Conference Schedule
Venue location:
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, Maryland 20745
Please note:
- Events are open to all registrants unless otherwise noted.
- All event times will take place in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Saturday, October 4
| Time (EDT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Exhibitor Move-In |
| 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Academic Research Symposium | Registration and Customer Service |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Academic Research Symposium | Workshops |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Doctoral Symposium Meet and Greet (Invitation Only) |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Meet the Academics Reception |
Sunday, October 5
| Time (EDT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Prayer Room |
| 7:00 am - 6:30 pm |
Registration and Customer Service sponsored by Penske Logistics |
| 8:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Exhibitor Move-In |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Academic Research Symposium |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Connection Café |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
CSCMP Resource Center |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Headshot Studio sponsored by Echo Global Logistics |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
VIP Lounge (Invitation Only) |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Roundtable Leadership Summit |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Track Chair Kick-Off (Invitation Only) |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Students @ EDGE: Networking Workshop with Adri McCaskill (Invitation Only) |
| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Supply Chain Exchange Exhibition |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | International Meet-Up |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Welcome to EDGE Reception |
| 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Future Leaders Reception (Invitation Only) |
Monday, October 6
| Time (EDT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Strategic Leaders Breakfast (Invitation Only) sponsored by Circana |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Students @ EDGE: Young Professionals Committee Panel & Breakfast (Invitation Only) |
|
7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration and Customer Service sponsored by Penske Logistics |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Prayer Room |
| 7:30 am - 4:30 pm | Speaker Ready Room |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Connection Café |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
CSCMP Resource Center |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Donald J. Bowersox Doctoral Symposium (Invitation Only) |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Headshot Studio sponsored by Echo Global Logistics |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | VIP Lounge (Invitation Only) |
| 8:15 am - 9:45 am | Monday Opening Keynote: John S. Phillips, Senior VP of Customer Supply Chain & Go-To-Market, PepsiCo |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Women Leaders Forum sponsored by SAP |
| 10:30 am - 7:00 pm | Supply Chain Exchange Exhibition |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | EDGE Session 1 |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Roundtable-Hosted Luncheon sponsored by Verizon |
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm | EDGE Session 2 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | EDGE Session 3 |
| 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Monday Afternoon Keynote: Maureen Zappala, Former NASA Propulsion Engineer |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | National Harbor Mixer: Making Connections |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Chairman's Reception (Invitation Only) sponsored by Penske Logistics |
Tuesday, October 7
| Time (EDT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Students @ EDGE: Coffee & Career Insights with Maureen Zappala (Invitation Only) |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
"Let's Talk" Shipper Breakfast (Invitation Only) sponsored by ShipStation |
| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration and Customer Service sponsored by Penske Logistics |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Prayer Room |
| 7:30 am - 4:30 pm | Speaker Ready Room |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Connection Café |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
CSCMP Resource Center |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Headshot Studio sponsored by Echo Global Logistics |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | VIP Lounge (Invitation Only) |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | Tuesday Morning Keynote: Doug Cantriel, Head of North America Transportation, Ford Motor Company |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Town Hall I sponsored by Breakthrough |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Town Hall II sponsored by Uber Freight |
| 10:30 am - 2:30 pm | Supply Chain Exchange Exhibition |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | EDGE Session 4 |
| 12:30 am - 1:30 pm | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm | EDGE Session 5 |
| 2:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Exhibitor Move-Out |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | EDGE Session 6 |
| 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Tuesday Afternoon Keynote: The Synthetic Workforce is Here--Reporting for Duty |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Harbor Front Bash |
Wednesday, October 8
| Time (EDT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 12:00 pm | Prayer Room |
| 7:30 am - 11:00 am | Registration and Customer Service sponsored by Penske Logistics |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am | Keynote Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 11:00 am | VIP Lounge (Invitation Only) |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Connection Café |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am |
Wednesday Morning Keynote: Per Kristian Hong, Partner & Global Lead, Kearney Foresight |
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am | Wednesday Closing Keynote: The New Global Reality: Geopolitics, Infrastructure & the Future of Supply Chain |
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