Attending Procore Groundbreak? Don't get lost in the noise. This guide helps you navigate the event with a strategic focus on the sessions and exhibitors that matter most to safety leaders, technologists, and innovators. Learn how to maximize your time, ask the right questions, and find solutions that truly connect your projects and people.
Every year, Procore Groundbreak brings together thousands of construction professionals — executives, safety leaders, technologists, and innovators — to explore the tools and strategies shaping the industry’s future.
This year promises more than 200 speakers, 70+ breakout sessions, and a packed expo hall with 149 exhibitors. For leaders responsible for safety, risk, and operations, Groundbreak is more than a tech show. It’s where you learn how to:
Navigate an evolving safety landscape. From regulatory pressure to workforce engagement, safety is at the heart of every successful project.
Understand where AI and analytics really add value. Buzzwords aside, leaders need to know what tools will deliver measurable outcomes on job sites.
Connect operational and safety data. Because projects don’t succeed when safety is managed in a silo.
That’s why HammerTech is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at Groundbreak 2025 — bringing the message that Projects Run on Procore. Safety Runs on HammerTech. Together, they’re better.
Procore Groundbreak 2025 is focused on the transformative power of AI, digital workflows, and collaborative innovation in construction. The event brings together industry leaders, project teams, and technology providers to address the future of connected construction, productivity, and automation with over 70 sessions designed for learning and leadership development. Here’s what you should keep on your radar:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The conference spotlights how AI and analytics are revolutionizing project management, data integration, and field productivity. Procore’s Helix platform and other new solutions are presented as tools to automate workflows, deliver instant insights, and optimize project decisions.
What to ask:
What is the 1 year and 5 year outlook on how AI will impact construction technology?
How do we leverage AI while still protecting jobs?
Digital Transformation: Groundbreak showcases how digital workflows, cloud platforms, and emerging construction tech are changing everyday operations. Attendees learn how to implement integrated platforms, harness project data, and enable real-time connectivity from the office to the jobsite.
What to ask:
How do we move away from document centric workflows into prioritizing structured data?
How are other contractors dealing with change management and tech stack adoption?
Collaboration and Connected Ecosystems: The agenda emphasizes breaking down silos between teams, vendors, and data sources. Sessions provide strategies for improving communication, sharing data securely, and fostering powerful partnerships that deliver better project outcomes.
What to ask:
How does Procore’s roadmap ensure safety data is as visible as financial and scheduling data?
What are the key considerations for ensuring trust between organizations and the tech they deploy.
Workforce Engagement and Productivity: With labor shortages top of mind, sessions on workforce planning and digital adoption (“Building Championship Teams”, “Behavior That Sticks”) highlight how empowering workers directly impacts project outcomes.
How do their tools include frontline workers without adding per-seat costs?
What can we do to keep safety a priority even when labor shortages challenge workers bandwidth?
For attendees interested in cutting-edge AI applications, digital construction, and team collaboration, the following session types are recommended:
Opening Keynote: Explore how AI and digital tools are reshaping project management, offering perspectives from leaders who are innovating with the latest technology.
Innovation Lab – AI and Data-Driven Workflows: Hands-on workshops that cover practical strategies for automating daily tasks, tapping into real-time analytics, and deploying AI-driven platforms in the field.
Collaboration Panel – Building Connected Teams: Roundtable sessions and panels that showcase best practices for digital collaboration, info-sharing across platforms like Procore and Egnyte, and strategies to connect data, workflows, and people into a unified project ecosystem.
These sessions will enrich attendees seeking to accelerate business performance, lead the digital transformation of construction workflows, and leverage collaboration for project success
Groundbreak’s expo floor is overwhelming — 149 exhibitors across every category. Here’s how to focus your time:
Gold & Platinum Sponsors: These booths (HammerTech, OpenSpace, Trimble, Bridgit, AWS, etc.) often showcase flagship solutions tied to Procore’s platform strategy. Don’t miss them.
Integration Partners: Look for companies that extend Procore into areas like resource planning, safety, financial control, and quality. This is where the real ecosystem value shows up.
Startups & Innovators: Stop by the startup section for a glimpse into emerging tech like AI assistants, digital twins, and compliance automation. Even if you’re not buying now, it’s a chance to see what’s next.
Pro Tip: Anchor your expo strategy around the message: “If projects run on Procore, how does this solution help safety, workers, and risk connect into that?”
HammerTech’s customers have a simple but powerful message at Groundbreak:
Procore runs operations. Schedules, RFIs, financials, and coordination.
HammerTech runs safety. Inductions, permits, inspections, incidents, worker data, and enhanced with industry leading AI features.
Together, they’re better. Integration eliminates duplication, ensures consistent reporting, and creates a safer, more efficient jobsite.
This isn’t about replacing systems. It’s about using the right tool for the right job — connected. For safety leaders, that means:
Faster worker starts (digital onboarding, 51% quicker on average).
Cleaner daily reports (automated syncing reduces up to 43% of data errors).
Stronger business outcomes (15–32% potential insurance premium reductions thanks to connected safety data).
When executives walk the floor asking, “Who really owns safety in construction?”, the answer is: those who invest in the systems that run it properly, not just document it.
Attending Groundbreak can feel like drinking from a firehose. Here’s how you can structure their time for maximum impact:
Procore CEO Tooey Courtemanche and President of Product Steve Davis will outline the platform’s future. Listen closely for mentions of integrations, data unification, and AI — areas where HammerTech’s partnership adds critical value.
Instead of wandering, build a shortlist of 5–10 booths. Focus on Gold Sponsors and integration partners. For every conversation, ask:
How does this solution integrate with Procore?
Does it reduce duplicate entry?
Does it include frontline workers in safety and productivity?
Learn how HammerTech's Procore integration creates a more connected, accountable, and safer site.
Groundbreak is as much about relationships as it is about tech. Attend the evening networking reception and expo hall events. Conversations with peers often reveal the most candid insights about what’s working — and what isn’t — in the field.
Groundbreak is more than an event. It’s where the future of construction gets tested, debated, and accelerated. For safety leaders, it’s a chance to:
Learn how the industry’s biggest players are treating safety as a business driver.
See firsthand how Procore and HammerTech work together to connect operations and safety.
Return home with a strategy to make projects both more profitable and more predictable.
Because at the end of the day: