Annual Congress 2026 – Rome
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Dear congress participants,
We would like to welcome you all to the 30th Annual Congress of the Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe) here in Rome.
As in the previous year, the flow of information about the event will be exclusively via digital media.
On this so-called “Congress Infopage” all important information is stored and available to you at any time. If you have any further questions, your DCA team will, of course, also be available in person during the annual congress!
We wish you a successful congress!
Your DCA Team
P.S.: We would be very pleased to receive your feedback!
Organisational details for the annual congress
EXhibition
During the 30th DCA Annual Congress, the exhibition will take place in a marquee behind the congress room. This area will also be used during the coffee breaks. This year, 18 DCA member companies will be able to participate.
Set-up/Dismantling:
Set-up can take place from Wed 30.09.2026 at 12.00 pm. Each exhibitor will have a table (identified by name) and, depending on registration, a power connection. Dismantling should take place directly after the end of the congress on Friday 02.10.2026.
Lectures
- Dipl.-Geol. Dietmar Quante, Executive Director DCA
- Jorn Stoelinga B.Sc., President DCA
“Beneath the Golden Age” Ancient Rome, HDD and the Art of Connection
- Guest speaker Sandrina Bokhorst,
historian, author and Roman storyteller
SNAM’s strategic pipeline projects in Italy
Matteo Cheber, SNAM
Challenges and solutions in a 48-inch pipeline installation through heterogeneous hilly terrain
- Paolo Posocco, ANESE SRL
- Federico Gennaretti, Getech Srl
Advancements in Walk-Over Locating Systems: From AI Integration to High Accuracy Geopositioning
- Renzo Chirulli, Digital Control GmbH
- Bjorn van de Weghe, Digital Control GmbH
- Jusuf Basaran, Digital Control GmbH
A new approach to transforming trenches to trenchless: Innovative earth grounding system
Philipp Schrage, TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
Tim McClure, Trenchless Grounding Infrastructure Design Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia
Back to the Danube: Engineering a hard rock breakthrough
- Maciej Geborys, HDI
Baltrum Crossing 2025/26 – HDD – the key to the energy transition in the Wadden Sea
Jan-Henrik Kupfernagel – TenneT TSO GmbH
Timo Mücke – Beermann Bohrunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG
Dual HDD into the Rhone: Precision drilling iun a critical environment
François Gandard, OPTIMUM
Nicolas van Heyghen, Subterra SAS
Drilling in Norway: HDD and beyond…
- Arnoud Crebolder, Hanab Directional Drilling
Hans Leeuwestein, Hanab Directional Drilling
Fractured Rock Consolidation for HDD: The Revissermar Mountain Crossing Case Study
- Carlos Eduardo Chaves, DrillCon
- Jan Laenge, DrillCon
- Melina Almeida, Petrobras
Further Information from the Association
Sponsors of the annual congress
The following DCA members are supporting the event as PLATINUM sponsors: Ditch Witch, Michels Trenchless GmbH and Vermeer.
The following companies are acting as Gold sponsors: Cebo Holland, CETCO, Digital Control GmbH, Dr. Donié Geo-Consult GmbH, Getech Srl, Hanab Directional Drilling, Krafteam GmbH, Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA and Schmallenberger Bohrservice GmbH.
The following DCA members are supporting the event as SILVER sponsors: Blitzconsult, Derrick Corp., Forexi, Inrock Int. Ltd., Kugler Behälter- und Anlagenbau GmbH and TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & CO. KG.
The following DCA members are taking on Bronze sponsorship: Blitzconsult, Colli Equipment SpA, HDD Sachsen GmbH und Kabelwerk Eupen AG.
