Tepper Alumni Webinar Series
The Tepper Alumni Webinar Series keeps our alumni up-to-date on current business trends and developments through virtual learning.
The Art and Science of Negotiation: Sharpening Your Skills
With Laurie R. Weingart, Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
Tuesday, Oct. 19
1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT
Past Webinars
Alumni Panel on Challenges Facing Leaders on Corporate Boards
Thursday, Oct. 14
Robert M. Dammon, Professor of Financial Economics and former Dean of the Tepper School
The Entrepreneurial Journey of Fifth Season
Sept. 29, 2021
Dave Mawhinney (MSIA 1990), Executive Director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
The New Wave of FinTech
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Param Vir Singh, Carnegie Bosch Professor of Business Technologies and Marketing
Read Between the Lines: Considerations for a Career Shift
July 29, 2021
Julie Thornton, Tepper School Executive Alumni Career Coach
Tepper Alumni Panel: What’s Ahead in Real Estate?
July 15, 2021
Chester S. Spatt, Pamela R. and Kenneth B. Dunn Professor of Finance
Technology and The Future of Work – An Economist Perspective
June 17, 2021
Laurence Ales, Associate Professor of Economics
How Reliable Are the U.S. Electric and Natural Gas Systems?
May 19, 2021
Jay Apt, Professor and Co-Director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry
Learning Session with Tepper Alumni at Google: Staying Productive in a Virtual Environment
April 22, 2021
W.L. Mellon Series Speaker
April 13, 2021
Ted Decker (MSIA ’93), President and Chief Operating Officer; The Home Depot
Transitioning to the Post-COVID Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
April 6, 2021
Julie Thornton, Tepper School Executive Alumni Career Coach
W.L. Mellon Series Speaker
March 31, 2021
Amit Sachdev (BS ’90), Executive Vice President, Chief Patient Officer and Chief of Staff; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
W.L. Mellon Series Speaker
March 3, 2021
Gunjan Kedia (MSIA '94), Vice Chair, Wealth Management and Investment Services, U.S. Bancorp
Tepper Alumni Panel: What’s Ahead for Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain?
March 25, 2021
Moderated by Bryan Routledge, Associate Professor of Finance
Tepper Alumni Investment Outlook 2021 Panel
Jan. 26, 2021
Moderated by Brent Glover, Associate Professor of Finance
More Webinars from Past Years
2020
Virtual Roundtable Discussion on Big Tech and the Call for Antitrust Regulation
Dec. 16, 2020
Moderated by Tim Derdenger, Associate Professor of Marketing and Strategy
Virtual Roundtable Discussion on COVID-19’s Impact on the Retail Industry
Dec. 3, 2020
Moderated by Dokyun Lee, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
Advancing Your Career in Uncertain Times
Nov. 18, 2020
Julie Thornton, Tepper Executive Alumni Career Coach
COVID-19 Leads to Power Shifts in the Entertainment Industry: First Hamilton, Now Mulan
Oct.13, 2020
Michael D. Smith
J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Marketing, H. John Heinz III College with joint appointment at the Tepper School
Insights on Societal Behavior During and After the Pandemic
Sept. 23, 2020
Denise M. Rousseau, H. J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy; Brandy L. Aven, Associate Professor of Organizational Theory, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship; Moderator Swetha Arbuckle (MBA 2009, MS/HC 2009), Senior HR Leader, AWS
How to Manage and Be Managed Virtually: An Empathetic Approach
July 23, 2020
Laura Maxwell
Leadership Coach, Accelerate Leadership Center
Tepper Virtual Alumni Panel on Reopening the U.S. Economy
July 15, 2020
Moderated by Associate Professor of Financial Economics Chris Telmer
Career Transition During COVID-19: Ask Our Tepper Executive Alumni Coach
June 23, 2020
Julie Thornton
Tepper Executive Alumni Career Coach
How Will COVID-19 Impact the Global Economy
June 16, 2020
Laurence Ales
Associate Professor of Economics
Sustainability: A Business Imperative
May 21, 2020
Alan Andrew Scheller-Wolf
Richard M. Cyert Professor of Operations Management; Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Research
Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 12, 2020
Amesh Adalja MD, FIDSA
Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security
Quantum Computing and Quantum-Inspired Algorithms with Applications
April 29, 2020
Sridhar R. Tayur
Ford Distinguished Research Chair;
University Professor of Operations Management
Tepper Alumni Panel: Managing Your Career Goals During a Time of Crisis
April 28, 2020
Cyanne Demchak (MBA 2009), Chief Innovation Officer at Cigna Medical Group
Viji Doraiswamy (MBA 2010), Director, Integrated Marketing, Procurement Solutions at SAP Ariba
Pinki Mishra (MBA 2008), Strategy, M&A, Innovation
Joshua Swartz (MBA 2009), Partner at Kearney
John Xin (MBA 2008), Co-Founder & CEO at Lunewave Inc.
Tepper Alumni Open Forum
April 15, 2020
Robert M. Dammon
Dean and Professor of Financial Economics
Optimization in the Age of Big Data
March 24, 2020
Willem-Jan van Hoeve
Carnegie Bosch Professor of Operations Research; Program Head, Master of Science in Business Analytics
2019
Mentorship vs. Sponsorship: Insights for Leaders on Advancing Talent in Their Organizations
Dec. 10, 2019
Rosalind Chow
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
The Future of Autonomous Vehicles is Running Through Pittsburgh
Oct. 17, 2019
Robert T. Monroe
Teaching Professor of Business Technologies
How To Adapt and Integrate Entrepreneurial Best Practices Into Established Companies
Sept. 17, 2019
Sean Ammirati
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and the Co-Founder and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Corporate Startup Lab
AI for Social Good: Humans in the loop for Machine Learning
April 17, 2019
Sunder Kekre
Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Management
Transactive Memory and Team Performance
March 21, 2019
Linda Argote
David M. Kirr and Barbara A. Kirr Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
Machine Learning: The Hope and the Hype
Feb. 26, 2019
Zachary Lipton
Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Machine Learning
2018
Trade Wars: Understanding the Implications for the U.S. Economy
Nov. 8, 2018
Professor Laurence Ales
Associate Professor of Economics
Boosting Growth by Accounting for the Environment
Oct.11, 2018
Nicholas Z. Muller
Associate Professor of Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy; Lester and Judith Lave Development Chair in Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy
Moral Character in the Workplace: How to Identify the Ethical Employee
Sept. 11, 2018
Taya R. Cohen
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
How the Franchise Industry is Responding to Changing Demographics
Aug. 21, 2018
Christopher Cynkar
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and the Macroeconomy
May 30, 2018
Sevin Yeltekin
Professor of Economics; Senior Associate Dean, Education
Will Robots Take Our Jobs? An Ethical Framework for the Future of Workplace Automation
April 25, 2018
Tae Wan Kim
Associate Professor of Business Ethics
To Give or Not to Give: The Psychology of Philanthropy
March 28, 2018
Christopher Y. Olivola
Assistant Professor of Marketing; BP Junior Faculty Chair AY 2018-2019
The Future of U.S. Electric Power
Feb. 21, 2018
Jerome Apt
Professor and Co-Director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center
2017
Beyond Collaboration: An Inside Look at the Tepper Quad
Dec. 6, 2017
Bryan Routledge
Associate Professor of Finance
How Much is an Image Worth?
Nov. 6, 2017
Param V. Singh
Carnegie Bosch Associate Professor of Business Technologies
Leveraging Your Network
Oct. 12, 2017
Brandy Aven
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
How Corporations Use Social Media to Engage, Interact, and Build Online Communities
June 6, 2017
Ari Lightman
Distinguished Service Professor, Digital Media, and Marketing at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
Celebrity Marketing: Nike Saw Green from Tiger Woods' Endorsement
May 11, 2017
Tim Derdenger
Associate Professor of Marketing and Strategy
Sports Scheduling Meets Business Analytics
March 28, 2017
Michael Trick
Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research; Dean, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
Acting Tools for Effective Leadership
Feb. 16, 2017
Geoffrey Hitch
Associate Teaching Professor of Acting and Business Communications
Building Smart Teams
Jan. 27, 2017
Anita Woolley
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
2016
An Update on the Tepper School
Dec. 14, 2016
Robert M. Dammon
Dean, Tepper School of Business
Launching of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Nov. 8, 2016
Dave Mawhinney
Associate Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship; Executive Director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship; Executive Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and Capitalism in the 21st Century
Sept. 20, 2016
Sridhar Tayur
Ford Distinguished Research Chair; Professor of Operations Management
How to be a Star Performer
June 8, 2016
Robert Kelley
Distinguished Service Professor of Management
Leveraging Team Conflict for Success
May 12, 2016
Laurie Weingart
Carnegie Mellon University; Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory