AWS AI and Data Conference 2026 - Keynote: The Age of Agents | AWS Events

The Age of Agents is here - but security is job zero and your databases must be connected to unlock the full potential of GenAI. In this keynote, curated by Richie Jones, Enterprise Technologist at AWS, the message is clear: organisations that move from experimentation to agentic deployment will define the next era of enterprise innovation. Fiona Simpson opens by framing the urgency - 68% of AI projects are stuck in pilot and 57% face organisational drag. Hart Rossman, VP of Security at AWS, anchors the keynote on security as a business accelerator, not a blocker: Agents without guardrails are liabilities. Agents with guardrails are game-changers." Eric Mosley CEO of Workhuman brings the customer perspective showing how agents amplify rather than replace human potential. Tobias Ternstrom Director of AWS Databases demonstrates how AWS is the best place to host your data. Richie Jones ties it all together with the AWS agent stack - focusing on Agentic Experiences empowering customers through AWS Transform Kiro and Amazon Quick - and closes with a 90-day roadmap and Agent Maturity Model (Assistant → Analytical → Autonomous → Collaborative) challenging every attendee to deploy one agent in 30 days. Speakers: Richie Jones Enterprise Technologist AWS; Fiona Simpson AWS; Hart Rossman VP Security AWS; Eric Mosley CEO Workhuman; Tobias Ternstrom Director AWS Databases. Recorded at the 5th annual AWS AI and Data Conference 2026 on March 12 2026 at the Lyrath Convention Centre Kilkenny Ireland. Learn more about AWS events: https://go.aws/events Subscribe: More AWS videos: http://bit.ly/2O3zS75 More AWS events videos: http://bit.ly/316g9t4 ABOUT AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts events, both online and in-person, bringing the cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn from AWS experts. AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. #AWSAIandDataConference #agenticAI #AI #AWS #AmazonBedrock #AWSEvents