Join the Dingman Center for its first annual Elevate! Diverse Founders Dinner to celebrate the entrepreneurial journeys of underrepresented entrepreneurs. Hear personal stories and conversations between diverse entrepreneurs that explore their challenges and triumphs. Explore what community and allyship can look like in order to elevate equity and inclusion within entrepreneurship. Dinner will be provided for all attendees.

In partnership with the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland, the Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour is proud to present a compelling debate on the following question: Should Environmental, Social, and Governance influence investment decisions?

Featured Speakers

Individuals taking small steps towards combating climate change in our everyday lives can make a big impact over time. One of those steps is awareness of companies’ sourcing. How are the companies we frequent sourcing their supply chains? How are they protecting local resources? How are they empowering their consumers to combat climate change with their wallets? Join our speakers as they cover these topics and more in this series of lightning talks from a global perspective.

Join us as we welcome five successful EMBA Alumni entrepreneurs back to campus for a Hisaoka Speaker Series panel discussion on Entrepreneurship. The panel will be moderated by Jacqueline Manger and Jeffrey Mund co-instructors of Entrepreneurship in the EMBA program. Bringing with them experience as a startup CEO and investor (Jacqueline) and as venture capitalist and entrepreneur (Jeffrey), they will lead a discussion that promises to provide an interesting and lively professional development opportunity for students. 

Christopher E. “Chris” Kubasik is Chair and CEO of L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense technology innovator with more than $17 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees. Before being appointed CEO in 2021, he served as Vice Chair, President and COO.

With over 30 years of experience in the A&D industry, Kubasik has also served as President and COO of Lockheed Martin and was named partner at Ernst & Young in 1996. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in 1983.

Join the Center for Global Business for a discussion on A Convergence of Acute and Urgent Threats, the Kearney report that outlines the five significant trends that will dramatically shape the global outlook and operating environment from 2022 through 2026. Trends include the race for climate change adaptation, protracted stagnation, data privacy laws, nuclear energy, and AI-assisted politics.

Join Tata leadership for an exciting opportunity to learn about Tata's Global Internship Program.

The Tata Innovation Dialogue is a night focused on building careers in consulting and social innovation. The night will begin with a fireside chat about innovation with a high-level executive from Tata. Next, the Tata Global Internship program, an immersive consulting experience, will be discussed.

The will be a cocktail reception to conclude the event.

MFDF, Dechert and the Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business will host an one-day programs on all things ESG oversight for fund boards in Washington, DC. From SEC new and proposed rules, industry data requirements, sustainability rating structures, and oversight responsibilities for fund boards.

Note: If you register to attend the event virtually after April 10, please email kfanarak@umd.edu for login details.

The second of three panels in the Forward Momentum During Global Shocks: A Series of Business Lightning Talks will focus on how technology is contributing to success in the global transportation and logistics industries, especially in light of all the recent challenges.

Panelists: Carlos D. Paternina, Dorothy Li, and Lee Connor

This workshop brings together academics, thought leaders and stakeholders to discuss how analytics can support nonprofit organizations, government entities and social impact organizations in improving their reach and impact through innovative use of data and models. The overarching theme is analytics for doing good.