2015 FERMA Forum

Dear Colleagues,

I invite you to join me in Venice from 4 to 7 October with more than 1500 risk professionals at the Venice Lido for the 2015 FERMA Forum.

Trieste, Genoa and Venice have been the cradle of European insurance and risk management since the 14th century thanks to their maritime and trading activities and so Venice is a very appropriate as well as a very special venue for the largest European risk and insurance management event.

Together in Venice we will:

• Focus on our profession, innovation and diversity.
• Participate in a programme designed to inspire, educate and influence how we manage risk in a riskier world.
• Network with risk and insurance professionals.
• Attend the launch of the FERMA European Risk Management Certification.
• Find inspiration from the latest innovative solutions and experts in the Market Place exhibition area.
• Join colleagues at the Young Risk Professionals Breakfast and Ladies’ Lunch.
• Take away ideas to help us develop as professionals and add value to our organisations.

The Forum will build on the discussions and feedback from 2013 Forum in Maastrict and the 2014 Seminar in Brussels.  It will focus on FERMA’s core activities: representing our national associations at a European level; increasing the influence and reputation of risk management and insurance; and providing guidance to our members and a pan-European voice on EU matters.

The FERMA Board, Secretariat and Forum Committee all join me in extending a warm welcome in Venice.  We have set our expectations high and for participants to come away believing they have gained professionally and personally from being there.

Please join us – this is your Forum!

YoJulia Grahamurs sincerely,

Julia Graham

President of FERMA

Petrochemical Operations, Maintenance & Safety Conference 2015

The Petrochemical Operations, Maintenance & Safety 2015 Conference will bring together senior level executives from plant operations, maintenance and safety teams, at top petrochemical companies and EPC groups, with real purchasing and decision making capabilities!

This high level conference will bring together speakers from the USA’s leading petrochemical companies, who will collaborate at a high level on their strategies to overcome challenges to operational excellence, maintenance and safety.

What the brochure contains:

• Full timed conference agenda and speaker line up
• Exclusive networking opportunities: details on our tailor made networking sessions, allowing you to meet the right people, increase your market presence, impress potential clients and form crucial partnerships
• Key info on how and when to register as well as exclusive discounts 

The very best speakers confirmed to take part:

• Tahmid Mizan, Senior Technology Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning, Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Fanar Sefa, Reliability & Maintenance Group Leader, The Dow Chemical Company
• Bryan Shaw, Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Manuel Ehrlich, Board Member, Chemical Safety Board
• John Bresland, Former CEO & Chairman, U.S Chemical Safety Board
• Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. Mechanical Engineering Authority, Consultant and Author
• Troy Carline, Operational Excellence Manager, North America, BASF

DITUR 2015 CONFERENCE

DITUR is the National Organization of Engineers and Technicians for Directing Fire Risks – a member of CFPA – Confederation of Fire Protection Associations International.

In the last 15 years DITUR has organized five international conferences in Belgrade – every two years – that has attracted a large number of visitors and eminent lecturers from both Serbia and abroad. This year the fifth international
conference will be held on 20th and 21h of October in Sava Center, Belgrade.
DITUR’s conferences, with large number of visitors (at least 300 of them) and guests from abroad (11), present the most current achievements from the fire protection field, fire fighting tactics concerning the operational equipment and further development of Serbian fire insurance companies when it comes to the technical management of fire risks. DITUR’s lectures on this conference can help the creation and control of standards in Serbia that can equal those of the European Union. They can also point out the current problems of special requirements in field of fire protection and risk management.

International Conference DITUR 2015 will utilize typical stands (6 m2) within the exhibition space of Sava Center.

The main topics of DITUR 2015 conference are:
• Measuring Quality of Fire Safety Engineering Designs
• Architectural Trends – sub-zero; multi use; high rise
• Measuring the Cost Efficiency of Fire Engineering Design – the Cost over the Life Cycle
• Halth & safety
• How to define the goals of the Fire Safety Engineer?
• What price is paid for the level of fire safety?
• Fire Prevention
• Firefighting tactigs depending on the an able equipment
• Technical risk managment in insurance

Balkan Light 2015

Balkan Light 2015

That is the 6th Balkan Light Conference, a conference which takes place every 3 years and serves as the premier Balkan and international forum on the field of lighting engineering.

Date: September 16, 2015 - September 19, 2015
Location: Athens, Greece
Balkan Light 2015


Scope of the conference:
The objective of Balkan Light 2015 conference is to provide an opportunity to exchange views on key areas of light and lighting engineering, to present progress in technology and to discuss challenges for the future.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Lighting in antiquity
Illumination of archaeological sites, monuments and museums
Lighting in architecture
Interior & exterior lighting
Daylighting
Lighting technology
Lighting calculations and measurements
Energy efficiency and economics of lighting
Standards and legislation in lighting
Human aspects of lighting
Participation in the conference is not limited to academics and scientists from the Balkan countries. Participations from all over the world are also warmly welcome.