Big Name Speakers & Top-Class Exhibitors Line Up for StocExpo 2014

With top speakers on board and over 180 companies exhibiting, StocExpo 2014 is set to be bigger than ever before.

Exhibitors signed up for the event, which takes place from 18 to 20 March 2014 at Ahoy, Rotterdam, include major names from right across the tank storage supply spectrum such as: Kanon Loading Equipment, Emerson Process Management, Endress+Hauser, J. de Jonge Flowsystems, CTS, Pentair Valves & Control, Fabricom and Honeywell Enraf. They will be using the show to debut new technologies and services to Europe’s terminal operators and oil companies, who together with traders, regulators and equipment suppliers, gather at StocExpo to do business.

Didier BIZEC, Export Manager at SATAM, is one of the many returning exhibitors who will be at StocExpo. He believes the scale and scope of the show make it a critical part of the business calendar: “StocExpo allows customers to meet all the suppliers they need, everyone from A to Z, in one place.” 

It's not just the show floor which has taken shape. In a major coup, Dr Frits Eulderink, Executive Board Member & Chief Operating Officer of Royal Vopak, has been secured as one of the key speakers at the StocExpo paid-for, three day, conference.  Having joined Dutch Royal Shell Group in 1990, and held technical and management positions in the Netherlands, North America, Africa and the Middle East, including the field of exploration and production, Frits Eulderink has a tremendous level of technical knowledge to share with conference delegates. In his keynote address he will discuss understanding the supply and demand imbalances, explore the emergence of LNG as a transport fuel and provide an update on Thames Oilport storage conversion.

StocExpo will also feature a keynote by Eduard Ruijs, Director of First Reserve.  His responsibilities include deal origination, structuring, execution, monitoring and exit strategy.  Eduard Ruijs was previously an investment director and partner at NIBC Infrastructure Partners. With experience spanning conventional and renewable power generation as well as energy distribution and storage infrastructure, his talk on how to make a terminal attractive to investors will help terminal operators looking for opportunities for finance and growth.

These speakers will be part of a 25-strong programme of experts who over the course of the three days will cover all the latest trends and developments around the terminal market, operational health and safety plus innovative new technologies.