Day One – September 17, 2025
09:30 – 11:30 Pre-event scheduled meetings
Vendor Rooms12:00 – 12:20 Introduction to AggNexus
Auditorium
Mark Kuhar, Editor, Rock Products and Cement Optimized12:30 – 13:00 Keynote
Auditorium
Pierre Villere, President and Senior Managing Partner, Allen-Villere Partners13:00 – 13:45 Host Presentations
Individual Host Rooms – Consult your personalized agenda13:45 – 14:00 Coffee Break
Entry Hall14:00 – 14:45 Vendor Introductions
Auditorium
Introduction to the Vendors14:45 – 15:45 Serving Customer Needs
Auditorium
Mark Kuhar, Moderator
Cameron Lee, General Manager, Firth
Chris Carwie, President, Carwie & Associates
Allen Bessen, Owner/Developer, Quarryvision Systems, Inc.
Santosh Patel, General Manager, Sunrock Industries Canada ULC15:45 -17:00 Vendor Presentations
Individual Host Rooms17:15 Open Bar
Dining Room18:30 – 20:30 Dinner
Dining Room – Assigned Vendor Tables19:00 – 20:30 Presentatations & Charitable Auction
Dining Room
Presentation
David Boardman, Founder and CEO, EveryPoint.io and Stockpile Reports
Auction Host & Presenter
Barry Honig, CEO and President, TruckPay
Day Two – September 18, 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Panel Presentation & Discussion – Guilt by Association
Auditorium
Rich Szeczy, CEO, Big Town Concrete & 2025-26 Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair, TACA
Andrea Johnson, Executive Director, CDRA
Jessica Wilson, Director of Education & Technical Services, CRMCA
Amanda Muller, Senior Director of Membership Engagement, NRMCA09:45 – 10:45 Immediately Actionable AI
Moderator – Barry Hudson, VP, Construction Materials, XBE
Sean Devine, Founder & CEO, XBE
Andrew Fahim, Manager, Research and Development, Giatec
Alex Hanmore, Manager of Concrete Technologies, alterBiota
Jeff Van Grootel, Senior Sales Manager, INFORM GmbH10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
Entry Hall11:00 -12:00 Panel Discussion – Retention & Recruitment
Auditorium
Mark Kuhar, Moderator
Crystal Burgess, CEO & Co-Founder, Burgex Mining Consultants
Sarah McGuire, Assistant Vice President of Business Development, Giatec
Chris Kenney, IT Transformation Manager, BURNCO
Manny Tejano, Founder/President, Rocket Start
Vila Fitzpatrick, CEO & Founder, VGF Management12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
Dining Room13:00 – 13:30 Feature Presentation: Particle Packing: Role of Size & Shape
Auditorium
Nishant Garg, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign13:30 – 14:30 Panel Discussion: Paths to Sustainability
Auditorium
Barry Honig, CEO and President, TruckPay
Mark Masotti, President & CEO, alterBiota
Håkan Holmgren, CEO, CheckProof
Andrew Paluszkiewicz, Managing Partner, Eco Materials
Logan Pickels, Senior IT Director, Luck Companies14:30 – 15:00 Panel Discussion – Conversations with AI
Auditorium
Stuart Burgess, Chairman & Co-Founder, Burgex Mining Consultants
David Boardman, Founder and CEO, EveryPoint.io and Stockpile Reports
Thomas Bergmans, Senior Vice President, Logistics Division, INFORM GmbH
Large Language Model15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
Entry Hall15:15 – 16:00 Frictionless Transactions: Building the Future of AP and AR
Auditorium
Shaun Garrison, Head of Enterprise Solutions & Client Advisory, Requordit
David Wilding, Vice President of Sales, Requordit16:00 – 17:00 Panel Discussion – Logistics Lessons
Auditorium
Jeff Van Grootel, Senior Sales Manager, INFORM GmbH
Barry Honig, CEO and President, TruckPay
Jon Jensen, Head of Rail (RACE), Deswik
Grant Wollenhaupt, Chief Commercial Officer, XBE
Day Three – September 19, 2025
09:30 – 10:30 Panel – Emerging Technologies
War stories from the startup journey and tech trends.
Auditorium
Moderator – Barry Hudson, VP, Construction Materials, XBE
Mark Adkinson, IT Advisor, Dolese Bros.
Håkan Holmgren, CEO, CheckProof
Manny Tejano, Founder/President, Rocket Start
Nick Fitzpatrick, CEO, Aden Logistics10:30 – 11:15 Feature Presentation: Autonomous Vehicles in Production
Auditorium
Travis Chewning, Vice President of Engineering and Operational Support, Luck Stone
Kris Dahl, Global Commercial Director, Caterpillar MineStar Solutions11:15 – 12:00 Wrap-up panel: Near-term Wins and Long-term Visions
Auditorium
Moderator – Barry Hudson, VP, Construction Materials, XBE
Thomas Bergmans, Senior Vice President, Logistics Division, INFORM GmbH
David Boardman, Founder and CEO, EveryPoint.io and Stockpile Reports
Jack Delperdang, Consultant, CD Consulting Services
Rich Szeczy, CEO, Big Town Concrete & 2025-26 Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair, TACA