The 23rd edition of RFID Journal LIVE! 2025 is beginning to take shape. The world’s largest conference and exhibition focused on radio frequency identification and related technologies, LIVE typically features more than 100 exhibitors from 26 countries showcasing best-in-class RFID tags, readers, software and implementation services.
The show in 2025 will be held May 6-8 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The 2025 conference will include three days of industry-specific and how-to tracks, as well as general education for those new to the RFID market. Our educational sessions and conference offerings are specifically designed to help all attendees and exhibitors to plan strategies, network, buy and sell, and learn and share ideas.
Conference tracks and education sessions give participants the opportunity to hear compelling case studies, share best practices, network with their peers and learn about the latest technological advances from the vendor community.
RFID, IoT Inventory Management
“RFID and IoT in Warehouse and Inventory Management” will center on how most companies struggle with managing inventory in their warehouse. RFID represents an opportunity to greatly improve inventory visibility and management, and to automate some common tasks, such as receiving.
During this track, you will learn about the latest advances in RFID and IoT technologies for warehouse and inventory management within the supply chain. You’ll also take home some very practical tools, methods, and implementation best practices to get your project started on the right path immediately.
Retail and apparel companies have been among the early adopters of RFID and IoT technologies, both internally, to improve in-store inventory visibility and accuracy, and within their shared supply chains. “Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases In Retail” will show how businesses are already seeing benefits and are prepared to share their insights about those benefits, as well as the implementation issues they needed to address before achieving them.
During this two-day track, hear how retailers worldwide are using RFID and related technologies to become more agile and responsive in an increasingly competitive market.
DDP Focus
Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will be required in all 27 EU member nations for many products starting in 2026 and mandatory by 2030, are digital profiles attached to products, providing detailed information about their origin, materials, usage, and end-of-life handling.
The “Digital Product Passport: Gateway to Sustainability, Transparency” track will cover how DPP is being used to encourage sustainable production of materials and energy, thereby extending the life of products, and maximizing product performance.
“Beyond The Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing” is a track that focuses on transformative technologies delivering benefits to manufacturers beyond just track and trace. Advanced technologies are enabling enterprises to develop a digital enterprise strategy, as well as becoming a smarter, more connected manufacturer.
Gain an understanding of the latest Industry 4.0 (and, 5.0) trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as hearing real world implementations from the people that deployed the projects.
Aerospace and Defense
The Department of Defense is on a mission to facilitate the delivery of innovative, advanced warfighting capabilities. RFID, IoT, AI, robotics, big data analytics, and digital twins are being used to reduce costs, risk, and time in the design and development of defense systems. In “Harnessing Technology to Improve Readiness in Aerospace and Defense” programs, learn how aerospace and defense companies are using the latest technologies to streamline business processes and adapt to evolving threats.
The exponential growth of disruptive technologies has introduced a profound change in almost every aspect of the way we do business. In the “IoT, ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff,” experts will help clear up the misinformation, hallucinations, and myths surrounding “zombie” technology and provide examples of how it is being leveraged to strengthen (rather than replace) existing infrastructure.
Learn how ChatGPT and natural language programming (NLP) can be applied in the real world, such as in customer service, content creation, and language translation. Also, gain an understanding of how AI is being used extensively in operations and how blockchain is becoming mainstream.
Supply Chain
The use of a smarter business model that involves digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, and more can provide the ability to optimize supply chain visibility and support planning, sourcing, and procurement strategies. In the two-day track titled “Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience: What’s AI And ML Got to do With It?,” learn how to use the latest technology to improve supply chain performance by becoming more proactive with decision making and improving efficiency and reducing costs.
There’s a revolution taking place in healthcare, perishable goods, and drug discovery and development.The industry has moved beyond RTLS, and groundbreaking solutions are at the forefront of technological disruption in the health sector. For the track “Utilizing Cutting-Edge Solutions in Healthcare, Food and Pharma,” attendees will learn how leveraging AI and data analytics to improve patient outcomes to harnessing digital platforms for compliance, sessions in this track will focus on the latest technologies impacting ROI in the health-care environment, while also improving efficiencies.
GS1 US has developed guidelines to assist U.S. healthcare, foodservice and retail industries in using radio frequency identification (RFID) to improve supply chain visibility, efficiency, and consumer safety. At the “Workshop: Navigating Healthcare, Food and Retail Compliance-The Evolution of Data Carriers and EPCIS to Help Meet Supply Chain Regulation” track session, learn how automation enabled by RFID not only offers inventory visibility, but also supports critical supply chain processes, including withdrawals, product safety holds, return logistics, and more.
Digital Twins
“Digital Doppelgangers: Powering Operations with Digital Twins and Gen AI” is a track that discuss digital twins, which are digital replicas of physical entities, including objects, systems, or processes. They can provide a risk-free method of simulating scenarios of real-world situations and outcomes, enabling organizations to focus on real-time monitoring, analysis, and optimization of physical assets.
Similarly, generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) can be used to create content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. Learn how the use of Gen AI supports digital twins and can be an important component in establishing competitive advantages for many businesses.
In addition to track sessions, LIVE! 2025 will present an advanced, one-day fast-track RFID certification course, presented by RFID4U, covering the latest equipment and relevant RFID deployment scenarios. This course will provide a solid foundation to design, install, configure, monitor and troubleshoot RFID deployment, as well as prepare participants for the RFID Professional Institute Certified Associate exam. Each participant will receive a voucher to take the exam online, after the event.
Early bird registrations begin Nov. 13. Groups of 3-5 people will receive a 10 percent discount, and 6-10 people will receive 15 percent. Please note that all groups must book under the same session to be eligible. Exhibition inquiries can click here.