WORLD CONSTRUCTION LEADERS TO SPOTLIGHT AUTONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY AND WORKFORCE AT NEW GROUND BREAKERS STAGE AT CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026
From roboticsto resilient infrastructure, construction's boldest ideas debut in Las Vegas,March 3-7, 2026
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Sept. 29, 2025) – CONEXPO-CON/AGG, North America’s largest construction trade show,today announced it will debut the Ground Breakers Stage, a new keynoteplatform showcasing autonomous tech, sustainable solutions and workforceinnovations from global construction leaders.

Keynotes and presentations on the Ground Breakers Stagewill be features of the show, occurring in Las Vegas March 3 – March 7, 2026, complementingrobust educational programming and more than 2,000 exhibitors across the 2.9million sq. ft. of exhibit space. Speakers will range from the CEOs of Fortune100 companies to successful entrepreneurs.
“Autonomous and sustainable technologies areredefining how we build, hire and innovate, and CONEXPO-CON/AGG is where theindustry tests those technologies at scale,” said Dana Wuesthoff, showdirector at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. “The Ground Breakers Stage gives attendees afront-row seat to the ideas and investments shaping construction’s globalfuture.”
Every three years, nearly 140,000 construction leadersgather in Las Vegas to discuss innovation, technological advances, challengesand opportunities impacting the more than $2 trillion U.S. constructionindustry.
The innovative leaders who will be featured on the GroundBreakers Stage will be announced in the months leading up to CONEXPO-CON/AGG2026.
About CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the must-attendevent for construction industry professionals. The show features the latestequipment, products, services and technologies for theconstruction industry, as well as industry-leading education. CONEXPO-CON/AGGis owned in partnership with NRMCA, NSSGA and AEM and managed by AEM. The nextCONEXPO-CON/AGG will be held March 3-7, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For moreinformation on CONEXPO-CON/AGG, visit https://www.conexpoconagg.com.
About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
AEM is the North America-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturersand suppliers with more than 1,000 companies and more than 200 product lines inthe agriculture and construction-related industry sectors worldwide. Theequipment manufacturing industry in the United States supports 2.3 million jobsand contributes $316billion to the economy everyyear.
For more information,
contact: Sandra Mason
smason@aem.org
414-298-4122