SHOWpro 2026
- Categories
- Signature Events
- Format
- In person
- When
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (CDT)
- Location
- McCormick Place West
- Chicago, IL
- USA
- Audience
- Open to everyone
SHOWpro 2026 - MHI Show & Marketing Professionals Conference

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Conferences, webinars, and community programs across material handling, logistics, and supply chain.
SHOWpro 2026 - MHI Show & Marketing Professionals Conference

October: Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results by Roger Connors& Tom Smith -Focuses on how leaders can transform organizational culture to drive performance and accountability.
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Hosted by Qimarox and AWL and powered by the Conveyor & Sortation Systems Group (CSS) and The Robotics Group (TRG), this event features facility tours, industry speakers, and networking with MHI members, academia, and end users. Registration details coming soon—stay tuned!

Panel discussion on Cybersecurity and The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Standard

November: Understanding Your Team: Communication Styles & Connection
The MHI HR Community meets virtually every month for an interactive, roundtable‑style discussion focused on a specific HR or workforce‑related topic

Explore the challenges of stepping into a management or supervisor role—from delegating and giving feedback to leading with both confidence and humility in a new role.

Join us for an Industry Hangout at Gladstone's in Long Beach, California - where great conversations meet good times. Registration is FREE.
Hosted by MHI and WERC, this Industry Hangout is your chance to connect with fellow supply chain professionals in a fun, energetic atmosphere. Enjoy delicious food and drinks while expanding your network!

Industry Group Events: IMG Challenge Event
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CSS is excited to host a Lunch & Learn at the Siemens MxD facility on Goose Island in Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
This event is a great opportunity to connect with peers from across the Midwest intralogistics community while learning more about the CSS Industry Group, its initiatives, and the value it provides to its members.
CSS is excited to host a Lunch & Learn at the Siemens MxD facility on Goose Island in Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
This event is a great opportunity to connect with peers from across the Midwest intralogistics community while learning more about the CSS Industry Group, its initiatives, and the value it provides to its members.
Following a provided lunch, attendees will experience a guided tour of Siemens’ capabilities at MxD and see firsthand how Siemens supports the future of intralogistics.
The MxD Experience will explore the full digital thread from a workshop-level perspective, including:
• Design and engineering
• Product variability management
• Multidisciplinary design collaboration
• Virtual commissioning
• Operator training
• System optimization
• Operational insights
• And more
Join us for an afternoon of networking, industry collaboration, and hands-on exposure to the technologies shaping the future of intralogistics.


The MHI HR Community meets virtually every month for an interactive, roundtable‑style discussion focused on a specific HR or workforce‑related topic
December: Managing Burnout Before It Becomes a Crisis

YPN Coffee Chat - December: End of year special guest speaker

Mpro Engage! - LinkedIn: How to Organically Grow Your Reach

WERC Facility Tours: The Real Real, hosted by VARGO and the WERC Region
Registration link coming soon

CSS Lunch & Learn @ Koerber, Dallas TX
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This is the show where the industry's key decision-makers come together to source manufacturing and supply chain solutions.
From hands-on product demonstrations to one-on-one meetings, ProMat 2027 is where the supply chain industry converges to see the latest equipment and tech, connect with key suppliers and make strategic capital equipment decisions for their future operations.
Registration link coming soon

The MHI Spring Summit is a premier event held May 16-19, 2027 that brings together supply chain professionals from across the industry. This year's meeting will feature keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and Industry Group membership meetings.
The 2027 MHI Spring Summit will include networking opportunities and MHI members will have the opportunity to sit in on vertical-specific workgroups and industry meetings.
Registration link coming soon

Whether you're looking to increase your supply chain excellence, learn how to better integrate tech into your business, or increase your ROI in human capital, you'll find leading information about all things supply chain at the MHI Annual Conference.

The loading dock is evolving from a collection of standalone equipment into a connected, intelligent hub that drives safer, more efficient supply chain operations. In this MHI Supply Chain Tech Talk, LODEM industry experts Brett Lindstrom, Amanda Yaworsky and Rylee Moder explore how advancements in sensors, intelligent controllers and connected technologies are providing organizations with greater visibility, actionable data and operational insights.
