The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) will hold its flagship industry event, the GCCA Convention 2025, in San Antonio, Texas, from September 15–17, 2025. The convention will bring together leaders in temperature-controlled logistics from around the world to discuss key challenges, explore innovations, and foster collaboration across the global cold chain sector.
The program will feature keynote sessions by international business and policy experts. Scheduled speakers include Anirban Basu, Chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group, who will provide an economic outlook across financial, labor, real estate, and construction sectors; Matthew Devost, CEO of OODA LLC, on current cybersecurity threats and countermeasures; and Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune, on building resilience amid ongoing disruption. A policy-focused panel titled “Global Policies, Regional Strategies” will examine regulatory and legislative impacts on the cold chain in different regions.
Attendees will also hear an address from GCCA President and CEO Sara Stickler on the state of the association. Stickler stated: “GCCA Convention 2025 will bring together leaders in temperature-controlled logistics from around the world. It is an important event in our industry, providing unmatched opportunities to share knowledge and experiences, to collaborate on solutions to common challenges, and to build important relationships.”
The convention agenda includes targeted Focus Sessions covering a wide range of topics, such as automation and capital upgrades for warehouse longevity, cybersecurity protocols, artificial intelligence applications, cold chain construction practices, and key sustainability metrics. Other sessions will address food consumption trends, clean energy incentives, and export opportunities, with dedicated content on Latin American collaboration and insurance market insights.
In addition, the event will feature the Cold Chain Café roundtable, an Innovation Showcase, and multiple networking activities designed to support industry engagement and knowledge exchange.