Powering the Wave: Innovation, Trade and Economic Resilience
7:30 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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
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
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Super Bowl 59: The Economic Impact to our Communities
Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee
New Orleans, LA
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
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
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
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
12:15 – 12:50 p.m.
Luncheon
12:50 – 1 p.m.
Luncheon Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee
New Orleans, LA
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
1:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Christopher J. Williams
President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
New Orleans, LA
as of 9/18/24 – subject to change
