2026 conference agenda

19.00  //  Welcome Drinks Reception
Join us for an evening of drinks and canapés at Red Sugar, the Kerry Hotel’s rooftop bar overlooking the Hong Kong skyline. The perfect setting to meet fellow delegates before two days of conversation begin! 

08.30 // Registration Opens
Showcase Exhibition and Networking Opens

09.30 // A WARM WELCOME TO HONG KONG!

Triangle’s Managing Director, Tom Ross-Joannou, opens WMX Asia 2026 in Hong Kong. Setting the tone for two days of networking, bold conversation, and strategic insight.

09.35 // NAVIGATING THE NEW REGULATORY LANDSCAPE – HOSTED BY ZONOS

The rules governing cross-border trade are being rewritten, and Asia is at the centre of it. De minimis thresholds have been abolished or reduced, the EU’s flat-rate duty on low-value imports came into force in July 2026, and the November 2026 ISO 20022 data quality mandate is fast approaching. These shifts are changing the economics of every shipment leaving the region right now.

10.35 // Networking Break, Sponsored by FB Canada Express
Join us for tea and coffee, and network with fellow attendees in the showcase exhibition area

11.20 // GROWTH MARKETS & CHANGING CONSUMER TASTES

Asia is home to some of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing eCommerce markets – but no two markets are the same. Consumer behaviour, infrastructure, regulatory environments, and platform dominance vary dramatically from market to market across the region. This session examines the growth story behind Asia’s eCommerce boom, how consumer tastes and expectations are shifting, and what operators and brands need to understand about each market to enter, compete, and scale successfully. 

12.20 // Networking Buffet Lunch, Sponsored by Avalara
Join us for a buffet lunch, and network with fellow attendees in the showcase exhibition area

13.20 // NAVIGATING CROSS-BORDER COMPLEXITY 

Cross-border trade flows across Asia Pacific are accelerating, but so is the complexity behind them. Vast volumes moving outward from Asia, new trade corridors opening, shifting regulatory environments, and B2B2C emerging as the dominant model are reshaping how goods move across the region. This session covers how operators are managing the surge in outbound volumes, the shifting regulatory environment, building resilience into cross-border supply chains, and where the biggest untapped opportunities in the region lie right now.

14.20 // Networking Break
Join us for tea and coffee, and network with fellow attendees in the showcase exhibition area

15.05 // MAKING CROSS-BORDER FEEL LOCALISED – HOSTED BY EVRI

This session, hosted by Evri, draws on real-world experience delivering cross-border parcels from China and rest of world into the UK and Europe. Bringing together carriers, brands, and logistics partners, the conversation explores how operators are using creative solutions at origin and destination to drive localisation – optimising cost, speed, and customer satisfaction so that a cross-border shipment feels indistinguishable from a local delivery to the end consumer.

Stay tuned to find out more.

17.00 // Evening Drinks Reception
Round off the first day of the conference with drinks and canapes immediately after the conference close

09.00 // Registration Opens
Showcase Exhibition and Networking Opens

10.00 // THE APAC OUTLOOK: DATA, POLICY, AND THE ROAD AHEAD 

Asia Pacific is one of the world’s most complex and fast-moving logistics markets, and 2026 has brought more change than any previous year. This session steps back from the day-to-day and takes a wider, evidence-based view of the forces reshaping the region. Drawing on regulatory insight, economic research, and on-the-ground experience, our session examines where the market stands, what the data is telling us, and what operators and businesses across the region should be paying attention to right now. 

11.00 // Networking Break
Join us for tea and coffee, and network with fellow attendees in the showcase exhibition area

11.45 // AI AND TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS

Asia is home to some of the world’s largest AI and technology deployments in logistics and eCommerce, and the gap between operators building at scale and those still running pilots is widening fast. Practitioners share what it took, what went wrong, and what the results actually are. From route optimisation, workforce transition, and warehouse robotics to AI-powered supply chain visibility. The conversation will cover where AI is making a measurable different in logistics operations right now.

12.45 // Networking Buffet Lunch
Join us for a buffet lunch, and network with fellow attendees in the showcase exhibition area

13.45 // PLATFORM POWER AND THE NEW COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Platforms that once relied on third-party logistics are building their own carrier networks, setting delivery speed expectations, and taking on capabilities that were once left entirely to their logistics partners. Chinese eCommerce players are reshaping volumes, pricing, and speed expectations across every market. This session examines how platforms are evolving their strategies, what successful carrier-platform partnerships look like, and where opportunities lie for operators willing to adapt.

14.45 // THANK YOU HONG KONG!

After three wonderful days of bold conversation, fresh thinking, and networking – WMX Asia 2026 draws to a close. Triangle’s Managing Director returns to the stage to reflect on the highlights, thank our incredible speakers, sponsors and delegates, and send everyone home with something to think about.