2016 Business Week: Panel on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

2016 Business Week

Business Week is an excellent forum for students to get connected with the real world and learn from top business and civic leaders. The three-day event includes speed networking, a job fair (Meet-the-Firms), the La Quinta Keynote Lecture, and lectures and workshops on current topics from top business leaders.

The week concludes with a beautiful awards dinner and reception to celebrate student and faculty achievements. It is also a platform for companies to network with other business leaders, renew old connections and create new ones. This event is a longstanding tradition in the Greehey School of Business. It began in 1975 to connect the classroom to the business world under the guidance of Brother Paul Goelz, S.M., a beloved member of the Society of Mary and the San Antonio business community. Brother Goelz’s vision was to bring real-world leaders to our classrooms to share, not just their expertise, but also their passion for business and community. While the Greehey School of Business continues to innovate and grow, it has always been committed to the program’s original mission of providing relevant and responsive education that focuses on developing business professionals who are skilled, ethical and globally aware, and who are prepared for careers of meaning and purpose.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, Nov. 8

La Quinta Keynote Lecture and Q&A
Cities and Citizens: Why Public Service?
Featuring the Honorable Ivy R. Taylor, Mayor of San Antonio
9:30 a.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium

Speed Networking

Meet-the-Firms Career Fair


Wednesday, Nov. 9 

Lectures and Q&A
How Curiousity, Courage and Calculated Risks Can Shape Your Career 
Paula Gold-Williams (B.B.A. '84), President and CEO of CPS Energy 
9:20 to 10:30 a.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium 

Capitalism at Stake: Making Ethics and Compliance a Competitive Advantage
Jacqueline E. Brevard, J.D., Senior Advisor at GEC Risk Advisory LLC
11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium 

Vocation, Calling and Ministry — Not Where You Serve, But How
John Hornsby, Director of Employee Connections at Zachry Group
1:45 to 2:55 p.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium


Thursday, Nov. 10

Lecture and Q&A
Lean Into Success
Lynda Ellis (B.S. '81), Owner, President and CEO of Capital Concierge
9:45 to 10:55 a.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium

Entrepreneurial Panel Conversation and Q&A
Exploring the Social, Cultural and Business Environments that Support Entrepreneurs and Innovation
John Dryden Nanna (B.B.A. '03), Founder of Dryden Labs, LLC.; Chad McNair, CEO of Aspen Beverage Group
12:35 to 1:45 p.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium

Student Internship Panel Conversation and Q&A
Learn How to Land Great Internships and How to Get the Most Out of Your Internship Experience
Pamela Acevedo, senior Finance and Risk Management major; Nathan Bonsignore, junior Finance and Risk Management major; Mei-Ling Camacho-Acevedo, junior Marketing major; Alex Gavin, junior Accounting major; and Gerardo Rivera, senior Engineering Management/Finance and Risk Management major
2 to 3:15 p.m.
Albert B. Alkek Business Building, Atrium

Student and Faculty Awards and Dinner

For more information, contact Lisa Garcia at lgarcia18@stmarytx.edu or 210-436-3707.

2016 Business Week Sponsors

Leadership Sponsors
CPS Energy