Time (CT)

Wednesday, November 16
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Registration Opens - Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:30 am -12:00 pm Lunch
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Lunch and Welcome/Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom ABC
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm - The Ph.D. Lifecycle: Setting the Stage - Grand Ballroom ABC
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - The Ph.D. Lifecycle: Secrets of a Successful Applicant - Grand Ballroom ABC
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - The Ph.D. Lifecycle: The Doctoral Student - Grand Ballroom ABC

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - PhD Project Board meeting (By Invitation Only) O'HARE

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - DOCNET meeting (separate session) DFW

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm - Navigate the Discipline Breakouts - Grand Ballroom ABC
4:30 pm - 5:25 pm - Discipline Breakouts

• Accounting - Malpensa

• Finance & Economics - Florence

• Information Systems - London

• Marketing - Vienna

• Strategy/Entrepreneurship - Paris

• Supply Chain Management - Heathrow

• Management (Org. Behavior Panel I) - DaVinci

• Management (Org. Behavior Panel II) - Narita

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Discipline Breakouts

• Accounting - Malpensa

• Finance & Economics - Florence

• Information Systems - London

• Marketing - Vienna

• Strategy/Entrepreneurship - Paris

• Supply Chain Management - Heathrow

• Management (Org. Behavior Panel I) - DaVinci

• Management (Org. Behavior Panel II) - Narita

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open Buffet Dinner (For University Representatives opens at 6pm) - Grand Ballroom DE

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Meet Blane Ruschak (University Reps) - Grand Ballroom
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• University Fair - Rosemont Ballroom

• Statement of Purpose - Grand Ballroom ABC

Thursday, November 17
7:30 am- 8:20 am - Breakfast - Grand Ballroom DE
8:30 am - 10:15 am - CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Alternate Paths within Academia - Grand Ballroom ABC

• Real Talk: What I wish I knew (Networking with students/New Faculty) - Grand Ballroom DE

8:30 am - 10:00 am - CONCURRENT SESSIONS (separate sessions)

• Business School DEI Collaborative - LAX

10:15 am- 10:30 am - Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am - The Ph.D. Lifecycle: Balancing It All - Grand Ballroom ABC
11:45 am - 12:25 pm - Lunch - Grand Ballroom DE
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - The Ph.D. Lifecycle: Investment or Sacrifice - Grand Ballroom ABC
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Closing Remarks and New Faculty Graduation Capping Ceremony - Grand Ballroom ABC

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm - PhD Project Partner Meeting (By Invitation Only) - LAX

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Friday, November 18 - Pac-15 meeting - Invitation Only session - GRAND C

8:00 am - 8:30 am - Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:45 am - Meeting

10:45 am - 11:00 am - Break

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Meeting

1:00 pm - Boxed lunch
 

POST CONFERENCE - VIRTUAL SESSION VIA ZOOM
Monday, November 21
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm (ET) - GMAT session

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Tuesday, December 6
3:00pm - 4:00 pm 9 (ET) - Grad School Road Map - Fireside Chat - Q&A

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