12:00   Registration desk open - supported by CONTINENTAL

12:00   Welcome Sandwich Lunch - supported by MARANGONI

To get you ready for the opening afternoon, Hilton will serve a quality sandwich lunch, including meat, fish and vegetarian options, accompanied by salads and the soup of the day.

14:00    Opening Remarks & SAFETY tip

After the initial opening, Al Klinge, CEO @ Klinge, will share an essential safety tip, based on +40 years of OTR service with zero fatalities in the ranks.

14:15    The Global OTR Market - Insights with Ciaran Little, VP @ Smithers

15:00   Coffee / Tea Break - supported by MARANGONI

15:30    The OTR Manufacturers' View - a Panel Conversation moderated by Ciaran Little, VP @ Smithers

18:30    Tabletop Networking with Walking Dinner - supported by ESCO

Discover our sponsors' business offering during this dinner moment. The first of our 3 networking moments will be held in combination with a Walking Dinner Buffet, complete with starters, main dishes and desserts, accompanied by local beer and house wine, soft drinks and water.

06:30   Breakfast open - supported by RIMEX

08:00    Opening Remarks & SAFETY tip

Al Klinge, CEO @ Klinge, will share another essential safety tip with the audience.

08:15     Learn to Let Go - a workshop with Peter Flade, Partner @ All In Works

'If you want your team to step up, learn to let go.'  This 90-minute espresso workshop will help you empower your people. Autonomy works wonders for accountability, problem-solving, and motivation—it even helps make stress manageable—but we struggle to give it.

09:45    Coffee / Tea Break - supported by JUST EASY TOOLS 

10:15    OTR Safety & Service - supported by KLINGE

A quality service starts with safety in mind and action. Al Klinge, CEO @ Klinge, will moderate a panel of service experts through a series of key service activities.

11:00    OTR Repair Service

Learn about the latest innovations and developments from our expert panel on OTR tyre repair.

12:00    Tabletop Networking with Urban Lunch - supported by MICHELIN

Discover our sponsors' business offering during this lunch moment. Another Urban Lunch, including meat, fish and vegetarian options, accompanied by salads and the soup of the day, is served during this second networking session.

13:30    Extended OTR Service Technologies

Learn how associated technologies can add value to your OTR tyre management.

14:30   Coffee / Tea Break - supported by JUST EASY TOOLS 

15:00    Wheel & Rim Safety - supported by MOVEERO

Al Klinge, CEO @ Klinge, will moderate a panel of topic specialists.

18:30    Pre-dinner Reception - supported by MONAFLEX

We'll take you to one of Antwerp's architectural restaurant highlights and gather in Horta's Art Nouveau Hall, kicking off with a reception moment.

19:00   Formal Conference Dinner - supported by TECH, TECHKING & WESTLAKE

Build new relationships, discuss business opportunities and make lifetime friends around our Street Food Festival buffet.

06:30   Breakfast open - supported by RIMEX

09:00    Opening Remarks & SAFETY tip

A third valuable experience shared by Al Klinge, CEO @ Klinge.

09:15     The Global OTR Library - What's Next? - Services & Tools for the OTR industry with Koen Vandermeersch, Founder @ 102psi

Launching the next stage of an OTR industry toolbox.

10:00    Coffee / Tea Break 

10:30    OTR Retreading - a Panel Conversation moderated by David Wilson, Publisher @ Retreading Business - supported by VIPAL

11:15    OTR Recycling - another Panel Conversation moderated by David Wilson, Publisher @ Retreading Business

12:00    Tabletop Networking with Good Bye Lunch - supported by LINGLONG

The Global OTR Conference shuts its doors after this first event but not before offering you a final opportunity to expand and maintain your network. To keep you going, this third tabletop moment is again combined with an Urban Lunch moment.