SPECIAL EDITION! Live at EDGE 2025 with CSCMP President Mark Baxa
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In this special episode, regular co-host Tom Goldsby and Scott DeGroot, managing director of UT’s Global Supply Chain Institute, catch up with Mark Baxa, president and CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, at the organization's EDGE 2025 Conference in Washington, DC.
Earlier in the week, Tom was recognized as a CSCMP Distinguished Fellow, while Scott and other UT supply chain management faculty participated in several sessions as expert panelists.
We'll be back for the launch of Season 4 of the podcast at the Fall 2025 Supply Chain Forum, Nov. 4–6, in Knoxville.
The episode was recorded live on October 5, 2025, during the CSCMP Edge Conference in Washington, DC.
Related links:
- Learn more about Mark Baxa
- Download our latest white papers from UT experts on returns management and reshoring manufacturing.
- Learn about UT’s new master’s degree in global supply chain management
- Register for the fall Supply Chain Forum, November 4–6, in Knoxville
- Become a Supply Chain Forum partner
- Subscribe to GSCI’s monthly newsletter
- Read the latest news and insights from GSCI
Chapters
1. Welcome from CSCMP Edge (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Guest: CSCMP’s Mark Baxa (00:01:48)
3. Why Edge Matters: Community and Learning (00:04:35)
4. Government Shutdown: Timing and Impact (00:07:34)
5. Hidden Frictions at Borders and Ports (00:11:20)
6. CSCMP’s Global Footprint and Ecosystem (00:12:46)
7. Launching SCPro Global: Skills for Cross-Border Trade (00:15:24)
8. Keynotes and Themes: Leadership and Geopolitics (00:20:24)
9. AI, Robotics, and the Human Factor (00:23:40)
10. Cybersecurity, Risk, and Accountability in Tech (00:28:00)
11. Education Pipeline: From Foundations to Executives (00:31:20)
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