15th IT Forum Conference Agenda
Blockchain, Fintech and Artificial Intelligence: Unlocking Business Potential
Thursday, November 5 - Pre-conference events (Tentative Program)
- 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.—Socializing/Hors D'oeuvre/Dinner (Fetzer Center Lobby)
- 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.—Special Speaker Presentation (Putney Auditorium)
Friday, November 6 - Western Michigan It Forum conference
- 7:15 to 7:50 a.m.—Continental breakfast and registration (Lobby)
- 7:50 to 8 a.m.—Opening Announcements (Kirsch Auditorium)
Dr. Muhammad Razi and Dr. Uktarsh Shrivastava, Conference Chairs, IT Forum - 8 to 8:15 a.m.— Welcome Messages (Kirsch Auditorium)
Dr. Satish Deshpande, Dean, Haworth College of Business
Dr. Jennifer Bott, WMU Provost - 8:15 to 9:10 a.m.—Keynote presentation (Kirsch Auditorium)
- 9:10 to 10 a.m.—Keynote presentation (Kirsch Auditorium)
- 10 to 10:20 a.m.—Coffee break and networking (Lobby)
- 10:20 to 11:50 a.m.—Concurrent presentation sessions
- Session 1: Research presentation, TBA
- Session 2: Research presentation, TBA
- Session 3: Industry presentation, TBA
- Session 4: Workshop, TBA
- Session 5: Workshop, TBA
- Noon to 1:25 p.m.—Conference Luncheon (Banquet room 1035)
Special Presentation - 1:30 to 3:10 p.m.—Academic and Industry Best Practices Presentations (Kirsch Auditorium)
- 3:10 to 3:30 p.m.—Coffee break and Networking (Lobby)
- 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.—Panel Discussion (Kirsch Auditorium)
- 4:45 to 5 p.m.—Closing Remarks and Raffle (Kirsch Auditorium)