{"id":74349,"date":"2017-03-14T10:20:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=74349"},"modified":"2017-03-14T10:57:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T15:57:33","slug":"international-business-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2017\/03\/international-business-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"12th annual International Business Symposium set for March 29-30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta State University\u2019s College of Business<\/a> will hold the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0annual International Business Symposium on March 29-30.<\/p>\n

The theme for this year\u2019s symposium is\u00a0business innovation, focussing on how\u00a0businesses must remain innovative in both macro and\u00a0micro aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The symposium is sponsored by David and Sherry Abney, Mississippi Delta natives who currently reside in Atlanta. Abney<\/a>, a 1976 graduate of DSU, began his career as a part-time United Parcel Service (UPS)\u00a0package loader while in college. He now serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for UPS, the world\u2019s largest package delivery company. Abney is the eleventh\u00a0CEO in the 107-year-history of UPS.<\/p>\n

\u201cSherry and I wanted to do something meaningful for the Delta. By bringing global leaders onto campus and sharing their experiences with students, I believe we\u2019ll be able to expand Delta State students\u2019 horizons in how they see and prepare for their futures,\u201d Abney said in a previous Delta State interview.<\/p>\n

Along with Abney, the schedule will feature four\u00a0distinguished speakers, all Delta State graduates:<\/p>\n

*Laird Hamberlin:<\/strong>\u00a0Hamberlin returns to the symposium to share his expertise. He received his bachelor’s in business administration from Delta State before going on to become the vice president of sales and commercial for Terminix<\/a> (a division of ServiceMaster).\u00a0Prior to being an equity investor of ServiceMaster<\/a> and taking the company public in June 2014, he worked for various conglomerates including UTC Climate, Controls and Security, where he served as president of the access controls division.
\n*Teresa Hubbard<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Hubbard is president and CEO of CITE ARMORED<\/a>, a company which provides every level of service for the armored vehicle industry, including\u00a0manufacturing, refurbishing, repair and part replacement.\u00a0She\u00a0is well-versed in business operations, staff supervision, sales and marketing and financial analysis and management.\u00a0Hubbard\u00a0received her bachelor degrees in accounting and CIS from Delta State.
\n*Rodney Scaife<\/strong>:\u00a0Scaife serves as vice president and chief human resources officer for CPA Global-North America<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading intellectual property (IP) management and IP technology firm company.\u00a0He previously held international positions as head of HR operations for PANDORA Americas, with oversight for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Scaife\u00a0studied business administration at Delta State before completing\u00a0his executive education studies at Cornell University\u2019s Center for Advance Human Resources Studies.
\n*Josh West<\/strong><\/a>: West serves as CEO and co-founder of Blue\u00a0Delta<\/a>,\u00a0a bespoke denim manufacturing\u00a0company.\u00a0Blue\u00a0Delta\u00a0jeans are made\u00a0in the U.S.A with globally sourced premium raw materials. The company sells jeans in over 44 U.S. cities and abroad with accounts in Toronto and London. West is a 2005 graduate of Delta State, where he served as student body president.<\/p>\n

The 2017 International Business Symposium is free and open to public.\u00a0For more information, contact Zina Taran at 662-846-4190 or email\u00a0ztaran@deltastate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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