Business Analytics - Stories from the World of Work

140 Hospital Drive,Charlottesville VA 22903

23 September, 2022

Description

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from – and network with – analytics professionals from a variety of industries and organizations. Join the McIntire School for an exciting half-day event featuring a diverse group of alumni and analytics leaders speaking about their career arc and experiences in analytics. Open to all UVA students!The program will begin with a keynote panel discussion during which select speakers will discuss emerging trends and applications in the world of business analytics, and tie those to a recent project or initiative within their organization. Following the keynote, students will choose from at least five industry-driven breakout rooms where alumni and analytics leaders will chat about their careers and answer questions from students. The afternoon will wrap up with a networking reception for speakers, faculty, and registered students. Please register by Tuesday, September 20th to let us know you are going to attend. Students 21+ must provide their DOB during registration, and bring ID, to consume alcohol during the reception. Confirmed speakers include:Roberto Andrade, Director of People Analytics & Workforce Strategy, Meta (MSBA 2019) Arun Balasubramanian, Senior Manager, EY (BS Comm 2010) Brian Bald, Vice President of Product Management, Capital One (BA Econ 2003) Peter Carr, Principal, CapTech Consulting (BS Comm 1989, MS MIS 2000) Kevin Carson, Founder & CEO, Earnest Research (BS Comm 2002) Taylor Erwin, Product Analytics Manager, MailChimp Megan Lieu, Data Scientist, Narrator (BS Comm 2018) Kristin Moody, Vice President, Analytic Partners Christopher Pegram, Manager of Advanced Digital Technology & Analytics, Grant Thornton (MSBA 2019) Mark Polyak, President, Analytics North America, Ipsos North America Nabila Popal, Research Director - World Wide Tracker Group, IDC (BS Comm 2004) Gautam Puranik, Chief Data Officer / Head of Business Strategy & Analytics, CarMax Michelle Roberts, Senior Manager, Strategic Revenue Management, Nestlé (BS Comm 2006) Reilly Sheehy, Product Manager, Capital One (BS Comm 2018) Michelle Snyder, Senior Director/Team Lead, US Portfolio Acceleration Team, Pfizer (BS Comm 1992) Paula Traugh, Director, HR Insights and Analytics, Hilton Cliff Young, President US Public Affairs, Ipsos Ariana Zell, Principal Associate, HR Data Products Specialist, People Strategy & Analytics, Capital One (MSBA 2020) We look forward to welcoming this incredible lineup back to Grounds on September 23rd!