Agenda

Join us for the virtual INFORMS Regional Analytics Conference on September 16-17. The conference will cover topics such as retail supply chain, healthcare, healthcare policy, fintech, sports analytics and more! After registering online you will receive a Zoom link to access for the live presentations.

Thursday, September 16

10am CST

Welcome & Introductions

Madhuri Gupta, INFORMS Chicago Chapter President

Ziteng Wang, INFORMS Chicago Chapter Vice President
10:10am CST

Keynote Speaker - FinTech

Growing Through a Pandemic: How Resilience, Focus, and Data Drove Enova Forward During COVID
Joe DeCosmo, Enova
10:55am CST

Break
11:05am CST

Healthcare

Operations Research Applications for Hospital Capacity Planning and Management during COVID-19 Pandemic, and Lessons for the Post-Pandemic Period
Vikram Tiwari, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:35am CST

Break
11:45am CST

Health Policy

Disparities in Access to Behavioral Health Services Among Medicaid Enrollees during the COVID Pandemic: Did Telehealth Level the Playing Field?
Anthony Lo Sasso, DePaul University
12:15pm CST

Break
12:25pm CST

Panel Discussion

From Surviving to Thriving in a New Normal: Resilience through Analytics

Panelists: Carol DeZwarte, Convoy; Crystal Son, Civis; Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Virtual Center for Supernetworks
1:10pm CST

Day 1 Summary

Madhuri Gupta, INFORMS Chicago Chapter Vice President

Ziteng Wang, INFORMS Chicago Chapter Vice President
1:20pm CST

Networking

Friday, September 17

10am CST

Welcome & Introductions

Madhuri Gupta, INFORMS Chicago Chapter President

Ziteng Wang, INFORMS Chicago Chapter Vice President
10:10am CST

Keynote Speaker - Retail Supply Chain

Supply Chain Resiliency and the Need for Stress Tests

David Simchi-Levi, MIT
10:55am CST

Break
11:05am CST

Healthcare

Using Data Science, Machine Learning and Decision Analytics in Transplant Policies
Sanjay Mehrotra, Northwestern University
11:35am CST

Break
11:45am CST

Sports Analytics

Safely Seating Fans, Using Combinatorial Optimization
Scott Nestler, Accenture Federal Services
12:15pm CST

Break
12:25pm CST

Awards Ceremony

Impactful OR/ Analytics Prize Presentations

Research of the Year: Khadija Ali Vakeel, DePaul University

Student of the Year: Dheeban Kumar Srinivasan Sampathi, Northern Illinois University (NIU)
12:55pm CST

Award Ceremony

Certificate of Appreciation – INFORMS Chicago Chapter
1:05pm CST

Day 2 Summary

Madhuri Gupta, INFORMS Chicago Chapter President

Ziteng Wang, INFORMS Chicago Chapter Vice President
1:20pm CST

Networking

Agenda

Thursday, September 16

Welcome & Introductions

Keynote Speaker - FinTech

Break

Healthcare

Break

Health Policy

Break

Panel Discussion

Day 1 Summary

Networking

Friday, September 17

Welcome & Introductions

Keynote Speaker - Retail Supply Chain

Break

Healthcare

Break

Sports Analytics

Break

Awards Ceremony

Award Ceremony

Day 2 Summary

Networking

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