Conference 2024 – Transition towards Global Sustainability

Grand Hotel Hyatt, Istanbul, Türkiye, May 16th 2024

Conference Programm

Documents

1. Sustainability: Its Significance in the Built Environment – Hatice Sözer (not available)

2. New Regulatory Framework – Paula Casares

3. A supportive EU Policy framework for sustainable and smart buildings – Robert-Sylvain

4. Energy efficient lifts – Roger Beuret

5. Modernizing existing lifts – Claudio Donghi

6. Environmental Sustainability in product life cycle – Roger Beuret

7. Social Safety Sustainability – Ana Efata

8. Towards circular buildings – Dirk De Moor

9. Digitalization as enabler – Alper Caliskan

10. The role of Standardisation in green transition – Raul Carlsson

11. Sustainibility of Lift Industry and Cooperation Asia Pacific – Graham Worthington 

Conference 2023 – Safety in maintenance

Radisson Blu Hotel, Lucerne, Switzerland, May 5th 2023

Conference Programm

Documents

1. Introduction by the ELA President Roberto Zappa

2. Opening remarks from Daniela Rondinelli – European Parliament, Employment and Social Affairs Committee

3. Opening remarks from Colin Lustenhouwer – European Economic and Social Committee (No document available)

4. Opening remarks from Massimiliano Dragoni – European Commission (EC DG Connect – Senior Policy Officer)

5. Global Elevator Safety Forum – Paulo Medeiros

6. Accidents in Lifts and Escalators – Ebru Gemici-Loukas

7. Life has no reset button – Carlos Latorre

8. Archetype AI knowledge lab – Giorgio Manfredi

9. ISO TC178 – Gero Gschwendtner

10. CEN – Regulations and Constraints – Esfandiar Gharibaan

11. Safety Maintenance and Modernisation – Graham Worthington

12. Near-miss Reporting and Management – Liu Jianwei

Conference 2022 – Lifts and Escalators: a road to the future in a safe, digital and energy efficient world

Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, May 2022

Conference Program

Documents

1. Opening remarks –  Nicola Beer – European Parliament, Vice President 

2. Opening remarks – Kerstin Jorna – European Commission, Director General (DG GROW)

3. The importance of Global Standards – Stefano CALZOLARI, CEN, President

4. Innovation and standardization – a contrast or an ingenious duo? – Gero GSCHWENDTNER, ISO

5. The construction industry: trends and forecasts – Domenico CAMPOGRANDE, FIEC, Secretary General

6. Sustainable Industrial Policy and Construction – Ilektra PAPADAKI, European Commission, Policy Officer (DG GROW)

7. Introduction –  Frank ROUSSEL, ELA TELCO Working Group, Convenor

8. ETSI/One M2M standards for the lift and escalators sector – Enrico SCARRONE, OneM2M Steering Committee & ETSI TC SmartM2M Chair

9. The impact of digitalization and IoT on the lift and escalators sector – Lexiang ZHANG, CEA, Secretary General

10. Introduction – Alper CALISKAN, ELA SRI Working Group, Convenor

11. Construction ecosystem – Gusts KOSSOVIčS, European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac)

12. Contribution by the lift industry -Roger BEURET, ELA Product Ecology Working Group, Convenor