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Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas - September 16-17, 2026

Logistics & Strategy Theater

DALLAS-WEB-HEAD

Logistics & Strategy Theater

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10:00
  1. 20 mins
    • Dallas EDCGeography did the work; infrastructure sealed it. Dallas sits at the center of the country, putting most of the U.S. population within a two-day drive. Add the rail lines and a global cargo airport, and the case isn't theoretical – it's structural
    • The Inland Port isn't a pitch. It's a track record. Amazon, Walmart, and The Home Depot didn't come to Southern Dallas County on promises – they came because the model already works, and a growing cluster of distribution and manufacturing companies is proof it keeps working
    • The question isn't whether Dallas can support growth. It's whether you're ready to use it. The infrastructure is built. What a company does with it – how precisely, how fast, how far it scales – is now the only variable left
10:20
  1. 20 mins
    • ZimarkWhere most warehouses are overspending – and what it's actually costing you
    • Why there's warehouse tech everywhere right now, but not all of it is right for your facility
    • A practical way to weigh cost against value before you buy any piece of technology
10:40
  1. 20 mins
    • Understand why traditional WMS-driven, store-by-store pallet picking is holding operations back
    • Learn how voice-directed workflows enable accurate, scalable multi-pallet picking in complex environments
    • Explore how the solution reduces travel by 15-30%, increases throughput, and unlocks productivity without adding infrastructureLucas
11:00
  1. 20 mins
    • Learn how voice picking supports faster onboarding by guiding workers through tasks with intuitive, natural speech interaction

    • Understand how voice strengthens communication through multilingual system interaction and real-time live translation capabilities

    • Explore how gamification increases engagement by bringing feedback, motivation, and performance visibility directly into daily workflowsEPG

11:20
  1. 20 mins
    • ExotecThe imperative for automation: learn what drove First Supply to embrace automation in its new facility
    • The strategy behind omnichannel fulfillment: discover how high-density storage, dynamic picking, and modular components let branch replenishment and e-commerce flows run through a single warehouse

    • The value of flexible automation: hear firsthand how the deployment impacted operations, enabling next-day delivery with late order cutoffs and 4x growth capacity within the existing system

11:40
  1. 20 mins
    • NavflexCut through the hype to understand when robots can truly learn, adapt, and deliver ROI in real-world operations
    • Explore the convergence of AI, robotics, and real-world execution and what it means for warehouses and logistics
    • Rethink automation in terms of safety, scalability, workforce impact, and measurable business value
12:00
  1. 20 mins
    • Lucid MotorsFrom reactive to resilient: how to shift your procurement team from crisis management to proactive risk scoring across a global supplier network 
    • A practical framework for managing multi-country EV supply chains without losing visibility: balancing buffer stock, air freight, and supplier qualification under production pressure
    • Why dual sourcing must be triggered by risk score, not by crisis – and how AI-driven supplier evaluation can get you ahead of disruptions by 9-12 months
13:00
  1. 20 mins
    • HPBest practices for transitioning a supply chain from a highly Asia concentrated footprint, to a diverse network with robust USCMA 
    • Scenario planning of dynamic tariffs in a turbulent environment
    • P&L and Inventory/Cash planning and impact through this phased roadmap
13:20
  1. 20 mins
    • BalyoMaster vertical precision: the engineering reality of autonomous high-reach placement, navigation, and rack-level verification at height

    • Protect facility infrastructure: how autonomous reach trucks dramatically reduce rack upright damage, product loss, and costly safety incidents in narrow aisles

    • Smart solutions design: practical layout strategies to maximize space in existing operations and optimize greenfield expansions for autonomous VNA and reach fleets with zero operational downtime

13:40
  1. 20 mins
14:40
  1. 20 mins
    • UNTTrust behaves exactly like currency: it is earned through consistent deposits, exchanged to accelerate business, and invested to build long-term resilience

    • Companies that treat trust as a strategic asset outperform their peers and create partnerships that endure disruption

    • Every interaction is a deposit or withdrawal because reliable execution, transparency, and communication lower coordination costs and accelerate collaboration in complex supply chains

15:00
  1. 20 mins
    • Match AI autonomy to the decision. Learn how decision frequency, the cost of errors, and model blind spots can help determine whether a task should be human-led, AI-recommended, or AI-autonomous
    • Design around different failure modes. Understand why AI tends to make consistent, systematic errors while humans are more variable but better able to recognize unusual context and exceptions.
    • Measure outcomes, not just overrides. Recognize the “discipline effect,” where AI recommendations can influence human decisions even when humans retain formal authority, and learn why organizations should audit decision outcomes rather than relying only on override ratesi,i,,
15:20
  1. 20 mins
    • CILT How to shift carrier performance management from reactive coaching to proactive risk prediction using machine learning
    • Practical lessons from deploying a predictive reliability framework across 1,600+ carriers and 150,000+ shipments – what worked, what didn't, and how to build trust in model outputs
    • How tighter inbound arrival windows driven by fast delivery promises are creating new operational challenges that traditional metrics don't capture
10:00
  1. 20 mins
    • RedstoneGreat leaders are developed, not found
    • Growth happens when employees are given ownership
    • A culture of learning creates long-term success

10:20
  1. 20 mins
    • Nalios & OdooHow Odoo unifies warehouse and supply chain operations in one system
    • What Odoo can actually do, seen live
    • What a successful Odoo rollout really takes
10:40
  1. 20 mins
    • Schneider ElectricIdentifying inefficiencies across warehouse operations

    • Aligning software, workflows and labour strategies

    • Driving measurable gains in productivity and accuracy

11:00
  1. 20 mins
11:20
  1. 40 mins
    • Understand the current state of commercial drone delivery operations and deployment in North Texas
    • Learn what infrastructure, regulatory, and community considerations are needed to support continued growth
    • Hear how industry leaders expect unmanned aviation to transform logistics and delivery networks over the next 10 to 15 years
12:00
  1. 20 mins
    • CILTWhere integration breaks and how to design around it
    • Master data and event flows that matter most
    • How to phase change without disrupting operations
13:00
  1. 20 mins
    • ConcentricAutomation is shifting the operational constraint from labor to energy
    • Forklift power decisions have long-term infrastructure implications
    • The most resilient facilities integrate energy as a strategic asset