Full WDS programme announced
09 August 2024
The conference programme for the 16th World Demolition Summit - taking place in Stockholm, Sweden on November 6 and 7 - is now complete.
The World Demolition Summit is now in its 16th year. (Photo: D&Ri magazine/Joe Mather Photography)
A total of eight presentations will be delivered by speakers from countries including Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Sustainability, Collaboration and leadership are the main themes of this year’s conference, which is expected to attract roughly 400 delegates from around the world.
The World Demolition Summit is run in partnership with the European Demolition Association (EDA), in association with the US National Demolition Association (NDA), and with the support of the UK National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) and the Swedish demolition association, Branschorganisationen för byggnadsberedning (BFB).
The conference, which boasts Volvo Construction Equipment as its headline sponsor, will be preceded by a Networking Cocktail Reception (aka welcome drinks) on the evening of Wednesday 6th November.
The Networking Cocktail Reception on November 6, and the WDS Conference and World Demolition Awards & Gala Dinner on November 7, will all be held at the Münchenbryggeriet.
2024 World Demolition Summit Programme
Thursday 6 November, 2024
08.00 - 09.00 Networking Registration, sponsored by Kocurek
Session 1
09.00 Welcome, opening remarks, housekeeping
Leila Steed, D&Ri Editor and WDS Programme Organiser
09.05 EDA Official Welcome
Stefano Panseri, President, European Demolition Association
09.10 Enhancing Circularity Through Strategic Demolition Practices
Barbro Brattstom Grujovic, circular working practices expert, Business Developer at Skanska
09.40 KEYNOTE: Modern Thinking
Mark Coleman, CEO, Colemans – 2023 Best of the Best Award winner
10.10 – Coffee & Networking Break, sponsored by Volvo
Session 2
11.10 Demolition Engineering: Managing Safety and Reducing Risks in Power Plant Demolitions
Mahesh Bailakanavar PhD CFEI, Vice President of Applied Science Practices, Thornton Tomasetti
11.40 A critical look at the new EU Asbestos at Work Directive
Dr Yvonne Waterman, Founder, European Asbestos Forum
12.10 - Lunch & Networking Break, sponsored by Volvo
Sesson 3
13.30 The Gyda Recycling Project
Bengt Borgen Hildisch, Senior Vice President of Decommissioning, Aker Solutions
14.00 The Implications of the New Law on Selective Demolition
Henrik Bonnesen, Project Director, COWI, and Jan Rohde, Director and Founder, GreenDozer
14.30 – Coffee & Networking Break, sponsored by Volvo
Session 4
15.15 Nuclear Restoration Services’s biggest nuclear decommissiong projects
Ashley White, Programme Manager, NRS, and John Turp, Programme Manager, NRS
15.45 Foundations of Leadership and Lessons Learned in Demolition
Frank Bodami, Owner, Total Wrecking and Environmental
16.15 Final closing remarks
Leila Steed, D&Ri Editor and WDS Programme Organiser
16.35 Close of conference
*Please note, presentation speakers, timings and topics are subject to change
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