2025 Conference Agenda Highlights
Full Agenda
(All Times are EST)
Thursday, March 6, 2025
9:00am – 12:00pm BSEC Board Meeting
Kelley-Hodge Hall 3026
4:00pm – 5:30pm Arrival/Registration
Indiana Memorial Union-Biddle Hotel- East Lounge
6:15pm Charter bus will begin looping to Auditorium. (meet in hotel lobby and
walk to Auditorium)
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
6:30pm – 8:30pm Opening Dinner
Introduction of BSEC Board Members
Welcome Remarks, Marietta Simpson, Distinguished Professor of Music,
Indiana University
Introduced by Robert Thomas- Indiana University
Indiana University Auditorium
8:45pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
Friday, March 7, 2025
7:00am Charter bus will begin looping to Kelley.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
7:30am Breakfast at Kelley School of Business
Kelley- Prebys Dining Room
8:45am OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
Dean Ash Soni, Sungkyunkwan Professor
Kelley School of Business,
BSEC President, Danielle Ammeter
Kelley –Hodge Hall 2057
9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dean Ian Williamson
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
“The Future of Engagement in Business Schools”
Introduced by Angela Guidry - Vice Chair, BSEC
10:00 am BREAK
10:20 a.m. BUSINESS DEANS PANEL DISCUSSION
• Dr. Nicholas Hill, Claflin University, School of Business
• Dr. Nicole Jenkins, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
• Dr. Karthik Kannan, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
• Dr. Janet Lenaghan, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
• Dr. Lisa D. Ordóñez, Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego
• Dr. Ash Soni, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
This session will be moderated by Dr. Suzanne Shu, Dean of Faculty and Research at the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University.
Introduced by Angela Guidry - Vice Chair, BSEC
12:00 Noon Networking Lunch
Kelley- Prebys Dining Room
1:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session One:
Dr. Renita Miller, Vice Dean and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, The
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
“Unreasonable Cultures.”
Introduced by Randy Groomes- University of Georgia
Kelley-Hodge Hall 2057
Session Two:
Luke Visconti, Founder & Chairman of Fair360 – virtual presentation
"Driving Equity in Business Education: Insights from Luke Visconti on Data,
Leadership, and Inclusion"
Introduced by Angela Guidry- Vice Chair, BSEC
Virtual, Kelley-Hodge Hall 2050
Session Three:
Dr. Emily Esola, Lecturer & Teaching Consultant, Kelley School of Business, Indiana
University
“Using Learner-Centered Teaching to Empower All Students”
Introduced by Robert Thomas- Indiana University
Kelley-Hodge Hall 2055
2:30 pm BREAK
3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session One:
Clarence L. Vaughn, Director, Office of Access & Community Connections
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
"Commitment to Collaborative Leadership"
Introduced by Randy Groomes- University of Georgia
Session Two:
Dr. Danielle Ammeter and Dr Monica Gavino, Associate Dean University of Mississippi
Business School and San Jose State University, respectively.
“The State of Engagement in Higher Ed: An Empirical Analysis”
Introduced by Dr. Robert Thomas - Indiana University
4:00pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
BREAK
5:45pm Charter bus will begin looping to IMU.
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
6:00pm Cocktail ½ hour
Alumni Hall -IMU
6:30pm BSEC Awards Dinner
Kenneth Bouyer Difference Maker in Inclusive Excellence Award - Luke Visconti,
Fair360
Alumni Hall -IMU
Introduced by Angela Guidry- Vice Chair, BSEC
7:30pm Fireside Chat: Dr. Charlie Nelms, Chancellor Emeritus, North Carolina Central University
and University of Michigan-Flint, and VP Emeritus, Indiana University System
"Leading with Purpose and Passion in a Time of Uncertainty”
Moderated by Dr. Robert Thomas, Associate Dean at the Kelley School, Indiana University.
Introduced by Danielle Ammeter - University of Mississippi
Alumni Hall - IMU
8:30pm Entertainment - The Dynamics
Alumni Hall - IMU
9:30pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotel.
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
Saturday, March 8, 2025
7:00am Charter bus will begin looping to Kelley.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
7:30am Breakfast at Kelley
Prebys Dining Room
9:00am Closing Session
Dr. Shaun Harper, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Introduced by - Indiana University
Kelley- Hodge Hall 2057
11:00am Closing Thoughts/Promotion for 2026
Introduced by - Danielle Ammeter, Chair, BSEC
Kelley- Hodge Hall 2057
End of Conference
Boxed Lunch – To Go
Prebys Dining Room
12:00pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington