4:00pm - 4:45pm |
Welcome and Remarks
- Geoff Garrett, Robert R. Dockson Dean’s Chair in Business Administration and Professor of Management and Organization
- Richard Drobnick, Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall School (IBEAR 5-17 and 37-42)
COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Digital Transformation
- Sri Manchala, Chairman and CEO, Trianz and Trasers, Santa Clara, CA (IBEAR 18)
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5:00pm - 6:00pm |
RESPONDING STRATEGICALLY IN RAPIDLY CHANGING & UNCERTAIN TIMES
- Activating The Business Continuity Plan: Implementing Your Disaster Recovery Operations and Beyond
Henry Biner, Partner & Head of Global Marketing, P/E Investments, Boston (IBEAR 16)
- The Product Marketing Manager: How to be the Middle Man, Effectively (And Hard Pivot in the Current Climate!)
Dean Glasenberg, Global Product Marketing Manager, Facebook, New York (IBEAR 32)
- COVID-19—The Long-Term View: A Cross-Industry Cautionary Tale
Marina Kotsianas, CEO, Artia Strategies, Los Angeles (IBEAR 17)
- Moderator: Arvind Bhambri, Associate Professor of Management & Organization, Marshall School of Business (IBEAR 11-28, 41-42)
WHAT FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS HAVE TO SAY?
- Managing Assets Successfully: View from an Independent Wealth Management Professional
Robin Amacher, Investor, Zurich (IBEAR 14)
- Evolution of Banking DNA Post-Pandemic
Sun Migliacci, Vice President, Technology Strategy, City National Bank, Los Angeles (IBEAR 38)
- Outlook for Private Equity Funds in the COVID Economy
Peter Thompson, Senior Vice President, Cathay Bank, Los Angeles (IBEAR 11)
- Moderator: Baizhu Chen, Professor of Clinical, Finance & Business Economics, Marshall School of Business (IBEAR 19, 25-28, 30-33, and 41-42)
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6:15pm - 7:15pm |
LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF CRISIS
- Why Can’t We Be Friends? Managing Change in a Multicultural Merger
Jose Cortes, Senior Associate, PwC Advisory Services, Los Angeles (IBEAR 40)
- Turning the COVID Crisis into Opportunity: A Nonprofit CEO Perspective
Amy Grat, CEO, EXP-The Opportunity Engine, Carson, CA (IBEAR 30)
- Corporate Culture: Making Your Company Thrive
Will Scott, Founder, Culture Czars, Chicago (IBEAR 16)
- Moderator: Carl Voigt, Professor of Clinical, Management & Organization, USC Marshall School of Business (IBEAR 25-42)
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS & LOGISTICS
- Farm to Fork Food Safety: Digital Tools for Global Operations
Jeff Lindholm, COO, iCertainty, Chevy Chase, MD (IBEAR 13)
- China E-commerce During Lockdown--Fast Forward
Jasmine Liu, Director of HR & Operations, JD.com, Silicon Valley (IBEAR 40)
- Tariffs, Pandemic, Expertise & Infrastructure: How the Last 18 Months Have Affected Global Manufacturing & Supply Chains, and What the Next 18 Months May Bring
Kevin McClave, CEO, Advanced Image Robotics, Carlsbad, CA (IBEAR 30)
- Moderator: Nick Vyas, Executive Director/ Co-Founder, Center for Global Supply Chain Management, Director of Master of Science, GSCM, USC Marshall School of Business
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7:30pm - 8:30pm |
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SURVIVING AND SUCCEEEDING
- Small Business During the Time of the Corona Virus
Ronald Bibonia, Owner/Entrepreneur, Mediatrix Enterprises Inc., Los Angeles (IBEAR 25)
- How a Start-up Took Action After an Initial Successful Launch in the Middle of a Global Pandemic
Andre Oliver, Investor, AMAZ, Los Angeles (IBEAR 40)
- Entrepreneurship and Risk Management in a Small Business
James Wong, Partner/Director, H.A, Christie & Co., Chartered Accountants, Singapore (IBEAR 11)
- Moderator: Jeremy Dann, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Director, Case Program, Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Marshall School of Business (IBEAR 37-42)
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: LEVERAGING TECHNICAL TRENDS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- How COVID-19 is Transforming Real Estate Development in Southern California and Southern Nevada
Tommy Dirks, Senior Vice President, Trammell Crow Company, Irvine (IBEAR 38)
- Digital Transformation & Technology Adoption in the Post-COVID World
Ram Dwivedi, Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, Cognizant Consulting, San Francisco (IBEAR 33)
- Digital Disruption in Film and Television Production
Steve Parkinson, Director of Finance, Echo Lake Entertainment, Beverly Hills (IBEAR 37)
- Moderator: Arif Ansari, Professor of Clinical, Data Sciences & Operations, Marshall School of Business (IBEAR 25-42)
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8:30pm - 8:45pm |
Closing Remarks
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