2023 Program Schedule

7:30 AM

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