Industry leaders and academic experts discuss the importance of a strong collaboration between the industry sector and academia in terms of advanced analytics. A goal of academia is to educate the workforce with multiple levels of expertise (from technicians to Ph.D.s) and the role of industry is to leverage the workforce (while providing continued on-the-job training) to generate value using analytics while ensuring its sustainability in the long-run. In this track, leaders and experts from both sides will share their experiences and provide their approaches to ensure successful collaborative experiences that achieve the objectives of both sides.
Blue-Collar AI: Scaling and Accelerating the Future AI Workforce with College Programs
Speaker: Eduardo Salcedo, Instructor, Engineering, Technology and Design at Miami Dade College
Executive
Illuminating the INFORMS ABOK’s 5 Manageable Tasks for Analytics Success
Speaker: Joseph Cazier, Clinical Professor at Arizona State University
Keeping it Real: The Benefits and Challenges of Academic/Industry Collaboration in Analytics
Speaker: Jeffrey Camm, Inmar Presidential Chair in Analytics at Wake Forest University School of Business
Executive
Supporting the Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through the Industry-University Collaborative Analytics Program
Speaker: Frank Lee, Clinical Associate Professor at Georgia State University
Ushering the Industry Into Your Classrooms – Creating High Impact Engagements
Speaker: Gaurav Shekhar, Program Director, MS Business Analytics at University of Texas-Dallas
