View programme for International Rental Conference in Shanghai

Lewis Tyler Editor, International Rental News

28 October 2024

The largest conference in China dedicated to the equipment rental industry in China and wider Asia returns on the 25th of November, the day before the Bauma China exhibition.

The 11th annual International Rental Conference (IRC) will feature rental experts including Peter Schrader (Zeppelin Rental), Desmond Ong (Galmon), Jimmy Wang (China Construction Bright Futures, CCBF), Jeff Eisenberg (Claremont Consulting), Li Ying (Liugong Access) and Michel Petitjean (European Rental Association).

The one-day event will have simultaneous translations between English and Chinese and will cover topics including aerial platform rental, construction equipment rentals and rental management.

To register, visit the IRC website.

Confirmed IRC speakers include:

Peter Schrader, managing director & COO, Zeppelin Rental
Transformation: from a one product rental company to a rental solutions provider

Li Ying, General Manager, Liugong Access
China access market situation and future trends

Jeff Eisenberg, founder, Claremont Consulting
Effectively managing business cycles in equipment rental

Cao Weiguo, Jiangsu Liyang, CEO & Founder
How to maintain competitiveness in the new market environment

Michel Petitjean, secretary general, European Rental Association (ERA)
Impact of digitalisation on Europe’s rental market

Desmond Ong, CEO, Galmon
Let’s talk about the rental market

Tim Mo, China regional Manager, IPAF, and Amanda Tan, Asia Regional Development Manager, IPAF
How do standards affect the development of the MEWP rental business?

Chris Sleight, managing director, Off-Highway Research and Karin Sun, director of research, Off-Highway Research – China
Global construction equipment trends: insights from China, Asia and beyond

Round table: Supply chain dynamics and business trends
Stefano Scapin, chief business development officer, COBO
Dawei He, executive assistant to the CEO and international sales & marketing director, Sinoboom
Jimmy Wang, Chairman and CEO, CCBF
Xu Shenghui, Managing Director, Highflyer Rental

Event details

When: 25 November, 2024, the day before bauma China

Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai – Pudong, Shanghai, China

Travel: Shanghai Pudong International Airport is 36 km from the venue or Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is 28 km.

Who: Organised by International Rental News and supported by IPAF and the Rental Branch of China Construction Industry Association.

More information: khl-irc.com

Chinese visas: International visitors from the following countries do not require a visa:

Stay for up to 15 days: Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand.

Stay for up to 30 days: Thailand, Singapore, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, United Arab Emirates, Barbados, Bahamas, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Granada, Qatar, Mauritius, Serbia, Seychelles, SAN Marino, Suriname, Tonga, Armenia, Malaysia, Georgia.