MSBA Faculty Directors Conference | May 16-17, 2022
Building Tomorrow’s Business Analytics Program
CU Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business | Think Tank 2022
Design a forward-looking MSBA
Don’t miss this in-person, hands-on conference for faculty directors of business analytics master’s programs nationwide. At this two-day event, we will collaborate and share best practices on how to design an innovative, cutting-edge MSBA program. Together, we will solve the challenges of keeping pace with a rapidly-evolving field, hiring and retaining faculty, and student placement.
This is THE conversation MSBA faculty directors must be having. From panel discussions to working sessions, industry experts to networking, plus outdoor excursions, this is your opportunity to see what’s ahead in analytics and design or re-design a blueprint for your MSBA program.
Seize this opportunity to connect with your community at the one and only conference for faculty directors of MSBA programs.
Building Tomorrow’s Business Analytics Program
CU Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business | Think Tank 2022
May 16-17, 2022
At the University of Colorado campus in Â鶹ӰԺ, ColoradoConference delivered at cost:Ìý$250
Agenda
Monday, May 16
- 8:30 AM: Continental breakfast
- 9:00 AM: Welcome: Sharon Matusik Ph.D., Dean – Leeds School of Business
- 9:05 AM:ÌýOverview: Kai Larsen Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Management | Faculty Director – MS Business Analytics Program
- 9:10 AM: MSBA program overviews from Program Directors in attendance
- 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:45 AM:ÌýFacilitated session on problems and opportunities for MSBA programs
- Small team breakouts
- 12:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Facilitated session on problems and opportunities for MSBA programs
- Report back and discuss to the whole group with solution-minded goals
- 2:30 PM: Keynote -Ìý Business Analytics: Getting Back to Basics
- Dan Putler, Chief Scientist - Alteryx
- 4:00 PM: Panel discussion on the challenges of teaching MSBA online
- 5:30 PM Dinner Downtown Â鶹ӰԺ – Sponsored by Alteryx
- 7:30 PM Arrive atÌýHilton GardenÌýInn
Tuesday, May 17
- 8:30 AM: Continental breakfast
- 9:00 AM: Group Sessions: How to future-proof MSBA programs
- Facilitated team-work sessions
- Whole-group discussions
- 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:45 AM: Why we hire MSBA candidates into consulting roles?
- Nick Amabile, Chief Executive Officer - DAS 42
- Kristi Lamar, Monitor Deloitte | Strategic Growth - Deloitte
- Taras Bugir, President - Decentrix, Inc.
- 12:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM Leave for Eldorado Canyon hike
- 1:30-3:30 PM Hike Rattlesnake Gulch Trail toÌýCrags Hotel ruins
- 3:30 PM Leave Eldorado Canyon
- 4:00ÌýPM Arrive at Hilton GardenÌýInn
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Building Tomorrow’s Business Analytics Program
CU Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business | Think Tank 2022
May 16-17, 2022
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT
Leeds School of Business
995 Regent Drive
Koelbel Building, Room 125
Â鶹ӰԺ, Colorado 80309
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Featured Sessions
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Where to stay
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We will provide transportation between the hotel and campus. The hotel offers self-parking at the reduced daily rate of $15. Please call 1-800-HILTONS and .
Attend Alteryx's Inspire Americas 2022 while you’re here
At the conclusion of our conference, Building Tomorrow's Business Analytics Program,Ìýattendees will enjoy free admission to by Alteryx, in Denver on May 16-19, 2022.
Inspire Americas 2022 is flagship user conference where leading data experts, key decision makers and innovators in the analytic space come together to learn, share and explore. The in-person and virtual event features keynote announcements, training, access to technical sessions, Alter.Nation, the Grand Prix and many more activities.
