Top supply chain conferences to watch in 2025
Next year’s trade shows will focus on?adopting technology innovations, navigating logistics risks and securing new talent.
The 2025 calendar is already packed with supply chain industry conferences, including mainstays like Manifest and TPM 2025.
While each conference will feature different focuses, one common theme is how to foster supply chain resilience in a tumultuous environment, whether for logistics management, warehouse improvement or talent recruitment.
As the industry navigates the impact of?labor tensions,?natural disasters?and?international trade relations, the knowledge gained and connections formed at conferences can lead to more effective mitigation strategies.
NRF Supply Chain 360
Jan. 11
New York
The day-long National Retail Federation Supply Chain 360 Summit is part of the larger NRF 2025 conference, featuring discussions from several supply chain leaders.?
The program aims to offer a holistic look at the requirements for a resilient supply chain and will feature sessions covering strategies, tactics and the use of AI in operations.
Manifest
Feb. 10 –?12
Las Vegas
Manifest in Las Vegas is one of the industry’s biggest events, focusing on all things supply chain. The annual gathering typically focuses on innovation, logistics tech and other tools or discussions at the forefront of the end-to-end supply chain.
Logistics providers, Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, innovators and investors will be attending the conference, which will feature more than 300 speakers and 6,000 attendees. The event also will host several networking opportunities for market players to connect. Some of the?companies who will attend?include Maersk, Foot Locker, Ikea and Flexport.
LINK 2025
Feb. 16 –?19
Orlando, Florida
This supply chain conference is dedicated to retailers, grocers, product manufacturers, startups and solution providers. The program is developed by a board primarily consisting of leading supply chain executives.
The event is geared toward supply chain heads, transportation and logistics leaders, trade and customs teams, supply chain analysts, and more.
TPM 2025
March 2 –?5
Long Beach, California
Registration is now open for TPM 2025, one of the largest conferences for ocean shippers. Hosted by data and technology company S&P Global, the event will focus on the theme of “Finding Reliability in an Unreliable World,” according to its website.
This year’s conference seeks to address big-picture topics like the possibility of service consistency, tariff impacts on trade flows, navigating overcapacity, and more.
ProMat 2025
March 17 –?20
Chicago
This manufacturing and supply chain event brings together more than 50,000 attendees with which to engage and discuss leading trends, equipment and technology solutions, according to the conference website.
The conference will feature several keynote speakers to discuss topics like AI’s impact on the supply chain and how other technologies are changing the industry’s landscape.
Home Delivery World
May 21 –?22
Nashville, Tennessee
Home Delivery World is a retail and supply chain conference co-located with retail logistics-focused event The Middle Mile. The full event will touch on every step of the supply chain, starting with when goods arrive at port to when they reach their destinations, including drayage, warehousing, packaging and more.
The conference will feature more than 250 speakers across 150 sessions, according to the event’s website. The full agenda isn’t available yet but will showcase innovative supply chain and delivery solutions across presentations, panels, fireside chats and interactive roundtables.
Air Cargo Americas
Nov. 11 –?13
Miami, Florida
This annual trade show brings together executives from the aviation and logistics industries to explore the growth of the air cargo industry. The exhibition will include services and products from logistics service providers as well as express, parcel, courier, warehouse and cargo handling services and more, according to the event’s website. An agenda hasn’t been published.