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The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunchtime on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. IBIT reserves the right to screen attendees. If you register for the webinar but do not attend or leave early points will be deducted.

September

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
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Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

October

Dinesh Desai, Chairman & CEO, Emtec
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

November

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is Digital Transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 11am-12pm
Register

Larry Dignan, Global Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

December

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
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January

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 20, 2021, 12pm-1pm
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February

Renee Galitis, EVP & Chief Information Officer, Caliber Home Loans
Topic: Women in Tech 
February 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
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Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
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Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunchtime on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. IBIT reserves the right to screen attendees. If you register for the webinar but do not attend or leave early points will be deducted.

September

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

October

Dinesh Desai, Chairman & CEO, Emtec
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

November

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is Digital Transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 11am-12pm
Register

Larry Dignan, Global Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

December

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

January

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 20, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

February

Renee Galitis, EVP & Chief Information Officer, Caliber Home Loans
Topic: Women in Tech 
February 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunchtime on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. IBIT reserves the right to screen attendees. If you register for the webinar but do not attend or leave early points will be deducted.

September

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

October

Dinesh Desai, Chairman & CEO, Emtec
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

November

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is Digital Transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 11am-12pm
Register

Larry Dignan, Global Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

December

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

January

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 20, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

February

Renee Galitis, EVP & Chief Information Officer, Caliber Home Loans
Topic: Women in Tech 
February 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunchtime on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. IBIT reserves the right to screen attendees. If you register for the webinar but do not attend or leave early points will be deducted.

September

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

October

Dinesh Desai, Chairman & CEO, Emtec
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

November

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is Digital Transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 11am-12pm
Register

Larry Dignan, Global Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

December

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

January

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 20, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

February

Renee Galitis, EVP & Chief Information Officer, Caliber Home Loans
Topic: Women in Tech 
February 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

In this webinar we will discover the different options that Amazon Web Services provides for compute services. If you have been unclear about the choice between running an application in the cloud in a Virtual Machine vs. a Container vs. a Serverless app, then this webinar is for you.

Join New Horizons instructor Shawn Bolan as he discusses AWS technologies including EC2, Elastic Container Services, Elastic Kubernetes Service and AWS Lambda. The webinar will also discuss application development architecture such as microservices and options for moving applications to the cloud.

The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunchtime on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. IBIT reserves the right to screen attendees. If you register for the webinar but do not attend or leave early points will be deducted.

September

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Register

October

Dinesh Desai, Chairman & CEO, Emtec
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

November

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is Digital Transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 11am-12pm
Register

Larry Dignan, Global Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register

December

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

January

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 20, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

February

Renee Galitis, EVP & Chief Information Officer, Caliber Home Loans
Topic: Women in Tech 
February 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Register Now!

The next installment of our Advisory Council Seminar series features Danielle Desir is a 5x author, blogger, podcaster, and founder of The Thought Card, an award-winning affordable-travel and personal finance blog and podcast empowering financially savvy travelers to make informed financial decisions.

She is also the co-producer of Millennial Wealth Builders, a 3x grant-funded audio docuseries highlighting women of color building wealth. As the founder and CEO of WOC (Women of Color) Podcasters, Danielle is passionate about supporting and amplifying the voices of women of color podcasters and audio creators. WOC Podcasters includes an inclusive podcasting community of over 4,000, a blog, a job board, and membership.

If you attend the entire webinar you will be able to submit 20 PRO points. 

Register using the link.

The event is being held via Handshake‘s Virtual Fair platform.

Please visit the Fox CSPD Canvas page for details on the Fall Connection.

You must be CSPD’d to attend the Fall 2021 Connection event. To learn more about the CSPD Process and how to become CSPD’d, click here.

Student registration will open on September 1 at noon. Registration is open to:

• Current Fox School of Business Undergraduate, MAcc, Masters or MBA students that have been CSPD’d
• Fox Business minors that have been CSPD’d

Questions?  Contact Fox CSPD (134 Alter Hall)

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS:

Registration is open for the virtual Fox Spring Connection

Friday, February 18 / 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

What is the Spring Connection? The Connection is a virtual career fair to connect Fox School of Business Students with 75+ employers actively recruiting for internships and full-time jobs. Click here to learn more.

Participating employers include: Amazon, Aramark, Baker Tilly, Burlington Stores, Deloitte, Enterprise Holdings, Estée Lauder, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Northwestern Mutual, PWC, SIG, Target, Vanguard, and many more!

How do students register?  Register on Handshake to sign up for employer sessions.

How do students prepare? There is a self-paced Connection Prep Module for more information on how to register for 1:1 and group sessions.

In addition, there are upcoming career fair prep events, including Resumepalooza and virtual Connection prep sessions.

Fox CSPD: Connection Prep Workshop (Virtual Event)
Mon, Feb 14 5:00 pm EST – 5:30 pm EST
https://temple.joinhandshake.com/events/939930

Fox CSPD: Connection Prep Workshop (Virtual Event)
Tue, Feb 15 11:00 am EST – 11:30 am EST
https://temple.joinhandshake.com/events/939938

Event Details

• • Learn from Phillies business analytics executives during a moderated question-and-answer session at Pass and Stow at Citizens Bank Park. Panelists will provide excellent insight into the set of disciplines and technologies used by the Phillies for solving business problems using data analysis, statistical models and other quantitative methods, as well as share their career experience and advice. Speakers include:
    • Josh Barbieri, Director, Business Analytics, The Phillies
    • Blake Summerfield, Director, Business Analytics-Strategy, The Phillies
    • Angela Ditri, Business Analyst, The Phillies
    • Joe Dementri, Data Engineer, The Phillies
    • Moderator: Kenny Johnson, Manager, Community Engagement, The Phillies
  • Practice networking with Phillies executives and other special guests during a Phillies Networking Hour. Meet informally with front office personnel from various departments, as well as those who spearhead the Phillies intern and Phillies Ballgirls programs. Attendees are invited to bring their resumes. During this time, attendees are also welcome to take photos with the World Series Trophies, as well as meet 1993 National League Champion Mickey Morandini.
  • Meet members of Temple University’s Fox School of Business, who will be on-site to share information about their graduate programs.
  • Meet with representatives from PICPA, whose student members gain access to scholarships, CPA Exam guidance, networking opportunities, discounts, and more. Free memberships, as well as scholarship information, will be provided to #CollegeSeries attendees. Plus, students are invited to enjoy refreshments at the Networking Hour, compliments of PICPA. More than 22,000 accounting professionals, recent graduates, and students are members of the PICPA because they know there is strength, knowledge, and power in numbers.

  Program includes a Phillies game ticket with $12 concession credit to select games in April at Citizens Bank Park.

Additional Details

• Check-in begins at 4 p.m. and features an hour-long Networking Hour, as well as the opportunity to take photos with the World Series Trophies and 1993 National League Champion Mickey Morandini.
• The panel portion of the program officially starts at 5 p.m., and continues until 6:15 p.m.
• The event is limited to 120 students. Interested professors, recent graduates, and parents of students are welcome to attend.
• Dress is business casual.
• Students are urged to ask questions throughout the program.
• Program cost: $20. In addition to the above networking and panel, the program cost includes a Phillies game ticket with $12 concession credit to select games in April at Citizens Bank Park. Note: Following the event, an email link will be sent to each registered attendee to select the game date.

Josh Barbieri, Director, Business Analytics, The Phillies

Josh Barbieri joined the Phillies organization in September of 2001. In his current role as Director, Business Analytics, he leads a team that works daily with all departments helping to improve and automate various business processes involving data.

The Business Analytics team assists in transforming both structured and unstructured data into meaningful information that can be easily accessed and analyzed. They are tasked with examining and developing strategies that promote data driven decision making with the overall vision of centralizing, organizing, and visualizing all business information while enabling real time access to analytics.

Josh has background in enterprise business intelligence software, in-memory data warehousing methodologies, and possesses knowledge in several programming languages. Born in Philadelphia, PA., Josh graduated from Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia and earned a BS degree from Philadelphia University, with a double major in Accounting and Management Information Systems.

Blake Summerfield, Director, Business Analytics-Strategy, The Phillies

As Director Business Analytics – Strategy for the Phillies, Blake oversees the strategy arm of the department. He combines in-depth analysis with institutional business knowledge to present key insights and recommendations.

Blake and his team provide real-time reporting, effective data visualization, and actionable data analysis to business units spanning all levels of the organization. He focuses on a variety of data sources including ticket sales and pricing from both the primary and secondary markets, in-park attendance, concessions, merchandise, and television ratings. In addition to these descriptive analytics capabilities, he and his team have created multiple predictive models used by multiple departments.

Blake is the Phillies representative on several league committees including the Analytics & CRM planning committee and MLB’s data platform – Wheelhouse. He serves as a liaison for both the club and the department, continually engaging new users and educating them on how data driven decision-making can improve the business.

A 2006 graduate of the University of Delaware, Blake joined the Phillies in September of that year and spent ten years in the Sales Office before shifting roles and becoming one of the founding members of the Phillies Business Analytics department. He resides in South Jersey with his wife and three children.

Moderator: Kenny Johnson, Manager, Community Engagement, The Phillies

Kenny started with the Phillies while still in high school in 1999, serving as both an intern in the Outreach Department and a game day employee for the Phillies Fan Clubs. While attending Villanova University the following years as a finance major, he continued his office internship at the Phillies during each of his summers off from school until graduating in 2004.

In 2007, Kenny joined the Outreach Department as a full time Representative. Along with his colleagues in his department, he has been involved in the planning and implementation of many programs during the season that are geared towards evolving baseball fans. These programs range from Phillies Coaches’ Clinics and the Phillies Baseball Academy for kids, to high school and collegiate showcase tournaments for teens and young adults, to Batting Challenges and mini-Fantasy Camps for corporate sponsors. He has also overseen the operations of the Phillies Fan Clubs and managed its staff of game day employees.

Kenny now works in conjunction with the Phillies Outreach, Events and Sales Departments to plan and promote outreach and community focused events at the Ballpark and around the city, as well as to keep the Phillies connected with Philadelphia’s diverse communities. He also assists with the Phillies front office recruitment efforts and manages the Phillies high school internship program. Kenny currently serves on the PHL Diversity Advisory Board, the Healthy NewsWorks Advisory Board and the UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball Committee.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kenny continues to reside in his native city.

Special Networking Hour Guest: Mickey Morandini, 1993 National League Champion and Phillies Club Ambassador

Mickey Morandini transitioned to his role as club ambassador in 2018. He had spent the previous two years with the team as first base coach and baserunning instructor.

Prior to joining the major league staff, Mickey spent five years in the Phillies minor league system as a coach for triple-A Lehigh Valley and double-A Reading and manager for single-A Lakewood and single-A Williamsport. He also spent four years as head coach for the Valparaiso High School varsity baseball team.

A 1995 National League All-Star, Mickey played nine of his 11 major league seasons (1990-2000) with the Phillies and was a member of the 1993 NL champions. He ranks fourth in Phillies history in most games played at second base (926) and was the recipient of the Paul Owens Award in 1989 as the best player in the Phillies minor league system. Mickey was originally selected by the Phillies in the fifth round of the June 1988 draft out of Indiana University. As an amateur, he won a gold medal as a member of the 1988 Olympic baseball team.

Born in Leechburg, Pa., Mickey and his wife Peg currently live in Glen Mills, Pa. They have three sons: Jordan, Griffin and Braydon.