Speakers & Panelists

Owner/Developer, Quarryvision Systems Inc. – Alan Bessen possesses more than four decades of experience in the mining and aggregates sectors, covering engineering management, operations management, and process evaluation. Currently operating as QuarryVision Systems, Inc., he holds a B.S. in Civil En

Manager of Concrete Technologies, alterBiota – Alex Hanmorehas nearly a decade of experience in cement and concrete decarbonization. A grand-winning member of the NRG COSIA XPRIZE team, he has led R&D, product deployment, and quality control testing for major infrastructure projects. Alex holds a B.

Senior Director of Membership Engagement, NRMCA – Amanda Muller serves as Senior Director at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), leading the Membership and Communication teams. She has been with NRMCA for five years, but her passion for the industry began a decade ago while workin

Executive Director, CDRA – Andrea Johnson became passionate about recycling during the 23 years she traveled the globe as a military wife. When her husband retired in 2012 they settled in Charlottesville, Virginia where she would spend the next 12 years working for van der Linde Recycling, a C&D MRF

Senior Director, Research, Giatec – Andrew Fahim has carried out various research projects on the evaluation of supplementary cementing materials and other concrete degradation mechanisms. His graduate studies helped to advance corrosion-monitoring techniques and provided guidelines for their use in

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 expanded mult

Vice President, Construction Materials, XBE – Barry Hudson, Vice President of Construction Materials at XBE, has more than 30 years of experience in the construction materials industry. He is the co-founder of PriceBee and has held executive positions at Heidelberg Cement and LafargeHolcim. Hudson h

CEO and President of TruckPay – TruckPay is a technology company that provides enterprise-class mobile and cloud based bulk material logistics systems.   TruckPay offers a Fleet Management, Dispatch, and Material Data Management platform, as well as an industry-leading NTEP certified contactless tru

General Manager, Firth Industries – Cameron was appointed General Manager of Firth Industries in October 2017. His experience within the Company totals 25 years, starting as a graduate following a brief career in the NZ Military. His roles in the business include sales and operational positions with

Owner, Carwie & Associates – Chris Carwie is the owner of Carwie & Associates (C&A), a service firm specializing in sales training, business development, and market research in the construction and material-supply industries. Chris established C&A in January of 2005, following more than a decade of

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 the growth of Burgex, with a strong

Founder & CEO, Everypoint – David Boardman is the visionary founder and CEO of EveryPoint, with the mission that Every Point on the planet will be digitized every second of every day. With the entrepreneurial mindset for developing business solutions at scale, David has successfully commercialized E

Vice President of Sales, Requordit – David Wilding, Class of ’91 and a Texas A&M Computer Science graduate, has over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, telecommunications, and digital transformation. Beginning as a software engineer, he transitioned into sales leadership, wher

Chief Commercial Officer, XBE – Grant Wollenhaupt, Chief Commercial Officer at XBE, brings extensive aggregates-sector experience to guide the company’s commercial strategy, industry partnerships and operational alignment for heavy construction, bulk logistics and materials producers. Prior to that,

CEO & Co-founder of CheckProof – Håkan Holmgren is the CEO and co-founder of CheckProof, a SaaS platform purpose-built for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and maintenance operations in the heavy industry. Growing up in a family-run aggregates business, Håkan gained experience of all aspects of

eady-Mix Dispatch and Transportation Consultant,CD Consulting Services Jack Delperdang is a highly accomplished consultant and operations manager with nearly five decades of dedicated experience in the ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and aggregates industries. Currently semi-retired, he leverages his e

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 for the cement, aggr

Director of Education and Technical Services, CRMCA – Jessica Wilson, LEED Green Associate and TRUE Advisor, is a leader in resilient community development and high-performance design. As Director of Education and Technical Services for the Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association, she champions r

Head of Rail (RACE), Deswik – Jon Jensen is a distinguished leader in transportation technology with over 26 years of experience and a deep family legacy in the rail industry. His career began at Union Pacific Railroad, where he dedicated 24 years to shaping commercial technology strategy and foster

Global Commercial Director, Caterpillar MineStar Solutions – Kris Dahl is the Global Commercial Director for Caterpillar MineStar Solutions. He is responsible for Caterpillar’s mining technology global sales, commercial, and supply chain. Kris has been with Caterpillar for over 24 years and has serv

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,

IT Advisor, Operational Applications and Systems, Dolese – Mark is a business and technology leader with expertise in aligning organizational strategy with innovative IT solutions. With 20 years’ experience in state government and five years in oil and gas, he currently serves as an IT Advisor with

CEO and Co-Founder, alterBiota – Mark Masotti has nearly two decades in leadership roles across civil, environmental, power, and industrial infrastructure. With a BASc in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University and an M.Eng. in Engineering and Public Policy from McMaster University, he has led

Editor, Rock Products, Cement Optimized, and The ASIA Miner – Mark S. Kuhar, based in Ohio, is the editor of Rock Products, Cement Optimized and The ASIA Miner magazines; as well as the Breaking Rock News, The Rock Report and Prime-Time Products e-newsletters – all part of Denver-based SEMCO Publish

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 a

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 middle-market co

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 one of the largest privately held ready-mi

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 to one of Canada’s faste

Founder & CEO, XBE – Sean Devine, Founder and CEO of XBE, is a proven entrepreneur, programmer and logistics expert. He founded XBE in 2016, a robust, continuously evolving, integrated operations management platform tailored for the modern, growth-focused leaders of the horizontal construction indus

Head of Enterprise Solutions & Client Advisory, Requordit – Shaun Garrison is Head of Enterprise Solutions & Client Advisory at Requordit, bringing nearly 20 years of expertise in content management, payment solutions, and business process automation. He began his career in 2006 as a technical engin

Stuart Burgess 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 of min

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

Vice President of Engineering and Operational Support, Luck Stone – Travis Chewning is Vice President of Engineering and Operational Support at Luck Stone and leads a team which includes technical support, technical training, procurement, engineering and construction. His journey with Luck Stone has

Founder & CEO, VGF Management – Vila Fitzpatrick founded VGF Management SAS, a recruitment and outsourcing firm that helps U.S. companies hire and retain top talent both domestically and across Latin America. As a U.S.-based headhunter, she specializes in technology-driven strategies for talent acqu