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MODEX 2026 Attendee List: Exhibitors, Themes, and Who to Target

Sam Kumar··Updated ·11 min read
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Quick answer: A MODEX 2026 attendee list includes verified names, titles, companies, and emails of the 50,000+ supply chain professionals attending April 13-16 in Atlanta. WhoGoes surfaces MODEX attendees from public LinkedIn posts with proof of attendance. You can preview 5 contacts free at /events/modex-2026.

What Is a MODEX 2026 Attendee List?

A MODEX 2026 attendee list is a database of verified professionals attending the MODEX supply chain and material handling trade show in Atlanta, April 13-16.

MODEX 2026 runs at the Georgia World Congress Center — 630,000 square feet, 1,000+ exhibitors, 200+ free educational sessions, and an expected 50,000+ supply chain professionals. It is the largest material handling and supply chain trade show in North America in 2026.

If you sell into warehousing, distribution, manufacturing operations, or logistics, this is not a "nice to attend" event. It is the event. Four days where your buyers, your competitors' customers, and the people currently writing RFPs are all under the same roof.

This guide covers what's actually being shown on the floor, which session tracks are drawing the decision-makers with budget, and how to navigate the show without spending three days walking aimlessly past conveyor belt demos.

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What MODEX 2026's 1,000+ Exhibitors Are Actually Showcasing

The exhibitor floor at MODEX 2026 breaks down into roughly three zones of innovation intensity. Understanding the zone structure before you arrive saves hours.

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Collaborative Robotics

This is the loudest category at MODEX 2026 — and the one with the most active buyers. Expect crowds. Several major vendors are using this show to debut new hardware:

  • FANUC America is demonstrating five robotic systems with a particular focus on the CRX-30iA mobile manipulator: a fully integrated AMR system built specifically for warehouse, fulfillment, and distribution environments. This is a palletizing-plus-mobility solution that combines traditional industrial robotics with autonomous navigation. Practitioners evaluating end-of-line automation should walk this demo carefully.

  • KUKA Robotics (Booth B15132) is debuting the KMP 250P autonomous mobile platform — a new addition to their AMR lineup designed for seamless integration into existing warehouse workflows. Live demos run throughout the show. KUKA's pitch is interoperability: their AMRs are built to work alongside human workers without significant workflow redesign.

  • Exotec (Booth B14302) specializes in goods-to-person robotics. At MODEX 2026 they're walking attendees through real customer deployment case studies rather than conceptual demos — a signal that they have enough production installations to show hard ROI data. If you're evaluating Exotec or a competitor, ask their team specifically about cycle time and SKU density benchmarks.

  • Tompkins Robotics (Booth B16127) is showcasing flexible robotic sortation systems for fulfillment operations. Their pitch is removing throughput constraints without a full facility redesign — relevant for mid-market DCs that can't greenfield a new building.

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS)

  • Kardex/AutoStore (Booth C14767) has one of the most anticipated live demos on the floor. AutoStore's grid-based AS/RS is a high-density system particularly relevant for e-commerce fulfillment and pharmaceutical distribution. Attendees specifically working on SKU proliferation challenges (more product lines, same square footage) should budget significant time here.

  • Dematic is showing immersive, full-scale demonstrations of automated sortation — including integration with WMS and WES layers. Dematic tends to attract the largest enterprise DCs; if your buyers are VP-level at $1B+ revenue companies, this is a key booth to understand.

  • Honeywell Intelligrated is positioning end-to-end automation: from receiving to shipping, single-vendor integration. Their value proposition resonates specifically with operations leaders who've experienced integration pain from multi-vendor setups.

Warehouse Intelligence and Visibility

  • Zebra Technologies — visibility is their game. They continue to focus on warehouse visibility: wearable scanning devices, RFID infrastructure, and real-time location tracking. Their 2026 messaging leans heavily into connecting physical asset tracking with cloud analytics. Relevant for buyers evaluating inventory accuracy and labor productivity improvements.

The Broader Floor

Beyond these headline exhibitors, MODEX 2026 represents every segment of the material handling ecosystem: conveyor and sortation, lift trucks and AGVs, packaging automation, dock equipment, transportation management, 3PL services, and WMS/WES/ERP software. The full exhibitor directory is searchable at mx2026.mapyourshow.com.

Reading the Session Schedule: Which Tracks Signal Active Buying

MODEX runs 200+ free educational seminars in 45-minute blocks from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily. The sessions are not filler. They're the fastest way to identify which attendees are deep in an evaluation versus early in research.

The keynotes frame the buying conversation for the entire week.

Richard McPhail, CFO of The Home Depot, opens Monday at 9:00 AM. His topic: supply chain leadership, nearshoring strategy, and digitization from the perspective of one of North America's largest distributors. Attendees who show up early for this keynote are the ones tracking macro supply chain trends — executives, not line managers.

Salim Ismail (Founder of OpenExO) speaks Tuesday at 9:00 AM on exponential technology and AI's impact on logistics. This draws the innovation-forward crowd: operations directors who've already budgeted for automation and are now evaluating which AI-layer vendor to pair with their existing infrastructure.

Wednesday features two bookend sessions: Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 9:00 AM (a broader draw — celebrity-driven attendance, not necessarily buyer-intent) and the MHI Annual Industry Report panel at 1:00 PM with MHI CEO John Paxton and Deloitte's Wanda Johnson. The Wednesday afternoon panel is arguably the highest-signal session of the week for anyone selling to strategic buyers. Attendees who skip Earnhardt Jr. to prioritize the industry report panel are there for business.

Session tracks that indicate active purchase cycles:

  • AI and Machine Learning in Warehouse Operations — Attendees here are evaluating WMS enhancements and AI-layer tools. They've moved past "should we automate" to "which system."
  • Autonomous Mobile Robots: Deployment and ROI — Practitioners in active or recent AMR RFPs. These sessions often attract VPs of Distribution and engineering leads who are 6-18 months into a capital project.
  • Digital Twins and Simulation — A smaller but high-value audience: automation engineers and systems architects tasked with modeling a new facility or a major retrofit.
  • Scalable Automation for Mid-Size Operations — High buying intent. Mid-market DC operators who've been watching large enterprise deployments and are now evaluating affordable entry points. MODEX 2026's emphasis on this track reflects a market shift: automation is no longer only for the top 500 distributors.
  • Risk Mitigation and Supply Chain Resilience — Draws supply chain leadership (CSCOs, VP of Supply Chain) focused on nearshoring, redundancy planning, and vendor diversification. Less immediately transactional, but these are the executives who approve large capital projects.

The session schedule is fully published at mx2026.mapyourshow.com. Before the show, cross-reference which sessions your target accounts' team members are likely attending based on their LinkedIn titles. Directors of Distribution generally cluster in AMR and AS/RS sessions. Supply chain VPs lean toward the strategic and AI tracks.

Working the Georgia World Congress Center: A Floor Strategy Built for MODEX's Layout

The Georgia World Congress Center spans three interconnected buildings (A, B, and C) across 630,000 square feet of exhibit space. MODEX uses all three halls. Without a plan, you will spend April 13 in Building B and leave without visiting the entire C-Hall segment.

Start with intent, not geography.

The most common floor strategy mistake at MODEX is walking by hall. "We'll do Building A today, B tomorrow." That sounds logical. But MODEX groups exhibitors by technology category across all buildings, not by geography. The AMR cluster in your target segment may span B15000s and C14000s. Build your must-see list in the Map Your Show tool before you arrive and generate a route that minimizes backtracking.

Anchor to live demos, not static displays.

MODEX exhibitors generally fall into two categories: full working demos (FANUC's robotic cells, KUKA's AMRs in motion, Exotec's goods-to-person system running live) and static product displays with slide decks. Prioritize the live demos. The conversations that happen when you're standing next to operating hardware are categorically different from a conference room pitch. You'll learn what actually works, what breaks, and what the real-world integration headaches are.

Use morning sessions strategically.

Educational seminars run 10:30 AM-4:30 PM. The exhibit floor runs 9:30 AM-5:00 PM. The 90-minute window before sessions start (roughly 9:30-11:00 AM) is when the floor is most accessible and booth staff are freshest. Use this window for your highest-priority exhibitor visits. After 2:00 PM on days with popular sessions, key booths like Dematic, KUKA, and Zebra draw crowds that make substantive conversations harder.

Monday events to note.

The Women in the Supply Chain Industry Forum runs on April 13 (Monday) afternoon, organized in partnership with MHEDA and WERC. This is a dedicated networking and education event — not a side meeting. It draws senior women in supply chain across all segments of the industry. If your ICP includes this audience, Monday afternoon is a high-density networking window outside the main show floor.

Industry Night with Jim Gaffigan (ticketed).

The show closes with an Industry Night featuring Jim Gaffigan. This is a paid ticketed event — not included with standard registration. It functions more as a customer entertainment play than a prospecting opportunity, but it's a useful venue for relationship-building with accounts you've already engaged during the show days.

The AMR and Automation Investment Signals to Watch For

MODEX 2026 is happening at a specific moment in the supply chain automation cycle. The timing matters. After several years of aggressive AMR investment from large enterprises, the mid-market is now the growth segment. Vendors are responding: the emphasis on "scalable" and "right-sized" automation is everywhere in MODEX 2026 exhibitor messaging.

What this means for pipeline reading: the buyers most actively evaluating systems in 2026 are not the Amazon-scale distribution operators. They are regional distributors with 3-10 distribution centers, $200M-$2B in revenue, and operations teams that have watched large-scale AMR deployments at competitors and are now ready to move.

Session attendance is a proxy here. If your target accounts' team members are attending the "Scalable Automation for Mid-Size Operations" tracks rather than the hyperscale robotics sessions, they're in active evaluation mode at a mid-market scope. That's a different sales motion — and a faster one — than the enterprise deployments that dominated MODEX 2024.

One more signal. The digital twin and simulation sessions. Companies that are actively running facility simulations are at the earliest stages of a capital planning process. They're 12-24 months from a purchase decision, but they're identifiable now. MODEX is one of the few places where you can catch them before they've shortlisted vendors.

Turning MODEX 2026 Floor Intelligence into Post-Show Pipeline

MODEX runs April 13-16. The post-show follow-up window — when shared context is still warm and buyers are processing what they saw — runs through roughly early May. That's your runway.

The most effective post-MODEX sequences reference specific things: a session the person attended, an exhibitor demo you both walked, a keynote moment worth discussing. Generic "great to see you at MODEX" emails get ignored. "Caught the Kardex AutoStore demo Tuesday morning — their cycle time numbers were interesting given what you mentioned about your SKU count" starts a conversation.

Getting Your MODEX 2026 Attendee List

You don't need to wait until the badge scanner data trickles out weeks after MODEX ends. And you definitely don't need to spend $5,000+ on an organizer list that arrives too late to be useful.

WhoGoes surfaces verified MODEX 2026 attendees from public LinkedIn posts. You get names, job titles, companies, emails, and the actual LinkedIn post as proof of attendance. That last part matters: when your outreach references something the person publicly said about attending MODEX, your reply rate goes up because you're not guessing.

You can preview 5 MODEX 2026 contacts free on the MODEX 2026 event page before spending anything. If you need more, credits start at $29 for 200 contacts. No subscription. No contract. Credits never expire. Unlike purchased lists, every contact comes with LinkedIn proof they're actually attending, not just a name scraped from a registration database.

Across 1,200+ events, it's the fastest way to go from "who's going to MODEX?" to a CRM-ready outreach list with evidence of attendance.

For the complete guide to all methods of building event attendee lists, see How to Get a Trade Show Attendee List in 2026.

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