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:


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:


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.

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