International speaker line-up for WDS 2022

Grupo Mitre’s Maximiliano Maurino will describe a project that involved demolishing more than 1,300 houses in a densely populated area. (Photo: Grupo Mitre)

As the summit heads for Vienna on 16 and 17 November, we already have presenters from three continents confirmed, with the final big names to follow soon.

As in previous years, the conference will feature a range of demolition projects combining the innovation and best practice within the industry which the WDS is well known for promoting.

But we will also be covering key subjects such as people and skills shortages, safety and net zero, all of which are high up the agenda for the demolition sector.

Here’s how the programme is shaping up at the moment:

• Barrio 31 Urban Space Creation Project, Buenos Aires
  Maximiliano Maurino
  Chief operating officer
  Grupo Mitre, Argentina
  
  
• Carbon audits for demolition - the SME challenge
  Ben Griffiths and Jonathan Cox
  Safety health environment and quality director/marketing director
  Rye Group, United Kingdom
  
  
• Circular economy in demolition - dismantling for reconstruction
  Kati Tuominen
  Marketing and business development director,
  Purkupiha Group, Finland
  
  
• Demolishing and remediating a power plant
  Massimo Baraldi
  CEO
  Ferraro Group, Italy/Germany
  
  
• Implications of legacy asbestos spacer blocks in demolition
  Wayne Bagnall
  Director
  Wayne Bagnall Consulting, United Kingdom
  
  

• Material traceability and net zero on demolition projects
  Simon Hébert
  Civils work manager and project director
  Delsan-AIM Environmental Services, Canada

• Remote control demolition to support restoration of iconic Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand
  Shaun Coakley and Simon Gaynor
  General manager/Commercial manager
  Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand
  
  
• Solutions to people and skills shortages in demolition
  Edwin Winton
  Director
  Lawsons Global Recruitment, United Kingdom
  
  
• Urban factors in demolition projects
  Sanna Lepistö
  Quality and environmental manager
  Engineering Lepistö, Finland

The final programme, with running order and timings, will be published in the next WDS newsletter published in October, as well as in the Demolition & Recycling International e-newsletter and on the D&Ri website.

The World Demolition Summit is organised by D&Ri in co-operation with the European Demolition Association and the US National Demolition Association. The headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.