Agenda and speakers of World Demolition Summit 2014 confirmed
28/09/2014
As every year, the World Demolition Conference and the World Demolition Awards make up the World Demolition Summit 2014.
The 6th edition of the World Demolition Summit congregates many professionals from around the world.
The event will be held at:
Dam 9, 1012 JS – Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Program
8:30- Registration and morning coffee
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS:
9:00- Lindsay Gale, D&Ri Editor
9:05- Pilar de la Cruz, EDA president
MORNING SESSION CHAIRMAN:
Bill Moore, ERM, USA
SESSION ONE:
9:15 – 9:45- Challenging times? – the demolition marketplace
THE OEM PERSPECTIVE – speaker to be confirmed
ATTACHMENT FOCUS – Hydraulic Attachments Trends: Torsten Ahr, Atlas Copco Construction Tools
THE DEMOLITION MARKET – Lindsay Gale, D&Ri
9:45 – 10:10- HISmelt pig iron plant deconstruction and demolition project at Kwinana, Australia
Simon Gill, Liberty Industrial, Australia
10:10 – 10:30- Decommissioning the former Bethlehem Steel Sparrow Point plant
David Mardigian, MCM Corp, USA
10:30 – 11:00- Morning coffee
SESSION TWO:
11:00 – 11:25- Demolition of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Upper Harbour Ammunition Facility outside Gosport
Michael Corridan, Micor Ltd, UK
11:25 -11:50- Demolition of two silicon chip production plants in Japan
Robert Klotzbach, ERM
11:50 – 12:15- Asbestos remediation as a part of demolition projects
Patrick Frye, Cardem
12:15 – 12:30- Q&A session
12:30 – 14:00- Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION CHAIRPERSON:
Howard Button, Chief Executive, NFDC, UK
SESSION THREE:
14:00 – 14:20- Forum discussion – demolition industry challenges and solutions
The panel will include the judges of the World Demolition Awards, moderated by Lindsay Gale, Editor, D&Ri
14:20 – 14:45- Selective bridge implosion in the heart of Rio de Janeiro – the reality
Fabio Bruno Pinto, Operations Director, Fabio Bruno Construcoes, Brazil
14:45 – 15:10- Explosive demolition’s place in inner city regeneration
William Sinclair, Safedem, managing director and NFDC president
15:10 – 15:40- Estimation of vibrations and dust dispersion using 3D demolition simulation
Dr Ahmed Amir Khalil, Applied Science International, USA
15:40 – 15:45- Q&A Session
15:45 – 16:00 Afternoon tea
SESSION FOUR:
16:00 – 16:20- MATAF, expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah.
Ruud Schreijer, Managing Director, Rusch Special Products
16:20 – 16:45- The accelerating pace of demolition At Sellafield
Jeremy Hunt, Head of Projects for Site Remediation & Decommissioning
16:45 – 17:10- A Crystal Ball to North Sea Offshore Decommissioning
Martin Bjerregaard, d3-consulting
17:10 – 17:30- Q&A session and closing comments
WORLD DEMOLITION AWARDS
19:15 – 20:00- Awards Dinner Drink Reception
20:00 – 22:30- Awards Dinner & Presentations
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