AI Transforms Logistics at Nextgen Supply Chain Conference

The 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference focuses on the logistics industry, bringing together leading companies like RXO and Uber Freight to discuss AI, automation, and data-driven logistics transformations. The conference will cover topics such as navigating freight volatility, expanding warehouse networks, and optimizing supply chains. It provides a platform for businesses to learn, network, and collaborate, ultimately driving progress within the logistics sector. This event aims to equip companies with the knowledge and connections needed to thrive in the evolving landscape of modern logistics.

As supply chain operations accelerate globally, logistics—the critical nexus of this system—faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference, scheduled for October 22-24 at the W Hotel in Nashville, will bring together industry leaders to address growing complexity, volatility, and the dual optimization of efficiency and costs.

  Third-party logistics (3PL) and the broader logistics sector will be a central focus of the conference, featuring discussions on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and data-driven insights to transform freight markets and scale warehouse robotics deployment.
 

Industry Leaders Gather to Shape Logistics Future

The logistics agenda features prominent speakers including Val Marchevsky, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Uber Freight, who will deliver a keynote on AI's transformative impact on logistics planning, execution, and cost control. Senior executives from RXO, C.H. Robinson, GEODIS, Kenco, Sysco, and GreyOrange will share strategies for navigating freight market volatility, expanding warehouse networks, and delivering measurable outcomes.

AI-Driven Logistics Revolution

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping logistics operations—from demand forecasting and route optimization to automated warehouse management and intelligent customer service. Marchevsky's keynote will examine specific AI applications and their role in creating competitive advantages.

Addressing Freight Market Volatility

With geopolitical events, natural disasters, and economic fluctuations causing significant freight price variations, RXO and C.H. Robinson will present methodologies for predictive analytics, carrier relationship management, and dynamic pricing strategies.

Scaling Warehouse Networks

E-commerce growth demands expanded warehouse capacity. GEODIS, Kenco, and Sysco will discuss best practices for strategic location selection, warehouse design optimization, and automation integration to enhance operational efficiency.

Measuring Performance Outcomes

GreyOrange and other technology leaders will demonstrate how data analytics and automation drive measurable improvements in logistics performance, cost reduction, and customer experience enhancement.

Expanding the Supply Chain Ecosystem

Beyond logistics, the conference will address supply chain challenges across consumer packaged goods (CPG), life sciences, food & beverage, and general supply chain strategy. More than 50 senior executives and thought leaders will explore resilience building, transparency enhancement, and supplier collaboration.

The event will particularly examine CPG companies' need for agile supply chains, life sciences' compliance requirements, and food industry safety protocols, along with universal strategies for supply chain optimization that balance technological innovation with strategic planning.

The 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference serves as both a knowledge platform and networking hub, connecting industry professionals to collectively advance logistics and supply chain management practices.