Business Week 2009
March 9-13
Engage. Interact. Connect.

Business Week has long been a highlight for the UT Arlington College of Business, a full week set aside to connect faculty and students with business and community leaders.

Business Week is an ideal way to bring executives to the University campus and for them to become acquainted with a promising new generation of business leaders.

For students, Business Week is an opportunity to meld theory with application. Guest speakers will share their experiences and present case studies from their companies.

Guest speakers will present during regular undergraduate and graduate classes. Students not enrolled in these classes may attend the guest speaker presentations but space is limited.

Many Business Week 2009 guest speakers will focus on the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium in Arlington. Several featured presenters for Business Week 2009 include executives from the Dallas Cowboys executive team and principal executives involved with the new stadium.

Other prominent business leaders and professionals from Arlington, Fort Worth and Dallas will interact with classes on topics relevant to the curriculum.

More than a game: Arlington business leaders talk Cowboys by O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Business Press. March 9, 2009-03-09

Business Week 2009
Engage. Interact. Connect.
Guest Speaker Schedule

Updated March 2

Check back regularly for updates and additional guest speakers.
Times and locations are subject to change.

Wednesday, February 18

7:00 pm      Lee Thurburn, President for NetOffer, Inc.
  Topic: “Follow Your Dreams”
  MANA 5350.

Monday, February 23

7:00 pm       Jim Lacamp,
  Senior Vice President, Focus Portfolio Manager
  and Financial Consultant, RBC Wealth Management,
  and Co-host for The Opening Bell on BizRadio Network
  Topic: “2009 Economic and Investment Roadmap”
  Location: Business Building Rm 243
  MANA 5336. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.

Saturday, March 7

10:00 am     Jon Molnosky, Portfolio Manager for L&P Realty Advisory
  Topic: “The State of the Real Estate and Investment Mortgage Industry”
  Location: Business Building Rm 153
  REAE 4319. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
11:00 am     Jon Molnosky, Portfolio Manager for L&P Realty Advisory
  Topic: “The State of the Real Estate and Investment Mortgage Industry”
  Location: Business Building Rm 153
  REAE 5319. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.

Monday, March 9

6:00 pm      Terry Ryan, Senior Advisor to the President, UT Arlington,
  and former President for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.
  Topic: “Ryan on Leadership”
  Location: UTA FW Center
  MANA 5312. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       Harold E Moore, Labor and Employment Arbitrator.
  Topic: “Labor and Employer Relations”
  Location: Business Building Rm 251
  MANA 5330. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       W. Jeff Williams, President of Graham Associates, Inc.
  Topic: “Civil Infrastructure and the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium”
  Location: Business Building Rm 245
  Open to all students. Limited seating.

Tuesday, March 10

9:30 am    Trey Yelverton, Deputy City Manager for Economic Development,
  City of Arlington
  Topic: “The Economic Development Impact of the
  Dallas Cowboys New Stadium”
  Location: Business Building Rm 245
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
12:30 pm   Dr. Richard Nordtvedt, Director,
  Portfolio Management for Essilor of America
  Topic: “Strategic Planning”
  Location: Business Building Rm 152
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
2:00 pm -      College of Business Advisory Council Spring Meeting
5:00 pm
5:30 pm     Danny M. Goldberg, CPA, CIA, CISA, CCSA;
  Director SOX Compliance for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
  Topic: “IFRS and Audit”
  Location: College Hall Rm 101
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
6:00 pm     The Executive Dinner, Presented by Outback Steakhouse.
  Keynote Speaker: Stephen Jones,
  Chief Operating Officer and Vice President,
  Dallas Cowboys
  Topic: “Dallas Cowboys New Stadium”
  Location: E.H. Hereford University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom
  Sponsorships and tickets available for purchase.
7:00 pm     Danny M. Goldberg, CPA, CIA, CISA, CCSA;
  Director SOX Compliance for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
  Topic: “IFRS and Audit”
  Location: College Hall Rm 101
  Open to all students. Limited seating.

Wednesday, March 11

9:00 am       Pete Walsh, Information Technology Director for the Dallas Cowboys
  Topic: “The Technology of the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium”
  Location: Business Building Rm 245
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
7:00 pm       Greg Barron,
  Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the GL Barron Company, Inc.
  and Barron Design Group
  Please check back soon for updates.
  Location: Business Building Rm 241
  ACCT 5302. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       Wayne Martin LCSW, Psychophysiologist,
  Martin Pain Clinic at Baylor Health
  Topic: “Mind-Body Connections in Resonant Leadership”
  Location: Business Building Rm 251
  MANA 5350. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       Mark Penny,
  Project Executive for Manhattan Construction Company
  Topic: "Impacts of the Cowboys New Stadium Construction"
  Location: Business Building Rm 243
  Open to all students. Limited seating.

Thursday, March 12

8:00 am       Larry Kemp (BBA ’80), VP Operations for KEMP & SONS General Services
  Topic: “Making Small Business Big”
  Location: Business Building Rm 147
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
9:30 am       Larry Kemp (BBA ’80), VP Operations for KEMP & SONS General Services
  Topic: “Making Small Business Big”
  Location: Business Building Rm 147
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
11:00 am     Brian Mayes, Senior Vice President, and
  Erin Ragsdale, Vice President for Allyn & Company
  Topic: “The Public Campaign for the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium”
  Location: Business Building Rm 147
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
11:00 am       Dr. Sathya Gourisankar Assistant Director in the Research and Development
  for Alcon Laboratories
  Topic: “New Product Development and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry”
  Location: Business Building Rm 152
  MANA 4322. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       Chad Estis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the
  Dallas Cowboys New Stadium.
  Topic: “The Seat Option Sales Plan”
  Location: Business Building Rm 245
  Open to all students. Limited seating.
7:00 pm       Stacey Dwyer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer for D.R. Horton, Inc.
  Topic: “Financial Analysis in Residential Construction”
  Location: Business Building Rm 147
  ACCT 5324. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.

Friday, March 13

10:00 am       Bryan Trubey, AIA, Principal and Senior Vice President,
  HKS Architects, Inc.
  Topic: “Dallas Cowboys New Stadium Architecture”
  Location: Business Building Rm 142
  Open to all students. Limited seating.

Monday, March 23

7:00 pm       Steve Townes, President & CEO for Ranger Aerospace LLC
  Topic: “No Bailout Required—Getting an Acquisition Done and
Creating Jobs in the Midst of the Economic Meltdown”
  Location: Business Building Rm 251
  MANA 5330. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.
7:00 pm       Joe Penshorn, President, Standard Meat Company
  Topic: “Leadership”
  Location: Business Building Rm 243
  MANA 5336. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.

Monday, March 30

7:00 pm       Deborah Rogers, Member, Federal Reserve Bank, 11th District Advisory Council
  and Owner of Deborah’s Farmstead Cheese.
  Topic: “Entrepreneurship”
  Location: Business Building Rm 243
  MANA 5336. Limited seating for faculty and students
not enrolled in this course.