Registration opens for Cold Chain Conference
3rd December 2025
GERMANY: Registration is now open for the 29th GCCA European Cold Chain Conference, taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 18-20 March 2026.
Organised by the The Global Cold Chain Alliance, the annual conference is a major event in Europe’s temperature-controlled logistics calendar. It attracts leading food and healthcare logistics operators, partners and contractors from across Europe to discuss industry trends and common challenges, to share the latest knowledge, and to identify opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
The event is delivered in partnership with VDKL (Association of German Cold Storage and Refrigerated Logistics Companies) and Deutsches Tiefkühlinstitut (The German Frozen Food Institute).
The conference program will examine, among other topics:
How cold chains are navigating the reshaping European market;
New trade routes and trade digitization;
The transition away from F-gas to alternative refrigerants;
Building tomorrow’s cold chain workforce;
Harnessing AI for practical operational benefits;
Funding a resilient, low carbon future.
Full speaker and programme details will be announced in early 2026.
The three-day event will also feature a dedicated Cold Chain Expo where attendees can see the latest technologies and innovations designed to improve operational efficiency and business performance in temperature-controlled logistics, and a Cold Chain Café for roundtable discussion.
Attendees can also register to visit leading online supermarket Picnic’s new highly-automated fulfilment centre facility in nearby Oberhausen on the final day of the conference.
Registration for the GCCA European Cold Chain Conference 2026 is now open here.
