February 16-17
Eye For Transport: Annual Logistics CIO Forum
The European Logistics CIO Summit is a place for top IT executives at transport and logistics companies to drill down into the key issues impacting IT departments today, and devise strategies for IT innovation that will bring companies into a long-term era of success.

The forum’s critical topic areas are: reconciling business and technology priorities; innovation and future trends; data and analytics; measuring IT return on investment; executing successful transformation; using technology as a differentiator; and technology’s role in logistics and supply chain relationships. Hyatt Place, Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 800.814.3459.

February 29-March 1
American Manufacturing Summit
This summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving plant floor operations and manufacturing strategies across the globe. The Manufacturing Summit serves as an annual platform to exchange ideas about the impact of market dynamics and new technologies for current and future manufacturing, operations and supply chain leaders. Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. 647.427.4391.

March 9-11
Chief Supply Chain Officer Exchange
The Chief Supply Chain Officer Exchange is a dynamic, executive-level event that provides CSCOs and senior supply-chain leaders with valuable insights that help optimize emerging technologies to maximize omnichannel distribution, navigate global regulations and fine-tune best practices for collaboration. Location: TBD, Dallas, Texas. 813.658.2566.

March 16-18
Channel Partners Conference & Expo
Channel Partners Las Vegas is a gathering place for the technology services community where agents, value added resellers, managed service providers, integrators and service providers converge to share ideas and drive discussions. This year’s education sessions consist of these tracks: Business of the Channel; Cloud; Security; Internet of Things; Mobility; and Next-Gen Tech. The Venetian & Sands Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada. 800.974.9786.

March 22-24
Intermodal Asia
The Intermodal Asia exhibition and conference welcomes the global container, transport and logistics industries’ influential decision-makers, providing an important meeting point of the year and covering all areas of container transport and logistics across road, rail and sea. The event takes place in one of the world’s most dynamic logistics markets, offering a unique opportunity to discover innovative products and meet suppliers to gain long-term competitive advantage. Intermodal Asia provides an opportunity for global professionals to network, do business and encourage the healthy and sustainable development of modern intermodal transport. Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China. +44 (0)870 950 3313.

April 25-29
Hannover Messe Tradeshow: Industrial Technology
This year, the United States is the Partner Country for the Hannover Messe Trade Show, creating international exposure for U.S. companies, institutions and economic development organizations.

President Obama—the first sitting U.S. president in the event’s history to participate in the Hannover Messe show—will be in attendance, highlighting the U.S. as a prime investment destination. The more than 200,000 attendees include global investors, buyers, distributors, resellers and members of the business media. Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Hannover, Germany. hannovermesse@trade.gov.