You work in a competitive, complex industry. Success hinges on an ability to improve supply chain efficiency and overcome challenges.
This is why supply chain and logistics conferences exist. A healthy international supply chain makes for a healthy world economy and a more prosperous global community.
Many logistics professionals find these conferences to be well worth the time and cost to attend, as they come away with valuable strategic insights and new professional connections. But with so much already on your plate, you have little time to weigh the pros and cons of attending each conference option.
That’s why we’ve created this list of 15 supply chain and logistics conferences to consider in 2025. Here at Anderson Trucking Service (ATS), we’ve been attending supply chain events across disciplines for decades.
ATS has been both exhibitor and attendee at many of the best logistics conferences in the U.S. . . . and a few that didn’t quite rise to our standards. This diversity of experience informs our ability to discern which conferences are worth your time.
When you’re done reading, you’ll have a better sense of which supply chain and logistics events are likely to deliver the most value to your business and team members this year. Let’s dive in!
15 Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Consider in 2025
Below, you’ll find our list of logistics conferences to consider attending in 2025, listed by date of occurrence. We’ve included a brief summary of each conference, its location details, and registration information for your convenience.
- Manifest
- RILA LINK 2025: The Retail Supply Chain Conference
- Food Shippers of America Conference
- TPM25
- RLA Conference and Expo
- ProMat 2025
- American Supply Chain Summit
- Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo
- ISM World Conference 2025
- Supply Chain USA 2025
- GS1 Connect Thrive
- CHAINge North America
- PACK EXPO Las Vegas
- Breakbulk Americas
- CSCMP EDGE Conference 2025
Manifest
Manifest, presented by global logistics leader DHL, is “the premiere gathering that unites the entire ecosystem of Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and end-to-end supply chain.” The annual conference pulls in more than 6,000 attendees, 1,500 shippers, 1,200 startups and investors, and 300 world-class speakers from around the globe.
- Dates: February 10-12, 2025
- Location: The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Who should attend: Logistics-industry executives and leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and all those responsible for managing their company’s logistics and transportation supply chain.
- Featured Speakers: Manifest 2025 will feature 300+ thought leaders and pioneers as speakers, including Amanda Chawla (Stanford Medicine), Karoline Dygas (Nordstrom), Devrim Leonard (Google), Andrew Rendich (Peloton Interactive), Ricky Silver (Daily Harvest), and Thiago Veiga (Mars Snacking).
- Notable Attendees: CVS, Dell, Dutch Bros. Coffee, Freightliner Trucks, H&M, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk, The Walt Disney Company, TJX HomeGoods, Walmart
To register for Manifest 2025, click here.
RILA LINK 2025: The Retail Supply Chain Conference
As its name suggests, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) LINK conference is focused on retail-industry supply chain management. At-a-glance statistics for this annual event boast 2,000+ retail supply chain leaders in attendance, 1,500+ one-on-one meetings between retailers and solution providers, 100+ expert speakers and presentations, 50+ breakout sessions and working groups, and 350+ top solution providers and partners in the expo.
New for 2025 is a Hosted Retailers & CPMs Program that “empowers attendees to efficiently source new potential partners, quickly discover new supply chain technologies and solutions, and dramatically improve knowledge of the latest trends and business models,” according to RILA.
- Dates: February 16-19, 2025
- Location: Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, Fla.
- Who should attend: Global retail, manufacturing, grocery, and technology supply chain stakeholders, including both shippers and transportation companies.
- Featured Speakers: LINK 2025 will host 70+ speakers, including Mike Dickmeyer (Union Pacific Railroad), Sarah Galica (The Home Depot, Inc.), Heather Lane (Ulta Beauty, Inc.), Mark Purdy (General Mills, Inc.), Keith Rothstein (Meijer, Inc.), Sydney Wiese (Bombs), and Rebecca Wlazlo (L.L. Bean, Inc.).
- Notable Attendees: Apple, Best Buy, Costco, Google, IKEA North America, L.L. Bean, Microsoft, Patagonia, Rent the Runway, The Container Store
To register for RILA LINK 2025, click here.
Food Shippers of America Conference
The 69th annual Food Shippers of America (FSA) Conference will be held in Palm Desert, California. This conference, which brings together stakeholders in the food and beverage industry for education and networking, has become increasingly successful over the years. Expect to hear from renowned speakers and receive expert insights for every organization moving these critical products.
- Dates: March 2-5, 2025
- Location: JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Desert Springs, Calif.
- Who should attend: Logistics and supply chain managers at companies that ship food and/or beverage products
- Featured Speakers: The keynote speakers for the 69th annual FSA conference will be broadcaster and author Bob Costas and former pro athlete and food service industry business leader Herschel Walker. Industry speakers will include Chris Caplice (DAT Freight and Analytics), Melanie Foster (Sunsweet Growers Inc.), Keith Lewis (CargoNet), and Corey Ritenour (Lindt & Sprüngli North America).
To request your invitation to the 2025 Food Shippers of America Conference, click here.
TPM25
TPM is the premier conference for international logistics technology. At TPM, more than 1,000 attendees gather to network with cargo shipping industry peers, take in educational sessions from experts, connect with new and existing customers, and put their finger on the pulse of today’s international shipping market.
TPM25’s theme is “Finding Reliability in an Unreliable World” and will platform more than 170 speakers on topics ranging from tariffs to supply chain resilience to the impact of AI on container shipping.
- Dates: March 2-5, 2025
- Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif.
- Who should attend: Global supply chain stakeholders, from shippers to transportation companies.
- Featured Speakers: This year’s keynote speaker is former UN Ambassador and National Security Advisor John Bolton. The conference’s 53 featured speakers include Jeremy Nixon (Ocean Network Express), Aditi Rasquinha (DHL Global Forwarding), Laura Robb (Journal of Commerce), David E. Sanger (Author and White House/national security correspondent), Sanjay Tejwani (365 Logistics), and Bryan Wood-Thomas (World Shipping Council).
- Notable Attendees: Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Costco, Coca-Cola, Dell, ExxonMobil, Funko, General Motors, O’Reilly Auto Parts, The Walt Disney Company
To register for TPM25, click here.
RLA Conference and Expo
The Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Conference and Expo is a must-attend for any logistics specialist, manager, or leader. Reverse logistics is a crucial piece of international business; RLA’s event is its premier showcase.
Now in its 21st year, the annual RLA event brings together nearly 1,000 supply chain leaders for keynote speeches, content-driven panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
- Dates: March 11-13, 2025
- Location: World of Hyatt Rio, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Who should attend: Reverse logistics professionals responsible for overseeing the upstream movement of products/materials.
- Featured Speakers: Keynote speakers include Jason Bell (Nordstrom), Brian Comiskey (Consumer Technology Association), Corinne Copello (Nordstrom), Michelle James (CTIA), and Dr. Pinar Martin (Amazon).
- Notable Attendees: Aeris Protective Packaging, DHL, Goodwill, Liquidity Services, Quincy Recycle, RL Liquidators, Unwind
To register for the 21st Annual RLA Conference & Expo, click here.
ProMat 2025
ProMat 2025 is the premier showcase of material handling, supply chain, and logistics solutions in North America. The event focuses on providing productivity solutions and education by showcasing nearly 1,200 leading manufacturing and supply chain solution providers.
ProMat is a truly massive conference, and the 2025 event promises to be the biggest yet. More than 50,000 manufacturing and supply chain professionals around the globe will gather in Chicago to enjoy more than 1,000 exhibits, 200 educational sessions, and four keynote addresses by industry thought leaders.
- Dates: March 17-20, 2024
- Location: McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill.
- Who should attend: Supply chain managers, logistics professionals, manufacturing industry professionals, and anyone seeking productivity solutions for their company
- Featured Speakers: ProMat 2025’s keynote speakers are tech thought leader and host of Bloomberg’s Exponentially Azeem Azhar, Deloitte supply chain transformation leader Wanda Johnson, Material Handling Industry (MHI) CEO John Paxton, pro athlete and coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, and data expert Paul Zikopoulos.
- Notable Attendees: Attabotics, Bastian Solutions, Datex, Hawker Powersource, Inc., HUBMASTER Warehouse Automation Systems, MADE4NET, MHI, Onward Robotics, Premier Packaging, Ranpak Automation, Ridg-U-Rak, Inc.
To register for ProMat 2025, click here.
American Supply Chain Summit
The American Supply Chain Summit is an annual conference held to help companies around the globe improve their supply chain and procurement strategies. The summit boasts 200+ senior-level executives, 400+ onsite business meetings, and a program built on the core pillars of supply chain management, process optimization, supplier relationship management, and innovation and technology.
- Dates: May 1-2, 2025
- Location: Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center, Dallas, Texas
- Who should attend: Supply chain leaders across industries
- Featured Speakers: Heather Ostis (Starbucks), Donald Pratt (McCormick & Company), Leila Jalai (David Yurman), Rod West (Dollar General), Bruce Sullivan
(Covestro), Alexander Gregorian (The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.) - Notable Attendees: 3M, Coca-Cola, GE Appliances, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s, L’Oreal, Nestlé, The Home Depot, Starbucks
To register for the American Supply Chain Summit, click here.
Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo
Round-table discussions, end-user case studies, peer-to-peer conversations, and a panel of guest speakers are only a few of Gartner’s Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo’s offerings. Featured topics for 2025 include artificial intelligence, cost optimization, leadership, talent, and risk management. The conference draws over 4,000 CSCOs and supply chain leaders, 140 solution providers, and 60 Gartner experts annually.
- Dates: May 5-7, 2025
- Location: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Fla.
- Who should attend: Supply chain leaders, heads of sourcing and procurement, chief supply chain officers, heads of manufacturing, and heads of logistics
- Featured Speakers: Keynote speakers include distinguished Gartner vice president and advisor Ken Chadwick, entrepreneur and author Peter Hinssen (nexxworks), and world champion athletes, speaker, and author Diana Nyad. Featured speakers include Gartner's Miguel Cossio, Michael Dominy, Joann Joliet, Fareen Mehrzai, Noha Samara, Carly West, and Vicky Forman.
- Notable Attendees: Amazon, BlueYonder, DHL, e2open, Fourkites, Google, John Galt, Oracle, Samsung SDS, UberFreight
To register for the 2025 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/XPO, click here.
ISM World Conference 2025
Hosted by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), ISM World calls itself “THE ‘can’t miss’ event for procurement and supply chain management professionals.” Enjoy a mix of networking sessions, intimate small-group conversations with experts, 90-minute interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, tech demos, and more. New this year are limited-availability VIP Experience and Team Experience packages.
- Dates: June 1-3, 2025
- Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Fla.
- Who should attend: Company thought leaders, supply chain and procurement professionals, and solution-driven suppliers
- Featured Speakers: ISM World 2025 will platform 60+ speakers including Dan Bartel (American Airlines), Chuck Graham (Microsoft), Mike Guymon (IHG Hotels & Resorts), Patrick Marlow (Google), John Perez (Johnson & Johnson), Laura Beth Hirt-Sharpe (IBM), and Susanna Zhu (Bath & Body Works).
- Notable Attendees: Carnival, Conagra Brands, Dell, Dupong, Getty, Hershey, Honeywell, IBM, MGM Resorts, Ocean Spray, Shipt, Stanley Black & Decker, Starbucks, Utz
To register for ISM World 2025, click here.
Supply Chain USA 2025
Reuters Events’ Supply Chain USA conference bills itself as “North America’s most interactive and shipper-driven event.” This start-to-finish logistics conference encourages attendees to re-design or optimize their supply chains using insights from the leaders modernizing global supply chains.
The 2025 event will offer a multitude of ways to connect with industry trailblazers and senior-level executives, including interactive sessions, exhibition tours, and themed meet-ups based upon attendees’ roles and unique challenges. It will also have a special focus on actionable artificial intelligence (AI) use cases to help attendees stay ahead of the curve.
- Dates: June 9-10, 2025
- Location: Radisson Blu, Chicago, Ill.
- Who should attend: Logistics managers, supply chain leaders, logistics planners, transportation managers, etc.
- Featured Speakers: Supply Chain USA 2025 will feature 75 speakers, including Amy Augustine (US Cellular), Vincent Cappello (NASA), Joanna Kosteka (Microsoft), Chacko Verghese (FedEx), Jung Yoon (Michael Kors), and Aaron Zelhart (Mattel, Inc.).
- Notable Attendees: Curaleaf, DuPont, FedEx, Ford, Intel, Mattel, Mars, Mondelēz International, New Balance, Walmart
To register for Supply Chain USA 2025, click here.
GS1 Connect Thrive
GS1 Connect is a supply chain conference with industry-focused sessions catered to the diverse needs of the modern supply chain, especially within the food service, grocery, healthcare, and retail sectors.
New in 2025 is an expanded lineup of “how-to” presentations for those seeking step-by-step guidance on implementing best practices and cutting-edge technology, comprehensive Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Rule 204 education to help attendees master traceability requirements before the 2026 deadline, and more.
- Dates: June 10-12, 2025
- Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn.
- Who should attend: Supply chain leaders, particularly those in the food service, grocery, healthcare, and retail industries
- Featured Speakers: The conference's keynote speaker will be Jon Acuff, New York Times best selling author and one of Inc.'s Top 100 Leadership speakers. A keynote panel will feature Robert Carpenter (GS1 U.S), Greg Cathey (Walmart), Stephanie Mehta (Mansueto Ventures), and Sudarsan Thattai (Lineage Logistics.)
- Notable Attendees: Antares Vision Group, ARMOR-IIMAK, HP Inc, OpenText, Salsify, Share-ify, TGW Group
To register for GS1 Connect 2025, click here.
CHAINge North America
CHAINge North America is a rebrand of ASCM CONNECT North America, an evolution described as a reaction to “supply chains evolv[ing] to meet new global challenges” with a goal of delivering the “education and insights needed to help supply chain leaders navigate uncertainty and excel in an increasingly complex landscape.”
The re-imagined conference is focused on providing attendees with world-class education, ample networking opportunities, and cutting-edge insights and strategies to help participants remain at the forefront of the field.
- Dates: September 9-10, 2025
- Location: Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
- Who should attend: Emerging supply chain leaders, supply chain champions, and industry executives.
- Featured Speakers: Tanya Dysli (IKEA), Nicolas Gordon (CMPC), Craig Jones (On), Barbara Melvin (South Carolina Ports Authority), Gina Raimondo (Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce), and Lewei Yao (COSCO).
- Notable Attendees: 3M, Amazon, Boeing, Caterpillar, Dell, Google, HP, Intel, John Deere, Lockheed Martin, L'Oreal, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Siemens, Texas Instruments
To register for CHAINge North America, click here.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas
PACK EXPO Las Vegas is a packaging and processing conference attended by more than 35,000 professionals from over 40 vertical industries. It offers a great opportunity to investigate potential efficiencies for the latter half of your supply chain.
PACK EXPO’s themed exhibition pavilions provide focused areas for attendees to find and compare solutions for specific needs: Logistics, Processing, Containers and Materials, Healthcare Packaging, Confectionary, and Reusable Packaging. The 2,300 exhibitors at the event include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers of solutions including automation, packaging equipment and machinery, food and beverage processing equipment and machinery, packaging services, and many others.
- Who should attend: Logistics professionals, managers, engineers, and sales staff in any industry that relies on packaging for shipping, retail purposes, and/or distribution
- Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2025
- Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Featured Speakers: TBA
- Notable Attendees: AbbVie, Amazon, Chobani, Coca-Cola, Conagra, Crayola, HelloFresh, Impossible Foods, L’Oréal USA, Merck & Co., SC Johnson, See’s Candies, Tyson Foods
To request an update when registration opens for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025, click here.
Breakbulk Americas
Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2025, Breakbulk Americas brings together the professionals responsible for moving out-of-gauge and project cargo. As the largest annual trade event for project cargo and breakbulk stakeholders in the U.S., this conference hosts over 6,000 attendees, 450 global shippers, and 300 exhibitors. Along with a robust panel of presentations, Breakbulk Americas provides extensive networking opportunities.
- Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2025
- Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
- Who should attend: Logistics and supply chain managers responsible for moving breakbulk products.
- Notable Attendees: Acme Truck Line, DHL Industrial Products, Mammoet, RXO
To register your interest in attending Breakbulk Americas, click here.
CSCMP EDGE Conference 2025
The EDGE supply chain conference and exhibition, hosted by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), brings together global supply chain leaders to share valuable insights and information, explore emerging logistics trends, and network. Its 2025 theme, “Mastering the Global Supply Chain: Resilient, Resourceful, and Responsible,” promises to deliver actionable takeaways for attendees navigating the dynamic global landscape of today.
- Dates: Oct. 5-8, 2025
- Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
- Who should attend: Supply chain executives, directors, managers, and specialists — particularly those involved in international transportation projects/decisions.
- Featured Speakers: TBA; while the 2025 speaker list is not yet available (as of March. 2025), 2024’s event featured over 200 speakers from industry-leading companies like C.H. Robinson, Coyote Logistics, FreightPath, FreightWaves SONAR, PepsiCo, and Walmart.
To register for CSCMP EDGE, click here.
Growth Opportunities Beyond the Exhibition Hall
We’re willing to bet there are at least one or two conferences on this list that have piqued your interest — and for good reason, as they all offer valuable opportunities to learn, network, and strategize.
Each of the conferences on this list has the potential to greatly benefit your team and, in turn, your business. Of course, attending conferences can be expensive, so they may not be an option for you every year.
Thankfully, these events aren’t the only way to learn ways of optimizing your supply chain processes and logistics. There’s plenty of learning to be done beyond the conference centers and exhibition halls!
Our article on 5 Ways to Gain Efficiencies in Your Transportation Supply Chain is a great place to start. It provides foundational steps toward building a smoother, more reliable supply chain and reaping all the benefits therein.
By the time you’re done reading, you’ll have a better understanding of the core principles of identifying and implementing supply chain efficiencies — without ever having to don a name tag or show a conference badge.
