Tech Insights: The Inaugural Speaker Series
This yearly speaker series aims to bring eight leading experts across each area of specialization to share their research and insights with students and faculty. The series is designed to unite minds and perspectives, focusing on analytics, AI, and advanced digital technologies within the realm of business applications.
All seminars are held in the Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (downtown campus) and are 1 hour and 30 minutes long. Make sure to visit this page frequently for upcoming details and attendee registration updates.
Seminar 1 – Information Systems
Date: Friday, February 2, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Yan Huang (Carnegie Mellon University, PA - USA)
Prof. Huang's research is in the area of economics of machine learning and in understanding the social and economic implications of machine learning algorithmic applications.
Seminar 2 – Operations Management
Date: Friday, February 16, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Dennis Zhang (Washington University of St. Louis, MO - USA)
Prof. Zhang's seminar will be on green e-commerce and the environmental impact of fast delivery.
Seminar 3 – Organizational Behaviour
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Victor Bennett (University of Utah, UT - USA)
Prof. Bennett's expertise is in the role of technology and how it affects the creation of entrepreneurial ventures.
Seminar 4 – AAAI
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Ravi Bapna (University of Minnesota, MN - USA)Prof. Bapna is the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Business Analytics and Information Systems at the Carlson School of Management. He is an award-winning scholar with expertise in analytics, AI and ML, digital transformation, social media and economics of information systems.
Seminar 5 – Finance
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Will Cong (Cornell University, NY - USA)
Prof. Cong's interests include fintech, AI and entrepreneurship
Seminar 6 – Marketing
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Yanwen Wang (University of British Columbia, BC)
Prof. Wang's seminar will be on the sales impact of live-streaming videos.
Seminar 7 – Accounting
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2024
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Sean Cao (University of Maryland, MD - USA)
Prof. Cao's research focuses on AI, fintech and sustainability
Seminar 8 – Strategy & Organization
Date: To be announced
Location: Bronfman Building - 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (Room TBA), Downtown Campus
Guest Speaker:
- Hila Lifshitz-Assaf (Warwick Business School, Coventry - UK)
Prof. Lifshitz-Assaf's research includes understanding the micro-foundations of scientific and technological innovation and knowledge-creation processes in the digital age.
