The Performance Era: Part 1

In the Performance Era, speed is table stakes—intelligence is the edge. This rapid-fire session features two innovators transforming global commerce. Flexe powers agile, scalable supply chains. Crisp turns shopper signals into smarter food inventory. Together, they’re moving goods—and insights—faster, smarter and with purpose.

Trade is no longer just about the movement of goods—it's about orchestrating resilience, agility and speed across an increasingly complex global landscape. This segment will explore ports as critical performance infrastructure, the transformative impact of real-time data and AI, the urgent push to decarbonize shipping and innovative public-private collaboration models.

Advances in irrigation and harvesting are not only changing crop yields, but also the quality and variety of foods grown around the globe. Our panel of food distributors, technologists and food producers promise to take us to the forefront of a delicious transition in food logistics. 

Energy is the foundation of global performance—and it’s under unprecedented strain. With demand outpacing supply, the future of generation, transmission and delivery are being reimagined. In this session, utility leaders at the forefront of the transition explore how electrification and AI will power the next era of reliability, resilience and growth.