Executive Speaker Series
Each semester, the Ernest C. Trefz School of Business hosts an Executive Speaker as part of our Executive Speaker Series. Our students and community enjoy a presentation and networking hour by a leading executive officer. Our past Executive Speakers include:
Bill Manning, President, Toronto FC President, Toronto Argonauts
Brendan Donohue, President, NBA 2K League
John Mathers, Bridgeport Islanders Management Consultant
The Business of Sports: a Free Symposium
Manisha Juthani, MD, Commissioner of Public Health
Tom St. Louis, Director, Public Health Workforce Development
Communities Need Public Health and Public Health Needs You!
Anne Diamond, President, Bridgeport Hospital and Executive VP, Yale New Haven Health
Responding to Rapid Change in Health Care
Howard Saffan, Principal, Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Creating the new Amphitheater in Bridgeport
Bill Finch, Former Mayor of the City of Bridgeport
So you want to run Government like a business?
John S. Traynor, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, People's United Advisors
2020: The Olympics, the Election, and the Markets - Let the Games Begin!
Mike Barlow, Author & Award Winning Journalist
Cornelia Levy-Bencheton, Marketing Strategist & Futurist
Smart Cities: Building a Better World for Future Generations Through Smart Design, Smart Engineering and Smart Planning
Michael J. LaBella, Commercial Market President for Connecticut TD Bank
The Future of Banking in a Technology-Based Economy
Stephanie Blackwell, Founder and President of Aurora Products
How to grow a small business in the world of big enterprise
Vincencia Adusei '02 '05 MBA, President/CEO of VASE Management, LLC
From Graduate School to CEO in Construction
Chandler Howard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Bank
Leadership . . . . From the Ground Up
Charles V. Firlotte, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aquarion Water Company
Navigating Change In Turbulent Times
Heather LaTorra, President and Chief Executive Officer Marrakech, Inc.
Embracing Human Potential
Peter Kozodoy, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer GEM Advertising
Landing on your Feet: How a Red-Headed Male Figure Skater Became an International Entrepreneur
Joseph Siclare, Chief Financial Officer National Football League
The Business behind America’s Favorite Sport
William C. Dudley, President and CeO Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Outlook on the National and Local Economy
Cliff Ennico, Esq. Small business advisor, syndicated columnist, and host of the TV show MoneyHunt
How (Just About) Anybody Can Sell (Just About) Anything to (JustAbout)Anybody, and Still Feel Good About Themselves
Sara M. Longobardi, Senior Executive Vice President, Retail Banking at People’s United Bank
The Future of Retail Banking
Juanita T. James, President and CEO of Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Changing Business Career Sectors, Successfully
Henry B. Haitz, III, President and Group Publisher Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Newspapers, Media and You
Dr. Joseph Tracy, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The U.S. Economic Outlook
Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow
Doing the Right Thing....Where Business and Ethics Intersect
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