PARCEL Forum ’24 – Sifted’s Roundup

by Sifted Team

Jul 29, 2024

4 min read

This September, the supply chain’s leading experts will converge in Texas for PARCEL Forum ‘24, the premier conference dedicated to small-parcel shipping. Scheduled for September 16-18 at the Gaylord Texan Resort, this event will be an essential gathering for industry professionals.

The conference offers a rich agenda designed to benefit shippers from varying backgrounds, businesses, and experience levels. Through an engaging lineup of keynote addresses, interactive workshops, informative presentations, and panel discussions, attendees will gain valuable insights into the latest shipping practices for 2024 and beyond.

Topics include warehousing innovations, data analytics advancements, carrier diversification strategies, packaging solutions, and projections for 2025.

Here’s a quick view of the Keynote speakers (in order of appearance):

Ravi Shanker – Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Catherine Dummit – VP of Marketing, Narvar
Isabelle Pan – Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Sandra Gosling – Partner, McKinsey & Company
Susan Rider – President, Rider & Associates
Ed Navarette – Director of Fulfillment, Observint Technologies
John Janson – VP of Global Logistics, SanMar
Tierra Hayes – Director of Operations, Bath & Body Works

View the full Agenda here.

In addition to the educational sessions, the event will feature an extensive exhibit hall where attendees can connect with leading product and service providers driving the future of shipping.

Here, Sifted will be showcasing our cutting-edge logistics intelligence platform – SiftedAI.

SiftedAI is a next-generation logistics intelligence platform, helping shippers get the full value out of their shipping data and optimize 100% of their parcel spend. Through profile monitoring, scenario modeling, accounting automation, reporting & analytics, and powerful carrier management tools, SiftedAI empowers users to know “what’s next” for their operations and pursue a goal of zero savings opportunities being left on the table.

Click here for the full list of exhibitors.

Hear from Sifted’s experts

We’re proud to be featured among PARCEL Forum’s lineup of speakers for the second consecutive year. This year, Sifted’s thought leaders will be delivering two presentations!

Here’s what to know about our presentations:

104: Amazon Shipping: Challenging the Status Quo

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

The FedEx and UPS duopoly has long dominated the parcel space. Since DHL’s first U.S. attempt, no one has posed a serious threat to the duopoly until the launch of Amazon Shipping in 2023. In this session, we’ll cover Amazon’s big entry into the parcel market with Amazon Shipping, the key service details, what Amazon is trying to achieve and why a third major player is good for shippers.

Learning Objectives

Why you should negotiate now with your carriers in light of Amazon Shipping’s impact on pricing
What types of shipments are optimal for Amazon Shipping’s strengths
Understanding your data to reap the benefits of a multi-carrier mix

Speakers

Caleb Nelson, Co-Founder
Jeremy Lee, VP of Sales & Research

605: The Power of AI in Parcel Applications

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 12:20 – 1 p.m.

AI was the buzzword of 2023. Some are excited about its possibilities, and others are terrified. Most fail to realize it’s already in the tools they use. This session will help to delineate traditional versus generative AI, how traditional AI is already being used to analyze patterns in complex parcel data to make predictions for future outcomes and how future generative capabilities will revolutionize shipping management.

Learning Objectives

How to put AI tools to work to automate manual tasks more efficiently
Understanding how predictive analytics tools use historical data to forecast future outcomes
Real-world applications of AI, like DC site selection and intelligent contract negotiations, and the positive outcomes achieved

Speakers