{"id":16433,"date":"2026-05-01T01:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=16433"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:12:19","slug":"mhi-hosts-werc-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mhi-hosts-werc-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"MHI Hosts WERC Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year will be the first time that the <a href=\"https:\/\/na.eventscloud.com\/website\/90778\/\">WERC Annual Conference<\/a> will be co-located with the MHI Spring Meeting. It takes place in Jacksonville, Florida on May 17-20, and the waterfront venue is jam packed with spectacular amenities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/na.eventscloud.com\/website\/90778\/\">WERC Annual Conference<\/a> and MHI Spring Meeting attendees will come together for all keynote speaker sessions, meal breaks, and networking events.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16434\" style=\"width: 1894px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1884\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44.png 1884w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-1536x393.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-400x102.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-440x113.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-650x166.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.44-980x251.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It will be the first time that the WERC Annual Conference will be co-located with the MHI Spring Meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That means attendees will find more than 1,000 people in one location talking about supply chains, warehousing, and logistics.<\/p>\n<p>What could possibly be more fun than sipping a cocktail with a new friend and discussing how AI is impacting the supply chain?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16436\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16436\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-400x220.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-440x241.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-650x357.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-592x325.png 592w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-14.05.29-692x380.png 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The WERC Annual Conference takes place in Jacksonville, Florida on May 17-20.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Some highlights of the conference include these keynote speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>John Frehse<\/em> \u2014 a foremost authority on labor and operations strategy<\/li>\n<li><em>Tyler Gillum<\/em> \u2014 the Savannah Bananas\u2019 Head Coach<\/li>\n<li><em>Jason Schenker<\/em> \u2014 a top-ranked economist and best-selling author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year will be the first time that the WERC Annual Conference will be co-located with the MHI Spring Meeting. It takes place in Jacksonville, Florida on May 17-20, and the waterfront venue is jam packed with spectacular amenities. 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