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RB CONFERENCE
“The Future of Retreading” Autopromotec 2019 –
May 22 - (Sala Melodia)
14.00 Harjeev Kandhari (CEO, Zenises Group)
Keynote Speech
The Founder and CEO
of Zenises explains how he decided to
invest in the retreading industry by buying the UK-based retreader, Vacu-
Lug at a time when the European retreading sector was under pressure.
14.30 Franco D’amore (Istituto per la Competitività)
Tyre Retreading for the Circular Economy: a new study from AIRP
The results of a new
study carried out by the Italian Retreaders’ Association AIRP in conjunction with the local study centre to alert Italian legislators on issues related to a circular economy model. The Association’s goal is to promote the use of retreads through specific environmental taxation policies.
14.55 David Shaw (Tire Industry Research)
The Potential Future Impact of the Chinese Tyre Sector on the Retreading Market
An analysis into how the activities, policies and strategies
of the Chinese tyre manufacturing industry impact the global tyre retreading sector.
15.30 Ivano Garavaglia (GFK)
Sales Trends in the Heavy Duty Tyre Market in Italy and Europe 2017-2018
Market
analysts
GFK present statistical data on how the impact of the new tariff legislation on Chines truck and bus tyres has been impacting the Italian and European markets
15.45 Sandro Garcia Salmones (Valebridge Media Services)
Marketing the Retreading Industr y
A new look
at how the
European
retreading
industr y can optimise its marketing message with a view to creating new impetus for growth.
16.10 Dirk Reurslag (VMI Group)
Equipment Automation in the Retreading Industr y
A closer
look into
how
equipment manufacturers are using innovation and automation to help the retreading industry produce retreads more cost-effectively.
Moderated by David Wilson (Publisher - Retreading Business)
15.20 Coffee Break
Autopromotec and Retreading Business Announce Conference on the Future
of Retreading
Promotec srl, the organisers of Autopromotec, and Retreading Business Ltd, the publishers of the specialist trade magazine Retreading Business, have announced they are to jointly organise a half-day conference on “The Future of Retreading.”
The event will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 22 during the first day of the Autopromotec Exhibition. The conference, which will be moderated by Retreading Business Publisher David Wilson, will take place in the Melodia Room, located in the Bologna Fair Ground.
The organisers are pleased to announce that the Keynote Speaker at the conference will be Harjeev S Kandhari, CEO of the Dubai/London based Zenises Group, who last year acquired the leading UK-based independent retreader, Vacu-Lug. Kandhari will be able to offer his perspective on entrepreneurship in the retreading industry, his views on the future of retreading and his reasons for investing in the retreading sector. Also speaking at the conference will be a plethora of well-known speakers from across Europe who will discuss a number of key topics including;
- The current and future impact of the Chinese tyre industry on the retreading market
- The role of Automisation in the retreading industry and the contribution of the equipment
manufacturers to that trend
- An update on the latest activities and special projects of AIRP
- New perspectives on how the retreading industr y can market itself more effectively.
Retreading Business Publisher David Wilson commented; “our aim with this conference is to attract speakers who can offer some insights into issues affecting the retreading sector from a new perspective. We hope that this event will offer some valuable food for thought to retreaders now looking to take advantage of the new reality in the retreading industr y following the changes that have taken place over the past year.”
Promotec srl Director Renzo Servadei added; “Autopromotec has always been a key event for the European retreading industry. We are delighted to be collaborating with Retreading Business to provide this thought- provoking conference, which we believe will provide considerable added value to retreaders planning to visit Bologna this year.”
Attendance at the conference is free of charge. Limited spaces are available on the day, however, to avoid disappointment, interested parties are advised to reserve a place at the conference by registering at http://bit.ly/2UcHqJX.
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