2024 Annual Meeting
What do our Attendee’s say
Message From Your AWI Team
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 AWI Annual Meeting! Your active participation and willingness to share your perspectives have contributed in creating the “AWI Family” culture we all now enjoy.
As you’ll see from the attendee feedback and survey results shown below, we had the most successful annual meeting ever with an overall meeting rating of 9.59 out of 10. We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback, with many of you highlighting how valuable the sessions were for sparking new ideas. When we come together, sharing challenges, insights, and strategies, it’s evident that everyone benefits. Actionable ideas emerge, rejuvenating our enthusiasm to collaborate in a continuous pursuit of mutual growth.
To keep that momentum going, we encourage you to delve into the summaries of each session. Although the summaries are the tip of the iceberg, they will remind those who attended about the learnings shared and give those who could not attend a flavor for what was discussed around SEO optimization, cybersecurity, meaningful work environments, the initiatives your AWI team completed and is working on, and more.
We’re already planning the 2025 AWI Annual Meeting, and we promise it’ll be even more engaging—full of fresh perspectives and ideas, plenty of time to make new contacts and nurture long-term relationships, and the always popular challenge dialogue. So be on the lookout for more details on where and when the 2025 Annual Meeting will be held.
In the meantime, thank you again to those who attended for making the 2024 Annual Meeting the best ever, and for those who could not attend, we look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Meaningful Work Environments – The Journey & Lessons Learned
Demographic and societal shifts are fundamentally disrupting workplace dynamics, challenging our ability to attract and retain top talent at a time when talent is scarce. This is particularly true with our frontline team members.
Cybersecurity in 2024: Emerging Trends and Business Implications
We all know cyberattacks are on the rise. If you haven’t personally experienced one, you probably know someone who has. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, A-Jay Orr from Simple Plan IT shared valuable industry insights and tips on “future-proofing” your business security.
Uncover 8 Digital Marketing Tactics to Elevate Your 3PL Website
Did you know that most AWI member websites are not properly ranking in Google? This session was co-presented by returning guest speaker Nathan Misirian, President of Autumn Consulting and AWI member, Jere Van Puffelen, Chairman of Prism Logistics.
Creating 3PL Advantage – Alignment of Customers, Facilities & Margins
How can AWI members use their real estate footprint as a force for strategic growth, and create competitive advantage to expand margins and customers? This was the business focused approach presented by Jeff Vertun and Evan Clark, leaders in CBRE’s Global Supply Chain Collective.
A Shipper’s Wishlist for 3PLs Panel
This session was a rare opportunity to hear how supply chain leaders from three companies perceive third-party providers, what they are looking for in a partner and those things that frustrate them.