Amazon Web Services to be Featured as CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 Ground Breakers Stage Keynote

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11/13/2025

CONEXPO Ground BreakersCONEXPO-CON/AGG this week announced the show’s new Ground Breakers Stage will feature industry’s top innovators and visionaries with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Director of AWS IoT Services Dave Kranzler highlighted as one of the featured keynote speakers for the influential week.

Kranzler will take the Ground Breakers Stage on Thursday, March 5 at 10 a.m., spotlighting how advances in AI, automation and connected technologies are reshaping the construction industry, reducing costs and creating safer, more sustainable jobsites.

“We’re thrilled to welcome AWS as a Ground Breakers Stage keynote at this year’s show,” said Dana Wuesthoff, show director at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. “Digital transformation is changing how the world builds, and we know our attendees will be eager to hear from AWS about the opportunities to reimagine construction efficiency, safety and sustainability.”  

Keynotes and presentations on the Ground Breakers Stage, presented by Sherwin-Williams, will be features of the show, occurring in Las Vegas March 3 – March 7, 2026, complementing robust educational programming and more than 2,000 exhibitors across the 2.9 million sq. ft. of exhibit space. AWS joins John Deere as a newly announced keynote speaker of the Ground Breakers Stage, with others ranging from the leaders of Fortune 100 companies to successful entrepreneurs, with more announcements to be shared in the coming months.

Every three years, nearly 140,000 construction leaders gather in Las Vegas to discuss innovation, technological advances, challenges and opportunities impacting the more than $2 trillion U.S. construction industry.

About CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the must-attend event for construction industry professionals. The show features the latest equipment, products, services and technologies for the construction industry, as well as industry-leading education. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is owned in partnership with NRMCA, NSSGA and AEM and managed by AEM. The next CONEXPO-CON/AGG will be held March 3-7, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on CONEXPO-CON/AGG, visit https://www.conexpoconagg.com. 

 

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