PEOPLE

• High Performing Teams
• Staffing Solutions
• Personal Development
• Safety
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Culture & Retention

PROCESSES

• Direct to Consumer Distribution
• Creating Operational Efficiencies
• Outsourcing & Vendor Relationships
• Sustainability
• Inventory Control
• Reverse Logistics
• Transport
• External Disruptions

• Digital Transformation
• Partner Data Integration
• Benchmarking, Metrics & KPIs
• Execution Software
• Machine Learning

Session Information

• Type of Session – presentation or discussion format
• Working Session Title – doesn’t need to be catchy
• Topic Category
• Session Description (max 60 words)
• Three (3) specific, actionable Participant Take-aways (max 25 words each)

• Presenters and facilitators must know they are being submitted and have agreed to participate and abide by WERC's terms and conditions (including the registration fee)
• Full Name, Title, Company, Mailing Address, Phone Number, Valid Individual Email Address, Category, and Business Type is required for all proposed presenters and facilitators

1. Download and review the complete FAQs and Terms & Conditions 
2. Click "Login" above
3. Select "New User" to create a profile (this is different from your WERC membership profile and your 2025 submission profile)
4. Click the "Submissions" tab (it will appear after you've created your profile)
5. Complete the submission form and click "Save & Submit"
6. You can edit your profile and submissions or create new submissions at any time prior to October 1, 2025

Your proposed session will be reviewed by the Conference Committee and evaluated based on the following criteria.

Content

• Session is led by a Practitioner
• Session contains no sales/commercialism (sales/brand commercialism is strictly prohibited)
• Topic is timely and relevant (case study, includes actual outcomes, presents the operations perspective)
• Take-aways are clear and valuable
• Audience appeal
• Level is appropriate for the audience (intermediate to advanced)

• Includes recognized leaders in the industry
• Presenter is appropriate to the topic
• Prior WERC engagement
• WERC membership status

Who can submit a session?

• Sessions should be submitted by a Practitioner (shipper or first party, or operations role)
• Suppliers and Consultants are also permitted to submit proposals but are required to include a customer/practitioner/shipper in their proposal as the lead presenter (with a valid email address)
• Proposals from PR or marketing firms are not permitted
• Special consideration is given to current WERC members and volunteers
• Note: Submitters should select Login and then find and select "New User" to create a profile (no other profiles are connected to this process)

• Sessions should provide solid educational value to the audience
• Sales/brand commercialism in educational sessions is strictly prohibited
• Sessions that hint at a sales focus will not be selected by the Committee
• Commercial session time slots are available for a fee by contacting sales@werc.org (note: purchased session time slots are not part of this submission process)

• After a proposal is accepted, should any of the presenters change or cancel, the affected session will be subject to reconsideration by the Conference Committee

• All Sessions submitted will be notified by October 15, 2025
• Possible statuses are:
• Accepted
• On Hold (pending further review and consideration)
• Declined

• Session time slots will be assigned in November 2025