ProMatDX 2021

Welcome to ProMat DX

In these unprecedented times, supply chain solutions are more critical to business success than they have ever been. To answer this call, MHI created the ProMat Digital Experience (ProMatDX), a new digital event experience designed to power up manufacturing and supply chain professionals with critical access to the latest solutions they need now to improve resiliency and agility of their operations.

ProMatDX combines the power of the connections, solution-sourcing, and education that only ProMat can deliver with the latest digital event technology in a five-day event that will be the most important week of 2021 for the manufacturing and supply chain industry—April 12-16.

Attending ProMatDX is your unrivaled opportunity in 2021 to find solutions, get reliable information, solid advice, and connect with your peers and the industry’s leading solution providers.

The manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure investments you make as a result of your attendance at ProMatDX will build resiliency into your operations and differentiate your company for many years to come.

ProMatDX is where the brightest minds in manufacturing and supply chain gather to discuss the trends of today and the challenges of tomorrow. They come to ProMat to power up their supply chain with the trends and innovations that will take their supply chain to the next level of success.

At ProMatDX you will find the largest and broadest array of manufacturing and supply chain solutions on a state-of-the-art digital event platform, including:

  • Sponsor Showcases and Product Demonstrations: ProMatDX will feature sponsor showcases from leading material handling, logistics, and supply chain solution providers from the United States and around the world.  By attending, you will see new ideas and technologies in action during product demos featuring live Q&A.
  • Digital Seminars: ProMatDX will offer over 100 seminars on a variety of manufacturing and supply chain topics including. All sessions will feature live chat and interactive Q&A.
  • AI Solution-Provider Matchmaking and Live Video Meetings: ProMatDX attendees can connect with solutions tailored to your specific needs with AI-matchmaking tailored to your specific needs. You can also request live video meetings to take a deeper dive with solution providers of your choice.
  • April 12 Keynote Panel: Transformation in Action: Introducing The 2021 MHI Innovation Award Winners
    Join MHI CEO John Paxton as he introduces the winners of the 2021 MHI Innovation Awards for best new innovation, best IT innovation, and best innovation of an existing product. During this keynote, you will learn about these innovative solutions and how they can power up and innovate your supply chain.
  • April 12 MHI Young Professionals Networking Session
    This session will focus on those new to our industry with interactive networking opportunities.
  • April 13 Keynote: Beyond COVID-19: Building Supply Chain Resilience is the Key to Recovery and Preparing for Future Disruption
    Join American Logistics Aid Network’s Executive Director Kathy Fulton as she and a panel of supply chain and disaster response thought leaders explore lessons learned from the pandemic and how building long-term resiliency into the supply chain and logistics operations will be key to adapting and recovering when future disruption or disaster strikes.  
  • April 14 Keynote Panel: 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report Preview
    Innovation Driven Resilience: How technology helps supply chains respond, recover, and thrive even amid disruption

This is your opportunity to be the first to have access to this new report on the supply chain trends and technologies that are transforming supply chains. Thomas Boykin of Deloitte will join MHI CEO John Paxton in presenting the report findings. They will be joined by a panel of manufacturing and supply chain thought leaders to discuss the real-world significance of the report findings.

Moderators:
John Paxton, CEO, MHI and Thomas Boykin, Supply Chain Specialist Leader, Deloitte

Panelists:
Randy V. Bradley, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, Haslam College of Business, The University of Tennessee
Annette Danek-Akey, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, Penguin Random House

  • April 15 Keynote Panel: Women in Supply Chain: Delivering Proven Success Strategies

During this keynote, you’ll learn how strong supply chains are built upon resiliency. A panel of women supply chain leaders will share their career experiences and how they successfully implemented, measured, and showcased operational success and sometimes challenged the status quo. Get inspired, come away with techniques and ideas to take into action in your operations to develop the supply chain resiliency necessary in today’s world.

Moderator: Sheila Benny, President – Optricity Corporation

Panelists: 

Maike Sievers, Vice President Logistics/Supply Chain at Hibbett Sports
Megan Smith, CEO, Symbia Logistics
Erin Donnelly, Director Supply Chain Development at The Home Depot
Chaneta Sullivan, Esq, Director, Safety, Quality & Compliance, Chick-fil-A Supply 

  • April 15 Women’s Networking RoundtablesThese sessions will focus on discussion of topics regarding women in supply chain in an interactive, roundtable-style environment.

ProMatDX will also feature Daily Recap sessions with news from the ProMatDX show at the end of each day.

ProMatDX will offer a Sneak Peek Week from April 5-9 where attendees can go to promatshow.com to plan their ProMat experience by adding sessions and product demos to their personal calendars, connecting with sponsors, and setting up video meetings with selected solution providers.

As the industry powers up for the next level of success, we hope you will make plans today to attend ProMatDX. We look forward to seeing you April 12-16!

Visit promatshow.com to learn more and register for free admission to ProMatDX.