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October 22, 2010
Annual Business Symposium to be held Oct. 27-29
The ULM College of Business Administration has announced its schedule for the annual Business Symposium to be held Oct. 27-29 on the University of Louisiana at Monroe Campus.
The keynote presentation, open to the public, is scheduled 11 a.m. – noon Friday, Oct. 29, in Brown Auditorium, and features Erik Wahl, who has delivered talks to companies such as IBM, Accenture, Disney, Frito Lay, Lockheed Martin, State Farm and Allstate.
His presentation, titled "The Art of Vision," challenges organizations to discover their untapped potential through innovative strategies by managing rapid changes and through visionary leadership. One of his primary themes is leveraging chaos to create opportunity, appropriate for this year's Symposium and for students in higher education.
The Symposium provides an avenue for intellectual exchange between our students and business professionals. Since 2004, the program has brought nearly 100 successful alumni and friends back to campus to meet with students, faculty and community members. The theme of the 2010 Business Symposium is "Innovation."
The College of Business invites the public to campus for the Symposium events and for ULM's Homecoming activities.
For more information about the Symposium, contact Dean Ron Berry at rberry@ulm.edu or at 318-342-1100.
Business Symposium Schedule
Wednesday, October 27
4 p.m.
CBA Business Brain Bowl, Coordinated by Dr. Michelle McEacharn, Student Union Building
6:30 p.m.
"Innovation in the Louisiana Insurance Market"
Commissioner Jim Donelon, Louisiana Department of Insurance
SUB Ballroom A
Thursday, October 28
(All sessions in ULM Student Union Building except where indicated)
8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
Session 1
"Innovative Approaches to Compensating Asset Managers"
SUB Ballroom A
Jonathan Davies, Tax Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Washington, DC
Session 2
"Working on the Front Lines of Information Security"
SUB Ballroom B
Allen Lum, Altran Control Solutions, New York, NY
Session 3
"Why Advertising Will Never be the Same"
SUB Ballroom D
Bill Breedlove, President & Elena Baca, Creative Director
Pink Jacket Creative, Dallas Texas
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Session 1
"Innovation and Your Career: Creating Opportunities in these Challenging Times"
SUB Ballroom A
Michelle Egan, Managing Director for Talent Development,
O'Melveny & Myers, San Francisco, Calif.
Session 2
"Innovations and the Power Grid"
SUB Ballroom B
Jay Lewis, Vice President, Entergy, New Orleans
Session 3
"Sustaining Innovation During Acquisitions"
SUB Ballroom D
Matt Beal, Chief Technology Officer, CenturyLink, Monroe
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Session 1
"Once Upon a Time: A Tale of Modern Money"
SUB Ballroom A
Albert Ku, Segment Executive & Portico Business Line President, &
Ashley Millsap, Solutions Consultant, Credit Union Solutions,
Fiserv, Dallas, Texas
Session 2
"Sometimes Effort; Sometimes Luck; Always Smarts"
SUB Ballroom B
Sidney Tassin, President of Carta Energy LLC, Dallas, Texas
Session 3
"Career Success Panel"
SUB Ballroom D
Jay Lewis, Vice President, Entergy, New Orleans and
Mark Robertson, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers, Manhattan, NY
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Cookout for students, faculty, and business guests
North End of ULM Administration building
1:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session 1
"Leadership + Values + Innovation = Execution of Strategy"
Bruce and Liz Boulware, Boulware Partners, Napa, Calif.
SUB Ballroom A
Session 2
"Visibility of the Cold Chain"
SUB Ballroom B
Mark Castellana, President, Accedo Inc., Dallas, Texas
Session 3
"What You Should Know Before Terminating A Contract"
SUB Ballroom D
Keith Roberts, Partner, Roberts, Taylor, & Sensabaugh,
Dallas, Texas
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
"Internship Success Panel"
SUB Ballroom A
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