13
NEWS
OCTOBER 2014
ACT
WHAT:
Two-day conference and
networking gala dinner
WHERE:
BiltmoreHotel,Miami
WHEN:
November 12-13,
2014
REGISTRATION:
TheWorld Crane and Transport Summit
moves to the United States for the first
time following the success of previous
summits in Amsterdam.
!Bienvenidos aMiami!
BeltConstructionEquipment
Co., discussing thebenefits of
telematics for craneusers.
■
Captain
Brent
Wise
, co-founder,
TechSafetyLines,
Inc., discussing
how tokeep
yourworkforce safewith fall
protection and rescueplans.
■
Bill Smith
,
executive vice
president, claims
and risk,NBIS,
bringing to light
some crane rule changes.
■
Marco van
Daal
, owner, The
Works, examining
accident
prevention in the
heavy transport industry.
Thenight’s activities are
cappedoff by anetworking
reception anddinner, followed
by awelcome speech and a
cashbar.
Day two
Thursdaybegins at 9 a.m. and
features presentations by:
■
Edoardo Ascione
,
president and
CEO, Fagioli
Group,Americas
■
Rüdiger Zollondz
,
director, product
marketing, Terex
Cranes
■
Bernd
Schwengsbier
,
president,
TII Sales
■
GaryMcArdle
, executive vice
president, RouseServices
■
Scott Bragg
, vicepresident,
BraggCompanies
■
DavidRodrigues
, CEO,Makro
Engenharia
■
Graham
Brent
, executive
director,National
Commission for
theCertification
ofCraneOperators
■
Scott Hazelton
, director,HIS
Global InsightConstruction
andManufacturing Industries
Practice
■
Joseph-
Collins
, heavy lift
manager, Becht
EngineeringCo.
■
Keith Anderson
,
chief rigging
engineer, Bechtel
■
Frank Bardonaro
,
president,Maxim
CraneWorks
■
TedRedmond
,
CEO,NCSGCraneRental&
HeavyHaul Services
■
Rodney Rather
, vice
president,ALE
The eventwrapsupwith a
Q&A and closing remarks at 5
p.m. onNovember 13.
Sponsors of the 2015WCTS
include:
Gold Sponsor
Terex;
Silver Sponsor
Manitowoc;
Official Program Partner
SC&RA;
Supporting Sponsors
A1A Software, Goldhofer,
ITI Fundamentals of Rigging
Engineering, LSI Robway,
Modulift, TII Group and Tech
Safety Lines;
Association
Supporters
Associpesa,
NCCCO, CICA, ESTA, Florida
Crane Owners Council,
Sindipesa and Sobratema;
Media partner
ENR.
T
he two-day
conference and
galadinnerwill be
heldNovember 12-13 at the
BiltmoreHotel inMiami,
FL. Thekeynote address,
presentedby
AlanBarnhart
,
president and
CEOof Barnhart
Crane and
Rigging, is titled “Renting
Cranes for Fun andProfit”
andwill drawonBarnhart’s
experiences in the crane
industry from the timehewas
10years old.
FollowingBarnhartwill
be a safety and technology
discussion regardingwhat
factor the ageof a craneplays
in an accident. Experienced
crane accident analyst and
principal engineer ofHaag
Engineering
Jim
Wiethorn
reports
onHaag’s study
ofmore than700
crane accidents
over almost 30years.
Wednesday’s presentations
also include conversations
with:
■
Bill Stramer
,
vicepresident,
marketing, sales
and customer
support, Link-
