D&Ri publishes ‘sneak-peek’ of WDS programme

Leila Steed, Programme Organiser for the World Demolition Summit, said: “Over the past several months, I’ve had the extraordinary pleasure of being able to discuss, in detail, key industry issues and projects with our speakers, and it gives me enormous pleasure to reveal three of presentation topics that will be delivered at this year’s conference.” 

2024 WDS Speaker Programme:

Presentation title: The Gyda Recycling Project
Said to be the largest-ever demolition of its kind, Aker Solutions toppled the decommissioned Gyda field’s topside platform structure, resulting in 18,000 tons of recovered steel and other valuable metals joining the circular economy as low-carbon equivalents.
Speaker: Bengt Borgen Hildisch, Senior Vice President of Decommissioning
Company: Aker Solutions, Norway

WDS welcomes Aker Solutions’ decommissioning expert Senior Vice President Bengt Borgen Hildisch to speak at World Demolition Summit in Stockholm

Presentation title: The implications of the new law on selective demolition
A two-part presentation that outlines what the new legislation means for material mapping and contractor’s quality assurance requirements, with a demolition case study by GreenDozer that outlines the “turnover” of materials for reuse and recycling.
Speakers: Henrik Bonnesen, Project Director, and Jan Rohde, Managing Director
Company: COWI and GreenDozer, Denmark 

COWI’s environmental expert joins WDS line-up Henrik Bonnesen to speak on the new, stricter regulations coming into force 

World Demolition Summit to welcome GreenDozer founder Director and founder Jan Rohde signs up for industry event in Stockholm

Presentation title: Demolition Engineering: Managing Safety and Reducing Risks in power plant demolitions
Speaker: Mahesh Bailakanavar, Vice President of Applied Science Practices
Company: Thornton Tomasetti, United States

Engineering leader signs up for Stockholm Thornton Tomasetti’s Mahesh Bailakanavar to speak on assessing risk and mitigation 

The World Demolition Summit comprising conference, awards and networking sessions is organised by Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) in co-operation with the European Demolition Association and the US National Demolition Association. The headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.

For more details, including delegate registration and sponsorship opportunities, please visit: https://demolitionsummit.com/