Supply Chain Management Directors’ Conference
Registration Closed
Welcome to Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas Campus
The 13th Annual SCM Directors’ Conference
March 10-11, 2025
- Are you responsible for developing and managing supply chain programs?
- Are you interested in exploring how to recruit students into your program?
- Are you working through program curriculum changes and how to integrate technology and AI into your supply chain program?
- Would you like to build quality relationships with industries to market your programs?
- Would you like to improve your internship outcomes or the overall ranking of your SCM programs?
If you experience these issues, you are not alone. The conference, hosted by the Jindal School of Management, brings a unique colloquium specific to program directors, assistant/associate deans, and center managers who are involved in developing and managing different aspects of supply chain management programs and curriculum.
This conference is a premier colloquium for designing, developing, and even reinventing SCM programs. We plan to encourage thought-provoking conversations, debates on the several issues confronting us, and discussions of emerging ideas to promote program success at every level from the classroom through the dean’s suite. This conference also has been selected as one of the top 50 Logistics, Warehouse and Inventory Management Conferences to attend in 2017.
Conference Contact Information
Please contact scm@utdallas.edu. with any questions.
Organizing Committee
If there are topics you would like to see on the program, please let us know, and we would be happy to add them to the program agenda.
Message from Dean
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 2025 Supply Chain Management Directors’ Conference. We are pleased to welcome you to the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) at UT Dallas and we hope you enjoy your time with us.
This year’s conference will focus on differentiation, competitiveness, and several exciting topics, and the importance of strong industry engagement and partnerships for outstanding undergraduate programs and curriculum. This is a wonderful opportunity for business school leaders to share their successes and exchange ideas as they confront challenges and recognize innovations in the field.
I would like to thank the conference program committee for their time and dedication to planning and delivering this conference. I am confident you will have a reinvigorated view of your work in your programs.
Best wishes for a productive and enjoyable conference.
Best wishes,
Hasan Pirkul, PhD
Dean and Caruth Chair of Management
Conference Agenda
If You Are Flying In and Staying at the Conference Hotel:
We will have a bus to shuttle you between the Doubletree by Hilton Dallas/Richardson hotel and the Jindal School of Management, provided by Echo Transportation. The bus is scheduled as follows:
- Day 1 (Monday, March 10) – Shuttle will depart the Doubletree at 8:30 AM to bring you to JSOM in the morning.
- Day 1 (Monday, March 10) – Shuttle will depart JSOM at 7:00 PM after dinner to take you back to the hotel.
- Day 2 (Tuesday, March 11) – Shuttle will depart the Doubletree at 8:00 AM to bring you to JSOM in the morning.
Note: Please ask the hotel to store your luggage if you intend to return to the hotel on your own, or you are welcome to bring your luggage with you to the conference.
If You Are Driving In (Regardless of Where You May Be Staying):
Please use the parking pass sent to your email to park in the Orange or Gold spaces in Parking Garage 1 next to the Jindal School of Management.
The shuttle bus from the conference hotel to JSOM will only have enough seats to accommodate those who are flying in, so we ask that you park on campus.
The parking map sent to your email includes an arrow pointing to the designated parking garage. You can view the color-coded parking spaces on Page 2 of the PDF.
Uber/Lyft:
If you prefer to use a rideshare service, please enter “Naveen Jindal School of Management” as your destination. This will direct your driver to drop you off at the roundabout next to the Jindal School on campus.
Conference Location:
We will be in JSOM 11.214. Signs will direct you to this room, which is located on the first floor of the building in the northeast corner, close to the parking garage.
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Breakfast and Check In |
| 09:30 AM – 10:40 AM | Welcome and Keynote 1 by Dan Lawson from Verizon |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 1 (Industry Engagement)
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| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Lunch |
| 01:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Small Group Roundtables |
| 01:30 PM – 02:45 PM | Session 2 (Curriculum in Supply Chain Programs)
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| 02:45 PM – 03:00 PM | Coffee Break |
| 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Session 3 (Recruiting Students to Supply Chain Programs)
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| 04:00 PM – 04:40 PM | Session 4 (Student Involvement Outside the Classroom)
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| 04:45 PM – 05:15 PM | Break |
| 05:15 PM – 07:00 PM | Dinner and Supply Chain Student Networking |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM – 09:45 AM | Session 5 (Sustainability and Societal Impact)
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| 09:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Keynote 2 by Shelly Stalvey (ASCM) |
| 10:45 AM – 12:10 PM | Session 6 (AI in Supply Chain)
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| 12:00 PM | Wrap Up and Closing, Lunch To Go |
Places to Visit
Travel and Hotel
Hotel Information
Conference participants may book with the Doubletree by Hilton Dallas/Richardson located at 1981 N. Central Expwy. in Richardson by using the room block booking link. Please click here to book and secure the discounted rate using the special group rate before February 7, 2025.