COLOGNE, Germany — The organizers of The Tire Cologne — the biennial tire industry exposition set to debut in 2018 — have added a one-day "Global Retreading Conference" to the event's agenda.
The conference, being organized in partnership with BIPAVER, the European Retreading Association, will take place May 29 at the Cologne Congress Centre North, the opening day of The Tire Cologne.
Admission is free, but advance registration is necessary, according to Koelnmesse G.m.b.H., the event's organizer. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the convention center's Rheinsaal.
The retreading conference will focus on current developments, market data and best practice examples and discuss the potentials and future of the retreading industry, Koelnmesse said.
Among industry notables expected to present at the conference are: Ralf Frohwerk, global head business development at SLM Solutions G.m.b.H. of Lübeck, Germany; Stefan Dengler, managing director at SDS Systemtechnik G.m.b.H. in Calw, Germany; and Detlef Witt, head of global product management at RemaTipTop A.G. in Poing, Germany.