When and where is Leaders in Logistics: Autumn 2026?

6 to 7 October 2026 at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1.

How much are tickets?

Standard tickets are £2,199 + VAT; retailer, carrier, 3PL, postal operator and investor tickets are £1,749 + VAT; start-up tickets are £899 + VAT. Group bookings save 15% to 35%.

What does a ticket include?

Two days of content across four stages, access to the attendee list through the networking app, catering including lunch, and the after party.

Confirmed speakers include Sir Vince Cable (eFREIGHT 2030), who gives the opening keynote, plus leaders from JD.com, IKEA, Holland & Barrett, Vinted, Wayfair, Omniva and bnode.

Leaders in Logistics: Autumn 2026

Name: Leaders in Logistics: Autumn 2026
Start: 2026-10-06T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-07T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Business Design Centre

About this event

Leaders in Logistics: Autumn is Marketforce's two-day retail logistics conference at the Business Design Centre in Islington. It gathers logistics decision-makers from retailers, marketplaces and brands with the carriers, postal operators, 3PLs, technology vendors and investors behind their warehousing, fulfilment, delivery and returns.

Programme

Content runs across four stages (Green, Pink, Workshop and Innovation) over two days, with interactive benchmarking sessions and an after party on day one.

Thriving in a rapidly changing industry
Mastering the middle mile
Delivery strategy and delivery network design
Cross-border logistics
Fulfilling new commerce models
Perfecting logistics partnerships
Warehousing and digital transformation
The Marketplace Logistics Forum
Reverse logistics
Innovation Stage chaired by investors from ComCap and SeaSky Advisors

Key themes for 2026

Peak season preparation, warehousing and fulfilment, last mile innovation, retailer-LSP partnerships, returns, supply chain resilience, cross-border complexity, AI and automation, workforce challenges and sustainability under cost pressure.

Who attends

Retailers, marketplaces and brands meet carriers and posts, 3PLs, solution providers and logistics-focused investors. The organiser cites over 800 decision-makers, 43% of them director level and above, with 2026 registrations including John Lewis, IKEA, Temu, Tommy Hilfiger and DSV.

Tickets & passes

Standard — GBP 2,199: +VAT
Retailer — GBP 1,749: +VAT, eligibility required
Carriers / 3PLs / Postal and Logistics Operators — GBP 1,749: +VAT, eligibility required
Investor — GBP 1,749: +VAT, eligibility required
Start-Up — GBP 899: +VAT, eligibility required

Leaders in Logistics: Autumn 2026 was a Business Services event that took place 6-7 Oct 2026 at Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom.

Event recap

Leaders in Logistics: Autumn 2026 took place on 6 and 7 October at the Business Design Centre in London, organized by Marketforce. The two-day conference brought retail logistics leaders together with carriers, posts and 3PLs to discuss warehousing, fulfilment, delivery and returns. Sir Vince Cable, chair of eFREIGHT 2030, gave the opening keynote on speeding up the take-up of zero-emission heavy goods vehicles, and Omniva's Sven Kukemelk spoke about putting AI to work in logistics, arguing that managing change is harder than the technology itself. The next autumn edition is planned for 11–12 October 2027.

Speakers8

Sir Vince Cable
Chairman
James Edge
Chief Executive Officer, Landmark Global and Executive Committee Member
Natalie Frow
Managing Director Joy Logistics UK&I
Mikael Redin
Global Head of Replenishment & Inventory Management
Sven Kukemelk
Chief Commercial Officer
Conor Crosland
Group Director of Logistics & Automation
Vytautas Atkocaitis
Chief Executive Officer
Amit Somani
Head of Global Middle and Last Mile Network Excellence