The Power of Business Analytics

Join the Business Analytics and AI Initiative at the Poole College of Management for its annual Business Analytics Roundtable. This roundtable will feature thought leaders from academia, firms, and organizations that are working on state-of-the-art analytics and the transformational power of those analytics. The goal for the event is for experts to share emerging trends in business analytics, generate ideas, and create connections for the future.

Students, Faculty/Staff, and Corporate Partners are welcome to attend.

Date: March 19, 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 3:15 pm (includes pre-meeting breakfast at 8:30 am and networking lunch 11:45 am)
Location: James B. Hunt Jr. Library (Duke Energy Hall)
Registration fee: Corporate Partners ($150 up to 2 colleagues); Students/Faculty/Staff (Free $0)

*Registration Link: HERE!*

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Continental Breakfast

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions

Kristin Siebenaler, BAI Director, NC State Poole College of Management
Bill Rand, Distinguished McLauchlan Professor of Marketing and Analytics, BAI Executive Director, NC State Poole College of Management

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Industry Keynote: Future Directions in Business Analytics and AI

Gabriel Schön, Director of Management Reporting & BI | Head of Data, Volvo Group

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Academic Panel:  Innovations in Business AI for Analytics and Decision-Making

Emily Berglund, Professor, and Associate Head for Faculty Development, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, NC State University
Veljko Dubljevic, University Faculty Scholar, Professor of Philosophy and Science, Technology & Society (STS) Professor, and Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Science, Technology and Society (STS), NC State University
Joshua Gray, Center for Geospatial Analytics, Associate Professor, Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Land Use and Vegetation Dynamics, Forestry and Environmental Resources, NC State University
Moderator: Haroon Abbu, Adjunct Faculty, NC State Poole College of Management, and Senior VP, Digital Technology and Data Analytics, Bell and Howell

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Academic Keynote: AI and Analytics for Social Good: Discussing the Impact of Platform Features and Social Influence

Jui Ramaprasad, Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Break

2:00 PM -3:15 PM Industry Panel: Emerging Trends in Business Analytics

Fredy Daza, VP, Country Leader – Digital & IT North America, Volvo Group
Chris Paolini, Director of Business Analytics, Professional Women’s Hockey League
Chris Singleton, VP, CIO Global Information Technology, Loparex
Moderator: Grant Glass, Lecturer, Information Technology and Business Analytics, and Data Scientist, NetApp

3:15 PM Closing

Bill Rand, Distinguished McLauchlan Professor of Marketing and Analytics, BAI Executive Director, Poole College of Management, NC State

*Registration Link: HERE*