BIBM Congress 2026 will take place from 20–22 May in Rome, marking the 25th edition of Europe’s leading event for the precast concrete industry.
Under the theme “Innovative Pathways to Sustainable Construction,” the Congress will bring together industry leaders, experts, architects and policymakers to discuss the latest developments in decarbonisation, resilience, circularity and innovation in precast construction.
The three-day event combines a high-level conference programme with a dedicated exhibition showcasing cutting-edge technologies and solutions from across the sector. Hosted at the A.ROMA Lifestyle Hotel, the Congress offers a unique platform for networking, knowledge exchange and shaping the future of Europe’s built environment.
For full details and registration, please visit: BIBM Congress 2026
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BIBM Congress 2023 in Amsterdam
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Seamus McKeague | President IPHA (International Prestressed Hollowcore Association), CEO – Creagh Concrete Products Ltd., Northern Ireland"Introduction"
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Marco van Es | Founder of Bac2nature, the Netherlands“What can bacteria teach us on the connection between urban nature and our health?”
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Dr. Anja Buchwald | ASCEM Director/BTE Group, the Netherlands“The development of CO₂ neutral binders”
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Ing. Marco Pecetti | IPHA Board member/Director Generale Prefabbricati, Italy“Italian precast industry progresses towards new Green Deal sustainability requirements, its strategic impact on manufacturing processes and final products improvements”
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José Rodriguez Soalleiro | Civil Engineer (Roads, Canals and Ports) – ANDECE (Spanish Precast Industry Association), Spain“Methodology to evaluate the service life of concrete elements”
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Gaetano Guarino, Customer Segment Manager Precast and MCP Europe – Master Builders Solutions, Germany“Unveil the Power of MasterCO2re™: Intelligent Cluster System for Low-clinker Concrete Production”
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Rémi Lannoy | Head of Digital Construction & BIM Department – CERIB (Centre d’études et de recherche de l’industrie du béton), France“A database for the French Precast Concrete Industry’s BIM objects library”
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Ir. Joseph Ickmans | Chair of Digitalistation, BIM Committee – EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations), Belgium“Digitalisation: Opportunities or mainly challenges? An engineering perspective”
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Ernesto Villalobos | CEO – Holcim Modular Solutions in Central America, based in Costa Rica“Precast in severe seismic zones”
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Oscar Ekefäll | Development Engineer – S:T Eriks, Sweden“Concrete solutions for flood management”
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Alessio Rimoldi | Secretary General – BIBM Magdalena Herbik | Public Affairs & Communicaions Manager – BIBM Ebru Akgün | Sustainability & Circularity Officer – BIBM, Belgium“Future perspectives for precast – BIBM vision”
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Thomas Guillot | Chief Executive – GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association), UK“Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Industry”
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Rob van der Meer | Industrial Policy Director – Cembureau (European Cement Association), Belgium“Carbon capture in cement industry”
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Topi Paananen | IPHA Board member, CEO – Peikko Group, Finland Fernando De los Rios | CEO – Hyperion Robotics, Spain“75% material savings in foundations by using 3D-printing technology – additional business line for precasters?”
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Terhi Rauhamaki | Quality and Environmental Manager – Rudus Oy, Finland
“Rudus Biodiversity Programme – Experiences and Opportunities for the Precast Concrete Sector”
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Wietse de Jong | Projectmanager of the Circular bridges and overpasses – Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands
“The Re-use of girders”
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Tomoka Yoshida, Researcher – Kuraray Europe GmbH, Germany
Innovation workshop: “Quality and performance of PVA fibres for durable constructions”
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Gaetano Guarino, Customer Segment Manager Precast and MCP Europe – Master Builders Solutions, Germany
Innovation workshop: “MasterCO2re™: Intelligent Cluster System for Low-clinker Concrete Production”
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Ramon Steins, Sales Director APAC, MEA, BeNeLux, UK & the Nordics – ALLPLAN, Austria
Innovation workshop: “Green BIM – Digital Solutions for Sustainability in the Precast Industry”
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Max Mandt-Merck, Business Development and Sales Manager – LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen, Germany
Innovation workshop: “Boost quality and reduce costs: Benefits and new options of laser projection systems”
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Frank Brandt and Jan Laroy – Aalborg Portland Belgium, Belgium
Innovation workshop: “Part 1: Aalborg White: Looking forward to a more sustainable Future / Part 2: Presentation of several projets / products, produced with UPHC – Aalborg”
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Kadir Aktas, Precast Segment Manager – NV Bekaert SA, Belgium
Innovation Workshop: “Usage of Steel Fiber in Precast and the Impact on Sustainability”
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Robert Neubauer, Managing Partner – RIB SAA Software Engineering GmbH, Austria
Innovation Workshop: “Industry 4.0 – Houses directly from the assembly line”
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Rüdiger Dalhoff , Head of Product Sales and Management for concrete mixing plants – Liebherr Mischtechnik GmbH, Germany
Innovation Workshop: “The Liebherr solution: economic and sustainable concrete production”
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Sander van Harn, Salesmanager – MAX EUROPE B.V., Japan
Innovation Workshop: “Discover solutions for PC Factory; Productivity improvement by automatic rebar tying system”
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Roberto Saccone, Civil Engineer, Senior Project Manager – Mapei SpA, Italy
Innovation Workshop: “A pathway for the reduction of carbon footprint in reinforced concrete construction”
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Marc Witbreuk and Wim Ronsse, Convez, the Netherlands
Innovation Workshop: “Using synthetic fibers for concrete (and asphalt) solutions for environmental and efficiency reasons”
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Jean-Marc Casu, Technical Marketing Manager – Harold Scholz & Co. GmbH, Germany
Innovation Workshop: “The sustainability potential of colour pigments for precast concrete solutions”
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Mikko Marjalaakso, Senior Sales Manager – Betolar Plc, Finland
Innovation Workshop: “Introducing the world‘s lowestemission hollow core slabs”
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Alessio Rimoldi (Secretary General), Magdalena Herbik (Public Affairs & Communications Manager) and Ebru Akgün (Sustainability & Circularity Officer – BIBM (Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry), Belgium
Innovation Workshop: “Future prespectives for precast – BIBM vision”
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Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Daniela Kücken, Head of Customer Service – Unitechnik Systems GmbH, Germany
Innovation Workshop: “Stay Lean & Be Resilient with NewGen UniCAM”
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Programme
BIBM Congress 2023 in Amsterdam
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BIBM Congress 2021 in Copenhagen
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Alessio-Rimoldi_Magdalena-HerbikThe-European-Green-Deal-What‘s-in-it-for-precast
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Bart-van-Melick
The-future-of-the-European-precast-concrete-industry
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Seamus-McKeagueAesthetic-Thermally-Efficient-Precast
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Christophe-SykesMoving-construction-products-industry-in-a-digitalised-construction
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Brian-H.-RasmussenWhy-OpenBIM-should-be-taught-and-not-bought
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Topi-PaananenDesign-for-Disassembly-why-how-and-what-is-practise
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Prof. Christian-GlockDriving-innovation-through-European-research-projects-SeRaMCo
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Kimmo-LintulaAdvances-techniques-in-prefabricated-concrete
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Kimmo-Lintula
Expression-by-digital-fabrication-–-case-Fazer
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Koen-CoppenholleCCUS-as-a-business-opportunity
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Alejandro-LopezBIM-and-digitalization
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Ulrich-Bauermeister
Innovation Workshop: European-assessment-for-punching-shear-reinforecement
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Max-Mandt-Merck
Boost-efficiency-with-laser-projection
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Programme
BIBM Congress 2021 in Copenhagen
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Exhibitor list
BIBM Congress 2021 in Copenhagen
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