Europe, Rotterdam and Artificial Intelligence

Welcome: On 27 May, representatives of the European lift industry met in Rotterdam for the ELA General Assembly (Photo: © John Gale)

ELA President Wim Koster delivering his annual report to the general meeting on the first day. (Photo: © John Gale)

(Photo: © John Gale)

Ebru Gemici-Loukas, Chairwoman of the Statistics Committee, presents the latest figures to the General Meeting (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Ana Efata, Chair of the Committee on Safety, Training and Further Education, delivering her report in Rotterdam. (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Carsten Henriksen, Chair of ELA’s largest committee for codes and standards, reflecting on the past year (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Paula Casares, the new chairwoman of the ELA Committee on Energy and the Environment (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Frank Roussel, Chair of the Digitalization & Cybersecurity Committee (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Cédric Pipar, Chair of the Budget committee (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © John Gale)

(Photo: © John Gale)

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(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © John Gale)

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(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

In the evening, the group went on a boat trip: Esfandiar Gharibaan (l.) didn’t want to miss out on that either. (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Also on board: Roberto Zappa (r.), former ELA president, and Andrea Veggian (Innovalift) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Group photo for LIFTjournal (from left): Oliver Vahsen (Ziehl-Abegg), Christian Dreßler (Meiller) and Jorge Linares (Raloe) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Wim Koster welcomes the participants on board (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Reinier Geradts from the host association, the ‘Nederlandse Vereniging voor Lift en Roltraptechniek’ (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Claudia Donghi (right), and ELA General Secretary Luca Pezzini (centre) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

ELA Secretary-General Luca Pezzini (l.) in conversation with VFA Chairman Achim Hütter (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

They were responsible for the success of the event: Kate Kankindi (left) and Gaetane Van Laethem from the ELA office. (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

‘Artificial Intelligence in Vertical Mobility and Safety’ was the theme of the ELA conference the following day (Photo: © John Gale)

Opening of the conference on the second day by the President (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Reinier Geradts welcomes the participants (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Marjon Oosting from the Liftinstituut chaired the ELA conference (Photo: © John Gale)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Wim Koster (right) presents this year’s ELA Award cheque to Emil van Hoffen and Waldo Linders from the ROVC Technical Training Institute (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © John Gale)

Jo Tetsill (Otis) (Photo: © John Gale)

(Photo: © John Gale)

Rommy van de Pol (Photo: © John Gale)

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(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

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In conversation: Carsten Henriksen (Schindler Germany) and Silvia Glaus-Zinder (VSA) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Alwin Warringa und Tom Dantuma (Sopra Steria) (Photo: © John Gale)

Constance Girard (Photo: © John Gale)

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Frank Roussel (Photo: © John Gale)

Tijmen Molema (Liftinstituut) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

(Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

John Gale was also there (r.) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

A spectacular atmosphere during the break; on the left, Tadeusz Popielas from the Polish Lift Association and Christella Herzog (VFA-Interlift) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Daniel Bisang (l.) (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)

Rahel de Vriend (Photo: © John Gale)

Ivan Manieri (Photo: © John Gale)

Delight among the representatives of the Lift Institute ... (Photo: © LIFTjournal/Ulrike Lotze)