Events

Data-focused practitioners and strategic thinkers are invited to the Culverhouse Business Analytics Symposium, in-person on The University of Alabama campus.

Speakers from leading companies like IBM, Visa, Novartis, USAA, and Wyndham Destinations will discuss best practices in practical applications of data and how to establish a robust business analytics agenda. Furthermore, the Symposium offers the opportunity to connect – and build a network – with UA students and fellow colleagues.

Speakers include:

• Ilyas Iyoob, Chief Data Scientist and Artificial Intelligence Executive at IBM
• Janine Johnson, Vice President – Visa Predictive Models at Visa
• Jeremy Terbush, SVP, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Consumer Insights and Analytics at Wyndham Destinations
• Matt Hall, Modeling Analyst at USAA
• Aparna Mangari, Head Data Scientist and Analytics, D&I Ambassador at Novartis
• And more to come!

As an entrepreneur, Richard discusses how he built culture within his business and how Cathead Distillery contributes to the local culture through supporting the arts.

Last day to submit a degree application online through myBama. Only after petition and approval by the student’s college will an application be accepted after the published deadline. If approved, the student will be assessed a $25 non-refundable late fee in addition to the graduation fee.

UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research will be hosting the free, virtual conference Thursday, October 7 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Speakers from the U.S. Census Bureau will present on a variety of topics relevant to Alabama’s local governments and businesses alike.

The conference is a great opportunity to learn about the latest news from the Census Bureau and brush up on your data skills. The agenda is below, you can click here to register. Registration closes Tuesday, October 5. We hope you’ll join us!

ASDC Fall Conference Agenda
Thursday, October 7 | 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Free & Virtual

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Data.Census.Gov
KaNin Reese will give an overview of how to access Census data and walkthrough some of the customizable mapping and table-building tools.

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Pulse Survey
Learn about the two Census Pulse Surveys that were created to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses as well as American families.

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break

2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Count Question Resolution
The purpose of the 2020 Census CQR is to provide a mechanism for governmental units to request a review of their official 2020 Census results and to help ensure that housing and population counts are correctly allocated to 2020 census tabulation blocks in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the timeline and process for participating in this important Census program.

3:00 PM – 4:00 p.m. Economic Census
Andrew Hait will present on the various economic surveys and accompanying data captured by the Census Bureau. This is also a great presentation to ask any questions about Census data you might have since Andrew is a Census whiz!

The past year has changed how we do business and manage, retain, and motivate our workforce. At this year’s Executive MBA Alumni Network (EMBAAN) Conference, learn from leaders exploring new ideas to transform our companies.

We have a stellar line-up of speakers who are experts in their fields of global leadership, talent development, and strategic operations of their businesses.

Highlights

Companies continue to adapt to shifting circumstances that impact the workforce. What does the EMBAAN Conference offer to attendees?

• Hear from leading experts
• Network with other executives, UA EMBA and MBA alumni, EMBA students, talent development specialists, and corporate partners.
• Stay on top of best practices.
• Take a deep dive with an interactive session using a design thinking process allowing for the exchange of ideas, best practices, communication of effective messaging, and rethinking how to keep and retain employees.
• Walk away with an application road map for you and your companies to put in place immediately.
• Find both inspiration and practical ideas that you can apply to your workplace.
• Understand trends and future possibilities and prepare for them now.

October 8, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM Annual Conference

Speakers:

• Bill Schaninger, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
• Tom Leddo, Chief Strategy Officer, MD7
• Talent Management and Strategy Panel
• Deep Dive Session with a takeaway Application Road Map

KEYNOTE SESSION: William Schaninger, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Bill Schaninger works with employers globally as they address the challenges of the ever-changing world of work. He designs large-scale organizational transformations to strengthen business performance through enhanced culture, values, leadership, and the development of skills and talent systems. For the past 20 years, Bill has worked for diverse clients across Europe, North America, and the Middle East, helping notable CEOs, government ministers, and other senior leaders assess and improve organizational health.

His experience in strategic human resources has been particularly beneficial to clients navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. When the coronavirus crisis turned the US jobs market on its head, Bill helped support the launch of Career Exchange which uses artificial intelligence to match candidates with available roles, benefitting organizations, and individuals.

POWERHOUSE SPEAKER: TOM LEDDO, Chief Strategy Officer, MD7

Tom Leddo is the Chief Strategy Officer of MD7, where he is responsible for realizing the strategic priorities of MD7 and enabling all stakeholders to understand the company’s objectives.

Tom started with MD7 in 2004 as one of the company’s first employees and has held multiple leadership positions across the firm in areas including operations, customer service, sales, and marketing. He plays a significant role in the development and execution of new initiatives to build MD7’s brand, increase competitive advantages, and capitalize on growth opportunities.

Previously, Tom was a Principal at Bridgewest Group, an investment firm focused on entrepreneurial businesses in the wireless infrastructure industry. He also served as Co-Founder & President of Sierra Towers Investment Group and Alpine Tower from inception to sale. Prior, Tom worked for Columbia Spectrum Management, focusing on spectrum clearing and microwave relocation for wireless operators.

Tom earned an MBA from the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance and Investment Management from the University of Alabama.

TALENT MANAGEMENT PANEL

Learn from talent management experts and how they worked through the challenges of COVID: reimagining their companies, hybrid models, productivity, supply chain breakdowns, and workforce engagement.

DEEP DIVE SESSION

A deep dive and an interactive session using a design thinking process allowing for the exchange of ideas, best practices, communicating effective messaging, and rethinking how to keep and retain employees. Attendees will walk away with an application road map for their companies to put in place immediately.

REGISTRATION is now open for the 2021 EMBAAN Conference, October 7-8.

The EMBAAN Conference is open to all EMBA and MBA alumni, students, prospects, and guests, and Manderson Graduate School of Business corporate partners at no cost. Access the online conference registration form here to REGISTER.

Leadership and communication are complementary. Come hear from Professor Kimberley Williams to learn more about why and how.

This talk reviews some simple analyses that were developed in real-time to support local decision-making. We start with Bernoulli models for capping the size of gatherings and then consider applications of queueing models for assessing hospital ICU capacity. We then discuss using wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor local outbreaks. We also examine gateway and repeat viral testing to prevent coronavirus transmission on campus.  Throughout we will illustrate how these analyses were used to inform local decisions.

About the Speaker

Edward H. Kaplan is the William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Operations Research, Public Health, and Engineering at Yale University’s School of Management. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from McGill University in 1977 with First Class Honours, three Masters’ degrees from MIT (1979 in operations research, 1979 in city planning, and 1982 in mathematics), in addition to his MIT Ph.D. in 1984.  An expert in operations research, mathematical modeling, and statistics, Kaplan has (co-)authored more than 150 academic papers.  He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) and is an INFORMS Fellow. His research in HIV prevention and counterterrorism has been recognized with the Edelman Award, Lanchester Prize, Centers for Disease Control’s Charles C. Shepard Science Award, INFORMS President’s Award, the Philip McCord Morse Lectureship, three Koopman Prizes, and numerous other awards. Kaplan was the Lady Davis Visiting Professor of medicine and of statistics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and also served as a visiting professor to the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, the Survey Research Center at UC Berkeley, Columbia’s Graduate School of Business, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.  In 2014, he was elected to the presidency of INFORMS.  He served as President-Elect in 2015, President in 2016, and Past-President in 2017.

For more information about Kaplan and his research, visit http://faculty.som.yale.edu/EdKaplan/.

As more companies implement business cases in their interview processes, it’s best to get some valuable practice.  Facilitated by Dr. Jef Naidoo, this workshop is designed to provide more exposure to the growing trend of case based interviews.