CECE brings EU policymakers to bauma

During the bauma week, CECE hosted multiple guests from the European institutions: MEP Christian Doleschal on Monday, accompanied by a delegation of state politicians from Bavaria, Martin Lange, Policy Officer Raw Materials, DG GROW, European Commission on Tuesday, Antonio Biason, Legal & Policy Officer, DG CNECT, European Commission on Thursday and Katharina Knapton-Vierlich, Head of Unit for Construction with Pieter Staelens, Head of Sector for Competitive Construction from the European Commission on Friday. All guests had the opportunity to visit CECE member companies’ booths in order to learn about the impressive range of products and the latest technologies in the sector.

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Bringing together the construction equipment industry and the European Institutions is our main function, as these occasions provide stakeholders with a deeper insight into the complexity of the construction equipment sector and pave the way for more effective and open communication.

On Monday, CECE organised a comprehensive tour of CECE member companies’ booth for MEP Christian Doleschal and his group of Bavarian politicians. Christian Doleschal had a unique opportunity to see the wide range of products that CECE membership represents. Thank you to Christian Doleschal and to the member companies that hosted us for this insightful discussion on regulation and innovation.

On Tuesday, our Guest of the Day, Martin Lange, started the day with a bauma FORUM panel discussion on the Mining Challenge – security of supply of commodities, automation, ESG. Alongside him in the panel were CECE President José Antonio Nieto, Ana Londoño Botero of Rio Tinto, MEP Hildegard Bentele and Dr Marcus Wirtz, Chairman of VDMA Mining & Materials. Afterwards, Martin Lange was invited on a tour of CECE Mining member companies, who showcased the advancements and developments that take the sector ever closer to decarbonising mining.

On Thursday, Antonio Biason was our next Guest of the Day. After inviting Antonio Biason as a speaker in CECE Congress 2024, we were pleased to welcome him as a speaker in our CECE Workshop on Data Act Implementation at bauma. Following a highly insightful and clear presentation on the next steps for our industry with regard to the implementation of the Data Act, Antonio Biason was also taken on a tour of CECE member companies. The tour highlighted companies making inroads in digitalisation and was an important chance for questions to be answered both on the policy and industry sides.

On Friday, our final Guests of the Day were Katharina Knapton-Vierlich and Pieter Staelens. Katharina Knapton-Vierlich commenced her visit with a keynote speech in the bauma FORUM on European Construction Policy and the political priorities of the European Commission, followed by a panel discussion on sustainable construction. In the meantime, Pieter Staelens met with CECE members, who presented the latest technologies and trends in our sector, and was later joined by Katharina Knapton-Vierlich before concluding the tour.

Thank you to our guests for joining us at bauma and thank you to CECE members for showcasing the state of the art machinery.

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