2023 Program Schedule
Winning Strategies: Louisiana’s Next Generation Economy
Friday, September 15, 2023
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (The Great Hall)
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Welcome Remarks & Program Overview
- Louis David, President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
New Orleans, LA - Michael J. Sawaya, President, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
Panel Presentation – Powering the Future: Navigating the Energy Transition
Moderator:
Lacy McManus, Executive Director, Future Energy, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Panelists:
- Laura Beauchamp, Director of Resource Planning and Market Operations, Entergy Louisiana
New Orleans, LA - Colette Hirstius, SVP of Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Shell
New Orleans, LA - James Martin, CEO, Gulf Wind Technology
Avondale, LA
Panel Presentation – Shaping the Skyline: Real Estate Development in Greater New Orleans
Moderator:
Andrew “AJ” Brooks, Lecturer & Director of Undergraduate Certificate Programs, A. B. Freeman School of Business
New Orleans, LA
Panelists:
- Adrian A. D’Arcy, Founding Partner, D'Arcy Vicknair LLC
New Orleans, LA - Tara C. Hernandez, President & CEO, JCH Properties+
New Orleans, LA - Cullan Maumus, Managing Director, NORF Companies
New Orleans, LA - Daniela Mills, SVP, Practice Leader - General Property, Lockton Companies, LLC
Houston, TX
Networking Break
Panel Presentation – Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG): Evolving Business Practices for Sustainable Success
Sponsored by Our Raising the Bar Partner, Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Moderator:
Nene Glenn Gianfala, Vice President, Shareholder, Chaffe & Associates, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Panelists:
- Molly Crouch, Corporate Director of Sustainability North America, Sodexo Live!
Orlando, FL - Jarod Davis, Global Policy Director for Social Equity, Dow, Inc.
Houston, TX - Alan Harrell, Partner, Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Baton Rouge, LA
Developments in the Federal and Louisiana Tax Landscape
Co-Speakers:
- Richard J. Roth III, Founder and Managing Partner, Roth Law Firm, LLC
New Orleans, LA - Peter A. Wilson, Jr., Partner, Roth Law Firm, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Introduction of Morning Keynote Speakers
Michael A. Fitts, President, Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Morning Keynote Presentation – Better Together: LCMC Health and Tulane Partnership
- Gregory C. Feirn, CEO, LCMC Health
New Orleans, LA - Terrie P. Sterling, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Chief Integration Officer, LCMC Health
New Orleans, LA
Luncheon Begins
Luncheon Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Paulo Goes, Dean, A. B. Freeman School of Business
New Orleans, LA
Luncheon Keynote Presentation – Sports Betting: The Past, The Present and The Future
Dan Real, Chief Experience Officer - Caesars Digital, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Closing Remarks
Louis David, President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
New Orleans, LA
as of 8/22/23
Program is subject to change. For more information, please visit https://freeman.tulane.edu/tulane-business-forum.