete Production”
  Gaetano Guarino, Customer Segment Manager Precast and MCP Europe –
  Master Builders Solutions, Germany

14:00 – 15:30 DIGITAL

• “A database for the French Precast Concrete Industry’s BIM objects library”
  Rémi Lannoy | Head of Digital Construction & BIM Department –
  CERIB (Centre d’études et de recherche de l’industrie du béton), France
• “Digitalisation: Opportunities or mainly challenges? An engineering perspective”
  Ir. Joseph Ickmans | Chair of Digitalistation, BIM Committee –
  EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations), Belgium

16:00 – 17:30 RESILIENT

• “Precast in severe seismic zones”
  Ernesto Villalobos | CEO – Holcim Modular Solutions in Central America, based in Costa Rica
• “Concrete solutions for flood management”
  Oscar Ekefäll | Development Engineer – S:T Eriks, Sweden

09:00 – 09:20

• “Future perspectives for precast – BIBM vision”
  Alessio Rimoldi | Secretary General – BIBM
  Magdalena Herbik | Public Affairs & Communicaions Manager – BIBM
  Ebru Akgün | Sustainability & Circularity Officer – BIBM, Belgium

   

09:00 – 10:30 GREENing in the value chain

• “Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Industry”
  Thomas Guillot | Chief Executive – GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association), UK
• “Carbon capture in cement industry”
  Rob van der Meer | Industrial Policy Director – Cembureau (European Cement Association), Belgium

11:00 – 12:30 Future perspectives for Precast

• “75% material savings in foundations by using 3D-printing technology – additional business line for precasters?”
  Topi Paananen | IPHA Board member, CEO – Peikko Group, Finland
  Fernando De los Rios | CEO – Hyperion Robotics, Spain
• “Rudus Biodiversity Programme – Experiences and Opportunities for the Precast Concrete Sector”
  Terhi Rauhamaki | Quality and Environmental Manager – Rudus Oy, Finland

12:30 – 13:15 Closure Session

• “The Re-use of girders”
  Wietse de Jong | Projectmanager of the Circular bridges and overpasses – Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands