ConExpo-Con/Agg will introduce the new Ground Breakers Stage at the March 3-7 trade show, featuring speakers from some of the industry’s premier companies.
The stage, which will be available to all ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees, will offer insights from industry leaders across the first four days of the show. Jahmy Hindman, senior vice president and chief technology officer at John Deere, is slated to be the first speaker on the Ground Breakers Stage when he addresses technology’s transformative role in addressing persistent challenges on March 3.
Epiroc’s Ron Hankins and Luck Stone’s Chuck Stilson will also appear on the stage March 3, sharing how full autonomy can strengthen productivity and purpose in modern mines and quarries. Last year, Luck Stone deployed Epiroc’s first fully autonomous SmartROC D65 drill rig in the U.S., marking the first fully autonomous surface drill delivered to the quarry market anywhere in the world.
Additionally, Command Alkon CEO Martin Willoughby will appear on the Ground Breakers Stage on March 3 to deliver a keynote titled “Leading in the Age of AI.”
Others slated to address showgoers on the Ground Breakers Stage include Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks and chairman of Volvo Group North America, and Tony Fassino, group president of construction industries at Caterpillar. Both will appear on the Ground Breakers Stage on March 4.
“Every three years, Las Vegas transforms into the epicenter of construction innovation with companies ready to show you what’s next,” Fassino says. “We are excited to show you what’s ready right now during ConExpo-Con/Agg’s new Ground Breakers Stage series.”
Fassino will take to the Ground Breakers Stage to detail how Caterpillar is addressing the industry’s toughest challenges head-on, pushing boundaries and shaping the future.
Related: Check out P&Q’s full coverage of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026
