June 10 & 11, 2026 – Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Conference

The conference program will address key issues facing tower crane owners and users, including risk mitigation, safety, crane inspections, wind monitoring, construction activity forecasts and legislation.

TCNA 2026

Call for Speakers

We are now seeking suggestions for speakers and topics for case studies, technical presentations and panel discussions at the 2026 TCNA. Proposed topics should primarily be of interest to tower crane owners and users, including rental companies and contractors.

Please submit speaker proposals to any of the following:

2024 Speaker Line-up

Sam Moyer

General Manager
ALL Tower Crane LLC.

Keynote address

Jesse Callahan

Shareholder
May Potenza Baran & Gillespie, P.C.

Topic: The ‘Borrowed servant’ concept and minimising contract risks

Jim D. Wiethorn

Founder/Chairman
Crane Risk Logic Inc.

Topic: Preparing for severe wind and weather conditions

Peter Juhren

President & COO
Morrow Equipment Company

Topic: Site report: Crazy Horse Memorial – three generations of passion

Pedro Alonso Vázquez

Vice President & CEO Espamex Mexico

The Rise Tower, Mexico: how tower cranes can optimise CapEx and OpEx on a major project

Casey Savlov

Executive Vice-President at Vita Industrial

Topic: Using technology to improve worker safety and site productivity for lifting operations

Timothy W. Klein

Principal Engineer
Structures and Fabrication, WireCo

Topic: Synthetic rope versus wire rope: the two distinctions

Brooks Nunley

Kennedy Wire Rope

Topic: Synthetic rope versus wire rope: the two distinctions

Anna Dodds

Associate, Hartline Barger

Topic: Heavy Lifting to Avoid Legal Pitfalls

Clayton J. Callen

Partner, Bowman and Brooke

Topic: Heavy Lifting to Avoid Legal Pitfalls

Roundtable Panel

Tower crane procedures: assembly, climbing & disassembly

Matt Finnerty

Owner
Finnco Services

JR Moran

Director of Crane Operations
Brasfield & Gorrie

Kelly Hadland

President, Compass Equipment (Uperio)

Chris K. Noblit

Director of Engineering & Service, Tower Cranes North America, Manitowoc

Roundtable Panel

Challenges of workforce development, best practices for luring and retaining employees

Shelly Gayring

Director of Marketing, Select Crane Sales

Panel: challenges of workforce development, best practices for luring and retaining employees

Andreas W Ernst

General Manager Cranes Americas,
Terex USA, LLC

Panel: challenges of workforce development, best practices for luring and retaining employees

2024 Conference Program

Note: please be aware that the program may change

Tuesday 11th June
Music City Center - Davidson Ballroom Foyer

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Welcome Networking Drinks Reception

SPONSORED BY

Wednesday 12th June
Music City Center - Davidson Ballroom

8:00 - 9:30 am

Registration and coffee

BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY

9:30 - 9:35 am

Welcome

Alex Dahm
Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

D.Ann Shiffler
Editor, American Cranes & Transport (ACT)

9:35 - 10:00 am

Keynote Address

Sam Moyer
General manager, ALL Tower Crane LLC.

10:00 - 10.25 am

Preparing for severe wind and weather conditions

Jim D. Wiethorn
Founder/chairman, Crane Risk Logic Inc.

10:25 - 10:50 am

Synthetic rope versus wire rope: the two distinctions

Timothy W. Klein
Principal Engineer - Structures and Fabrication, WireCo
Brooks Nunley,
Kennedy Wire Rope

10:50 - 11:30 am

Networking coffee

BREAK SPONSORED BY

11:30 - 11:55 am

The Rise Tower project, Mexico: how tower cranes can optimize CAPEX/OPEX on a major project

Pedro Alonso
CEO & owner, Espamex

11:55 - 12:40 pm

Panel discussion: tower crane procedures: assembly, climbing & disassembly

Moderator:
Alex Dahm, Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

Matt Finnerty, Owner, Finnco Services

Kelly Hadland, President, Compass Equipment (Uperio)

JR Moran, Director of crane operations, Brasfield & Gorrie

Chris K. Noblit, Director of engineering & service, Tower Cranes North America, Manitowoc

12:40 - 2:10 pm

Networking Lunch

SPONSORED BY

2:10 - 2:35 pm

The ‘Borrowed servant’ concept and minimising contract risks

Jesse Callahan
Shareholder, May Potenza Baran & Gillespie, P.C.

2:35 - 3:05 pm

Heavy lifting to avoid legal pitfalls

Darell Barger, Partner, Hartline Barger

Anna Dodds, Associate, Hartline Barger

Clayton J. Callen, Partner, Bowman and Brooke

3:05 - 3:35 pm

Site report: Crazy Horse Memorial – three generations of passion

Peter Juhren
President & COO, Morrow Equipment Company

3:35 - 4:15 pm

Networking coffee

BREAK SPONSORED BY

4:15 - 4:40 pm

Panel discussion: challenges of workforce development, best practices for luring and retaining employees

Moderator:
D.Ann Shiffler, editor, American Cranes & Transport (ACT)

Andreas W Ernst, General manager Cranes Americas, Terex USA, LLC

Shelly Gayring, director of marketing, Select Crane Sales

Other participants to be confirmed

4:40 - 5:05 pm

Using technology to improve safety on lifting operations (provisional title)

Casey Savlov
Executive vice president at Vita Industrial

5:05 - 5:10 pm

Conclusion

Alex Dahm
Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

D.Ann Shiffler
Editor, American Cranes & Transport (ACT)

5:10 - 7:00 pm

Drinks reception

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors

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WELCOME RECEPTION

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

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