FWC
FWC · FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
FIATA World Congress 2027
ConferenceAwardedLogistics, Freight Forwarding, Transport, Cargo, Supply ChainIn-personAnnual
Addis Ababa, ET4 Oct 2027 – 8 Oct 20275 days
Delegates
800+
Countries
150+
Duration
5 days · 4 Oct 2027 – 8 Oct 2027
Frequency
Annual
About this congress
The FIATA World Congress (FWC) is a flagship annual event that convenes industry leaders and innovators in logistics to discuss industry challenges and trends, hear perspectives from top industry leaders and their solutions, and exchange and network with supply chain actors from around the world. The 2027 Congress in Addis Ababa is expected to highlight Africa's growing role in global logistics, focusing on sustainability, digitalisation, and the advancement of infrastructure and policy development in the region.
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Key details
- City & country
- Addis Ababa, ET
- Dates
- 4 Oct 2027 – 8 Oct 2027
- Duration
- 5 days
- Frequency
- Annual
- Format
- In-person
- Rotation pattern
- Global rotation
- Commercial type
- ConferenceB2BTrade Show
- Official website
- fiata.org — register free for link access
Who attends
Industry expertsleadersand stakeholders from around the world in the logisticstransportand cargo industriesincluding FIATA members and non-membersgovernment officialsand representatives from ministries
Programme
Tracks
SustainabilityDigitalisationAdvancement of infrastructure and policy development in AfricaGlobal trade and logistics trends
Host city history — 7 congresses since 1971
2026MilanIT← current
2025HanoiVN
2024Panama CityPA
2023BrusselsBE
2022BusanKR
1992FlorenceIT
1971TriesteIT
EuropeAsiaLatin America
IT ×3VN ×1PA ×1BE ×1KR ×1
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to Latin America.