Agenda

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Thursday, November 3

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 Estimation Schneider Hall Computing Lab, Room 2270 Join this presentation
4 to 5 p.m.	Student Cryptocurrency Panel Discussion Moderators: Sunday Bonifas, WMU faculty specialist Todd Mora, Program director at WMU's Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness 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)

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 Join these 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: 40^th 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