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WDS 2023 - Conference schedule

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03 October 2023

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World Demolition Summit 2023 - Conference schedule

*Timings are liable to change at short notice

17 October, 2023

18.00-20.00 - Cocktail reception

18 October, 2023

08:00 Networking registration breakfast

09.00 MORNING SESSION BEGINS

Morning session chair: Agnes Wietrzynski, President and CEO at QM Environmental
Welcome by James Milburn, president, National Demolition Association

09.10 Pierre Migny Torres and Alexandre Druet, EDF - Challenges to be addressed as a client

09.40 LaJuan Counts, City of Detroit Construction & Demolition Department - The blueprint: A case study in strategic demolition planning

10.10 Dennis McGarel, Brandenburg Industrial Service Co: Johnsonville Fossil Plant - Tennesee (2022 World Demolition Award winner)

10.40 Coffee and networking break

11.20 Dr. Ahmed Amir Khalil, ASI and Simon Hebert, Delsan-AIM - Risk Analysis during mechanical demolition of Champlain Bridge

11.50 Tom Koerner, Thompsons of Prudhoe - Industrial demolition project: Redcar Steelworks in the north of England

12.20 Brian Priestly, Priestly Demolition - The rapid demolition of the Gardiner Expressway eastbound ramp, Toronto

12.50 Lunch and networking break

14.00 AFTERNOON SESSION BEGINS

Afternoon session chair: Margaret Taylor, Executive director, Ontario Association of Demolition Contractors

14.00 Christina Murray and Jeremy Later, York 1 Demolition -Decommissioning of former OPG Thunder Bay Generating Station

14.30 Simone Bruni, Demo Diva - The Who and Why of demolition

15.00 Coffee and networking break

15.30 Jonathan Cox, Rye Group - Survey into people shortages, problems and solutions

16.00 Mark Loizeaux, Controlled Demolition - The use of explosives in felling selected structures, as compared to conventional demolition methods

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If You’re Not Here, You’re Catching Up.

Experts from every continent come together at the The World Demolition Summit to share how they’re solving the challenges you’ll face tomorrow. Learn from failures, near-misses, and creative recoveries that shaped some of the industry’s biggest projects.

📅 3-5 November 2025
📍 Nashville, TN
🎟️ Conference, Networking & Awards Dinner

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