Become an Exhibitor

Interested in exhibiting in 2025 and connecting with 21,000+ Utility Industry Professionals?

Exhibit Space Sales

Held every two years, The Utility Expo continues to be the must-attend, largest, and fastest growing trade show in the utility construction industry.

As an exhibitor at The Utility Expo, your return on investment is our main priority. We've come up with cost effective options that leave you with industry connections, new prospects, and much more.

Sales for the 2025 show will open on May 7, 2024. 

Important 2025 show dates and highlights:

  • April 18, 2024 - Looking Ahead Webinar (More information coming soon)
  • May 7, 2024 - Exhibit sales open
  • August 16, 2024 – Exhibit space priority deadline
  • Spring of 2025 – Sponsorship sales open
  • May of 2025 - Final 50% Exhibit Space Payment

Please contact the Exhibitor Success Team at exhibitors@aem.org, 866-236-0442, or 414-272-0943 for more information.  

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Rock exhibit at The Utility Expo

Why Exhibit?

The Utility Expo is the #1 utility and construction trade show in North America, bringing together more than 21,000 industry professionals and over 900 industry-leading manufacturers in over 1.5 million square feet of booth space. As one of the largest trade shows in the U.S., The Utility Expo’s popularity is attributed to equipment test drives and interactive product demonstrations. It will return to the Kentucky Exposition Center October 7-9, 2025.

Connect with utility industry decision-makers, including CFOs, COOs, executive vice presidents, fleet, asset, and equipment purchasing managers by sharing your company’s new ideas, new solutions, and new products with hands-on demonstrations and one-on-one communication.

Attendees said the equipment demo impacted their purchase decision

We wound up focusing on purchasing a piece of equipment we weren't really looking at due to a demo.

Eric L.

Dirt Moves, Inc.

What Previous Exhibitors Say

82%

of exhibitors agree to strongly agree the show is a high-quality exhibition that benefits their company.

69%

rank The Utility Expo in their top 5 most important trade shows.

95%

indicated face-to-face customers contact is important to their success.

94%

plan to exhibit in 2025.

The Award-Winning, Fastest Growing Utility Show

The entire utility construction industry comes together in Louisville, where you’ll generate more leads, more sales, and achieve higher ROI. These valuable connections can only come at The Utility Expo.

  • 2023 was the largest utility and construction show, featuring indoor and outdoor exhibits with more than 900+ industry's leading suppliers on over 34+ acres.
  • The Utility Expo has been honored as the "Gold 100" Trade Show, winning top honors as the largest biennial exhibition.
  • Showcasing innovation and providing solutions for over 50 years.

2023 Show Data Highlights

13,400+

7% increase over 2021.

657

a 49% increase from the 2021 show.

1.5+

7% Larger than in 2021.

927

including 206 New-To-The-Show Exhibitors.

100

From 21 Countries.

The Utility Expo show floor isle

Build Brand Awareness & Generate Sales Leads

Our Show Management team provides various marketing opportunities before, during, and after the show to help you create the most impactful exhibition experience possible. They'll provide access to the data you need to help you in the planning stages and work throughout the event to drive traffic to your booth. With their help, you'll have the following opportunities:

  • FREE New Product Promotion: Showcase your new technology to thousands of attendees before the show. 90% of attendees come to see new products.
  • FREE Demo Listing: List your demonstration agenda on the Demo Scheduler and be promoted to registered and prospective attendees before and during the show.  55% of attendees said the demo impacted their purchase decision. 
  • FREE Customized Email, Banners, and Social Posts: Use free email templates, banners, and social posts to inform your customers and prospects that you'll be at The Utility Expo.
  • Access to Online Leads: Choose from various directory listing packages upgrades to access leads, plus the ability to add photos, videos, and social media links.
  • Sponsorship Opportunities: Gain brand exposure, industry connections and new prospects with cost-effective branding, experiential, digital, and thought-leadership sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorship opportunities will be available Spring of 2025.

WHO ATTENDS THE UTILITY EXPO?

Among the 21,000+ professionals who attend The Utility Expo are field operations personnel, fleet managers, engineers, and executives from various utility industries, including electric, stormwater/wastewater, gas, telecom/cable, and more.

  • 73% have influence on purchasing decisions
  • 90% attend to see a specific exhibitor/company
  • 90% attend to see new products
  • 80% attend  to meet with tech experts
  • Over 70% of attendees plan to purchase as a result of attending
  • 65% of attendees plan to make a purchase within the next 12 months
  • 55% of attendees said the demo impacted their purchase decision

by job title

Attendees come to see new products

We found many new potential products that we will stock in our stores centered around fiber and power pulling equipment.

Corey S.

AIS Construction Equipment

Primary Utility

Primary Utility

Primary Type of Business

Utility Cooperative:

18.2%

Heavy Construction:

17.1%

Other (includes Media & NA):

15.1%

Dealer/Distribution/Rental:

13.5%

Service Industry:

7.3%