Monday, February 28, 2011

The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Cameron School of Business will hold its 29th annual Business Week March 1-3. Designed to help prepare Cameron School of Business students for the realities of the business world, this year's program will feature more than 100 sessions with prominent alumni and executives sharing their knowledge and experiences in the areas of business, marketing, entrepreneurship, information technology and more.

In addition to keynote presentations, numerous smaller classroom sessions will be held that feature speakers or panels with either local business and economic interest or Cameron School of Business alumni success stories. A sampling of these sessions is listed below.

Due to space availability, many events are not open to the public. If they are, that is noted below. Media are invited to attend and cover any of the planned events. Highlighted events include:

Tuesday, March 1, Business Week Keynote Speaker
John Gizdic, vice president of strategic planning and business development at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, will speak at 11 a.m. in Cameron Hall 105. The topic of his presentation is "Healthcare Leadership in Changing Times."

Tuesday, March 1, Alumni and Retired Faculty Mixer
Cameron School of Business alumni social event and recognition of 2011 Outstanding Business Alumni of the Year honorees, 5:30 p.m., Computer Information Systems Building lobby. All alumni are invited to attend, but pre-registration is requested. To register, go to www.csb.uncw.edu/bw

Thursday, March 3, BB&T Center for Global Capitalism Lecture
UNCW's BB&T Center for Global Capitalism will host a lecture by John B. Taylor at 7 p.m. in Cameron Hall 105. Taylor is the George P. Schultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is one of the world's premier macroeconomists, has held key policy making roles in the U.S. government and is likely on the "short list" of candidates for the Nobel Prize in economics. He will address developments in the U.S. financial system and economy that led to the recent financial crisis and Great Recession. A limited number of seats are available to the general public. For more information, contact Rob Burrus, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, at burrusr@uncw.edu.

Sessions with Local Business and Economic Interest

Tuesday, March 1 (All rooms are in Cameron Hall)
9 a.m., Room 111: Scott Whisnant, New Hanover Regional Medical Center
A Collaborative Approach to Serving the Low-Income, Uninsured in Southeastern NC

9 a.m., Room 231: John Hinnant, Executive Director, Wilmington Downtown Inc.
Economic Development in Downtown Wilmington

1 p.m., Room 133: Rob Kaiser, Publisher, Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Best Approach to Landing a Job in Wilmington

Wednesday, March 2
1 p.m., Room 110: Will Newport and Sam Pate, Clontz Newkirk Real Estate
The Appraisal Industry: The Process and the Wilmington Area Real Estate Market

Sessions Featuring Alumni Success Stories

Tuesday, March 1 (All rooms are in Cameron Hall)
9 a.m., Room 210: Hugh Caison, Owner, McDonald's
Chasing the American Dream: How a CSB Grad's Career Led to Owning Four McDonald's

10 a.m., Room 132: Jason Nista, Rocco Quaranto and Wells Struble, Owners, Fuzzy Peach
CSB Graduate Story: The Fuzzy Peach

1 p.m., Room 211: Theresa Hockenberry, Senior Analyst, The Walt Disney Company
Working for the Mouse: The Tail of A Dream Job Come True

3 p.m., Room 132: Susan Chandler, Wilmington Group and Katelyn O'Rourke, AssistedCare
Learn from Young Alumni: How to Stay Ahead

Wednesday, March 2
9 a.m., Room 110: Martin Green, Commercial Relationship Manager, Fifth Third Bank
CSB Grad: Climbing the Corporate Banking Ladder While Starting in the Mail Room

10 a.m., Room 210: Shaun Olsen, President/CEO, Olsen Enterprises, Inc.
CSB Entrepreneur: IT, IP Communications & Business Development

11 a.m., Room 211: Kristen Beckmeyer, Owner, Coastal Cupcakes
Coastal Cupcakes: Profile of a CSB Entrepreneur

11 a.m., Room 110: Michael Prevatte, President, Wilmington Development Company
From Whitey's to Wilmington Development Company

1 p.m., Room 214: John Davenport, Associate Vice President, Barclays Capital
Wilmington to Wall Street

A complete schedule of Business Week events is available online at www.csb.uncw.edu/bw.

Photo opportunities and interviews with speakers may be arranged upon request.

Media Contacts:
Dana Fischetti, media relations manager, 901.508.3127 or fischettid@uncw.edu

Barbara Biehner, external relations director, Cameron School of Business, 910.962.3071 or biehnerb@uncw.edu