The Power of Business Analytics

Join the Business Analytics 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: April 17, 2024
Time: 9:15 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*

Agenda:

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Continental Breakfast

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

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Industry Keynote: Trends in Marketing Data and Analytics
Roopa Bhat, Vice President, Analytics, Epsilon

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Academic Panel: Interdisciplinary Insights: Advancing Analytics & Data Science Education

Ray Levy, Executive Director, Data Science Academy, Professor of Mathematics, NC State
Mansoor Haider, Professor of Mathematics, Director of the Foundations in Data Science MS Program, NC State 
Daniel Ringel, Assistant Professor of Marketing for Data Science and AI, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Moderator: Ram Janakiraman, Professor in Marketing Analytics, Department of Business Management, Poole College of Management, NC State

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Academic Keynote: From Theory to Practice: Transforming Analytics with Cutting-Edge Research

Alyson Wilson, Principal Investigator, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, Associate Vice Chancellor for National Security and Special Research Initiatives, Professor, Department of Statistics, NC State

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Break

2:00 PM -3:15 PM Industry Panel: Unleashing Potential: Alumni Success Stories in Applied Business Analytics and Data Science

Trevor Ferree, Co-founder, TSV Analytics
Ryan Coble, Data Scientist, Apple
Nathan Paris, Marketing Director, Tands, Inc.
Moderator: Wayne Thompson, Professor of Practice, Department of Business Management, Poole College of Management, NC State

*Registration Link: HERE*