Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 101 Interviewing Tips in Accounting from Firm Recruiters
      • Paris Lane - Recruiter, GreerWalker
      • Amanda Martucci - Campus Recruiting Manager, BDO
      • Grace Parker - Senior Campus Recruiter, RSM US LLP
      • Hunter Pritchard - Campus Recruiter -- Consulting, Forvis Mazars US
      • Hannah Simmonds - Southeast Attraction Recruiter, EY
ACG
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 105 Building your Professional Network in Accounting
      • Holly Bazemore - Director of Relationships & Events, North Carolina Association of CPAs
      • Will Goldberg - Audit Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
      • Josh Haymond - Managing Partner, VACO
      • Garret Tripp - Partner, PwC
ACG
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 110 Opportunity to Enterprise
      • Web Bostic - CEO and Entrepreneur, Croaker
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 111 Thinking in Decades: Investing, Careers, and Wealth
      • Matt Raines - Principal | Senior Relationship Manager, Balentine LLC
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 122 Job Search 101
      • Sara Kesler - Assistant Director of Student Professional Development, UNCW
      • Leigh Kline - CSB Career Success Coach, UNCW
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 123 From Tech to Medical Device: Navigating Your Early Career with Intention
      • Maggie LeRoy - Associate Sales Representative, Wound Reconstruction & Care, Integra LifeSciences
MKTSel
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 132 Using Decision-Making Models from Class to Manage Your Career and Life
      • Christopher Colomb - Chief Operating Officer, Westchester Capital Management
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 133 My Career Journey: an Evolving Path
      • Karen Hathaway Viani - Founder and CEO, Breakthru Consulting
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 135 UX Research: How Data Can Improve Product Experiences
      • Kellie McDade - Senior Product Designer, Apiture
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 210 From Medicine to Markets: Turning Clinical Insight Into Scalable Innovation
      • Morris Nguyen - Founder & CEO, Predicate Labs
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 211 Getting Paid to Hack (Legally): Life on the Red Team
      • Krista Balint - Penetration Testing Analyst, Pearson
CYBR
Wednesday 1:00 PM CH 212 Choosing Your Flight Path: Marketing Careers & Industry Insights
      • Erin McNally - Marketing, Air Service Development & PR Manager, Wilmington International Airport
MKTStr
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 101 My First Year in Public Accounting: What Should I Expect?
      • Levi Jost - Tax Associate, DMJPS, PLLC
      • Mia Keegan - Assurance Associate, BDO
      • Ravi Rathee - Senior Associate, PwC
ACG
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 105 Derek Bomar
      • Derek Bomar - Head of Asset Management Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 110 The Business of Creativity: Building a Brand as an Artist
      • Sydney Falkner - Artist and Founder, By Syd
EBD
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 111 Real Estate Investing: Buying Real Estate with Limited Capital
      • Ethan Powell - Founder/CEO, TAC Lending
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 122 Integrating Data Analytics into Auditing and Accounting
      • Chris Cunningham - Assurance Senior Manager, BDO
      • Alexis Feight - Assurance & Data Intelligence Delivery Senior, EY
      • Sydney Mose - Senior -- Assurance Analytics, EY
ACG
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 123 UNCW/Crown Lift Trucks Open Forum
      • Justin Overby - Sales Manager, Crown Lift Trucks
      • Lauren Robbins - Branch Manager, Crown Lift Trucks
MKTSel
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 132 The WealthTech Wave: Surfing the Future of Fintech
      • John Driban - Director of Data Practice, F2 Strategy
      • Clare Pieratt - Project Manager / Senior Consultant, F2 Strategy
FNT
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 133 How to Get That Out of the Country: Export Logistics 101
      • Sarah Certo - Export Supervisor, CV International
MGT
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 135 Momentum Over Certainty: Why Quantum Leaps Create Real Progress
      • Cameron Crawford Calhoun - Founder & CEO, Smoovtherly | Entrepreneur & Operator, Smoovtherly
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 210 NC Ports: Driving Trade and Growth
      • Joe Dokus - Director of Growth & Trade Development, NC State Ports Authority
      • Jackie Spivey - Customer Service and Commercial Planning, NC State Ports Authority
SCM
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 211 Careers in Cyber Investigations: Pathways across SOC, IR, and CTI
      • Seth Thompson - Cyber Threat Intel Analyst, UNCW
CYBR
Wednesday 2:00 PM CH 212 Marketing and the Public Health Sector
      • Jennifer Mackenthan - Communications and Marketing Director, Trillium Health Resources
MKTStr
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 101 ACG Roadmap: Undergraduate Curriculum, the 4+1, and the MSA
      • Diane Hogan - MSA Program Coordinator, UNCW
      • Bill Kerler - Forvis Mazars Faculty Fellow, MSA Director, B.S./MSA Coordinator, ABL Minor Coordinator, UNCW
      • Jenny Parlier - Assistant Professor, RSM Faculty Fellow, Accounting Internship Director, UNCW
ACG
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 105 Negotiate Your Life (Now with AI): How to Win Deals, Make Millions & Have Fun
      • Carrie Peele - Founder & CEO, North Carolina Gold Buyers Group (NCGB)
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 110 Best Practices for Applying and Interviewing for Jobs
      • Marie MacDonald - Director of Human Resources, Wilmington Eye
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 111 From Finance to Film: Nonlinear Careers
      • Lahna Harper - Managing Ambassador, One Young World
FIN
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 122 Perspectives from the Legal Practice
      • Chris Chleborowicz - Attorney/Managing Partner, Chleborowicz Law Firm, PLLC
      • Jill Kaess - Attorney and Partner, Lee Kaess, PLLC
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 123 Hendrick - Who We are and What We Do
      • Dan Dehass - Executive General Manager, Hendrick Automotive Group
MKTSel
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 132 From Campus to Career in Tech: What is Product Marketing?
      • Mary Cossu - Product Marketing Manager, nCino
      • Kalli Smith - Senior Product Marketing Manager, nCino
      • Joel Williams - Senior Product Marketing Manager - Data & AI, nCino
FNT
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 133 From Dorm Dreams to Door Keys: The Story Behind Starting Trinity Homes Real Estate
      • Luke Passaro - CEO, Trinity Homes
EBD
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 135 Work, Disrupted
      • Russ Felker - Chief Technology Officer, Mega Corp Logistics
SCM
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 210 Want to Make a Big Impact? Think Small
      • Walter Taylor - Sr Program Manager, Global Business Transformation, Stryker
SCM
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 211 Breaking In: Strategies for a Career in Cybersecurity
      • Thomas Hill - Chief Information Security Officer, nCino
CYBR
Wednesday 3:00 PM CH 212 Building a Marketing Career in the Age of AI-driven High Tech
      • Mark Bieberich - Vice President, Portfolio Marketing, Ciena
MKTStr
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 101 Accounting in Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Leann Collins - M&A Tax Partner, RSM US LLP
      • Bill Schmitt - Partner, PwC
ACG
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 110 AI: The Road Ahead
      • Joseph Sager - Director of Operations, AI Implementation Consulting, BASECAMPAI
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 123 Launch Your Career: The Playbook for Life After College
      • Logan Principe - Global Account Executive, Lenovo
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 132 TBD - Michael Lautenbach
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 133 Building a Career in Construction
      • Justin Storey - Project Director, Recore Construction
EBD
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 135 The Business Value of AI in the A&E Space- Bots, Agents, and the Occasional Human
      • Bastian Schroeder - Chief Technology Officer, Kittelson and Associates
BAN
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 211 Terminal Velocity: Modern Development Tools and the Speed of Business
      • Bradley Naylor - DevSecOps Engineer, GuidePoint Security
Wednesday 4:00 PM CH 212 From Clicks to Check-In: The Digital Marketing Behind Luxury Hotel Brands
      • Emma Delmontagne - Digital Marketing Manager, IHG Hotels and Resorts