2024 Program Schedule

Powering the Wave: Innovation, Trade and Economic Resilience

7:30 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast


8 – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks & Program Overview


8:15 – 9 a.m.

Panel Presentation

Navigating International Trade During a Time of Market and Geopolitical Uncertainty: Key Insights from Maritime and Trade Industry Leaders

Moderator:

Janine M. Mansour
Director of Trade Development, Port of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Panelists:


9 – 9:30 a.m.

Super Bowl 59: The Economic Impact to our Communities

Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee
New Orleans, LA


9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Networking Break


9:45 – 11 a.m.

Panel Presentation

Artificial Intelligence at Work: How AI is Transforming the Business Landscape

Moderator:

Paulo Goes
Dean, A. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Panelists:

  • Cliff Farrah
    Chief Strategy Officer, Accenture Global Corporate Strategy & Growth
    Portland, ME
  • Steve Idoux
    President-Partner, Lockton Dunning Benefits
    Dallas, TX
  • Todd Marshall
    Vice President-Chief Information Officer, Pool Corporation
    Covington, LA

11 – 11:30 a.m.

The FTC and Other Threats to Noncompetes: The Current Landscape and How Companies and Industries are Responding

Sponsored by Our Raising the Bar Partner, Phelps Dunbar, LLP


11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

A Banking Perspective on Our Region’s Growth, Opportunity and Resiliency


12:15 – 12:50 p.m.

Luncheon


12:50 – 1 p.m.

Luncheon Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Entergy Corporation & Chair, New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee
New Orleans, LA


1 – 1:45 p.m.

Delivering the Future of Energy

Dan R. Brouillette
President and CEO, Edison Electric Institute & former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Washington, DC


1:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Christopher J. Williams
President, Tulane Association of Business Alumni
New Orleans, LA


as of 9/18/24 – subject to change