AIM Virtual Community Event
RFID Community Connect
Connecting the RFID community through education, standards, and real-world insight. Hosted by AIM to help accelerate adoption, enable interoperability, and strengthen industry collaboration.
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Why attend
Practical, current, and community driven
- Get clear, deployment-focused education across RFID technologies and use cases.
- Understand how standards enable interoperability, trusted data, and scalable adoption.
- Explore how RFID is supporting traceability, security, compliance, sustainability, and operational efficiency.
- Hear real-world examples from across the RFID ecosystem, from standards leaders to end-user applications.
This virtual event is designed to bring the RFID community together with focused content, practical insight, and cross-industry dialogue.
Who should join
Built for the full RFID ecosystem
- End users in retail, healthcare, pharma, logistics, manufacturing, and industrial operations
- RFID technology providers including tag, reader, software, and platform companies
- System integrators, consultants, and solution architects
- Standards, compliance, traceability, and innovation leaders evaluating RFID at scale
RFID Community Connect is intended for organizations looking to better understand adoption trends, interoperability, and real-world implementation success.
Day 1 (May 19) Tentative Agenda
All sessions are 20 minutes| Time | Session | Speakers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM |
Keynote: The State of RFID in 2026: Trends and Market Momentum
|
Mark Roberti – RFID Strategies | 20 min |
| 11:20 AM |
RFID Standards That Enable Interoperability
|
Chuck Evanhoe – AIM/Aware Innovations (moderator) Chris Brown – TSC Aileen Ryan – RAIN Alliance Claude Tételin – GS1 |
20 min |
| 11:40 AM |
How Embeddable RFID is Transforming Tire Traceability, Maintenance, and Circularity
|
Randall Grein – Hana RFID Peter Ramirez – Michelin |
20 min |
| 12:00 PM |
Digital Product Passport Panel
|
Speakers TBA | 20 min |
| 12:20 PM |
Spot-On Delivery: Baldor Specialty Foods, RFID and precision in the Fresh Food Supply Chain
|
Patrick Sheets - Avery Dennison Suresh Palanisamy - Baldor Foods |
20 min |
| 12:40 PM |
Replace the Beep — How RFID Integrators Win Adoption Through Experience, Not Technology
|
John Wirthlin - Sonaria | 20 min |
Day 2 (May 20) Tentative Agenda
All sessions are 20 minutes| Time | Session | Speakers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM |
Keynote: Driving 99% Accuracy: How FedEx Leveraged RFID to Boost Productivity by 20%
|
Brian Marflak – FedEx | 20 min |
| 11:20 AM |
RFID and its Security from an Industrial Viewpoint
|
Michael Fein – Zebra | 20 min |
| 11:40 AM |
RFID in Challenging Packaging: Practical Lessons from Bottle Digitalization
|
Paul Whitney - AsReader Lou Parker - Checkpoint |
20 min |
| 12:00 PM |
RFID in Healthcare
|
Alex Barinaga - VueMed | 20 min |
| 12:20 PM |
RFID on Metal: Success in a Machine Shop Environment
|
John Fitzsimmons - Metalcraft | 20 min |