不良研究所

Published Oct. 19, 2021

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The CBSS Symposium 鈥淭he Human/Machine Connection鈥� begins with the College Brain Bowl Competition from 4-6 p.m. in The Hangar.

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By 不良研究所 Office of Marketing and Communications

不良研究所's premier lecture and seminar series, the CBSS Symposium is Wednesday-Thursday at 不良研究所. This year's theme is 鈥淭he Human/Machine Connection," with experts in in business, psychology, motivation, technology, strategy and more presenting during the two-day event.

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Most lectures and discussions will be in The Hangar on the second floor of the Student Union Building (SUB) in rooms A, B, C, and D.

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The CBSS Symposium offers subjects of interest to business students and students in other programs, as well as businesspeople. Among the topics are wealth management, entrepreneurship marketing, and more.

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不良研究所 alumna Gretchen Stangier will be the kickoff keynote speaker at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20, in SUB A. Stangier, CFP庐, is CEO & Financial Coach of Stangier Wealth Management in Portland, OR.

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The CBSS Symposium will close at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in Brown Auditorium with keynote speaker Julia Landauer, two-time NASCAR champion and STEM advocate from New York City.

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The sessions are free and those interested are invited to attend.

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Wednesday, Oct. 20

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4-6 p.m., Hangar/SUB ballrooms 鈥� College Brain Bowl Competition, Hangar/SUB ballrooms, coordinator: Janelle McDaniel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology

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6-7 p.m., SUB A 颅鈥� Kickoff Keynote 鈥� Gretchen Stangier, CFP庐 - CEO & Financial Coach, Stangier Wealth Management of Portland, OR, 鈥淭here is Someone in my Head but It鈥檚 Not Me: Short Circuiting Your Default Future鈥�

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Thursday, Oct. 21

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8:30 鈥� 9:15 a.m.

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Session 1, SUB A: 鈥淓ntrepreneurship and Business Success鈥� with Dhu Thompson, Past CEO Delta Plastics of the South and Founder of the Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup. Thompson is retired and lives in Little Rock, AR

Session 2, SUB B: 鈥淪EC Reporting: The Ongoing Story of Public Companies鈥� with Ashlyn Labat, CPA, Vice President, Financial Reporting, Sr. Manager Comerica, Inc., of Dallas

Session 3, SUB C: 鈥淢onroe/West Monroe is Amazing! How We Get the Message Out鈥� with Shelia Snow, Vice President for Communications, Discover Monroe/West Monroe in West Monroe

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9:30-10:45 a.m.

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Session 1, SUB A: 鈥淐hanges Aren鈥檛 Permanent鈥�But Change Is: Things I Don鈥檛 Know About Your Future Career鈥� with Rich Jackson, Principal Systems Engineer, Walmart Stores, Inc., in Bentonville, AR

Session 2, SUB B: 鈥淟earn, Adapt, and Be Brave鈥� with Ryan Boyle, Category Manager, ExxonMobil in Bentonville

Session 3, SUB C: 鈥淭echnology and Women鈥檚 Work/Life Balance鈥� with Candi Hill, Ph.D., of Hill Psychological Associates in Monroe.

Session 4, SUB D: 鈥淎viation in the 21st Century鈥� with E. Parker Davis, Designated Pilot Examiner, Baton Rouge Flight Standards District Office in Shreveport

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11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

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Session 1, SUB A: 鈥淧TPs and SPACs: Private Equity Accessing Public Markets鈥� with Jonathan Davies, Executive Vice President, Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco, CA

Session 2, SUB B: 鈥淒ata and Advanced Analytics: Solving Business Problems with AI鈥� with Alex Deshowitz, Data Science Project Lead, QuantumBlack|McKinsey & Co., in Dallas

Session 3, SUB C: 鈥淭his is America: The Only Thing That Can Stop You is Yourself鈥� Sharon Turrentine, Singer and Philanthropist, I Got the Music in Me, from Hot Springs, AR

Session 4, SUB D: 鈥淢onroe: Crossing Lines through Coalitions鈥� with Jasmine McConnell, J.D., Former Assistant District Attorney, Monroe

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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch Provided by Louisiana National Bank, SUB Overhang

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1-1:45 p.m., SUB A: 鈥�Managing Personal Financial Decisions for Success,鈥� Beta Alpha Psi

2-3:15 p.m., SUB A: 鈥淚mproving Campus Climate at Higher Education Institutions鈥� with Toni Thibeaux, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity Affairs, LSU Health Shreveport

4-5 p.m., Library Conference Center: Keynote Speaker Meet & Greet, for freshman CBSS majors and invited guests

6-7 p.m., Brown Auditorium: Keynote Presentation by Julia Landauer, two-time NASCAR Champion and STEM Education Advocate from New York City, 鈥淒rive: How To Gain And Maintain a Competitive Advantage鈥�