At the 23rd edition of RFID Journal LIVE! 2025, the use of a smarter business model that involves digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IoT will be explored.
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.
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.
AL, ML Focus
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 Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience: What’s AI And ML Got to Do with It? two-day track, 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.
Track: Beyond the Pilot: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience: What’s AI And ML Got to Do with It?
Session Title: RFID Journal Special Achievement Winner Session: Making the ROI Pivot: Putting People First
Date: May 7, 8:45 AM
Speakers: Dr. Antonio Rizzi, Full Professor, Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Parma
Description: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has emerged as a crucial framework for businesses looking to minimize risks, enhance reputation, and foster trust among employees and stakeholders. P-ROI (the return on people) supports ESG concepts and completes the RFID sustainability circle (economic ROI, environmental ROI and people ROI). Dr. Antonio Rizzi, Full Professor, Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Parma, will share recent research measuring the social impact of RFID deployments. Learn how RFID makes people more productive, empowered, motivated and fulfilled in their daily jobs.
Session Title: Tracking Solid Waste with IoT and AI
Date: May 7, 9:35 AM
Speaker: Orhun Aydin, Assistant Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, St. Louis University
Description: Saint Louis University (SLU) researchers are using IoT devices powered by LoRaWAN and Wi-Fi technology in the alleyways of St. Louis, to identify, track and transmit sensor data about the volume and type of household recycling and waste that are thrown into bins. Solar-powered devices send sensor readings via the IoT system, including optical data from inside the recycling bins. The lab where the solution was built is known as Artificial Intelligence in Coupled Human-Environment Systems for Sustainability and Resilience Laboratory (AI-CHESS). That AI functionality can help identify objects in bins to determine what has been thrown away, as well as when it was placed in the bins. Learn how the data from the sensors over time is intended to help the city understand trends among neighborhoods, sociodemographic characteristics, and the effective ways of outreach and recycling education that led to long lasting behavioral change.
Session Title: Enea Operator Powers Up Logistics and Expands Self-Service Warehouses
Date: May 7, 10:25 AM
Speakers: Krzysztof Frontczak, Measuring System Coordinator, Enea Operator
Lukasz Kasperski, Measuring System Coordinator, Enea Operator
Description: Based on their successful deployment of RFID technology, Enea Operator is forging ahead and adding five new self-service warehouse facilities. The firm is one of the largest Distribution System Operators (DSO) in Poland, providing energy to more than 2.5 million customers. The fully automated warehouses enable operation twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to the use of RFID. Learn how Enea Operator is also utilizing digital solutions, including the unique use of virtual reality (VR glasses) to create interactive training videos, enabling the ability to conduct a virtual tour inside the container without the need for physical transport.
Session Title: Maximizing Value of GS1 Gen2v3 Adoption for RAIN Deployments: Unlocking a Force to Increase Accuracy and Speed
Date: May 7, 11:15 AM
Speakers: Claude Tételin, Director AIDC, GS1 Global Office
Bud Courville, RFID Project Manager, EM Microelectronic
Thomas J. Frederick, CEO, Clairvoyant Technology
Markus Pistauer, CEO, CISC Semiconductor
Description Gen2v3, the latest release of GS1’s EPC air interface standard, has been enhanced to meet the obstacles encountered by users when several RAIN readers are deployed in a single area with multiple applications running simultaneously. Gen2v3 addresses this issue by improving tag data collection in multi-reader deployments, as well as speeding up the inventory process and enabling inventory accuracy by eliminating tag clutter and ensuring that only the intended tags are read. Claude Tételin, Director AIDC, GS1 Global Office, will demonstrate how Gen2V3 can be used to inventory only the tags that have passed their expiration date, enabling the removal of out-of-date products from the shelves.
RFID Journal Awards Finalist Session: Arctic Spas Heats Up Inventory Visibility with RFID
Date: May 8, 9:00 AM
Speaker: Joe Cordeiro, Inventory Control Manager, Corporate Stores, Arctic Spas
Description: Arctic Spas is a manufacturer of hot tubs and all-weather pools sold in showrooms throughout Canada and the United States, primarily serving as a niche product for cold climates. Arctic Spas faced challenges with inventory accuracy and tracking. In 2018, they began a pilot implementation of an automated, real-time RFID solution at a single corporate store for over a year. By 2024 they rolled out the solution to 14 corporate retail stores and the central distribution center. In this session, learn how they have improved inventory tracking by 95%, optimized store operations, experienced a 40% reduction in manual labor costs and enhanced customer service by using an RFID inventory management system.
RFID Journal Awards Finalist Session: BYU Automates Lab Inventory Audits with RFID
Date: May 8, 9:45 AM
Speaker: Todd Fluckiger, Chem Stores, Brigham Young University
Description: The Brigham Young University (BYU) Chem Stores carry a wide variety of chemicals, lab equipment, and scientific supplies (including compressed gases, liquid nitrogen, and dry ice) to support the BYU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry’s teaching and research labs. The facility sought to automate their lab inventory audit using RFID technology. Once the system was implemented, BYU was able to reduce time spent on the audit, thereby reducing costs and improving safety.
RFID Journal Awards Finalist Session: Maersk Flies High with RFID Drones
Date: May 8, 10:30 AM
Speaker: Angie Tavenner, Project Manager, Maersk
Description: Last year, logistics and supply chain company Maersk conducted a three-month pilot of an RFID-based drone solution in one of their high-volume, fast-paced warehouses. The results of the three-month pilot found that the company could quickly and accurately locate On-branded shoes, which are already tagged with passive UHF RAIN RFID tags. Each tag is encoded with a unique ID that links to that product’s identity and during the pilot a group of drones, with two antennas in front, were set up to traverse the area of the warehouse where the shoes were located. They mapped out their own routes, creating a digital twin of the warehouse area, and traveled the aisles, capturing tag reads as they flew past the products. Hear how the system, provided by Verity, an AI-inventory management and drone-based technology company, used onboard intelligence to slow, pivot or rotate to ensure detailed and accurate tag reads as well as using computer vision technology to avoid any obstacles in the area. Learn how the use of drones provides the firm with accurate inventory capabilities, allowing the operational teams to focus on more strategic initiatives, resulting in greater efficiency and service excellence.
Others tracks to be held during the conference include:
- Tell Me More: Innovative Use Cases in Retail
- Beyond The Pilot: Real World Implementations and Outcomes in Manufacturing
- IoT, ChatGPT? Blockchain? AI? NLP? What Do I Do with This Stuff
- Utilizing Cutting-Edge Solutions in Healthcare, Food and Pharma
- Navigating Healthcare, Food and Retail Compliance
- Digital Doppelgangers: Powering Operations with Digital Twins and Gen AI
- DOGE Ready: Harnessing Technology to Improve Efficiency in Government and Aerospace
Training Opportunities
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.
Another offering is RAIN Alliance Training, presented by RAIN Alliance, and the RAIN Alliance Sustainability and Circularity Community. As companies face increasing pressure to meet sustainability targets and build more resilient operations, understanding how RAIN technology can support these goals is essential — especially in light of evolving regulatory requirements and shifting consumer preferences toward the circular economy. Whether you’re managing projects, optimizing supply chains, or driving corporate sustainability goals, these sessions offer actionable insights and hands-on strategies tailored to your needs.
RFID Journal Awards
The awards, in their 19th year, recognize outstanding achievements in RFID and related technologies. The RFID Journal Awards honors companies that have distinguished themselves by their successful use of RFID, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies or the introduction of a valuable new RFID or IoT product or service.
These prestigious awards honor organizations and innovators who have successfully leveraged RFID and IoT technologies to transform operations, enhance efficiency, and achieve remarkable results. The awards cover seven categories this year.
- Best Manufacturing or IIoT Implementation: Recognizing the manufacturer with the most effective use of RFID, IIoT, NFC, or related technology.
- Best Retail Implementation: Honoring the retailer or brand owner with the best deployment of RFID, IoT, NFC, or related technology.
- Best Supply Chain/Logistics Implementation: This award will be given to the end-user company that has demonstrated the best use of RFID, IoT, NFC, or related technology to improve its logistics or supply chain operations, including warehouse and distribution center operations.
- Best Healthcare Implementation: Awarded to the end-user company (e.g., hospital, clinic, or pharmaceutical firm) with the most transformative use of RFID, IoT, or NFC.
- Best RFID Implementation (Other Industry): Open to end-user companies in any industry showcasing exceptional applications of RFID, IoT, NFC, or similar technologies.
- Best RFID/IoT/AI Implementation: Award recognizes organizations that have successfully integrated RFID, IoT or AI technologies to achieve transformative results.
- The Best New Product Award: The award will be given to the company that exhibits the best new RFID, IoT, NFC, or related technology product or service. To qualify for the award, the product must have been introduced after April 11, 2024.