Tuesday Afternoon
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 101 |
Should I Major in Accounting?
• Jake Connor - Controller, Family Office Division, McAdams Homes • Dan Lavelle - Partner, Sorren Inc • Stephen O'Gara - Manager, PwC • Haley Perry - FAS Manager, Embark |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 105 |
Career Kickoff: Short and Long Term Strategies for New CPAs
• Mika Alexoudis - Senior Manager, Deloitte • Jeremy Jacobs - Senior Manager, Assurance Services, GreerWalker • Becca Welker - Tax Partner, Thomas, Judy & Tucker, P.A. |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 111 |
Mortgage Lifers: How Home Loans Actually Get Made
• Brad Cockrell - Branch Manager and Mortgage Loan Originator, Luminate Bank • Ed Hall - Branch Manager and Mortgage Loan Originators, Luminate Bank |
ECN | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 123 |
Insights in the Age of AI: Safeguarding the Stories That Drive Brands
• Bob Graff - Vice President, MarketVision Research |
MKTStr | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 132 |
Investing in Commercial Real Estate
• Carlton Fisher - Owner, Manager, and Board Chair, Coastal Realty Co. |
FNR | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 133 |
Brewing Bold Ideas: Entrepreneurship in Action
• Kelly Struble - CEO/Co-Founder, Tama Tea |
EBD | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 135 |
Securing the Supply Chain: Freight Brokerage Fraud Prevention Strategies
• Bryce Chaffee - Director of Risk Management, Summit Logistics Group |
SCM | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 210 |
Why No One Cares If You’re Right: Building Trust in the Messy Middle
• Liz Huber - VP of Operations, FedUp Foods |
SCM | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 211 |
Implementing Robust Cybersecurity & Regulatory Conformance Through Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Architectural Standards & Platform Security Specifications
• Thorsten Stremlau - Systems Principal Architect, NVIDIA on behalf of Trusted Computing Group |
CYBR | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 212 |
Selling With Zoom Info
• Steven Bryerton - SVP, Sales, ZoomInfo |
MKTSel | |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM | CH 214 |
Operational Leadership in the AI Era: Running the Business While the Robots Join the Team
• Kye Gardner - Senior HR and Operations Manager, Alera Health |
MIS | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 101 |
Should I Major in Accounting?
• Jon Gori - Assurance, Senior Associate, PwC • Chris Gramlich - Assurance Senior Manager, BDO • Savannah Liberato - Accounting Manager, Red Ventures |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 105 |
AI in Accounting
• John Hartman - Managing Director, Deloitte • Emily Mautz - Manager, Ignition Tax Technology, KPMG • Zach Shelton - Principal - IT Risk & Compliance Consulting, Forvis Mazars US |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 110 |
Cape Fear River Watch: River Executives
• Lisa Brandcamp - Director of Operations, Cape Fear River Watch • Kemp Burdette - Executive Director, Cape Fear River Watch |
MGT | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 111 |
Wilmington to Wall Street
• Tom Murphy - Senior Director - Investment Team, Barings |
FIN | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 122 |
Building Your Own Path to Success
• Joey Perkins - President, J.S. Perkins Consulting, LLC • Christopher Rizzi - Analyst, J.S. Perkins Consulting, LLC |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 123 |
Don't Wait for Permission: How to Build a Marketing Career in 2026
• Kevin McClary - Head of Performance Marketing, Gorilla 76 |
MKTStr | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 132 |
From Student To Analyst
• Silvio Kellermann - Research Analyst II, Aegon Asset Management • Zach Vazquez - Trading Associate, Wells Fargo Securities |
FIN | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 133 |
Building a Brand to Truly Connect
• Matt Ebbing - Founder & Chief Creative Director, Creature Theory |
EBD | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 135 |
What It Is Really like Working In A Global Supply Chain + The Skills You Need
• Evan James - Sr. Master Planning Specialist, Lenovo |
SCM | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 211 |
What Kind of People Thrive in Security
• Joe Pfaff - Director - Cyber Threat Surveillance Operations, DefenseStorm |
CYBR | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM | CH 212 |
The $1B Whistle: Split Second Calls and Marathon Grit in Technical Leadership
• Matt Rubin - Technical Sales Manager, IBM |
MKTSel | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 101 |
Exploring the ACG Spectrum: Audit, Tax, and IT Advisory
• Tyler Carmer - Audit Senior, Deloitte • Emily Lyons - Manager, Digital Assurance and Transparency, PwC • Sami Nelson - CPA, Tax/Audit Associate, Rogers & Company, CPAs, PA • Brad Rudiger - Tax Manager, PBMares |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 105 |
The Rebel Play Book: Level Up and Win in an AI World
• Adam Burke - President of Infant Nutrition, PBM Capital / Munchkin |
ECN | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 110 |
Work Life Balance for Early Career Professionals
• Tiffany Cripps - Owner, Health Begins From Within |
MGT | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 111 |
Breaking the Mold: Leadership as the Only Woman in the Room
• Lindsey Rickards - Private Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management |
FIN | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 122 |
Corporate & Industry Accounting
• Greg Gerlach - Senior Manager, Petra Funds Group • Lizzie Sutton - Senior Manager, Tax Operations, Choice Hotels International • Grey Vick - Owner, Grey Outdoor LLC • Laura Webb - Senior Director, Tax, NetApp |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 123 |
How to Craft the Perfect Pitch
• John Rosar - CEO, REVGEN |
MKTSel | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 132 |
The Role of Finance in Clinical Research
• Will Shambley - Executive Director, Operations Finance, Launch Therapeutics |
FIN | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 133 |
From Campus to Career: The Lessons No One Tells You About Your First Job
• Jeff Luttrell - Director of People and Culture, ALULA |
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| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 211 |
Building with AI and Building AI Right
• Ian Norris - Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform, nCino |
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| Tuesday | 3:00 PM | CH 212 |
The Future of Consumer Connection
• Casey Rosett - Principal and Founder, CleverEdge Consulting |
MKTStr | |
| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 101 |
Adventures in Tax: Experiences from Practice
• Sarah Craver - Tax Manager, Thomas, Judy & Tucker, P.A. • Matt Griffith - Tax Manager, DMJPS, PLLC • Jeremy Roberts - Partner, Tax, PBMares LLP |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 105 |
Cape Fear CREW - Commercial Real Estate Panel
• Jamie Bourgeois - Managing Director - CRE, Live Oak Bank • Julia Eckel - Broker, Cape Fear Commercial • Jennifer Kraner - Principal Interior Designer and Owner, Big Sky Design • Chelsey White - Principal/Architect, SHLTR Architects |
FNR | |
| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 110 |
Local Leadership Matters
• LeAnn Pierce - Owner, New Hanover County Commissioner Chair |
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| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 122 |
Starting Your Own Firm as an Accountant
• Chris Capone - Founder, CEO, Capone & Associates • Daniel Fisher - Owner/Business Advisor, Nespero LLC • Jay Sharpe - Director of Audit Services, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-sharpe-cpa-cfe-001 |
ACG | |
| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 123 |
A Hiring Manager’s Advice for Landing Your First Professional Opportunity
• Matthew Coleman - VP of Sales & Marketing, Wilmington Media + Marketing (Greater Wilmington |
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| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 132 |
When the Stakes are High: How to Build a High-Income Legal Career That Actually Makes a Difference (Suits vs. Real Life)
• Cathy Hunt - Managing Partner , Gailor Hunt Davis Taylor & Gibbs, PLLC |
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| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 133 |
Participating In and Leading Boards
• Ryan Estes - Chief Operation Officer, Coastal Horizons |
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| Tuesday | 4:00 PM | CH 211 |
The Power of Port Information Systems
• Joy Cotton - Systems Analyst , NC State Ports Authority |
MIS |