CECE – Committee for European Construction Equipment management and general assembly meetings will take place in the KOMATEK technical events area.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
There will be technical sessions starting on Wednesday afternoon, June 3rd, and continuing until Saturday, June 6th. As the schedules are finalized, the details will be announced here.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
İSHAF (ISTANBUL EXCAVATION CONTRACTORS FEDERATION )
3rd EXCAVATION SUMMIT
| 13:30 – 14:30 | SESSION 1 |
| 14:30- 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00-16:00 | SESSION 2 |
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
IMDER (Turkish Association of Construction Equipment Distributors and Manufacturers)
WORLD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FORUM
| 13:00 | Moderator: Chris Sleight, General Manager of Off-Highway Research Introduction to the global construction machinery market and investment opportunities. |
| 13:10 | Megan Tanel, AEM President & CEO Overview of the construction machinery market and investment opportunities in the Americas |
| 13:25 | Oğuz Yusuf Yiğit, İMDER Secretary General Insights into the Turkish construction machinery market and investment opportunities. |
| 13:40 | Riccardo Viaggi, CeCe Secretary General Discussion of the EU construction machinery market and investment opportunities. |
| 13:55 | Moderator: Chris Sleight, General Manager of Off-Highway Research Wrap-up of the global construction machinery market. |
| 14:10 | Q&A Session |
| 14:30 | End of Session – End of Session |
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
TMD (ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS)
| 11:00 -12:00 | “Design, Implementation, and Quality Control Stages in Geotechnical Engineering – Case Studies” – Önder Akçasakal |
| 12:00-13:00 | “Soil Improvement and Waterproofing Barrier Applications Using Cutter Soil Mixing and Trench Cutters” – Aslı Can |
| 13.00-14:00 | BREAK |
| 14:00-15:00 | General Applications and Developments in Vibratory Hammers – David Hopkins |
| 15:00-16:00 | Innovative Approaches to the Principles of Measurement and Monitoring of Engineering Structures “ Bilal Umut Ayhan and Ahmet Seyit Aksoy |
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
JAPAN CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY FORUM
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Mr. Takahiro TAKAGI, Director of CSPI Expo Construction machinery exhibitions held in Japan |
| 13:10 – 13:40 |
Mr. Kentaro NEZAKİ, Middle East & Africa Representative Managing Director of Kobelco |
| 13:40 – 14:10 |
Mr. Goro YASUDA, Chairman of IDI |
| 14:10 – 15:00 |
Mr. Toru NAKANE, Project Manager, Minister’s Secretariat (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) |