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        CSCI FUSION: Creating a Resilient Supply Chain

        CSCI’s 9th annual supply chain symposium is a vibrant forum for information exchange and networking. Learn how industry leaders are actively transforming their supply chains. Keynote presentations and panel discussions will address how practitioners are harnessing rapidly evolving technologies and adopting new processes to achieve greater product availability, produce enhanced customer service levels, and elevate profitability.

        Agenda

        Time Session Speakers / Details
        8:00–8:30 Registration  
        8:30–8:45 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Joe Hanna, Regions Bank Professor of Supply Chain Management and Executive Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation
        Irv Grossman, Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation

        Auburn Supply Chain Department overview and introduction to FUSION.
        8:45–9:45 Keynote Address Chris Rubio, Global Head of Customs Brokerage Strategy, UPS
        Peter Swartz, Co-founder and Chief Science Officer, Altana

        Tariffs have been trending in the news, but how are tariffs driving strategic and tactical decisions?
        9:45–10:15 Break  
        10:15–11:15 Case Studies of AI in the Supply Chain Vish LK, Vice President, AI Strategy & Business Improvement, Penske Logistics
        Mark Balte, Vice President, Customer Success, ketteQ
        Mazin Salim, AI Engineer, AU Biggio Learning Center

        Real-world AI in supply chains, practical case studies from Penske and ketteQ, with academic perspective from Auburn.
        11:15–12:00 Investing in the Supply Chain Santosh Sankar, Managing Partner, Dynamo Ventures
        Irv Grossman, Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation
        12:00–1:00 Lunch  
        1:00–1:45 Service-Learning Panel Manny Ohonme, Founder, President and CEO, Samaritans Feet International
        Susan Kirkpatrick, Chief Financial Officer (Ret.) / Advisor, Buddy Moore Trucking
        Beth Davis-Sramek, Gayle Parks Forehand Professor

        This session presents a supply chain management-focused service-learning project titled “The Shoe Closet.”
        1:45–2:45 Cargo Theft & Strategy Scott Cornell, VP Transportation Risk and Strategy, LogistIQ

        A discussion of cargo theft, how it has changed over the last 15 years, and its impact on the supply chain.
        2:45–3:15 Break  
        3:15–4:00 Cargo Theft Panel Michael Grace, VP Customer Risk Management, Highway
        Daniel Hoff, VP of Government Affairs, Transportation Intermediaries Association
        Scott Cornell, VP Transportation Risk and Strategy, LogistIQ
        4:00–4:45 Panel: Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Talent Jessica Nguyen, University Relations Manager, GE Appliance
        Mike Stover, Corporate Director of Talent and Culture, PCH Hotels
        Skylar Hegarty, Penske Logistics
        Stuart Fischer, AU SCM Program Champion
        4:45 Closing Remarks Joe Hanna, Executive Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation
        4:45–5:45 Networking Reception