2024 Speaker Presentations
Highlighting safe working practices, fleet management and technological developments.
Globalisation of the lifting and specialized transport sector
Abdullah Altunkum, CEO, Hareket
Neom project site report, Saudi Arabia
Bakr Bersy, founder and CEO, 3e engineering consultancy
Michael Ibarth, Marketing Director, Sennebogen
Big data: how it is used now and what is its real potential?
Andrew Youssef, general manager, Africa, Middle East and CIS, Manitowoc
Round table: Big data and telematics
Chaired by Niamh Marriott, deputy editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport
Stephen Bradby, Select Plant Hire (Laing O’Rourke)
Frank Vermeulen, Neargrid
Andrew Youssef, Manitowoc
Marius Kleck, Liebherr
Afternoon keynote: excellence in lifting: unveiling lessons from critical lifting operations
Mustafa Al-Abdulmohsin, lead engineer, mobility & logistic services dept, Saudi Aramco
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
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, Hovago
Duncan Salt, Wolffkran
Andrei Geikalo, MyCrane
Hassan Al-Shehri, Industrial Center
Nabil Al Zahlawi, NFT Group
Challenges and opportunities for the specialized transport sector
Thomas Ziegler, head of specialized transport, Scheuerle
Saving lives: the importance of proper inspection of hardware and slings
Marcel Tabuteau, regional sales manager, Middle East & India, Kito Crosby
