Pipes VIII Conference announces sponsors, keynote speaker

"The theme of this year's event will be 'Plastic Pipe in Infrastructure' and we have invited papers around this theme to look at the challenges and opportunities facing the industry, as well as the trends that influence the direction our industry is taking on a local and global scale," says Jan Venter, chairman of SAPPMA.

Main sponsors

Protea Polymers, DPI Plastics, Marley Pipe Systems and Fiberpipe have been confirmed as four main sponsors of this annual conference that attracts local and international experts involved in the manufacturing, installation and specification of plastic pipes, as well as the development of pipelines around the world.

Additional sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available for companies wishing to make use of the opportunity to promote their brand to a distinguished and targeted audience.

Keynote speaker

Economist and author of the bestselling book, The Long View, JP Landman, has been invited as keynote speaker and will offer delegates a brief analysis of South Africa's current and expected political-economic landscape, focusing on trends in politics, economics, demography and social capital.

Line-up of local and international experts

According to Venter, the organising committee is currently in the process of finalising the line-up of speakers for this year's conference, and they are still expecting last minute submissions from presenters.

Topics of presentations will range from plastic pipe failures, field pressure testing and pipe fittings to infrastructure, modelling of operating conditions for gravity and low pressure pipelines with factory tests.

Local and international presenters that have already been confirmed include: