The State of Business Education conference spans the afternoons of November 10 and 11, with different sessions hosted each day. Participants may register for individual sessions as their schedule permits. 

Select the date below and click on the plus sign (+) icon to find the "Join Webinar" button for each session.

The respective links to access the individual Zoom sessions will be posted to the site each day of the conference. Participants should use the password received in the registration confirmation email for access.

Please contact events@sps.cuny.edu with any issues.

Welcome Remarks

edwin knox
Assc Professor
CUNY School of Professional Studies
John Mogulescu
Dean Emeritus
CUNY School of Professional Studies
George Otte
PSch Sr Assc Dn Academic Aff
School of Professional Studies
Carlos Ronisky
Marketing Consultant and Consortial Faculty
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Keynote Address: Ara Ohanian

Ara Ohanian
Former CEO
Systech International

Cafe

Network with fellow conference attendees and talk with faculty and industry panelists in this informal virtual cafe.

The Future of Work: Critical Skills for Business Leaders

An industry-led panel discussion on future trends and issues in business and how leaders can best prepare to address them.

Melanie Hughes
Chief Human Resources Officer
Moody's
Ara Ohanian
Former CEO
Systech International
Jyoti Rai
Managing Director, Global Human Resources
Moody's
edwin knox
Assc Professor
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Global Diversity and Inclusion

A wide-ranging discussion on pressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Lybra Clemons
Chief Diversity Officer
Twilio
Jennifer Lewis
Adjunct Assistant Professor
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Prudence Pitter
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Marilyn Ridley
Student, BS in Business
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Connecting Coursework to Careers:
Success Stories and Advice

Career Services Manager Shannon Gallo hosts a panel conversation featuring alumni and faculty of the Online Business Programs. The discussion will center on how Tye Brown and Casey Sung have been able to utilize their coursework to directly impact their career path and growth. Professor Prudence Pitter will provide additional insight into how students can utilize transferable skills to make a career transition.

 

Tyerence Brown
Assistant Vice President
Flushing Bank
Shannon Gallo
HE Associate
School of Professional Studies
Prudence Pitter
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Casey Sung
Alumnus, BS in Business
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Click on the plus sign (+) icon to find the "Join Webinar" button for each session.

These sessions take place at the same time.

Accounting

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members to discuss new trends and the future of the Accounting field. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Neil Fishman
Partner
Fishman Associates CPAs
Joseph Foy
Asst Professor
School of Professional Studies
Isaac Smith
Assistant Vice President, Audit Group
Federal Reserve
Mark Stewart
President
National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP)

Management

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members, alumni, and students to discuss new trends and the future of Management. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Linda Baran
President and CEO
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
Tara Barca
Lecturer Doct Sch
School of Professional Studies
Caitlin Barlowe
Student, BS in Business
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Tyerence Brown
Assistant Vice President
Flushing Bank
Maribeth Dunajski
National Import Specialist for textile fabrics (retired)
National Commodity Specialist Division, Office of Trade United States Custom and Border Protection
Prudence Pitter
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies

These sessions take place at the same time.

Finance

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members to discuss new trends and the future of the Finance sector. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Joseph Foy
Asst Professor
School of Professional Studies
Frank Shepard
Adjunct Assistant Professor
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Bernard Williams
Student, BS in Business
CUNY School of Professional Studies
George Van Amson
Managing Director in the Institutional Equity Division - Sales and Trading, Management
Morgan Stanley
Jonathan Webb
Co-founder/Advisor
Legacy Acquisition Corp.

Marketing

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members and alumni to discuss new trends and the future of the Marketing field. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Paul Bailo
Adjunct Assistant Professor
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Jenet Ferris
Founder and Chief Cheerleader
Pause
Nicole Mason
Owner and Founder
One Mason Lane, LLC
Caridad Munoz
Comms Marketing Mgr
LaGuardia CC
Carlos Ronisky
Marketing Consultant and Consortial Faculty
CUNY School of Professional Studies

These sessions take place at the same time.

Computer/Info Systems

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members to discuss new trends and the future of the field of computer and information systems. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Frank Cerbone
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Diarmuid Early
Founder
Early Days Consulting
Arjun Ghosh
Student, MS in Business Management and Leadership
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Curtis Izen
Adjunct Lecturer
Baruch College
Adrienne Wheeler
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Baruch College

Economics

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members to discuss new trends and the future of the Economics field. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Milena Kapara Boritzer
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Chinyere Emmanuel Egbe
Non-Teaching Adjunct 5
Medgar Evers College
Benjamin Mandel
Economist
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Faime Moussavi
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Entrepreneurship

Industry leaders sit down with CUNY SPS faculty members to discuss new trends and the future of Entrepreneurship. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions throughout the session. 

Dean Balsamini
Development Partnerships Dir
College of Staten Island
Derek Irby
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Christian Washington
Adjunct Lecturer
CUNY School of Professional Studies