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Tech Insights: The Inaugural Speaker Series

This yearly speaker series brings 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.

Seminar 1 – Information Systems

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFriday, February 2, 2024

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

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFriday, February 16, 2024

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

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFriday, April 5, 2024

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

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

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFriday, April 19, 2024

Guest Speaker:

• Will Cong (Cornell University, NY - USA)
  Prof. Cong's interests include fintech, AI and entrepreneurship

Seminar 6 – Marketing

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýFriday, April 19, 2024

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

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:ÌýSaturday, April 19, 2024

Guest Speaker:

• Sean Cao (University of Maryland, MD - USA)
  Prof. Cao's research focuses on AI, fintech and sustainability

Seminar 8 – Strategy & Organization

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.