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Day - 1, 12 December, 2022
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 10:00	Opening Session
10:00 - 10:25	Session 1	Elevators 2030 — A global view Louis Bialy, Founder, Louis Bialy & Associates, U.S.A. Lucien Wedzikowski, Senior Director - High Rise Elevators, Otis Elevator Co., France
10:25 - 10:50	Session 2	Global Elevators & Escalators – Industry Outlook – View from the City Andre Kukhnin & Iris Zheng, Credit Suisse Equity Research, U.K.
10:50 - 11:30	Coffee Break / Exhibition
11:30 - 11:55	Session 3	Open Data Platform for Lift Optimized Service, An opportunity for SMEs in the Lift Industry David Abadía, Ricardo Salillas, Alfredo Gómez, Ricard Bou, Pedro Fernández, Lorenzo Beltrán, Spain
11:55 - 12:20	Session 4	The future of accessibility, EN81-70 Devrim Gecegezer, Managing Director, Genemek Lift Components, Turkey
12:20 - 13:40	Lunch / Exhibition
13:40 - 14:05	Session 5	Elevators in space: From Space Elevator dreams to elevators on the moon reality Yuval Valiano-Rips, VP Engineering, Rips Elevator Group, Israel Maya Glickman-Pariente, Co-founder and CEO, SPACECIALIST Ltd., Israel
14:05 - 14:30	Session 6	The future of vertical transport in 2030 Elena Mauro, Product Certification Specialist, Liftinstituut, The Netherlands
14:30 - 14:55	Session 7	Intercompany innovation in digitalization and energy intelligence of elevators Dr. Pilar Molina Gaudo, Logan López Giménez, Luis Jiménez Alonso, Spain
14:55 - 15:30	Coffee Break / Exhibition
15:30 - 15:55	Session 8	Reducing energy consumption by an optimization algorithm in elevator group control Anton Glad, Juho Kokkala, Mirko Ruokokoski, Janne Sorsa, Toni Tukia, Kone Corporation, Finland
15:55 - 16:20	Session 9	Vertical Communities Ren Yee, Head of Futures, UNStudio, The Netherlands
16:20 - 16:45	Session 10	Elevator Maintenance – the past, the present, the future. TAK Mathews, President, TAK Consulting, India
Draw for Elevator World Books & LI Solutions Lift Inspector Trainings / Exhibition
Welcome Dinner (19:00 - 23:00)

Day - 2, 13 December, 2022
09:30 - 09:55	Session 11	Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) Applications on the Elevators of Future Emre Koroglu, Deputy General Manager, Merih Asansor A.S., Turkey
09:55 - 10:20	Session 12	Next Gen Dispatching at OTIS Lucien Wedzikowski, Senior Director- High Rise Elevators, Otis Elevator Co., France
10:20 - 11:00	Coffee Break / Exhibition
11:00 - 11:25	Session 13	Analytical method for defining requirements for elevator rescue Hilkka Hämäläinen, Chief Design Engineer, Kone Corporation, Finland
11:25 - 11:50	Session 14	The Right to Repair (The argument for common technology standards for Vertical Transportation) Rick Sayah, Senior Vice President, VDA (Van Deusen & Associates), U.S.A.
11:50 - 12:15	Session 15	Challenges of elevator modernization Eduard Amigó, Global Sales Manager, Fermator, Spain
12:15 - 13:30	Lunch / Exhibition
13:30 - 13:55	Session 16	Increased Safety for Elevator Doors Manfred Stein, Product Manager, Cedes AG, Switzerland
13:55 - 14:20	Session 17	Elevators and the environment Fernando Guillemi, Alea Guillemi, Guillemi Group, Argentina
14:20 - 14:45	Session 18	Vertical Transportation Safety Awareness, Inclusiveness and Design Approach Matters in the Global Frame Dr. Magdalena Krstanoski, Everglades Universty, U.S.A.
14:45 - 15:10	Coffee Break / Exhibition
15:10 - 16:30	Panel	Future of vertical transportation MODERATOR John Van Vliet, Managing Director, Liftinstituut B.V. SPEAKERS Roberto Zappa, President, ELA, Belgium Massimo Bezzi, President, EFESME Barroso Garcia Leyaristy, Vice President, AECAE, Spain Lucien Wedzikowski, Senior Director- High Rise Elevators, Otis Elevator Co. Hilkka Hämäläinen, Chief Design Engineer, Kone Corporation Devrim Gecegezer, President, Genemek Lift Components
Draw for Free tickets for IEES - 2023 & Closing Session (16:30 - 16:45)

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W BARCELONA

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Day - 1, December 3, 2019
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 10:00	Opening Session
10:00 - 10:25	Session 1	The Role of Maintenance and Inspections in Risk Reduction Louis Bialy, Founder, Louis Bialy & Associates, U.S.A.
10:25 - 10:50	Session 2	Innovative Designs: Challenges for Inspection and Maintenance? Robert Kaspersma, Product Certification Specialist, Liftinstituut, The Netherlands
10:50 - 11:15	Coffee Break / Exhibition
11:15 - 11:40	Session 3	Elevator Maintenance and Inspection: Recommendations, Regulations and Codes 1890-1940 Dr. Lee E. Gray, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
11:40 - 12:05	Session 4	Contributing Factors That Can Lead to Diminished Safety of Elevators and Escalators During Their Life Cycle Max Guijt, Managing Director, Shanderry Elevator and Escalator Consultants, Ireland
12:05 - 12:30	Session 5	Maintenance, The Right Approach to Raise the Quality Erol Akcay, Regional Technical Director, Liftinstituut, U.A.E.
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch / Exhibition
13:30 - 13:55	Session 6	Safety in Vertical Transportation Systems- An Enduring Journey Mohamed Iqbal, Managing Director, Toshiba Elevators, U.A.E.
13:55 - 14:20	Session 7	U.S. Elevator Inspections: Judged by the Jurisdiction Charlie Slater, Director of Operations, ATIS Elevator Inspections, U.S.A.
14:20 - 14:45	Session 8	Remote Maintenance Service of Mitsubishi Elevators Naohiko Suzuki, Mitsubishi Electric, Japan
14:45 - 15:10	Coffee Break / Exhibition
15:10 - 15:35	Session 9	Elevator and Escalator Cybersecurity Best Practices Kevin Brinkman, VP - Standards & Codes, NEII, U.S.A.
15:35 - 16:00	Session 10	Technological Influence Over Maintenance Sustainability Onur Artikoglu, Sales & Operation Director NE, Otis, Turkey
16:00 - 16:25	Session 11	Reliability & Continuity Reinier Gerards, Managing Director, DLR Lift Advices, The Netherlands
Draw for Elevator World Books / Exhibition
Welcome Dinner (19:00 - 23:00)

Day - 2, December 4, 2019
09:30 - 09:55	Session 1	Increased Safety and Predictive Maintenance by a Door Driver Featured with Wireless Connectivity and Remote Monitoring Emre Koroglu, Deputy General Manager, Merih Asansor A.S., Turkey
09:55 - 10:20	Session 2	Faulty Door Contact Circuit Monitoring Carl Burch, Manager - National Field Engineering, GAL Manufcturing Company, U.S.A.
10:20 - 10:45	Session 3	Inspection Schemes Around the World Manuel Diez, Global Field Manager, TÜV Rheinland Group, Germany
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee Break / Exhibition
11:10 - 11:35	Session 4	FlexGrouping – The Ultimate Flexibility of Proof Buildings Lucien Wedzikowski, Director-Global High Rise, Otis, France
11:35 - 12:00	Session 5	Successful Implementation of a Mandated VT Periodic Inspection & Testing Program to Improve Safety & Reliability – Emulating the NYC Model Robert Cuzzi, President/Principal, VDA (Van Deusen & Associates), U.S.A.
12:00 - 12:25	Session 6	Firemen & Evacuation Elevators and MRLs TAK Mathews, Principal Consultant, TAK Consulting, India
12:25 - 13:30	Lunch / Exhibition
13:30 - 13:55	Session 7	3-Dimensional Hoistway Door Protection John W. Koshak, Managing Member, eMCP, U.S.A.
13:55 - 14:20	Session 8	Meeting code changes with game changing technology Cornelius Walls, Vice President, Formula Systems, U.S.A.
14:20 - 14:45	Session 9	Development of Elevator Brake Monitor Albert So, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
14:45 - 15:10	Coffee Break / Exhibition
15:10 - 16:30	Session 10	Panel, Safety of Elevators and Escalators During Their Life Cycle: Maintenance & Inspections Moderator: Louis Bialy, Speakers: - John W. Koshak - Onur Artikoglu - Robert Kaspersma - TAK Mathews
Draw for Free tickets for IEES - 2020 & Closing Session (16:30 - 16:45)

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Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

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Day - 1, November 15, 2018
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 10:00	Opening Session
10:00 - 10:30	Session 1	The Role of Risk Assessment in Inovative Product Development Louis Bialy, Louis Bialy & Associates, U.S.A
10:30 - 11:00	Session 2	Q&A for MULTI Michael Ridder, Head of Communications & Marketing MULTI, Germany
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:50	Session 3	24/7 Connected Services Jean Paul Bourgeat, SEMA Service Director, Kone Elevators & Escalators, France
11:50 - 12:20	Session 4	What makes an elevator brake safe and reliable? Sebastian Steinert, Key Account Manager - Elevators, Mayr GmbH, Germany
12:20 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:00	Session 5	Electronic Safety Actuator Pascal Rebillard, Senior Fellow Elevator Systems, Otis SEE Gien, France Peter Herkel, Fellow Safety Systems and Control, Otis CEC Berlin, Germany Randy Dube, Director Safety Systems, Otis GEE Farmington, USA Rubén Sánchez Muñoz, Design Engineer, Otis CEC Madrid, Spain
14:00 - 14:30	Session 6	Integrated Motor Drivers Melih Aybey, General Manager, Aybey Elektronik A.S., Turkey
14:30 - 15:00	Session 7	Impact of Cultures on Elevatoring TAK Mathews, Principal Consultant, TAK Consulting Pvt Ltd., India
15:00 - 15:20	Coffee Break
15:20 - 15:50	Session 8	Method for Managing Maintenance John W. Koshak, Managing Member, eMCP LLC., U.S.A.
15:50 - 16:20	Session 9	Inside the Mind of a Hacker: Knowledge is Cybersecurity Power David W. Jones, Senior Director Business Development, Connected Spaces, Irdeto, Netherlands
16:20 - 16:50	Session 10	CAFM an industry Challenge Max Guijt, Managing Director, Shanderry Elevator and Escalator Consultants, Ireland
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Welcome Dinner (18:30 - 22:30)

Day - 2, November 16, 2018
09:30 - 10:00	Session 1	Integral Safety Vision Robert Kaspersma, Product Certification Specialist, Liftinstituut B.V., Nederland
10:00 - 10:30	Session 2	Connecting equipment, customers and passengers : The internet of elevators & escalators Matthias Schiller, Head Marketing & Sales, Schindler Digital Business AG, Switzerland
10:30 - 11:00	Session 3	Fire Homologations for Elevator Doors Samuel Lopez, Product Operations Manager, Fermator S.A., Spain
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:50	Session 4	Studies on characteristics and production concentrated magnetic flux-type elevator traction machine composed of non-rare earth magnet Young Seok Shim, Director of R&D, Hyundai Elevator, Korea Sung Joon Bae, General Manager of R&D, Hyundai Elevator, Korea
11:50 - 12:20	Session 5	Elevators-From heart to brain of the New Generation Buildings Richard Pulling, VP, Sales Global Major Projects, Otis Elevator, U.S.A
12:20 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:00	Session 6	Minimizing the Mechanical Losses on Sliding Door Systems Emre Köroğlu, Deputy General Manager, Merih Asansor A.S., Turkey
14:00 - 14:30	Session 7	Voluntary Egress Elevators, Enhancements to the 2004 CTBUH Guideline Johannes de Jong, Founder & EVP, Elevating Studio Pte. Ltd., Finland
14:30 - 14:50	Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:20	Session 8	A new Approach Necessary to Keep All New Lifts Safe and Reliable Luciano Faletto, Secretary General, EFESME, Italy
15:20 - 15:50	Session 9	Automated Emergency Detection in Elevators Daniel Wilfing, IT&Development, VIEW Promotion GmbH, Austria Oliver Krauss, Research Associate, FH OÖ Forschungs & Entwicklungs GmbH, Austria
15:50 - 16:20	Session 10	Safety Issues on Panoramic Cars With Handrails Mounted Directly on Stiff SentryGlas® Plus (SGP) Laminated Glass Elements Dr. Iraklis Chatziparasidis, Senior Research Engineer, Kleemann Complete Lifts SA, Greece Dimitrios Giagopoulos, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Closing Session (16:20 - 16:30)

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