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Event Details
DATE
October 27, 2025
TIME
LOCATION
7:45 am - 6:00 pm
Carlton Woods Country Club
About this Event
The 14th annual Global Supply Chain Leaders On Demand Conference is where leaders share and collaborate at this boutique event. The one-day annual conference at the exclusive Carlton Woods Country Club in the Woodlands (Houston, Texas) is an opportunity to directly engage and listen to many of the experts in the Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing and Procurement industries. The conference is noted for its free-wheeling open panel discussions by industry thought leaders without the traditional conference and event trappings. Its peer-to-peer networking has been noted by its previous attendees at this exclusive invite only conference and where individual excellence achievement is recognized through achievement awards. To join the Global Supply Chain Leaders on Demand LinkedIn community, make your request here.
Why Attend
Meet other thought leaders
Learn from your peers how they are addressing similar challenge
Share your perspectives with your peers
Engage with others in your senior role by presenting your thoughts
Cost
Be a Global Supply Chain Insider at this event and register today and get approved to for your reservation.
In today's business landscape, leaders are navigating a myriad of challenges that require strategic foresight and innovative solutions.
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AI Hyperscale Server Farm Expansion: Driving Global Supply Chains towards efficiency and scalability.
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Procurement and AI Rate Management: Resulting in substantial savings exceeding $100 million in Ocean and Trucking rates.
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Artificial Intelligence Integration: The imperative question arises - will you be left behind? Exploring AI use cases and fostering connections with like-minded colleagues.
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Customer-Facing AI Agents Integration: With the Global Supply Chain to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
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Cost Savings Amidst Trade Uncertainties: Balancing the need to drive cost savings while ensuring revenue stability amidst Trade and Tariff uncertainties.
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Mitigating Inventory Uncertainties: Implementing Risk Management strategies for 1st and middle-mile operations leveraging AI technologies.
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Lessons from Demand Planning Failures: Extracting valuable lessons to enhance operational efficiency.
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Redesigning Global Supply Chain Networks: Achieving significant cost reductions exceeding $90 million in transportation costs.
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Merger & Acquisitions Impact: Driving Supply Chain consolidation and operational synergy.
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Financial Risks Management: Addressing the challenges posed by rapidly changing financial conditions in carrier, brokerage & forwarder sectors.
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AI Robots & Transloading Implementation: To reduce costs post Trade & Customs impact in 2026.
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Strategic Partnerships: Vital for maintaining competitive differentiation and robustness in Supply Chain operations.
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IT Cost Optimization: Exploring alternatives to reduce Supply Chain IT costs and enhance operational efficiency.
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Data Silos Integration: Addressing the need to break down data silos for a more cohesive AI-driven Supply Chain ecosystem.
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Empowering High-Performance Executives: Leveraging AI in Supply Chain planning to achieve
OCT 27, 2025
2025 Agenda
7:45 - 8:20 am
Breakfast & Networking
8:20 - 8:30 am
Welcome
AI Hyperscale Server Farm expansion driving Global Supply Chains
Tim Sensenig, Chairman TMSfirst
8:20 - 9:10 am
Merger & Acquisitions are shaping supply chain consolidation. The impact of AI, tariffs, consumer demand, and strategic acquisitions is crucial for a robust economy.
Sebastian Pagès, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions and New Energy, SLB
9:10 - 10:00 am
Major Retailers and Brands Deliver During Tariff Uncertainty - mitigating inventory uncertainties: implementing risk management strategies for 1st and middle-mile operations leveraging AI robot technologies
Lessons from AI demand planning failures: extracting valuable lessons to enhance operational efficiency.
Jonathan Gold, VP, National Retail Federation
Jamie Bragg, Chief Supply Chain Officer & EVP, Tailored Brands
Terry Finnegan, VP Global Logistics, Academy Sports + Outdoors
Margaret Kidd, President, Houston Maritime Center & Museum and Lecturer Supply Chain, University of Houston
Rick Gonzalez, fmr VP Supply Chain Distribution Lowe’s Companies
10:00 - 10:15 am
Awards & Network Break
10:15 - 11:30 am
In Uncertain Times, Global Chemical Supply Chains are Driving Profitability - gain insights from top chemical leaders, overseeing companies ranging from $10 to $65 billion in revenue driving AI, cost savings while ensuring revenue stability amidst Trade and Tariff uncertainties.
11:30 - 11:45 pm
Lunch pickup
11:45 - 1:30pm
The New Global AI Hyperscale Server Farm Gold Rush expansion driving Global Supply Chain Collaboration – Leading AI Tech Platforms Meta Open AI Google Oracle Construction Energy and Manufacturers
Technology companies collaborating with Construction Companies
David Thomas, Director Global Logistics Network Optimization & Digital Deployment, HP, Ranked in Top 10th Global Technology Companies you must know
Manufacturers and Clean Energy Providers collaborating Project Cargo – AI performance, procurement, rate management saving over $100 million in freight and procurement savings for air, ocean, rail and trucking.
Ashwin Abraham, Director of Supply Chain at Williams
1:30 - 2:30pm
CIO panel - unlocking commercial excellence, AI-powered innovation and immersive experiences that drive sustainable, transformative growth. Efforts are underway to bridge the gap between Customer Facing AI Agents and Supply Chain operations,aiming to optimize processes and reduce IT expenses. Addressing data silos is key to embracing the potential of AI technology in Supply Chain management.
Bruce Richardson Chief Enterprise Strategist, Salesforce, Moderator
Bill Garcia, VP IT, Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric Industrials Systems Corporation
Srividhya Vaidyanathan Global Supply Chain Strategy & Process Transformation Shell
2:30 – 3:20 pm
Accelerating cash flow through strategic Supply Chain Partnerships - discover strategies that yield quick ROI, learn about cost-saving technologies, ways to expand your delivery capabilities, and real-world examples that yield actionable next steps, including best practices, transformation blueprints, Gen AI approaches and more.
3:20 – 4:30 PM
Driving Global AI Transformation through the Global Intelligent Supply Chain
Joel Shibley VP Global Supply Chain Helmerich & Payne
Jeffrey Ostrander Head of North America Basin Supply, SLB
Janai Orozco Supply Chain Manager T.D. Williamson
Tim Sensenig CEO TMSfirst Moderator
Michael Fahey, SVP TMSfirst, fmr Hisense, LG, Haier VP of Supply Chain and completed over 12 new distribution & manufacturing centers globally
Rob Walpole, CEO Custom Goods fmr CEO of 3rd Largest Global Forwarder and COO of Largest Global Port Operator
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Global Supply Chain Leaders Awards
4:15 - 6:00 pm
Awards Global Supply Chain Leaders
Networking
Previous Attendees
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Meet, Share & Learn from your peers
The Venue
The Club at Carlton Woods
The Club at Carlton Woods offers amenities and activities designed to strengthen the bonds of business partners.
Located at One Carlton Woods Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77382.
Save Life, Change Life
HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
A key aspect that further differentiates the Global Supply Chain Leaders On demand community is the importance its makes to care about others and pay it forward by giving back with a focus on helping families get out of poverty (TMS Foundations) to Save Lives from Human Trafficking worldwide with Redeemed (redeemedtx.org), the most successful Human & Sex Trafficking recovery program in North America and REDM (joinredm.com) where everyday professionals making a difference in the lives of sex trafficking survivors.
Our community takes corporate social responsibility very seriously, as a platform to becoming an active societal partner for and fulfilling its responsibility. Our mission “Save Life, Change Life, Help Make the World a Better Place”.
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