Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo

What Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo does

Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo (LMD) is a B2B conference and exhibition business focused on the last-mile delivery segment of the supply chain industry. Founded in 2019 and operated under the legal entity SyllabusX, the company runs multi-day in-person conferences — currently a Las Vegas flagship and a Canada edition — that convene supply chain, logistics, and e-commerce executives for keynote sessions, breakout tracks, facilitated one-on-one networking, and exhibition floor activity. The event is built around a curated speaker roster of 100+ senior practitioners drawn primarily from Fortune 500 retailers, brands, and logistics providers including Walmart, Amazon, Target, Wayfair, UPS, Sysco, Procter & Gamble, Lowe's, Niagara Bottling, and Wakefern Food.

LMD's product surface consists of a core conference admission plus several monetization layers: tiered attendee registration priced at $833–$1,250 per attendee with volume discounts for groups of 3 to 15 (yielding 25–33% savings); formalized 1-2-1 Meetings as a standalone networking add-on; sponsored speaking opportunities for industry leaders; and multi-tier sponsorship and exhibition packages (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Exhibitor) with structured contracts. The underlying technology is a standard event-management web platform that supports online individual and group registration, downloadable PDF registration and sponsorship forms, speaker profile pages, and newsletter-driven demand generation. The company is privately held, independently operated, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and employs 11–50 people.

The go-to-market model is event-driven: awareness is generated through the company's owned website (lmdconference.com), email and newsletter signups, speaker-led content marketing, and the promotional reach of sponsors and media partners. Audience composition is heavily skewed toward senior decision-makers — 21% C-level, 15% VPs, 20% directors, with 76% of attendees coming from Fortune 500 companies. Revenue is concentrated around the annual event cycle, derived from registration fees and sponsorship contracts; no recurring software or subscription revenue is disclosed, and no funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investment signals appear in the source data.

Name

Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo

Legal name

SyllabusX

Website

https://lmdsummit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo (LMD) is a B2B conference organizer operating annual events serving supply chain, logistics, and e-commerce executives, primarily from Fortune 500 retailers and brands, monetizing through attendee registration fees and tiered sponsorship packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: LMD generates revenue through attendee registration fees at various pricing tiers, including individual tickets and group discounts for 3, 5, 7, and 10+ attendees.
2. Sponsorship and Exhibition Fees: Revenue is generated from multiple sponsorship tiers including Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Exhibitor levels. Sponsors receive visibility through the event platform, speaking opportunities, and brand exposure to a highly influential audience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo (LMD) operates an annual B2B conference and expo focused exclusively on the last-mile delivery segment of supply chain and logistics. The event combines keynote presentations, panel discussions, facilitated 1-2-1 networking meetings, and a sponsor and exhibitor showcase, targeting C-level executives, VPs, and directors from Fortune 500 retailers, brands, and logistics providers. Revenue is generated through tiered attendee registration fees (individual and group) and multi-tier sponsorship and exhibitor packages (Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Exhibitor).

Product overview

The Last Mile Delivery Conference & Expo (LMD) is a single, unified conference event focused on the last mile delivery industry. The event features multiple editions (LMD Las Vegas 2026, Canada Speakers, and 2025 speakers) and offers a core conference experience supplemented by 1-2-1 meetings for networking, speaking opportunities for industry leaders, group registration discounts, and sponsorship/exhibitor packages at various tiers. The event targets high-level supply chain, logistics, and eCommerce professionals from major retailers and brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LMD Conference & Expo Annual premier B2B conference and expo focused on last-mile delivery, bringing together C-level executives, VPs, Directors, and supply chain leaders from Fortune 500 companies to share insights, strategies, and innovations in delivery operations. Includes keynote presentations, panel discussions, breakout tracks, and a sponsor/exhibitor showcase.
• 1-2-1 Meetings Facilitated one-on-one networking meetings between attendees, speakers, and sponsors to enable targeted business connections and partnership discussions at the LMD Conference & Expo.
• Sponsorship & Exhibitor Packages Tiered sponsorship and exhibitor packages (Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Exhibitor levels) offered to technology vendors and solution providers, providing brand visibility, speaking opportunities, booth/exhibit space, and direct access to senior supply chain and last-mile delivery executives.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Media PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVarious media partners associated with the conference for coverage and content distribution. The website references Media & Association Partners page.
• Association PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partners that collaborate with LMD to provide industry expertise and audience reach. Referenced as Media & Association Partners on the conference website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parcel Forum: Long-running annual conference specifically for parcel and postal industry executives, addressing topics overlapping with LMD's last-mile delivery focus. Direct competitor for senior decision-makers in the parcel ecosystem.
• PostExpo: Annual postal and parcel industry exhibition serving executives in mail, parcel, and last-mile delivery operations. Direct peer in the postal/parcel event space with overlapping exhibitor and attendee base.
• Reuters Events (formerly Eyefortransport / eft): Operates the Last Mile Fulfillment Conference and other supply chain events, directly targeting the same last-mile delivery executive audience as LMD. Closest comparable in terms of vertical focus, audience, and event format.
• Manifest: Annual supply chain and logistics conference held in Las Vegas that competes directly with LMD for the same C-level executive audience from Fortune 500 retailers, carriers, and logistics providers. Highly comparable event format, audience profile, and timing.
• CSCMP EDGE: Annual conference organized by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals that draws supply chain executives for content and networking, competing with LMD for senior supply chain leadership audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets: Largest B2B events organizer globally and parent to multiple logistics and supply chain events. A potential acquirer of LMD and direct competitive threat through its existing logistics event portfolio.
• MODEX: Major biennial supply chain trade show organized by MHI covering manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain technology. Larger and broader than LMD but overlaps significantly on logistics decision-makers.
• ProMat: Major biennial material handling and logistics trade show organized by MHI, attracting a broader logistics audience than LMD but with overlapping decision-makers from retail, manufacturing, and 3PLs.

Regional players

• Multimodal: Leading UK logistics exhibition and conference serving the freight, logistics, and supply chain community. Comparable format and audience focus but geographically concentrated in the UK market.

Emerging players

• Ecommerce Expo: UK-based e-commerce event covering delivery, fulfillment, and digital commerce. Emerging player with overlapping last-mile delivery content and audience, though primarily focused on the broader e-commerce ecosystem rather than last-mile delivery specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lmdconference
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lmdconference

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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