Event Description
Drexel LeBow’s annual Bridging Practice and Theory Summit (BPTS) is
partnering with the Business Analytics Solutions Center to foster the
continuing development of the Business Analytics field and is
particularly focused on expanding links between research in the field
and its implementation in practice. Through interactive sessions that
highlight current and relevant business trends in analytics, BPTS
encourages conversations that will promote collaboration between
academia and industry.
The 2017 summit keynote speaker will be Scott Hallworth, Chief Data Officer and Chief Model Risk Officer for Capital One.
As Chief Data Officer, Scott manages data quality and is focused on the
continued development of Data Scientists, Quant, and Data Analyst
communities across the company. As Chief Model Risk Officer, Scott leads
Capital One’s Enterprise Analytic R&D function and is responsible
for model risk management across the enterprise.
Registration is $125 and includes all program materials, breakfast, and lunch.
Who Should Attend?
Business Professors
Faculty who attend BPTS will gain insight into current and often
complex business issues that can spark research ideas and generate
collaboration with practitioners. They will hear about others’
experiences, what worked and what didn’t work, and leave with ideas
about how to implement real-world application of business principles
into their research and the courses they instruct.
Business Practitioners
Professionals who work in industry will learn about the benefits of
partnering with academics and students to solve business problems.
Oftentimes, academics approach business issues much differently than
professionals do. Their methodical research methods reveal
evidence-based solutions to problems that professionals would not arrive
at themselves. Interaction with such faculty may produce new
perspectives on complex business issues.
Business students, freshly studying the latest principles in
business, often present outside-the-box solutions to industry issues.
Furthermore, collaborating with college students is also beneficial to
the next generation of business leaders.
Education Professionals
Professionals who work for colleges in roles such as advising
students, developing career opportunities for graduates and
administering educational programs, will gain significant benefits from
the summit to pass along to their student constituents. By learning
about the latest innovations in business education from professors, and
by hearing how business practitioners employ what is taught in the
classroom to solve real-world problems, education professionals will be
better prepared to inform their students about opportunities for
advancement. |
