CBA Innovation Symposium 2025
CBA Innovation Symposium 2025
鈥淪haping the Future of Business Through Technological Transformation鈥
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 9:00 AM 鈥 3:30 PM PST CBA Building 162-1001, 3:30 PM 鈥 4:30 PM PST Breakout Workshops In 163 & 164, 博88亚洲.

About the CBA Innovation Symposium
Join the College of Business Administration Centers for our inaugural CBA Innovation Symposium. This year’s theme will be Shaping the Future of Business Through Technological Transformation.
The day-long event will bring together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and academic experts to explore emerging trends in business and technology.
Organized by the CBA Centers, the symposium will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive showcases highlighting cutting-edge innovations and real-world applications.
This event serves as a platform for thought leadership, collaboration, and insights into the evolving landscape of business in the digital era.
Agenda:
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Opening Keynotes, Panel I, and Center Showcases I (CBA Building 162-1001)
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00 AM – 9:40 AM |
Welcome and Keynote: Sandeep Krishnamurthy |
9:40 AM – 10:10 AM |
Opening Keynote: Robert Barrios |
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM |
Panel: Careers and Jobs Outlook |
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM |
Break |
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
CBA Center Presentation: Singelyn Center for Innovative Analytics |
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
CBA Center Presentation: Center for Customer Insights and Digital Marketing |
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM : Lunch, Keynotes, and Trivia Challenge (CBA Building 162-1001)
12:00 PM |
Lunch |
12:20 PM – 12:50 PM |
Keynote: Elizabeth Scallon |
12:50 PM – 1:20 PM |
Keynote: Dean Carignan |
1:20 PM – 1:50 PM |
Trivia Challenge: Student Leadership |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM : Center Showcases II and Panel II (CBA Building 162-1001)
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM |
CBA Center Presentation: Mitchell C. Hill Center for Digital Innovation, and California Center for Cyber Risk |
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM |
Panel: State of Innovation in Business |
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Hands-on Skills Workshops (Parallel Sessions)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Splunk Architecture (CBA Building 163-1004) |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Introducing Quarto as a Tool to Enhance Office Productivity and Transparency (CBA Building 163-1005) |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Storytelling with Data: Empowering Location Analytics with GIS (CBA Building 164-Visual Analytics Lab) |
Keynote Speakers

Sandeep Krishnamurthy
Dean, College of Business Administration and Singelyn Graduate School of Business

Robert Barrios
Chief Information Officer, Gallo

Elizabeth Scallon
Director of Incubation, HP

Dean Carignan
Partner Program Manager, Office of the Chief Scientist, Microsoft
Panel: Careers and Jobs Outlook
Moderator:

Preeti Wadhwa
Professor, College of Business Administration
Panelists:

Canserina Kurnia
Senior Solutions Engineer 鈥 Higher Ed, ESRI

Eileen Santos
HR Program Manager, AMH

Jason James
Partner and vCISO, Regents & Park, Inc

Johans Acosta
Global Solution Architect AI/ML, Splunk
Panel: State of Innovation in Business
Moderator:

Anthony Orlando
Professor, College of Business Administration
Panelists:

Helen Thompson
Distinguished Product Engineer for ArcGIS Business Analysis and the Geoenrichment Service at Esri Inc.

Joe Erian
USG- Anti-Tamper Executive Agent- Senior Principal Engineer, Modern Technology Solutions Inc

Nilutpal Pegu
Vice President, Global Head of Digital, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc

Roya Kandalan
Generative AI Research Scientist