Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Nishant Garg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 2018. He completed his postdoctoral research at Princeton University from 2016 to 2018 and Read More
Managing Partner & Director of Operations, Eco Materials – Andrew Paluszkiewicz is managing partner and director of operations at Eco Materials. He brings over 20 years of expertise in construction, excavation and site development. Throughout his career, he has successfully founded and Read More
Founder/President, Rocket Start – Manny Tejano has over 15 years experience in IT and leadership positions in the construction materials industry. During his time at Sunrock Industries, he incorporated modern management approaches to the concrete division, including changes to dispatching practices, utilization Read More
CEO, Big Town Concrete – Richard S. Szecsy, PhD., PE, FACI has worked internationally as a technical expert and business development director for a $4B ready mix and aggregate company, a Department Head at a university, a Vice-President and Board member for Read More
President and Senior Managing Partner – Pierre Villere is the President and Senior Managing Partner of Allen-Villere Partners, an investment banking firm with a national practice in the construction materials industry. He has spent over four decades as an investment banker, serving Read More
Assistant Vice President of Business Development – Sarah McGuire is the AVP of Business Development at Giatec, a global leader in smart concrete testing technologies. Since joining the company in 2015, Sarah has been instrumental in scaling Giatec from an early-stage startup Read More
Chairman & Co-Founder – Stuart Burgess has been involved in the mineral exploration and mining industry for almost two decades through his work with Burgex and Mojave Underground, as well as many other industry businesses. Stuart earned his expertise while assisting in hundreds Read More
CEO & Co-Founder, Burgex Mining Consultants – Crystal Burgess is the CEO and Co-Founder of Burgex Mining Consultants, a company that has become a trusted leader in the mining and aggregates industry. Over the past 15 years, Crystal has been instrumental in guiding Read More
Senior Vice President, INFORM GmbH – Thomas Bergmans is Senior Vice President at INFORM’s Logistics Division, a global pioneer in the field of AI-powered optimization software. INFORM empowers companies to master complexity in business processes by utilizing cutting-edge AI technologies consistently aligned Read More
Senior Sales Manager, INFORM GmbH – Jeff brings over 30 years of in-depth construction industry experience, both on the producer and equipment supplier sides. He joined INFORM in September 2022, and in his current role he leverages INFORM’s AI-powered transport planning software Read More