Meet the People Behind Global Trade

Global trade doesn’t move because of one company, one mode of transportation or one part of the supply chain.

It moves because thousands of organizations and millions of people around the world work together every day.

Airlines provide the capacity. Airports connect markets. Freight forwarders orchestrate complex supply chains. Ground handlers keep cargo moving. Technology providers create smarter ways of working. Logistics companies connect the pieces. And shippers depend on all of them to deliver for their customers.

This October, the people behind that global network are coming together in Miami for Air Cargo Forum 2026.

And they’re coming for more than a conference.

They’re coming to do business.

Airlines: Connecting Capacity with Opportunity

For airlines, Air Cargo Forum provides direct access to customers, partners and markets.

Cargo leaders can meet with freight forwarders and shippers, strengthen existing customer relationships, explore new commercial opportunities and connect with airports interested in expanding their cargo networks.

At the same time, airlines can discover technologies and operational solutions designed to improve efficiency, visibility and the customer experience.

When customers, partners and solution providers are in the same place, conversations can move faster.

Airports: Building the Connections That Drive Growth

Airports play a critical role in connecting regions to the global economy.

At ACF, airport leaders can engage directly with airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers, technology providers and other partners that influence cargo growth.

Those conversations can range from new routes and capacity to infrastructure, cargo community development, digitalization and the changing requirements of customers.

For airports looking to strengthen their position as cargo gateways, the opportunity to engage with the wider ecosystem is significant.

Freight Forwarders: Where Customers and Capacity Meet

Relationships are at the heart of freight forwarding.

Air Cargo Forum brings forwarders face-to-face with airline partners, customers, airports and solution providers from across the world.

It’s an opportunity to discuss capacity, identify new routes and services, explore potential partnerships and discover technologies that can help create more efficient and resilient supply chains.

And because ACF brings together so many different parts of the industry, the next opportunity may come from a conversation that wasn’t on the calendar.

Technology Providers: Putting Innovation in Front of the Industry

Air cargo is undergoing rapid technological change.

Artificial intelligence, automation, data, digital platforms and improved shipment visibility are changing how companies operate and make decisions.

But innovation only creates value when it solves a real business problem.

ACF gives technology providers an opportunity to meet directly with the airlines, airports, forwarders, handlers, shippers and logistics organizations using—or looking for—those solutions.

For attendees, it creates an opportunity to move beyond talking about innovation and actually see what’s possible.

Technology meets operations. Problems meet solutions. Ideas become action.

Logistics Companies: Connecting the Entire Supply Chain

Modern logistics doesn’t stop at the airport.

Companies increasingly need partners capable of connecting air cargo with warehousing, trucking, fulfillment, customs, technology and other services across increasingly complex supply chains.

That makes relationships across the broader logistics ecosystem more important than ever.

Air Cargo Forum creates an environment where logistics providers can strengthen their international networks, identify new partners and better understand how customer expectations are changing.

Shippers: Bringing the Customer into the Conversation

At the center of the global supply chain is the customer.

Shippers need reliability, visibility, capacity, flexibility and partners capable of responding when conditions change.

Bringing shippers together with the organizations responsible for moving their cargo creates an important opportunity for the industry to listen.

What do customers need?

Where are the pain points?

What needs to change?

And where can technology and stronger collaboration create a better experience?

Those conversations help ensure that innovation across air cargo remains focused on delivering real value to the customer.

One Industry. One Global Community.

What makes Air Cargo Forum different isn’t simply the number of people attending.

It’s the diversity of the people in the room.

More than 4,000 air cargo professionals, 150+ exhibitors and representatives from 80+ countries are expected to come together in Miami.

Airlines.

Airports.

Freight forwarders.

Ground handlers.

Shippers.

Technology providers.

Equipment manufacturers.

Logistics companies.

Government and industry organizations.

Each arrives with different priorities, challenges and opportunities.

But they share something important:

They are all part of the network that keeps global trade moving.

Meet the People You Know, and the People You Need to Know

You may come to Air Cargo Forum with a calendar filled with meetings.

That’s important.

But ACF is also about the connections you haven’t planned yet.

The introduction on the exhibition floor.

The conversation after a conference session.

The person you meet during the Cargo Crawl.

The customer you reconnect with at the Connecting Cargo Reception.

Sometimes the most valuable business opportunity begins with someone you didn’t know you needed to meet.

That’s the power of bringing an entire industry together.

The People Are the Experience

Air Cargo Forum is more than a conference and exhibition.

It’s an opportunity to spend four days surrounded by the people who understand your business, share your challenges and can help create your next opportunity.

Come to learn.

Come to discover.

Come to reconnect.

Come to meet someone new.

But most importantly, come ready to do business.

Business Happens Here.

Air Cargo Forum 2026
October 26–29, 2026
Miami Beach Convention Center

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