Agenda

Lundy-Fetterman School of Business

6th Annual Leadership Summit 

Friday, September 18, 2026

 

Agenda and details will be forthcoming Summer 2026.

 

 

You can read about the 5th Annual Leadership Summit here and review the 2025 agenda below.

8:30 | Check-In at the Oscar N. Harris Student Union 

9:00 – 9:45 | Welcome | Ballroom B
Keynote | Teena Piccione

10:00 – 10:45 | Breakout Sessions #1 
Smarter Stories: How AI Shapes Data Narratives | Dr. Nan Zhang | Ballroom A
Campbell University Academic Panel |Dr. Edward Fubara (Moderator), Dr. Sarah Adams, Brian Bowman, Dr. Thomas Dixon, Laura Graham, and David Mulford | Ballroom B
AI as a Business Partner: Lessons from NC Capital Group | Dr. Douglas Kline | Ballroom C

11:00 – 11:45 | Breakout Sessions #2
AI, Digital Ethics, and Leadership: Human-Centric Principles for a Tech-Forward World | Dr. Emi Barresi | Ballroom A
AI Agents in Action | Scott Kelly | Ballroom C

12:00 – 1:15 |Lunch* & Panel Session | Ballroom B
Moderator | Dr. Kat Spradley
Panel | Jenny Nicholson, Dr. Nan Zhang, Dr. Douglas Kline, and Dr. Emi Barresi

 

*Lunch provided with paid registration.

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