Supply Chain Baton Rouge 2026
About this Event
Welcome to the sixth annual Supply Chain Baton Rouge Conference! This year we’re addressing key opportunities, and exploring valuable resources within the dynamic supply chain sector.
Supply Chain Baton Rouge 2026 is a one-day event connecting growth-minded business leaders to the supply chain resources and partnerships available right in our own backyard. Discover tools to assist in your business growth and learn more regarding the future of this dynamic region.
SCBR has expanded to four dynamic sessions covering issues that impact our region, nation and global economy. Come ready to learn, lead, and meet your professional peers.
With breakfast, lunch, and after-party at Tio Javi's, there is ample opportunity to meet face-to-face with industry leaders and future builders.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM
Supply Chain Baton Rouge 2026
Host: SPONSORED BY CLEAN CODERS
Info: Breakfast, Sign-In, and Meet & Greet!
🕑: 09:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Host: Robert Baldridge, Wilson Warehouse
Info: Mr. Robert Baldridge of Wilson Warehouse and Jared McGlocklin are our hosts for the event. SCBR is the brainchild of Robert who wanted to create a venue for Baton Rouge to come together and thrive through relationship building, and fostered by sharing the best talent our region has to offer. Jared, provides over a decade in relationship banking and a strong foundation in SBA 7(a) lending, with a thoughtful, solutions-focused approach to every deal. He believes that lending should be more than transactional—it should be personal, strategic, and aligned with long-term success. WELCOME TO SCBR!
🕑: 09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Chip Scholz, Scholz and Associates
Host: Chip Scholz
Info: Chip is a master at working with executives on a strategic level. Through services including CEO and executive coaching, leadership development, strategic planning and hiring, individual assessments, and educational event facilitation, he makes businesses stronger. He doesn’t meddle in production or get lost in political or spiritual weeds. Instead, he relies on a utilitarian approach. Scholz & Associates clients are experts in their chosen fields. He is also a nationally recognized speaker and author of Masterminds Unleashed: Selling for Geniuses, Do Eagles Just Wing It?, and the upcoming Clear Conduct, due to be published later this year.
🕑: 09:30 PM
Networking Workshop hosted by Angie Weidel of Blended Strategies
Host: Hosted By GEAUX ENGAGE
Info: This is your dedicated time to meet potential clients, refer your friends and in general shake a lot of hands. You have to be known before you're needed. So get known, GEAUX ENGAGE!
🕑: 10:00 AM
Session 1: Warehousing Across America
Host: Robert Baldridge, Wilson Warehouse
Info: Learn how the masters of supply chain move goods across the fruited plains and how the products vary and require special skill to deliver to your doorstep. From pick and pack, to near-time delivery, this panel discusses the various modes of moving things from point A to point B.
🕑: 10:15 AM
Session Two: Marine Transportation Impact and Future
Host: Chris Toepfer, Geaux Engage
Info: Imports and Exports form the backbone of our economy, and three of the most important ports are in our backyard. Experts from import, export, operations, and growth speak to the importance of the unseen business that is vital to America's standing in the world.
🕑: 12:00 PM
Complementary Lunch
Host: It's Chow Time
Info: It's time to line up and make your own delicious sandwich, grab a cookie and dessert and eat till you need to take a nap. (Don't worry, the afternoon sessions will wake you up!)
🕑: 01:00 PM
Session Three: The Impact of AI on Distribution
Host: Stuart McAvoy, Versorium IQ
Info: From video creation, search engine optimization, and a million other uses, Artificial Intelligence has been infused into the backbone of the global digital infrastructure and its presence is felt across a broad range of industries. Our panel discusses how AI is effecting logistics and what we can expect in the future.
🕑: 01:45 PM
Session Four: Growing Pains: The Permitting Challenge
Host: Desiree Lemoine, Industry Makes
Info: The cost of doing business is often hidden in processes that are not seen, but have a huge impact on future growth and economic prosperity. Our experts discuss how Louisiana is faring in attracting new business and the hurdles that exist in the current regulatory environment.
🕑: 02:30 PM
Closing Remarks From Our Host
Host: Robert Baldridge
Info: This is where we recap the day's events and it's Robert's turn to thank you for attending what we believe will be one more edition of this great event that will change our futures in logistics.
🕑: 03:00 PM
AFTER PARTY AT TIO JAVI'S! Sponsored by BEARD LOGISTICS
Host: After Party at Tio Javi's
Info: This is what you're really looking forward to isn't it? Free food but drinks are on you!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 100.00 to USD 600.00
