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Opening & closing SILC 24

Day 06 Oct

Botín Centre, Santander

Day 07 Oct

Comillas Pontificial University

Santander International Lift City 2026 is a conference addressed to the lift sector professionals that promotes a new relationship between manufacturers, businesses and lift professionals. The second edition targets a current key issue: “Safety takes centre stage at SILC 2026”.

Attendees entering the SILC 2024 conference at the Botín Centre in Santander
09:30h

SILC 2026’s opening

Gema Igual, Mayoress of Santander. Antonio Pérez Ruiz, IMEM’s General Manager
Round table with participants debating on the first day of SILC 2024
10:00h

Data Driven Safety: Building a Global, Transparent Framework for Protecting Elevator and Escalator Workers

Win Koster, President of the European Lift Association.
Networking between SILC 2024 attendees in an outdoor space next to the congress venue
11:00h

Coffee break

Technician using mobile device with safety equipment in industrial environment related to SILC 2026
11:45h

Safety of workers and users – topics use of codes and standards

Nick Mellor, University of Northampton’s associate lecturer
Audience attending a keynote session at the Botín Centre during SILC 2024
12:30h

Key Aspects of the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

Andrés Taboas. Member of FEEDA’s Legislation and Standards Committee. Chair of the National Technical Committee for Lifts, Goods Lifts and Moving Walks.
Attendees walking outside the Botín Centre during SILC 2024 in Santander
13:15h

Cocktail lunch

Expert panel discussion during SILC 2024 at the Botín Centre in Santander
15:15h

Elevating Safety: Evacuation Lifts and EN 81-76 Revolution

Graham Baker, Head of Vertical Transportation at Cundall
Speaker presenting on stage at the Botín Centre during SILC 2024 in Santander
16:00h

Blackout, an update – Exposing the Hidden Risks of Battery Failure in Lift Passenger Emergency Systems

Paul Burns, Director of Vertical Transportation Design at D2E
Group photography of assistants and speakers during the 2024 edition of SILC
16:45h

Expert panel on The Evolution of Safety in the Lift Industry and the Challenges Ahead

View of the coast and natural environment near the headquarters of the SILC 2024 Booty Centre
17:30h

Closure

20:30h

Dinner

Attendees following a session during SILC 2024 at the Pontifical University of Comillas
10:00h

Opening

Dña. María José Sáenz de Buruaga, President of the Regional Government of Cantabria
Speakers presenting a case of artificial intelligence use during SILC 2024 in Comillas
10:15h

Fuelling Innovation with Data: The Path to Competitiveness

Pilar del Castillo, Member of the European Parliament. Former Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain
Networking between SILC 2024 attendees in an outdoor space next to the congress venue
11:00h

Coffee break

Attending audience during a SILC 2024 presentation in the auditorium
11:30h

European Regulatory and Standardization Changes: Implications and Effects

Pieter Schaareman, Product Manager of Codes & Standards at Liftinstituut
Intervention on the SILC 2024 stage in front of the main screen of the congress
12:15h

From Prevention to Prediction: New Technologies for Safer Infrastructure Construction


David Díez, Business Manager at the Aragon Institute of Technology
Speaker presenting on stage at the Botín Centre during SILC 2024 in Santander
13:00h

No One told us it was impossible.


Sebastián Álvaro, Spanish writer and adventurer
Conceptual image of intelligent elevator representing safety in the lifting industry in SILC 2026
14:00h

SILC 2026’s closure

Assistants walking next to Santander Bay during SILC 2024
14:30h

Cocktail lunch