Conference Program

8:00 a.m.

Registration & Coffee

8:30 a.m.

Words of Welcome

Fenwick Huss
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Dean
J. Mack Robinson College of Business

8:35 a.m.

The New Shape of e-Services
Recent advances in information technology are giving impetus to a re-thinking of the source, form and delivery of services within and across industries. Dr. Welke will examine the nature of this transition, its business rationale and implications
                                                                                                            

 

Richard Welke
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Director, Center for Process Innovation
Georgia State University

9:15 a.m.

Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World:Lets Get Real
Real Option Valuations approach to strategic investment provide new economic insight

Roger Morin
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Professor of Finance
Georgia State University

9:35 a.m.

Green Building Trends and the Impact on the Markets
Mr. Creech will focus on the national and local trends of green building in both the residential and commercial construction market. 

Dennis Creech
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Executive Director
Southface

9:55 a.m.

Q & A

10:10 a.m.

Refreshments Break

10:30 a.m.

Forecast of The Nation, State and the Region

Rajeev Dhawan
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Director
Economic Forecasting Center
J. Mack Robinson College of Business

11:30 a.m.

Final Remarks and Q&A

11:40 a.m.

Light lunch and Networking

Dennis Creech
Executive Director
Southface

BIO- Mr. Creech was a co-founder of the Southface Energy Institute, a private nonprofit organization providing education, technical assistance and research in energy, sustainable technologies, and applied building sciences. He has served as Executive Director for over 25 years. Before founding Southface, Mr. Creech did research at the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station and was Deputy Director of Atlanta 2000, a nonprofit regional planning organization.

Mr. Creech is a nationally recognized leader in the energy and sustainable development fields. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, has been an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies at Emory University and was named 1999 Environmental Professional of the Year by the Georgia Environmental Council.

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Richard Welke
Director
Center for Process Innovation
Georgia State University

BIO- Dr. Welke is Director of the Center for Process Innovation, professor and previous chair of the Computer Information Systems department at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University and Cor Wit research professor at Technical University Delft in The Netherlands. He has been working the field of information and communication technology since 1961. He has owned, managed and sold two CASE software development and consulting companies and has also been interim CIO at both Law Group and H.J. Russell and Company.

Dr. Welke co-founded the Global eManagement EMBA consortium at Georgia State University, a collaboration among the top business schools in Europe, Iceland and Mexico. His research has been published in over fifty books, refereed journals and conference proceedings.

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BIO- Spurgeon Richardson has been president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) since July 1991 and has more than 30 years experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining the ACVB, he was president and general manager of Six Flags Over Georgia. He began his 25-year career at the amusement park in the marketing department, serving most of those years as President and General Manager.

Richardson currently serves as chairman of the Vinnings Club, is a Board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Central Atlanta Progress, Midtown Alliance and of the Atlanta Rotary Club. He also serves in the Georgia Hospitality Travel Association's Hall of Fame.  A native of Edison, Ga., Richardson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia.

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