Presentation

The European Demolition Association EDA is thrilled to announce its Annual Convention 2025!

Join us from June 12th to June 13th in the breathtaking setting of Venice, Italy, for an unforgettable event.

In collaboration with the European Decontamination Institute, EDI and NADECO, the National Association of Demolition and Circular Economy for Construction in Italy, this convention will bring together professionals from the demolition, decontamination, and recycling (DDR) industries worldwide. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and innovate with the best in the field!

Program

Don’t miss out on the EDA Annual Convention 2025 Conference Book, which reunites the presentations that took place during the event.

+ Program of the EDA Annual Convention 2023

Thursday, June 12th

13:30 Reception and accreditation of the participants – Set-up of sponsorship tables

14:00 NADECO General Assembly (NADECO members only)

15:30 Circular Economy Awards presentations

16:00 EDA General Assembly (for EDA members only)

18:00 End of the Assembly

19:00 Welcome Cocktail at Murano Glass Cathedral

Friday, June 13th

Multilingual conferences with simultaneous interpretation.

8:30 Reception and accreditation of the participants

9:00 Official opening

Conference Session 1

• Sustainable deconstruction of industrial structures at the port of Buenos Aires
  Maximiliano Mauriño, GRUPO MITRE
• Asbestos removal in power plant demolition projects
  Rui Silva, INTERAMIANTO
• Explosive demolition in the USA
  Dr. Anthony Konya and Rong Gilbert, DETX

Coffee break, networking and exhibition

Conference Session 2

• Controlled demolition of the Michelangelo hotel (Milan, Italy)
  Stefano Panseri, DESPE
• The Chromium (VI) regulatory paradox – colorful into the lungs
  Markus Sommer, KAVARMAT
• The Japanese demolition industry: future prospects, challenges and problems
  Tomotaka Yano , JAPAN DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (JDCA)

Lunch, networking and exhibition

Conference Session 3

• A first for DDM: Europe’s first suspension bridge dismantling 
  John Patist, DDM DEMONTAGE BV
• Can a small company work on nuclear projects?
  Wesley Princen , AANNEMINGSBEDRIJF PRINCEN NV

Coffee break, networking and exhibition

Conference Session 4

• Demolition of the La Salle Causeway Bridge
  Ryan Priestly, PRIESTLY DEMOLITION
• Two months in ten seconds: The untold story of explosive demolition
  Alex Hadden, BAM BROWN AND MASON GROUP

17:00 End of professional program

19:30 Gala Dinner at Pescheria Di Rialto

Marketing

This event was made possible thanks to our sponsors:

Gold sponsors:

OILQUICK	MB CRUSHER	KOBELCO
CATERPILLAR	STEELWRIST	LAURINI OFFICINE MECCANICHE
SENNEBOGEN	DESPE

Silver sponsor:

ACDE EUROPE	EPIROC
SEG UMWELT-SERVICE	KEMROC
SHEARCORE	LEKATECH
ROTAR	DYNASET OY
MANTOVANIBENNE	VTN EUROPE
XPLOSAFE	DEMAREC
INDECO	OKADA
KTEG	DETX

Bronze sponsor: 

VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT	TRIME	RAMMER
AMS UMWELTSCHUTZ GMBH	LCD TRADING	KAVARMAT
ASTILLO	STUCCHI

Locations

The chosen venues for the EDA Annual Convention 2025 were:

Professional program – June 12

PALAZZO DEL CASINÒ Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, 1861 30126 Lido VE, Italy

Welcome cocktail – June 12

MURANO GLASS CATHEDRAL Fondamenta Manin, 1 30141 Venezia VE, Italy

Gala Dinner – June 13

PESCHERIA DI RIALTO Calle Prima de la Donzella, 306 30125 Venezia VE, Italy

Leisure program – June 13 

The participants had the opportunity to enjoy the secrets of the magnificent Venice, discovering Venice’s rich history, stunning Gothic and Byzantine architecture, and iconic landmarks like the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo.

Leisure program – June 14 

The participants enjoyed a guided tour of Murano and Burano, with a glass performance and a traditional lunch in a Italian restaurant in the centre of one of the prettiest islands of the country.