International Supply Chain and Logistics Conference

An inspiring, storytelling-driven opening of the event (a breakthrough moment in AI history, a groundbreaking case), during which Maciej Kowalik will: 

• present the main industry trends for 2026, 

• highlight the role of innovation (AI, automation, digital product passport, data standardization), and emphasize the strong presence of Polish technological thought, including AI, in the market, 

• announce key guests and thematic blocks.

Session Coverage: 

• How modern predictive models predict demand with greater accuracy than traditional methods?

• Examples of implementations in the manufacturing, retail, and distribution industries. 

• Discussion of the real impact on: reducing excess inventory, reducing out-of-stocks, reducing costs, and increasing margins. 

• How companies use internal data (e.g., historical data, seasonality) and external data to improve forecast accuracy?

Session Coverage: 

• What are digital twins used for in forecasting and inventory planning? 

• Disruption Simulations: The Impact of Cost Changes and Supply Chain Constraints on Achieving Business Goals. 

• Risk Zones: Analysis of Demand and Supply Factors 

• Scenario Management – ​​Are Black Swans Still Scary?

Session Coverage: 

• What inventory metrics measure and why you shouldn't look at them selectively?

• What "silently" generates huge costs in the supply chain and how to get rid of it 

• Financial monitoring models, analysis tools, and KPIs that every company should use 

• Examples of optimizing total logistics costs using advanced mathematics 

• CFO-operations collaboration: why do they clash, and how can they speak the same language?

Is AI technology a saviour or a dead end? Where should we look for opportunities and risks?

• Software development
• Implementation projects
• User support
• Use cases and applications

Warehouse automation and WMS systems – areas and modules

• WCS modules
• Integration methods
• Support

WMS and the outside world – integrations

• Business need – what is the purpose?
• Technology
• Does it really belong in the WMS?

Where are we heading – trends

Debate topics: 

• The biggest challenges in implementing technology in manufacturing and distribution. 

• What was the most challenging element of implementing change in an organization? (people? data? processes?) 

• Re-engineering planning processes – audit results 

• AI and data quality in WMS, ERP, and BI – practical advice 

• How to measure the ROI of digitizing demand planning and inventory optimization processes?

Session scope:

• the role of GS1 standards in the digital transformation of the supply chain,
• 2D codes (GS1 DataMatrix) as a carrier of new product data,
• Digital Product Passport (requirements and directions of changes in the EU),
• practical examples of the use of 2D codes and DPP by manufacturers and distributors,
• business benefits related to traceability and data quality.

Welcome of guests. 

Presentation of the idea behind LOGICHAIN EXPO BUSINESS FORUM and its main theme: 

Gateway to Europe – Poland at the heart of European supply chains.

Panel objective: 

 Can Poland become the main gateway for global trade? 

What investments and actions are needed to take advantage of the historic opportunity resulting from the transformation of global supply chains? 

 Discussion topics: 

• new trade routes, 
• Poland as a distribution center for the EU market, · nearshoring and reshoring, 
• development of road, rail, air, and port infrastructure, 
• intermodal transport, 
• next-generation logistics centers, 
• cooperation between public administration and business, 
• Poland’s competitive advantages.

Panel objective: 

To show how artificial intelligence, automation, and data analysis are transforming the way supply chains are managed. 

Topics: · 

• AI in transport planning, 
• warehouse automation, 
• AMR and AGV robots, 
• Digital Twin, 
• intelligent delivery planning, 
• WMS, ERP, and TMS systems, 
• real-time data analysis, 
• demand forecasting, 
• Logistics 4.0.

Panel objective: 

 Discussion of the most important threats to modern logistics and ways to build the resilience of companies and infrastructure. 

Topics: · 

• cybersecurity in logistics, 
• protection of IT systems, 
• critical infrastructure security, 
• security of warehouses and logistics centers, 
• risk management, 
• energy security of logistics companies, 
• energy availability as a condition for business continuity, 
• transport fuel security, 
• alternative fuels, hydrogen, and electromobility, 
• compliance and new EU regulations,  
• secure financing of international expansion.

Panel objective: 

What investments are necessary for Poland to become Europe’s logistics center? 

Topics: 

• the warehouse market in Poland, 
• next-generation logistics centers, 
• BTS investments, 
• ESG,  
• warehouse automation, 
• general contracting of logistics facilities, 
• infrastructure for low-emission transport, 
• investment financing.

Key conclusions from the debates. 

Invitation to participants to visit LOGICHAIN EXPO and the AI and Cybersecurity zones.

Gateway to Business 

 A moderated networking session for conference participants and exhibitors. 

 Format: 

• networking over coffee, 
• B2B meetings, 
• discussions with panelists,  
• opportunity to arrange meetings at exhibition stands, 
• exchange of experience between representatives of logistics, industry, AI, cybersecurity, and the energy sector.

Importing from Asia involves much more than simply choosing a supplier and securing an attractive price for the goods. Above all, it is a logistical process in which every decision made prior to dispatch affects the final cost and timeliness of delivery. Emilia Rogalska and Marta Suchodoła will guide you through the most important stages: from choosing the mode of transport and Incoterms rules, to key issues relating to customs clearance. You’ll also learn how, in practice, organising transport through a Chinese shipper differs from working with a local freight forwarder, and when to choose a groupage shipment and when to opt for a full container load. This is a practical presentation free from complicated jargon – you’ll receive specific tips on how to avoid costly mistakes and better manage your shipments from the factory in Asia right through to the warehouse in Poland.