Time | Event |
2 to 4 p.m. | Business Analytics Case Competition Dean's Conference Room, 2150 Schneider Hall |
3 to 4 p.m. | Project Management Workshop Mei Y Lim, BACOE, CSM, PMP, PMI-ACP, Sr. IT Product Manager, MESSA From Planning Poker to Affinity EstimationSchneider Hall Computing Lab, Room 2270 |
4 to 5 p.m. | Student Cryptocurrency Panel Discussion Moderators:
Dean's Conference Room (2150 Schneider Hall) |
5 to 5:45 p.m. | Keynote Presentation Richard Hook, B.B.A.'96, executive vice president and CIO at Penske Automotive Group Lead with Speed!Schneider Hall Auditorium (2000 Schneider Hall) |
6 to 8 p.m. | Career Connect Event WMU Zhang Career Center Dean's Conference Room (2150 Schneider Hall) |
Agenda
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Thursday, November 3
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Friday, November 4
Time
Event
7 to 7:55 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Lobby, Fetzer Center
8 to 8:15 a.m.
Welcome Messages
President Edward Montgomery, Western Michigan University
Satish Deshpande, Ph.D., Haworth College of Business Dean
Conference Chairs
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
8:15 to 9 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
David Hummelburg, B.S.'85, retired financial services and information technology executive, public speaker and philanthropist
From West Michigan Avenue to Wall Street ... Technology is Driving Exciting Change
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
9 to 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Sima Yazdani, B.S.'82, senior manager of data and analytics, knowledge discovery, CISCO
Toward Knowledge Currency Exchange
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
9:45 to 10:05 a.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
Fetzer Center Lobby
Concurrent Presentation and Workshop Sessions
HYFLEX Research Presentations
10:10 – 11:30 a.m.
FINTECH
Track chair: Dr. Matt Ross, WMU
Schneider Hall, Hyflex Room
Healthcare IT
Track chair: Dr. Carrie Song, WMU
Schneider Hall, Hyflex Room
Information Technology
Track chair: Dr. Reza Mousavi, WMU
Schneider Hall, Hyflex Room
Special Presentations
Javed Husain, co-founder and CEO, Streamline HealthCare Solutions
Peter J. Pearce, B.B.A.'92, principal, Baker Tilly
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
11:35 a.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Conference Luncheon, Hosted by Marie Moreno, WMU Instructor of business communication
- Remarks: Remzi Seker, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation, WMU
- Remarks: Cindy Swiantek, B.B.A.'84, Vice President, Sales, Vision IT
- Announcements: 40th anniversary celebration
Fetzer Center Banquet Room (Room 1035)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Special Presentations
- David Polidori, B.B.A.'03, senior vice president of engineering, Rocket Mortgage
- Ray Ribble, B.S.'84, CEO and co-founder SPHER, Inc.
2:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Keynote Presentation
Meghan Cole, vice president, analytics and program management at Bronson Healthcare Group
Paul Vitantonio, manager of information technology at Bronson Healthcare Group
Bronson Healthcare Group's EMR Interoperability Journey
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
3:15 – 3:35 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
3:35 – 4:35 p.m.
Plenary Session
Moderator: Dr. Alan Rea, Professor of Business Information Systems, Western Michigan University
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center
4:35 to 5 p.m.
Closing Remarks
- Raffle
- Best Paper Announcements
- Business Analytics Case Competition Results
Kirsch Auditorium, Fetzer Center