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Global Conference on Advances in Management set for July 18 in DCOB

The inaugural Global Conference on Advances in Management July 18 at the Davis College of Business, with the theme “Innovation in Health Care,” features students and executives from as far away as Sweden and Switzerland discussing new trends and research on topics ranging from collaboration to entrepreneurism.

Renee Finley
Renee Finley

Keynote addresses will be given by Renee Finley, President of Guidewell Innovation, sister company to Florida Blue; and Bob Brigham, Senior Vice President for Hospital and Clinics at MD Anderson Cancer Center and former Chief Administrative Officer of Mayo Clinic Florida. Both are graduates of the Davis College of Business’ Master of Business Administration program.

The event, organized by DCOB and JAX Chamber’s Entrepreneurial Growth Division in partnership with ESCP Europe Business School in France, is designed to embrace innovation in health care and wellness, along with innovation in and around the Jacksonville metro area.

“We are very lucky to have such distinguished graduates from our graduate business programs in all areas, especially those in healthcare,” DCOB Dean Dr. Don Capener said. “It shows the importance of business in the healthcare realm while also showcasing some of Jacksonville’s greatest innovative companies.”

Bob Brigham
Bob Brigham

Finley will speak on “Collaborative Systems of Innovation.” Brigham, a current member of the JU Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, will speak on “Strategic Leadership and Change Management in Health Care.”

The conference will also feature panel discussions hosted by the JAX Chamber Entrepreneurial Growth Division during which business executives will provide entrepreneurial insight into their companies, lessons they have learned and innovations that have transformed their business inside and outside the health care industry. Three separate panels on health care innovation open to the public will also be presented. In addition, DBA students and faculty at Jacksonville University and other institutions worldwide will make presentations in areas related to their coursework, research interests and current business practices.

GCAM is a nonprofit made up of academic entrepreneurs eager to take business research from the ivory tower to the marketplace. Founding partners are ESCP Europe Business School, the Davis College of Business, Maynooth University School of Business in Ireland, and Boston College’s Global Leadership Institute.

To register for public events at the conference, visit gcamconference2016jax.eventbrite.com.

Global Conference on Advances in Management

July 18, 2016

Public Schedule

Davis College of Business, Jacksonville University

OPTION 1: Entrepreneurial/Innovation Panel + Keynote Speaker + LUNCH

DCOB Room 159 and Conference Rooms 165 – 174

11 a.m.: JAX Chamber Entrepreneurial Growth Division Panel, “Elevating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems”

Noon: Keynote Speaker, Bob Brigham (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), “Strategic Leadership and Change Management in Health Care” & LUNCH.

Cost: $30/person

OPTION 2: Innovations in Health Care Panel Presentations

DCOB Room 159

1 p.m.: “A Statewide Initiative Integrating Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Through Academic/Clinical Partnerships to Improve Health Outcomes – a Three Year Cumulative Review”

2 p.m.: “From Books to Bedside: Partnering to Bridge the Gap on Hospital Quality and Safety Initiatives”

3 p.m.: “Simulation Training for Health Care Education”

Cost: Free for visitors

OPTION 3: Entrepreneurial Innovation Panel + Keynote Speaker

DCOB Room 159 and Conference Rooms 165 – 174

4 p.m.: JAX Chamber Entrepreneurial Growth Division Panel, “Jacksonville as a Third Wave Entrepreneurial Community” (first 30 visitors receive a free book)

5 p.m.: Reception

6 p.m.: Keynote Speaker: Renee Finley (GuideWell Innovation), “Collaborative Systems in Innovation” & DINNER

Cost: $60/person