2024 Program Schedule

Powering the Wave: Innovation, Trade and Economic Resilience

7:30 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast

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8 – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks & Program Overview

• Christopher J. Williams
  President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
  New Orleans, LA
• Michael J. Sawaya
  President & CEO, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
  New Orleans, LA

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8:15 – 9 a.m.

Panel Presentation

Navigating International Trade During a Time of Market and Geopolitical Uncertainty: Key Insights from Maritime and Trade Industry Leaders

Moderator:

Janine M. Mansour
Director of Trade Development, Port of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Panelists:

• Milind Balaji
  Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Intervision Foods
  Atlanta, GA
• Todd Fuller
  President, Associated Terminals
  Convent, LA
• David W. Kearney
  CEO, Precision Terminal Logistics, LLC & The Kearney Companies, Inc.
  New Orleans, LA
• Matthew Mancheski
  CFO, T. Parker Host
  Avondale, LA

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9 – 9:30 a.m.

Superbowl 59: The Economic Impact to our Communities

Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, Superbowl LIX Committee
New Orleans, LA

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9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Networking Break

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9:45 – 11 a.m.

Panel Presentation

Artificial Intelligence at Work: How AI is Transforming the Business Landscape

Moderator:

Paulo Goes
Dean, A. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Panelists:

• Cliff Farrah
  Chief Strategy Officer, Accenture Global Corporate Strategy & Growth
  Portland, ME
• Steve Idoux
  President-Partner, Lockton Dunning Benefits
  Dallas, TX
• Todd Marshall
  Vice President-Chief Information Officer, Pool Corporation
  Covington, LA

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11 – 11:30 a.m.

The FTC and Other Threats to Noncompetes: The Current Landscape and How Companies and Industries are Responding

• Kim M. Boyle
  Vice-Managing Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP
  New Orleans, LA
• Christopher K. Ralston
  Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP
  New Orleans, LA

Sponsored by Our Raising the Bar Partner, Phelps Dunbar, LLP

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11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

A Banking Perspective on Our Region’s Growth, Opportunity and Resiliency

• John M. Hairston
  President & CEO, Hancock Whitney
  Gulfport, MS
• D. Shane Loper
  President, Hancock Whitney Bank
  Gulfport, MS

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12:15 – 12:45 p.m.

Luncheon

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12:45 – 12:55 p.m.

Luncheon Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Marcus V. Brown

Michael A. Fitts
President, Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

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12:55 – 1 p.m.

Introduction of Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, Superbowl LIX Committee
New Orleans, LA

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1 – 1:45 p.m.

Delivering the Future of Energy

Dan R. Brouillette
President and CEO, Edison Electric Institute & former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Washington, DC

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1:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Christopher J. Williams
President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
New Orleans, LA

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as of 7/5/24 – subject to change