This one-day event exclusively for quarry and pit owners and operators will offer attendees case studies and panel sessions presented by industry experts covering a wide variety of topics.

What's on the agenda:

Aggregate & palaeontology
The Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton has a collection built on fossils unearthed during aggregate operations. Speakers discuss the ongoing relationship between the Royal Alberta Museum and the aggregate industry.

Speakers:
   • Christopher Jass, Curator, Quaternary Palaeontology, Royal
     Alberta Museum
   • Katherine Bramble, Regulatory Assistant, Quaternary Palaeontology,
     Royal Alberta Museum
   • William Gowdy, Environment & Public Affairs Manager, Northern Alberta
     Lafarge Canada Inc.

The future of artificial sands
A panel of industry professionals will discuss the future of artificial sands.

Speakers:
   • John Bennington, Product Champion, Washing/Classifying, Superior Industries
   • Tyson Craiggs, Aggregate Resource Manager, Terus Construction
   • Alex Caruana, National Manager, Canadian Aggregates

Remotely interesting
A panel of industry manufacturers will discuss the latest remote vehicle technologies for pits and quarries. The speakers will also cover the future of autonomous vehicles.

Speakers:
   • Jason Hurdis, Global Market Professional, Caterpillar, Inc.
   • TBA, Volvo CE

Who is attending?
   • Quarry, sand and gravel pit operations managers and owners
   • Process engineers
   • Optimization staff
   • Researchers
   • Design consultants
   • Fleet managers