BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@pema.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTSTAMP:20260922T172309Z URL:https://www.pema.org/events/autumn-2026-ravenna/ SUMMARY:PEMA Autumn Meeting 2026 - Ravenna\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The PEMA Autumn Meeting 2026 takes place on Tuesday 6th &\; Wednesday 7th October in Ravenna\, Italy. \nPEMA members and invited guest s can expect a productive 2-day itinerary. The meeting will include member participation in an insightful local port tour\, various technical commit tee workshops and panel discussions\, an insight in invaluable industry kn owledge from the industry's expert speakers and guests\, as well as other topics discussed over two working conference days. This conference's oppor tunity to engage and network among other industry experts in their field\, including invites to an arrival drinks reception\, networking dinners wit h members from all over the world.\n\n\n\nMeeting Schedule &\; Port Tou r Information\n🚢\; Port of Ravenna Port Tour: Delegates &\; Pass port Information Required\nPlease complete this essential port tour form h ere to secure your seat at the port.\n\nSee attendee list here. If you wis h to go on the list\, please submit your passport details above.\n\n\n\n&# x270d\;🏼\; Event Attendance Survey\nAll attendees must complete eve nt attendance survey. This is in addition to registering. It confirms your attendance to the Port of Ravenna port tour and other events.\n\n\n\n\n&# x1f4c5\; Schedule &\; Guest Speakers\nFor the official agenda\, guest s peakers and schedule of events due to take place at PEMA Autumn Meeting 20 26 Ravenna\, click here.\n\n\n\n👥\; List of Delegates Attending\nTo view the full delegate attendance list\, click here.\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker s\n\n\nChristian Schroeder is currently Chief Product Owner (CPO) at Sieme ns AG\, where he leads the development of SINEC Security Guard—Siemens ’ SaaS-based industrial cybersecurity solution focused on automated vuln erability management for operational technology environments.\n\nIn this r ole\, he drives the product vision\, oversees the end‑to‑end R&\;D strategy\, and ensures that SINEC Security Guard advances Siemens’ broad er mission to strengthen cybersecurity on the shop floor. Over more than 1 5 years at Siemens\, Christian has held key roles across product managemen t\, engineering\, and digital transformation. His earlier work as Senior P roduct Manager included driving innovation in software licensing platforms \, cloud‑based industrial offerings\, and scalable digital business mode ls across Siemens’ industrial portfolio.\n\nPrior to that\, as a Systems Engineer\, he focused on designing and integrating complex automation sys tems\, gaining deep domain expertise in OT environments and customer opera tions—expertise that now informs his cybersecurity leadership.\n\n\n\n\n \nAs CEO of ICHCA International\, Richard Steele is dedicated to improving the safety\, productivity\, sustainability and efficiency of cargo handli ng and movement worldwide. Richard is a safety and skills professional wit h a Masters in Training and Development who has been involved in the ports industry for over 20 years. Prior to his role at ICHCA International\, Ri chard was the CEO at Port Skills and Safety for 11 years\, leading out on the development of safety guidance and standards by producing qualificatio n frameworks and sharing best practices for the industry.\n\nICHCA's privi leged NGO status enables it to represent its members\, and the cargo handl ing industry at large\, in front of national and international agencies an d regulatory bodies\, while its Technical Panel provides best practice adv ice and develops publications on a wide range of practical cargo handling issues.\n\n\n\nAs Technical Director of CMA Terminals Holding\, Grégoire has a MSc in Marine Engineering and started his career in the Oil and Gas Industry. He joined the Port industry in 2004 as maintenance manager for M arseille Port Authority.\n\nHe then joined CMA CGM in 2008 as port equipme nt engineer and held several positions in Terminal Link and CMA Terminals including Technical Director at Malta Freeport Terminal. Grégoire now ser ves as the equipment technical director for CMA Terminal Holding and CMA C GM Inland Services since 2019\, in charge of equipment and maintenance for operating terminals and depots as well as new projects.\n\n\n\nJames Gro ß has been a professor with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Scien ce School of KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Stockholm since November 2012. He is associate director of KTH Digital Futures and a co-director of KTH’s competence centre on edge computing TECoSA.\n\nHis research inter ests are broadly in the area of mobile systems &\; networks\, industria l automation and AI. Prior to joining KTH\, he was assistant professor and head of the Mobile Network Performance Group at RWTH Aachen University fr om 2008 – 2012 as well as a member of the DFG-funded UMIC research centr e of RWTH. James has published over 200 papers in international journals a nd conferences\, and has been awarded over 20 Mio. USD in research grants. His work has been awarded many times\, among them the best paper awards a t ACM MSWiM 2015\, the best paper award at IEEE WoWMoM 2009 and the best p aper award at European Wireless 2009. Beyond his academic work\, James was founder\, CTO and board member of R3 Communications GmbH\, a start-up in the area of wireless industrial communication systems. He currently works with Paul Vahle GmbH &\; Co. KG as technical advisor and council.\n\n\n \n\n\nAs Chief Executive Officer of Duisport\, Markus Bangen studied law a t the University of Bonn\, specializing in Transport and European law\, an d began his professional career at Duisburger Hafen AG (Duisport) in 2000 after working as a lawyer. He has been a member of the Executive Board sin ce 2008 and Chairman of the Executive Board since August 1\, 2021.\n\nFor Duisport\, he is active in various national and international expert group s and as a shareholder representative in various German and international terminal holdings - as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Railport joint ve nture terminal in Turkey. Mr. Bangen holds the following titles\, among ot hers: Chairman of the Terminal Advisory Group of the Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) Rhine-Alpine / Member of the Terminal Advisory Group RFC North Sea - Baltic / Chairman of the Advisory Board of the German Logistics Associat ion (BVL) as well as Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV).\n\n\n\nSaverio Panico is a Country Ma nager at Bunge\, which is a world leader in grain origination\, storage\, transportation\, oilseed processing and specialty plant-based oils\, fats and protein. The company works with farmers across the world and supplies a wide range of agricultural commodity products\, essential in today’s w orld. In Italy\, Bunge runs crushing\, refining\, bottling and biodiesel p roduction sites in Porto Corsini\, Ravenna\, and operations across the key country ports.\n\nLeveraging nearly 20 years of experience in agribusines s and commodity trading\, Saverio Panico oversees Bunge's business activit ies in Italy\, from sourcing\, to merchandising and distribution of key ag ricultural products and commodities\, connecting farmers to consumers. His extensive experience in international trade\, logistics and market dynami cs provides a practical perspective on the opportunities and challenges sh aping global commodity flows.\n\n\n\nBook your accommodation\nThe event ho tel for the Autumn Meeting is the stunning 5-star Hotel MarePineta. PEMA h ave secured a delegate rate for our members during the conference. Rooms u nder this special rate are limited\, so click here to reserve your room. P EMA discount code: PEMA2026. \n\nImportant notes for booking the room at Hotel MarePineta: \n\nSelect date(s) of stay and in the 'enter discount co de' section enter PEMA2026. A booking confirmation will be sent to the ema il address provided during the booking process. Rates are as follows: €1 80 per night for a single room.\n\n\n\n\nOther information\nMore informati on on the schedule\, as well as expert guest speaker announcements coming soon. To kickstart the conference\, join us at 18.30 on Monday 5 October  for an arrival drinks reception sponsored by VAHLE at Marepineta Resort Te rrace.\n\nDress code for evening meals and receptions:\n\n Monday 5 Octob er | Arrival Drinks Reception - Casual\n Tuesday 6 October | Networking D inner - Smart casual\n Wednesday 7 October | President’s Dinner - Smart casual\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors &\; Partners\n\nPEMA 2026 Autumn Meeting Ra venna with thanks to its sponsorship partners and contributors:\n\nMAC Por t   www.macport.it \n\n\n\nFounded in Ravenna by Giordano Bilotti\, Ma c Port has grown from a family vision into one of Italy's most trusted nam es in port and industrial machinery. Now in its third generation\, the com pany operates as official Liebherr agent in Italy since 2009\, offering sa les\, service\, and repair of harbor cranes\, offshore equipment\, earthmo ving machines\, and material handling solutions. What has never changed ac ross three generations is the philosophy Giordano built the company on: tr eat every client as a partner\, not a transaction. At Mac Port\, relations hips come before contracts — and that family commitment is still felt in everything we do.\n\n\n\nTratos Cavi SpA   www.tratosgroup.com\n\n\n\nF ounded in 1966\, Tratos is a family-owned international cable manufacturer specialising in the complete production of high-performance cables for th e energy\, telecommunications and industrial sectors. With seven manufactu ring facilities across Europe and a presence in 56 countries\, the company has built a global reputation for innovation and quality. Tratos is a rec ognised leader in dynamic cable technology through its TRATOSFLEX® range\ , engineered for demanding moving applications including ports\, container terminals\, mining and tunnelling. Designed for continuous reeling\, TRAT OSFLEX® cables deliver exceptional flexibility\, durability and reliabili ty\, supporting major infrastructure projects around the world.\n\n\n\nDel lner Bubenzer   www.dellnerbubenzer.com\n\nDELLNER BUBENZER is a global leader in the design and manufacture of braking systems. The unrivalled br aking equipment offers customized stop-action solutions for a wide variety of industries from sea to sky\, and everything in between. Recognized wor ldwide for decades as innovative braking solutions that are precision engi neered to meet the highest quality standards. Manufacturing a range of ind ustrial brakes and brake related products like storm brakes (rail clamps a nd rail brakes\, wheel brakes)\, monitoring systems\, couplings\, brake di scs\, hydraulic power units and safety systems to protect the steel struct ure of the machine against overload and snags.\n\n\n\nVAHLE   www.vahle. com\n\n\n\nFounded in 1912\, VAHLE is a global leader in intelligent mobil e energy and data transmission solutions for material handling and industr ial applications. Headquartered in Kamen\, Germany\, the company employs a round 1\,000 people and operates through 13 subsidiaries and representativ es in 52 countries worldwide. VAHLE delivers complete electrification solu tions for port cranes\, including STS and RTG systems\, utilizing technolo gies such as conductor rails\, cable reels\, festoon and trench systems an d advanced data communication. By integrating electrification\, automation \, and intelligent power management\, VAHLE enables terminal operators to enhance efficiency\, reliability\, safety\, and sustainability while suppo rting the transition to zero-emission port operations.\nPEMA looks forward to welcoming our members and invited guests to Ravenna.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pema.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ 68.jpg CATEGORIES:Autumn Meeting LOCATION:Marepineta Resort\, Viale Dante\, 40 48015 Milano Marittima\, Rave nna\, Italy X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Viale Dante\, 40 48015 Mila no Marittima\, Ravenna\, Italy;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Marepineta Resor t:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR