At RFID Journal LIVE! 2025, we’re bringing together the best minds in the industry to explore the fascinating intersection of RFID technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the limitless possibilities of Intelligence.
Today’s conference hours, all Western time, are 10:15 a.m.– 3:20 p.m. The expo hall opens at 6:30 p.m.
Below is the agenda for today, Tuesday, May 6.
RFID Certification Fast Track Training
- Time: 07:30 a.m. – 04:30 p.m.
Description: Presented by RFID4U, this year’s 2025 RFID Training will cover the latest equipment and relevant RFID deployment scenarios, provides a solid foundation to design, install, configure, monitor and troubleshoot an RFID deployment.
The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on lab exercises. It provides a functional understanding of RFID readers, tags, printers and general-purpose input-output devices. Participants will develop a working understanding of proven troubleshooting methodologies based on best practices, industry-proven processes and the instructor’s practical experiences. The class will also cover the fundamentals of the intersection of track and trace with AI and ML workflows that facilitate taking action on the data that is captured.
Track: Beyond the Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing
Session title: How Digital Twins Support Industry 4.0 with SATO Europe
- Time: 10:15 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 1
- Speaker: Stefan Linz, European Solutions RFID Manager, SATO
Description: From blueprint to backhoe: how digital twins are revolutionizing JCB’s factory floors. Learn how RFID and IoT are powering real-time data, predictive insights, and smarter decisions.
Track: IoT? ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff
Session Title: AIDC: Past, Present and Future Insights
- Time: 10:15 a.m.
- Location: Versailles 1
- Speakers: Ernesto Castagnet, MSc. IMSE, Associate Professor, President, Evangelist, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)-FRBB AIDC 100 and AutoID; Kevin Berisso, Ph.D., Director, AutoID Lab, University of Memphis
Description: AIDC 100 is a non-profit, self-sustaining, non-political association of automatic identification/data capture (AIDC) professionals and others who, over an extended period, have significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of the industry. Join AIDC Board President Ernesto Castagnet, Ind. Engineer MSc, IMSE and AIDC Board of Director, Dr. Kevin Berisso, for an in-depth exploration of Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies and their evolving relationship with IoT, blockchain, big data, and AI.
Track: Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
Session Title: Combating Retail Theft: A Real-World Guide
- Time: 10:15 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 2
- Speaker: John-Pierre (JP) Kamel, Managing Director, RFID Sherpas
Description: Shrinkage continues to be a growing concern for the retail industry, with organized retail crime and sophisticated theft tactics costing billions annually. Traditional loss prevention methods, such as manual audits and outdated reporting, struggle to keep up with these modern threats. In this session, Rethink Retail Top Retail Expert (2024 and 2025), John-Pierre (JP) Kamel, will focus on how organizations can leverage RFID with their ML/AI systems to unlock actionable insights by improving visibility, increasing profitability and preventing theft. Gain an understanding of how to use RFID to detect fraudulent returns, analyze internal shrink, get real-time theft alerts, develop predictive analytics, and more. Learn how to understand and address retail theft tactics and develop a comprehensive prevention plan.
Track: RFID/IoT For Warehouse and Inventory Management
Session: RFID/IoT in Warehouse & Inventory Management Basics
- Time: 10:15 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 4
- Speaker: Samad Rostampour Professor, Vanier College and IT director at IoT Lab, Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM)
Session Description: In this session, gain an introduction on RFID/IoT technologies. RFID is not just about tags and readers. It’s an enabler of visibility, as a connecting thread in the information flow—from object identification and data capture to data communication, data hosting, information processing and, ultimately, automated transactions. Indeed, during the last decade, the portfolio of RFID technologies has evolved to a point at which it’s now difficult to fully understand the multiple options on the market and how they integrate with existing infrastructure. This session will help you position RFID technologies in your information systems infrastructure, understand what the options on the market are and how they compete with or complement other IoT technologies, and recognize which ones may be the most appropriate for your project.
Track: DOGE Ready: Harnessing Technology to Improve Efficiency in Government and Aerospace
Session Title: CAES by Honeywell Automates WIP Tracking with RFID
- Time: 11:05 a.m.
- Location: Versailles 4
- Speaker: Adam Ovebo, warehouse manager, CAES Honeywell
Description: Recently acquired by Honeywell, defense electronics maker CAES has 13 locations in North America, including highly automated manufacturing facilities with fully automated test and tuning processes. At one of its sites, the firm manufactures a mix of classified and unclassified aerospace components as well as high-end electronics. The firm is using RFID to monitor work-in-progress (WIP) and calibrated assets to provide increased efficiency and visibility in production. Learn how CAES successfully went from zero RFID implementation to full-scale usage and how the technology has improved shop floor operations, as well as their future plans for expansion.
Track: IoT? ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff
Session Title: Unlocking the Future: Wireless Communication and RFID Forecast
- Time: 11:05 a.m.
- Location: Versailles 1
- Speakers: Jonathan Gregory, Director, Global Standards, GS1 US; Andrew Meyer, Director, Global Standards, GS1 US
Description: From consumer-handheld RFID readers to frequency allocation challenges, there are a number of significant drivers that will reshape the use of RFID. This session will discuss top trends that are driving significant changes in the use of RFID technology.
Track: Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
Session Title: RFID Revolution: Boosting Efficiency and Accuracy in Fashion – Selmark’s Innovative Journey
- Time: 11:05 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 2
- Speaker: Laura Alvarez, Process Engineer, Selmark
Description: An RFID Journal Award Finalist Session, Discover how Selmark, a global lingerie and apparel brand, transformed its operations with UHF RFID technology. Starting with a pilot in 2023 and scaling up in 2024, Selmark achieved 30 percent gains in picking, shipping, and receiving efficiency by tagging products at the source with SATO Global’s RFID printers and tracking them through the supply chain with RFID readers. This session explores how Selmark leveraged RFID for real-time inventory visibility, reduced errors, and streamlined processes. Learn how their innovative approach to integrating RFID with existing systems modernized production and distribution, setting a new standard for efficiency in the fashion industry.
Track: RFID/IoT For Warehouse and Inventory Management
Session Title: Linking RFID to Inventory-Management Best Practices
- Time: 11:05 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 4
- Speaker: Samad Rostampour Professor, Vanier College and IT director at IoT Lab, Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM)
Session Description: RFID has finally reached a level of maturity at which a critical number of end users are benefiting from the technology at the warehouse level. This session will discuss practical examples of how these companies are using RFID to benefit from real-time visibility into their operations, and to improve their supply chain and inventory-management performance.
Track: DOGE Ready: Harnessing Technology to Improve Efficiency in Government and Aerospace
Session Title: FDA IDAS RFID Laboratory Asset Tracking Solution
- Time: 11:55 a.m.
- Location: Versailles 4
- Speaker: Gary Moe, ID Integration
Description: IDAS stands for integrated digital asset system, pronounced as “e-dus”. It integrates passive RFID technology to streamline the management of laboratory assets, from chemicals and samples to equipment and supplies. This comprehensive digital asset management system seamlessly integrates with electronic lab notebooks, enabling effortless ordering, receiving, tracking, locating, and reporting. With IDAS, resource sharing across various laboratory staff is optimized for efficiency and collaboration, freeing up time for team to focus on critical research.
Track: Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
Session Title: Global Sports Brand Scores Big with RFID
- Time: 11:55 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 2
- Speaker: Johan Stenstrom, Supply Chain Developer, Stadium
Description: Headquartered in Sweden, retail chain Stadium sells sports-related merchandise, including apparel, in stores located throughout Europe. Stadium deployed item-level RFID technology across their retail stores, enabling them to count its stock of 30,000 items per store once a week resulting in improved inventory accuracy from 70 percent to 99 percent, as well as an increase in sales. Leveraging on that success, the firm added RFID technology to its Norrköping warehouse and its distribution center. In this session, hear how they are successfully using the technology in large tunnels equipped with RFID readers to scan incoming shipments and deliveries of products from suppliers to track and audit delivery accuracy.
Track: IoT? ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff
Session Title: Smart Agriculture: Cal.net Harvests Cloud-Based Technology for Farms
- Time: 11:55 a.m.
- Location: Versailles 1
- Speaker: Craig Stein, Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer, Cal.net, Inc
Description: Broadband company Cal.net is bringing IoT solutions to farms in central California and the Midwest via LoRaWAN networks. The firm joined forces with a wireless technology provider to deliver cloud-based access to sensor data and scheduling of watering or other services in remote locations, making it easy to view and manage data from multiple locations. In addition to using IoT technology to facilitate intelligent farming, the system provides significant labor savings by automating the watering schedule and turning the watering system on and off remotely, freeing workers from this time- consuming task. Learn how the technology could be used in the future to enable intelligence around a wide variety of conditions and better manage crops in real time as well as providing the opportunity for future planning, based on the data.
Track: Beyond the Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing
Session Title: Valgroup Expands and Improves Industrial Processes with RFID
- Time: 11:55 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 1
- Speakers: Mauricio Campos da Silva, Commercial Manager, Valgroup; Glaucia Gomes, RFID and IoT Specialist, RFID Brasil
Description: Valgroup, one of the largest plastic producers, transformers, and recyclers in the world, and the largest in Latin America, has successfully integrated SAP with the firm’s ERP system. This integration eliminated the need for parallel systems, enabling all operations to be performed directly within the SAP environment. They also developed an innovative RFID chip encoding process that eliminates the need for specific RFID printers, significantly simplifying the operational process. Learn how the project was expanded to include three industrial plants, resulting in an increase in productivity. Gain an understanding of how the use of RFID technology to integrate complex corporate systems has resulted in a transformative solution in an industrial setting.
Track: RFID/IoT For Warehouse and Inventory Management
Session: Targeting the Correct RFID Technology for the Right Project
- Time: 11:55 a.m.
- Location: Champagne 4
- Speaker: Samad Rostampour Professor, Vanier College and IT director at IoT Lab, Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM)
Session Description: This session will present proven methods used to discover profitable challenges that can be addressed with RFID, and specific tools for selecting the proper technology for your specific project. Wisely selecting the correct RFID candidate projects and the proper technology will help your organization minimize its investment, while improving supply chain efficiency more quickly.
Lunch Break
- 12:35 PM – 01:45 PM
Track: DOGE Ready: Harnessing Technology to Improve Efficiency in Government and Aerospace
Session Title: Intelsat: From ROI to Compliance – Creating a Smart Warehouse
- Time: 1:50 p.m.
- Location: Versailles 4
- Speaker: Kris Iversen, senior business analyst, Intelsat
Description: Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, identified the opportunity to enhance asset management by using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, going beyond traditional warehouse barcode scans to provide real-time inventory visibility throughout the entire process. To drive this transformation, the first step was implementing ATA Spec 2000-compliant RFID labels for Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) for Boeing and Airbus, as well as applying RFID labels to containers and utilizing handheld, mobile, and fixed RFID readers to improve inventory accuracy and reduce the time spent on the annual physical inventory. The firm turned to Aware Innovations to upgrade the existing LRU labels to ATA Spec 2000-compliant RFID tags, certified by Boeing and Airbus. Learn how the firm has created a Smart Warehouse by implementing Aware Innovations’ complete solution, including ItemAware software, RFID hardware, installation, and training. Gain an understanding of how Intelsat has significantly improved inventory accuracy and reduced time spent on tracking and managing materials within their 60,000-square-foot warehouse.
Track: IoT? ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff
Session Title: Blockchain Offers Secure Supply Chains and Brand Value Through NFTs
- Time: 1:50 p.m.
- Location: Versailles 1
- Speakers: Amir Khoshniyati, Head of Strategy & Business Development, Wiliot; Neal Lober, CEO, FactorySense; Jerry Peyton, President, Vista IT Systems; Duane Roebuck, Channel Strategy Manager – Retail & Hospitality, BlueStar
Description: AIM has previously explored the use of blockchain in securing provenance in supply chains in everything from apparel through to electric vehicle batteries, fresh produce, and sustainability compliance validation. NFT’s have now added another layer to this technology positioned to underpin future Web 3 interactions, with some of the world’s largest brands investing in the technology. The connection of the physical to the logical worlds has never been so relevant! AIDC technologies will play a key role in the World Wide Web of Objects further adding to the trust and bringing enhanced brand value propositions. In this session AIM’s expert panel will share their experiences and challenges in utilizing blockchain applications with AIDC technologies, such as IoT and RFID; and how it improved the traceability.
Track: Beyond the Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing
Session Title: Doug & Kevin Talk Shop: Unlocking Real-Time WIP Visibility With RFID
- Time: 1:50 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 1
- Speakers: Kevin Berisso, Ph.D., Director, AutoID Lab University of Memphis; Doug Harvel, Senior IT Distribution Analyst/Consultant, RFID Consulting
Description: Industry experts, Doug Harvel and Kevin Berisso join forces in this session to discuss how radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is successfully being used in the manufacturing industry for real-time WIP (work- in -progress) tracking. Learn how the use of RFID is enabling efficiencies in factories, warehouses and distribution centers and improving manufacturing capability while providing an automated solution that accurately collects the data in real time.
Track: Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
Session Title: Better Together: RFID and 2D Barcodes for Retail Success
- Time: 1:50 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 2
- Speakers: Chuck Lasley, Senior Director, Technology, Dillard’s; Amy Reiter, Senior Director Community Engagement – Apparel & General Merchandise, GS1 US
Description: Whether you’re a brand owner, regulator, distributor, retailer, or consumer, you need more of the right product data in the right place. GS1’s Sunrise 2027 initiative, which refers to the date industry has set to make the transition to accepting 2D barcodes at point-of-sale (POS), will significantly enhance data capacity, streamline inventory management, and provide better customer engagement. In this session, learn how 2D barcodes together with RFID as part of the smart data revolution, unlocking multiple retailer benefits.
Track: RFID/IoT For Warehouse and Inventory Management
Session Title: Key Steps in Building an Inventory-Management RFID Solution: Build Your Own RFID Portal
- Time: 1:50 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 4
- Speaker: Samad Rostampour Professor, Vanier College and IT director at IoT Lab, Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM)
Session Description: You’ve probably seen an RFID implementation that demonstrates the tracking of incoming and outgoing inventory at the warehouse dock door in the blink of an eye, and that automatically triggers events, warnings and processes. If you’ve ever wondered how to implement such a system, then this session is for you. We will assemble the solution from bare components, test the complete RFID-enabled portal and start conducting supply chain transactions (automated receiving and shipping, for example). This session will help you understand how to move from simple RFID data capture to real-time transactions and enable the basis of building a smart supply chain easily and at a low entry cost. The next step will be for you to create your own RFID portal.
Track: Beyond the Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing
Session Title: Addressing the Challenge of Transparent, Openly Available Manufacturing Quality and Performance Standards for the Industry
- Time: 2:40 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 1
- Speakers: Bahar Aliakbarian, Senior R&D Director, Associate Professor, Axia Institute- Michigan State University; Aileen Ryan, President, RAIN Alliance
Description: The RAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup has been collaborating to produce transparent and openly available manufacturing quality specifications, best practices and benchmarks to help ensure there’s sufficient global capacity for RAIN certification so that market capacity demands can be met. In this session they will share the results of their work, including a survey regarding quality concerns in RAIN tag manufacturing, current certification practices and the perceived importance of manufacturing quality certification.
Track: IoT? ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What do I DO with This Stuff?
Session Title: NextNav FCC Proposal: AIM RFID Expert Weighs In
- Time: 2:40 p.m.
- Location: Versailles 1
- Speaker: Kevin Berisso, Ph.D., Director, AutoID Lab University of Memphis
Description: In response to the NextNav FCC proposal “WT Docket No. 24-240 RM-11989” and their subsequent engineering study, the University of Memphis AutoID Lab has undertaken some initial testing of the potential impacts of the changes to the 902-928 MHz bands. Join us for a review of the results and potential implications if the FCC were to grant the NextNav petition.
Track: DOGE Ready: Harnessing Technology to Improve Efficiency in Government and Aerospace
Session Title: Changing the Department of Defense with Passive Radio Frequency Identification
- Time: 2:40 p.m.
- Location: Versailles 4
- Speaker: Scott Prouse, action officer, United States Marine Corps Logistics Command
Description: In conducting military operations, understanding what assets are available and where they are is a critical function. The U.S. Marine Corps developed the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center (MCPIC), a system that provides asset visibility by enabling equipment inventory tracking through tagging of mission-critical equipment, allowing system users to access real-time data. Learn how MCPIC has enabled the Marine Corps to shorten inventory times from weeks to hours and has resulted in the savings of millions of labor dollars, greater inventory accuracy, and the ability to successfully pass Department of Defense-mandated audits. Also, gain an understanding of how vendors can do business with the government.
Track: Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
Session Title: Carter’s Year End Inventory with RFID: “Worth Every Penny”
- Time: 2:40 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 2
- Speaker: Anna Marie Blackburn, Sr. Strategic Initiatives Analyst – RFID, Carter’s
Description: In 2025, Carter’s successfully completed their third year of RFID fueled year-end inventory. With industry leading technology, a focus on robust store processes, and step-by-step partnerships with retail accountants across North America, Carter’s has reduced year-end spend by millions and lightened the load of closing the post-holiday books. Join us to learn more about how RFID investment led to bottom-line benefit for the market leader in children’s apparel.
Track: RFID/IoT For Warehouse and Inventory Management
Session Title: Building Your RFID Business Case
- Time: 2:40 p.m.
- Location: Champagne 4
- Speaker: Samad Rostampour Professor, Vanier College and IT director at IoT Lab, Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM)
Session Description: RFID can provide several advantages over existing automated-identification technologies in terms of supply chain and inventory management. To build a realistic business case and justify your investment, both qualitatively and quantifiably, you will need to accurately evaluate RFID’s marginal impact and benefits over existing technologies. This session will help you understand how to measure the technology’s impact on your supply chain process performance, by using specific key performance indicators. In addition, the presenter will explain how to document an RFID business case within your four walls, and throughout your supply chain.
Keynote Addresses
Attendees then will all gather at 4 p.m. in the expo hall for opening remarks and the keynote addresses.
Keynote: Harnessing AI for Business Transformation
- Time: 4:15 p.m.
- Location: Immersive Stage, Expo Hall (Paris Ballroom)
- Speaker: Stacey Shulman, VP, Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Edge Computing Group, Intel
Session Description: Shulman will delve into how organizations are leveraging the transformative power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize their operations. Her insights will guide attendees on bridging the gap between AI’s potential and its practical implementation to drive meaningful business outcomes.
Keynote: Innovative RFID Keynote: Deploying Tomorrow’s Technology Today
- Time: 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Immersive Stage, Expo Hall (Paris Ballroom)
- Speakers: UPS’ Inna Glyass, Ashley Stephenson, Shannon Hampton and Caleeann Blarr
Description: Four UPS leaders will detail how UPS has deployed one of the biggest RFID initiatives in corporate America, implementing their SPSF Next Generation Technology across the US and Canada. In this session, hear from the team responsible for providing unstoppable innovation in RFID/IoT operations
Keynote: Shifting Gears: BAE Systems Expands Automated Tracking with RFID and Robotics in U.K.
- Time: 5:45 p.m.
- Location: Immersive Stage, Expo Hall (Paris Ballroom)
- Speakers: BAE Systems‘ Tony Wilson and Thomas Copeland
Description: Wilson and Copeland will go over how the international defense, aerospace and security company built an automated tracking system in the United Kingdom that encompasses twenty-eight facilities in two manufacturing sites, using a hybrid mix of passive RFID detectors/antennas, dependent upon the needs and environment in each building.
After the keynote addresses, the expo floor will official open at 6:30 p.m., staying open until 8 p.m.