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2020 Virtual Programming Schedule

Monday, October 12th
12:30pm - 1:30pm ET
Marketing in a Disrupted World
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Cindy Davis, BBA '80
Chief Brand Officer
Bed Bath & Beyond

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Kim Axel Lopdrup, BBA '80
CEO
Red Lobster

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Mark Smucker, BS '92
President & CEO
J.M. Smucker Company

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Moderator:
Matthew Williams, BBA '89
Visiting Clinical Professor
William & Mary
​In the year 2020, audiences are both more abundant and more challenging to reach than ever. The world in which contemporary marketing occurs is a disruptive one, fragmented across audiences with diverse backgrounds and tastes, rapidly evolving technologies, and continuously proliferating channels and platforms. The savviest, most successful professionals must be able to assess the competitive landscape clearly and pinpoint the most promising opportunities to deliver targeted messaging and optimize spend. Join us as these business leaders discuss how they have changed their marketing and operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday, October 13th
12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
Diversity and Inclusion: A Business Perspective
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Amanda Furr, BBA '09
Diversity Business Partner
Google
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Melvin Greer
Chief Data Scientist, Americas
Intel Corporation
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Elizabeth Nieto, P '14
Head of Global
​Diversity & Inclusion
Amazon
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Moderator:
Stephanie Appiah, JD/MBA '15
Senior Vice President, Property Management
Bedrock Detroit

Join the Mason Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the Mason Alumni of Color Network for a dialog on race and diversity with a business context focus about how companies are taking action to make their workplace more diverse and inclusive; how companies facilitate dialog about race in the workplace; what companies are doing to reinforce their corporate social responsibility programs; and what challenges companies are facing when it comes to D&I initiatives.
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Wednesday, October 14th
11:00am - 12:00pm ET
Transitioning Principled Leadership from the Military to Business
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William Busby, MBA '84
Retired Vice President IBM
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Jamar Jenkins, MBA '18, MSBA '20
Deputy CIG
US Army
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C. Michael Petters,
​MBA '93
President & CEO
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
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Sally Ryan, MBA '95
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Riverside Medical Group

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Moderator:
Bill Skimmyhorn
Assistant Professor
William & Mary
Both active military and military veterans are considered principled leaders with tremendous capacity. What traits and practices continue between the two areas, and how does an individual flourish as a student, military officer, and an executive in the business world?
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Thursday, October 15th
12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Alumni Founders Series: Founding The St. James
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Kendrick Ashton, BA '98
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
​The St. James Group
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Craig Dixon, BBA '97, JD '00
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
​The St. James Group
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Moderator:
​Graham Henshaw
Executive Director, Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center
Hear from two alumni entrepreneurs about their journey from the halls of W&M to their eventual creation of a cutting-edge health club that hosts not only a gym supporting famous athletes but multiple restaurants and a spa.
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Alan B. Miller Hall
101 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA

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