The 17th South East CEO Conclave & Cargo and Logistics Awards 2026 was held on 22nd July 2026 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, bringing together senior officials from Government organizations, Ports, Customs, Shipping Lines, Logistics Service Providers, Freight Forwarders, CHAs and other stakeholders from the logistics and EXIM sector.

Central Warehousing Corporation was represented by Samuel Praveen Kumar, Director (Marketing & Corporate Planning), Navukarrasu, Regional Manager, Chennai Region, Vikas, Senior Manager, Corporate Office, New Delhi, and Pranav Premkumar, Senior Manager, CWC CFS Whitefield.

During the conclave, Samuel Praveen Kumar participated as a panelist and highlighted CWC's extensive logistics network across South India, ongoing and planned infrastructure projects, and the multimodal connectivity of CWC facilities through road and rail to major gateway ports. The event also provided an opportunity for networking and interaction with representatives of Shipping Lines, Consolidators and other logistics stakeholders.

On the occasion, CWC CFS Whitefield was conferred the "Best Container Freight Station Operator – Bengaluru Region" award at the 17th South East Cargo & Logistics Awards 2026. The award was presented by N Sivasailam, IAS (Retd.), Former Special Secretary (Logistics), Government of India.