CHICAGO--()--When the premier manufacturing and supply chain trade event of 2025, ProMat, returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place on March 17 it will include over 1,100 exhibits from leading solution providers and a comprehensive Educational Conference of over 200 sessions focusing on best-in-class solutions for manufacturing and supply chain operations. ProMat exhibits will represent all segments of the material handling, logistics and transportation industry, from traditional, manual equipment to automated systems and smart, connected supply chain technologies.

“ProMat offers manufacturing and supply chain professionals the unique opportunity to witness in person, in action the vast array of technology and innovations impacting this industry,” says John Paxton, CEO, MHI. “We are thrilled to offer the supply chain community this chance to come together and experience all that ProMat has to offer.”

“From hands-on demonstrations to unparalleled education experiences, attending ProMat is your best opportunity in 2025 to gain the tools you need to innovate your supply chain operations for the next level of success,” adds Daniel McKinnon, Chief Exhibitions Officer, MHI. “If it's your job to innovate your manufacturing and supply chain operations, you can't afford to miss ProMat.”

ProMat 2025 Conference

In addition to the exhibits, the ProMat Conference will include four keynotes and nearly 200 educational seminars covering leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more resiliently, efficiently and profitably.

  • March 17 Keynote: The Data Effect: The Price of Not Knowing
    Paul Zikopoulos, VP of Technology Unit Skills & Enablement at IBM
  • March 18 Keynote: The AI Opportunity for Supply Chains
    Azeem Azhar, host of Bloomberg’s “Exponentially”
  • March 19 Keynote: From Prime Time to Coach Prime
    A Conversation with Deion Sanders
  • March 19 Keynote Panel: Preview of MHI 2025 Annual Industry Report
    John Paxton, CEO, MHI and Wanda Johnson, Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • March 19: MHI Industry Night with Jay Pharoah
    ProMat will feature the announcement of the 2025 MHI Innovation Award winners during an evening of food, drinks and entertainment from comedian Jay Pharoah on Wednesday, March 19.

For more information and for complimentary registration for ProMat, visit promatshow.com.

ProMat is Powered by MHI

MHI is an international trade association that has represented the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry since 1945. MHI members include manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers and third-party logistics providers. MHI offers education, networking and solution sourcing for their members, their customers and the industry through its programming, events and its Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC) division. The association sponsors the ProMat and MODEX trade events.