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ERA CONVENTION PROGRAMME  - NAVIGATING TRANSITIONS IN RENTAL

03 JUNE 2025
04 JUNE 2025
05 JUNE 2025
3 June 2025 at 18:00 — 3 June 2025 at 22:00
VISIT TO THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF DUBLIN followed by cocktail and canapés
4 June 2025 at 08:30 — 4 June 2025 at 12:30
Visit of 2 rental branches around Dublin ‎
4 June 2025 at 08:00 — 4 June 2025 at 12:30
Registration

Location : Lower Ground Floor

4 June 2025 at 12:30 — 4 June 2025 at 13:30
Quick Lunch
4 June 2025 at 13:30 — 4 June 2025 at 15:30
Plenary Session

Location: Douglas Hyde Suite

  • Opening of the Convention, Stéphane Henon, President, ERA
  • Welcome to Dublin

PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – Energy Transition in rental

  • Presentation of the project “Energy Transition in rental”
    • Introduction - Matt Ross, Sunbelt Rentals
    • Presentation of the project and description of deliveries – EY
  • Panel about TCO challenges / opportunities
    •   Steven Mullholland, CPA
    •   Julien Provensal, Volvo CE  
    •   Johan Lustig, Ritchie Bros
    •   Arne Severin, Zeppelin Rental

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

4 June 2025 at 15:30 — 4 June 2025 at 16:30
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
4 June 2025 at 16:30 — 4 June 2025 at 18:00
Plenary Session

Location: Douglas Hyde Suite

PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 – From digitalisation to AI

  • The EU AI Act: Geopolitics, Regulation, and the Future of AI
  • Presentation of the project “From digitalisation to AI”
    • Introduction
    • Presentation of the project 
  • Presentation on the role of digitalisation / AI in rental -  Alex Schuessler (SmartEquip / Rouse)
  • Presentations by rental companies on AI solutions / business cases in the rental industry 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

4 June 2025 at 18:00 — 4 June 2025 at 18:30
ERA General Assembly

Location : Douglas Hyde Suite

ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY and Election

Open to direct members and all participants

4 June 2025 at 19:00 — 4 June 2025 at 20:30
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS COCKTAIL ‎
4 June 2025 at 20:30 — 4 June 2025 at 23:00
EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS DINNER

Location: Douglas Hyde Suite

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

5 June 2025 at 09:00 — 5 June 2025 at 09:30
PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – Market trends ‎

Location: Douglas Hyde Suite

  • Update Rental Forecast and Construction 2025/26 – Martin Seban, KPMG

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

 

5 June 2025 at 09:30 — 5 June 2025 at 10:00
COFFEE BREAK
5 June 2025 at 10:00 — 5 June 2025 at 11:45
ERA WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP PROMOTION

  • Committee Report, Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman
  • Presentation
  • Debate with questions in relation to “Transitions in Rental”

Moderator:  Pierre-Yves Rallet, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP TECHNICAL

  • Technical Committee Report, Matt Ross, Committee Chairman
  • Presentation
  • Debate with questions in relation to “Transitions in Rental”

Moderator: Matt Ross, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY

  • Sustainability Committee Report, Douglas McLuckie, Committee Chairman
  • Presentation
  • Debate with questions in relation to “Transitions in Rental”

Moderator: Douglas McLuckie, Committee Chairman

WORKSHOP FUTURE GROUP

  • Future Group Report
  • Presentation
  • Debate with questions in relation to “Transitions in Rental”
5 June 2025 at 11:45 — 5 June 2025 at 12:45
CONCLUSION OF THE CONVENTION

Location: Douglas Hyde Suite

  • “Leading in a complex world” - Jamie Anderson, Guest Speaker
  • Closing of the Convention, President Elect ERA

Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis

5 June 2025 at 12:45 — 5 June 2025 at 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH ‎

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