Facilitators Confirmed IPAF Innovate Workshop 2019, July 16-17, 2019 at the Sheraton Suites

It's less than three weeks until the event - there is still time for you to secure your place and join one of the ten industry-leading workshop facilitators, in making a difference to your industry.

IPAF Innovate is a unique event beginning at noon on July 16 and concluding at noon the following day. Mechanics, drivers, sale persons, managers, operators will come together in Chicago to participate in workshops to create/develop a means to improve our industry addressing one of ten key current issues identified as:

• Recognizing and avoiding electrocution Facilitator: Greg Strid, Safety Director, Mastclimbers LLC  
• Qualified service technicians Facilitator: David Kesser, President, Teupen North America  
• Preventing MEWP tip-overs Facilitator: Ebbe Christensen, President, Reachmaster  
• Understanding the value of MEWP familiarization Facilitator: Terry Dolan, President & CEO, Custom Equipment, Inc  
• Completing OEM-compliant inspections Completing OEM compliant inspections Facilitator: Jen Lombard, President, Lizzy Lifts  
• User selecting the proper MEWP equipment Facilitator: Ian McGregor, Director of Product Safety, Skyjack Inc  
• Innovation – How can it be used to improve our industry? Facilitator: Chris Beasley, Sales & Business Development Manager - IPA, TVH  
• Preventing workers falling from an elevated MEWP Facilitator: Tom Trinen, President, Service One Access  
• Are all person trained/qualified before operating a MEWP? Facilitator: Forrest Hester, Chief Development Officer, Tutus, LLC  
• User awareness and understanding of supervisory training requirements Facilitator: Giles Councell, Director of Operations, IPAF

Read more about each topic Register online now and identify your top three topics that you would like to work on with others and we will try to accommodate all if possible with their selection.   Participants will be placed in one of ten teams by topic and together each team will develop a means to improve the industry addressing the topic of the group. Each team will present their result to the entire group who will vote on the best innovation.   Networking, sharing and learning and the opportunity to make a difference are all benefits each participant will gain from attending this event. No sitting for hours listening to others, rather "getting your hands dirty" and directly being a part of getting something done.