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WDS 2023 – full list of speakers confirmed

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Demolition & Recycling International is delighted to announce that all 10 speaking slots at this year’s World Demolition Summit (17 and 18 October, Toronto, Canada) have now been filled.

World Demolition Summit audience 2 The World Demolition Summit is now in its 15th year. (Photo: D&Ri magazine/Joe Mather Photography)

The exact programme, with timings, will be confirmed nearer the time, but here – in alphabetical order – are the people who you will be able to see presenting at the 2023 edition of the industry’s annual gathering.

Herbert Black
AIM, Canada

Simone Bruni
Demo Diva, USA

LaJuan Counts
City of Detroit Demolition Department, USA

Jonathan Cox
Rye Group, United Kingdom

Tom Koerner
Thompsons of Prudhoe, United Kingdom

Mark Loizeaux
Controlled Demolition, USA

Jason Maguire and Jeremy Later
York1, Canada

Dennis McGarel
Brandenburg Industrial Service Co, USA

Pierre Migny-Torres and Alexandre Druet
Électricité de France

Brian Priestly
Priestly Demolition, Canada.

The World Demolition Summit is organised by Demolition & Recycling International in cooperation with the European Demolition Association and the US National Demolition Association. The headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.

For more details of speakers and their presentations, please visit the WDS website.

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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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