1 & 2 October 2024 – Jafza One Convention Centre, Dubai •

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Conference

Highlighting safe working practices, fleet management and technological developments.

Key topics for discussion:

  • Improving health and safety in lifting and transport operations
  • Increasing the efficiency of your fleet and management practices 
  • Enhancing the productivity of equipment on site
  • Highlighting best practice advice and case studies from around the world

A wide range of equipment and markets will be under the spot light, including:

  • Wheeled mobile and crawler cranes
  • Tower cranes
  • Specialized transport equipment, including SPMT
  • Business sectors, including construction, energy, oil and gas and industry

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If you are interested in providing a speaker, please email or phone Alex Dahm.

  • +44 1892 786206
  • alex.dahm@khl.com
Speakers
Programme

2024 Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Rishi Sanghvi

Managing director
Sanghvi Movers 

Keynote Speaker

Mustafa Al-Abdulmohsin

Lead engineer, mobility & logistics services dept.
Saudi Aramco

Hassan Al-Shehri

Machinery and equipment manager
Industrial Center

Abdullah Altunkum

CEO and member of the board
Hareket

Bakr Bersy

Founder & CEO
3e engineering consultancy

Stephen Bradby

Technical and engineering leader
Select Plant Hire (Laing O’Rourke)

Andrei Geikalo

CEO
MyCrane

Scott Hazelton

Consulting director
S&P Global Market Intelligence

Marius Kleck

Regional sales manager, Middle East and Central Africa, mobile and crawler cranes
Liebherr 

Tiemen Reitsma

International sales manager
Hovago Cranes

Duncan Salt

CEO
Wolffkran

Marcel Tabuteau

Regional manager, Middle East
Kito Crosby

Frank Vermeulen

Co-founder
Neargrid

Andrew Youssef

General manager, Africa, Middle East & CIS
Manitowoc

Thomas Ziegler

Head of sales, special transport
TII Scheuerle

Conference programme

Tuesday 1 October

  • Terrace – JA Lake View Hotel

18.30 – 20.30 pm

Welcome networking drinks reception

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Wednesday 2 October

  • Function Hall and Auditorium B – Jafza One Convention Centre

8.30 – 9.30 am

Registration, coffee & networking

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9.30 – 9.35 am

Welcome

Alex Dahm, conference chair and editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

9.35 – 10.00 am

Morning keynote – Making it pay: the business of renting cranes and staying ahead in a competitive industry

Rishi Sanghvi, managing director, Sanghvi Movers

10.00 – 10.25 am

Globalisation of the lifting and specialized transport sector

Abdullah Altunkum, CEO, Hareket

10.25 – 10.50 am

Neom project site report, Saudi Arabia

Bakr Bersy, founder and CEO, 3e engineering consultancy

10.50 – 11.30 am

Networking coffee break

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11.30 – 11.55 am

Big data: how it is used now and what is its real potential?

Andrew Youssef, general manager, Africa, Middle East and CIS, Manitowoc

11.55 am – 12.40 pm

Round table: big data and telematics

Chaired by Niamh Marriott, deputy editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

Stephen Bradby, technical and engineering leader, Select Plant Hire (Laing O’Rourke)

Frank Vermeulen, co-founder, Neargrid

Andrew Youssef, general manager, Africa, Middle East and CIS, Manitowoc

Marius Kleck, regional sales manager, Middle East and Central Africa, mobile and crawler cranes, Liebherr

12.40 – 14.00 pm

Networking lunch break

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14.00 – 14.25 pm

Afternoon keynote: excellence in lifting: unveiling lessons from critical lifting operations

Mustafa Al-Abdulmohsin, lead engineer, mobility & logistic services dept, Saudi Aramco

14.25 – 14.50 pm

Setting the scene: major trends in the Middle East economy and its impact on the crane and transport sector

Scott Hazelton, consulting director, S&P Global Market Intelligence

14.50 – 15.30 pm

Round table: meeting the demand for cranes in Saudi Arabia and the surrounding region

Chaired by Alex Dahm, editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

Tiemen Reitsma, international sales manager, Hovago

Duncan Salt, CEO, Wolffkran

Andrei Geikalo, CEO, MyCrane

Hassan Al-Shehri, Industrial Center manager, machinery and equipment

Nabil Al Zahlawi, CEO and managing director, NFT Group

15.30 – 16.10 pm

Networking coffee break

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16.10 – 16.35 pm

Challenges and opportunities for the specialized transport sector

Thomas Ziegler, head of specialized transport, Scheuerle

16.35 – 17.00 pm

Saving lives: the importance of proper inspection of hardware and slings

Marcel Tabuteau, regional sales manager, Middle East & India, Kito Crosby

17.00 – 17.05 pm

Closing remarks

Alex Dahm, editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

Niamh Marriott, deputy editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

  • Function Hall – Jafza One Convention Centre

17.05 – 19.00 pm

Networking drinks reception

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Venue

Jafza One Convention Centre

Ground Floor, Jafza One
Building No. 1,
Jebel Ali Free Zone,
Dubai, UAE

Date & Time

1 October 2024: 6:30–8:30pm
Welcome drinks reception
Venue: JA Lake View Hotel

2 October 2024: 8am–7pm
Conference and networking
Venue: Jazfa One Convention Centre

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