The largest global supply chain and logistics technology event in the world.
Manifest Vegas brings together the most comprehensive ecosystem of those innovating and transforming end-to-end supply chain and logistics. Now in its fourth edition, the 2025 offering was its biggest yet. And it did not disappoint. With over 6,000 attendees coming from more than 50 countries, Manifest Vegas 2025 certainly made some noise.
Bringing the supply chain back to Vegas
Pam Simon is the Conference Chair and EVP of Programming at Manifest. Speaking exclusively to SupplyChain Strategy at the end of this year’s conference, Simon is full of praise for the event her team created. “It’s been an incredible experience,” explains Simon. “Watching the growth of the show and how it is scaling every year has been amazing. From the last time I checked, over 120,000 connections have been made at the show. That’s a lot of new business, investments and partners or potential customers. I feel like anyone who is here is going to walk away with something that they can take back to their business financially and otherwise. It’s been really exciting to see.”
Held for the first time at The Venetian in Las Vegas, having made the move from Caesar’s Forum, one of the biggest advantages was having everything across one large floor. “I am so unbelievably happy to be here at the Venetian. While we had an amazing time at Caesars Forum and the space is great, we’ve been growing and we truly had maxed out every square inch of that building,” she reveals. “From a running around perspective, there are so many different events and activities that are happening and it’s so easy to bump into other speakers and attendees and even by walking around you’re connecting and meeting people. To be able to be at The Venetian and have everything in this vicinity has been a game changer.”
Introducing mentorship
A new exciting element that Manifest introduced this year was mentorship. As part of the invitation to the Manifest Women’s Lunch, conference organisers asked C-suite level attendees whether they would like to be a mentor or mentee. Anyone who showed interest was added to the event networking app for matchmaking before being paired up. Reflecting on the launch, Simon was pleased with its response. “It was received unbelievably well,” she affirms. “When we first sent the email out, we were inundated with people of all different ages, and sizes of companies wanting to be both mentors and mentees. We have so many leaders in this industry who are looking to give back and foster the next generation. It was a natural progression to have it at the show.”
Unique approach
Manifest Vegas is truly unique. Manifest is designed for innovators at the forefront of changing the entire supply chain landscape. The event offers complete visibility over the end-to-end supply chain, which is not typically the case within industry tradeshows. “I believe there is no other show out there that covers the end-to-end of supply chain like we do,” explains Simon.
“Typically you’d have to go to an event for air, road or ocean separately. But here, we have everything in one place. We have over 400 different funds here, so from an investment standpoint you’re able to walk away with a GP or an LP for your fund as well as portfolio companies. We have shippers of all different sizes, and because we are end-to-end, many of these companies are bringing their full executive teams to the show. You’re able to divide and conquer and discover lots of different things that will help a variety of areas within your business – it’s a great place to be. Your partners, vendors and suppliers are all over the place. Getting everyone together in one place and having those in-person meetings is so valuable.”
Meeting supply chain’s challenge
In today’s world, supply chain leaders need to be versatile and agile. The landscape is littered with complexity amid ever-changing geopolitical problems and ‘black swan’ events. The past decade in supply chain has demonstrated the importance of having a ‘just in case’ mindset and operating with a plan B to guard against potential disruptions. “As a Chief Supply Chain Officer, you need to know what’s happening in all aspects of your business,” explains Simon. “It’s not just the warehouse, not just the last mile – you need all of it. For shippers, we have closed round table conversations so they can build a peer-to-peer network with other shippers to understand what they are going through and be able to tackle any of the problems that are being faced as well as prevent any bottlenecks from happening in different parts of the supply chain.”
And organisers are keen to improve and make changes where necessary too, as Simon explains. “We listen to everyone,” she notes. “I try and have conversations with as many people as I possibly can, in order to understand what they are looking for, the problems they are trying to solve and how we can help them do that. It’s about listening to our audience and delivering on what they want.”
Embracing the future
The future of Manifest looks bright with the leadership team already considering plans to expand onto an international stage. The Manifest team hopes to one day host an event in Europe, but there are yet to be confirmed plans for when or where that will happen. However, one thing that has already been revealed is that Manifest Vegas will take place once again at The Venetian on February 9th-11th, 2026. With this in mind and an eye on the future of the sector, Simon is full of optimism about what the next few years for supply chain and logistics could look like. “One of the reasons that I love this industry so much is just because there’s still so much room for transformation and disruption across all areas of it,” she reveals. “It makes it really fun for me personally. The future is very exciting.”
Check out our Manifest Vegas Takeover Edition in SupplyChain Strategy here.
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