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Featured Speakers

KEVIN LEE

HASSAN AKMAL

VALERIE BOWMAN

KAUSHIK GUHA

MARK LAW

ERIC LUGO

GREGG LUNCEFORD

NICK MADDEN

JUAN MORA

ABHISHEK PEDNEKAR

NATASHA VUPPULURI

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Program Time Agenda Item Speakers 8:45 AM Check-in Table Opens (Schreiber Center Lobby)

9:00 AM Brunch Served (Schreiber Center 10th floor)

9:15 AM Welcome Hassan Akmal, Director, Business Career Services

9:20 AM “Championing Your Career” Kevin Lee VP Business Alliances, Footprint Retail Services

Executive Lecturer, Quinlan School of Business

9:50 AM 1st Raffle Drawing

10:00 AM Featured Panel

Theme: Career Alignment

Moderator: Hassan Akmal, Director, Business Career Services

Featured Panelists: Valerie Bowman, BA

Entrepreneur & Author

Kaushik Guha, MBA ‘07

Founder and CEO, HRDS Foods LLC

Eric Lugo, MSIMC ’10, MBA ‘11

Founder and Principal, Conciencia Ventures LLC

Gregg Lunceford, CFP, BBA’90, MBA

Director, Wealth Advisor, BMO Private Bank

Juan Mora, BBA’11, MBA

Marine Transportation Analyst, Morton Salt Inc.

Natasha Vuppuluri, MBA’14, MSA’15

Marketing Manager, Global Marketing, Zeno Group

11:00 AM 2nd Raffle Drawing

11:05 AM Building Professional Relationships Kevin Lee VP Business Alliances, Footprint Retail Services

Executive Lecturer, Quinlan School of Business

11:30 PM Break

11:45 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session A: Global Career Opportunities – Room 1001

Guest Speakers: Nick Madden, MBA’15

Senior Consultant, Millward Brown Analytics

Abhishek Pednekar, MBA’17

Supply Chain Intern, Cummins Inc.

Natasha Vuppuluri, MBA’14, MSA’15

Marketing Manager, Global Marketing, Zeno Group

Session B: The Entrepreneurship Journey – Room 605

Guest Speakers: Valerie Bowman, BA

Entrepreneur & Author

Kaushik Guha, MBA ‘07

Founder and CEO, HRDS Foods LLC

Eric Lugo, MSIMC ’10, MBA ‘11

Founder and Principal, Conciencia Ventures LLC

1:30 PM Break

1:45 PM Closing Session Katherine Acles, Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs

1:55 PM Final Raffle Drawing

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2:00 PM Program Concludes

Featured Panel for Tips on Refining Career Strategy Moderator: Hassan Akmal, Director, Business Career Services

Featured Panelists:

Valerie Bowman, BA, Entrepreneur & Author

Kaushik Guha, MBA ’07, Founder and CEO, HRDS Foods LLC

Eric Lugo, MSIMC ’10, MBA ’11, Founder and Principal, Conciencia Ventures LLC

Gregg Lunceford, CFP, BBA’90, MBA, Director, Wealth Advisor, BMO Private Bank

Juan Mora, BBA’11, MBA, Marine Transportation Analyst, Morton Salt, Inc.

Natasha Vuppuluri, MBA’14, MSA’15, Marketing Manager, Global Marketing, Zeno Group

Why is career alignment critical today for individual and organizational success? What is meant by “hypothesis testing”

your career? Professionals today need to recognize that taking on a position means joining “people not organizations.”

Our distinguished panelists will share details on their career advancement and transitions, and elaborate on their

experiences with the process of aligning their personal and professional goals with the mission and culture of an

organization. Learn how they managed risks to position themselves favorably to accelerate their careers.

Breakout Sessions

Session A: Global Career Opportunities – Room 1001 Facilitator: Mark Law, Assistant Director Graduate Programs, Quinlan School of Business

Guest Speakers:

Nick Madden, MBA’15, Senior Consultant, Millward Brown Analytics

Abhishek Pednekar, MBA’17, Supply Chain Intern, Cummins Inc.

Natasha Vuppuluri, MBA’14, MSA’15, Marketing Manager, Global Marketing, Zeno Group

As a Quinlan graduate student, you are well-positioned to obtain challenging opportunities with top firms. Multinational companies offer many internships and rotational/leadership development opportunities spanning a variety of industries.

Join this interactive session to hear from successful alums and current students who will share key insights and steps they took to research, pursue and obtain pivotal internships which created significant career opportunities for them.

Learn about key resources and steps to help you attain a challenging internship

Learn first-hand how to derive the most value before and during the internship, not simply building skills, but also relationships

Session B: The Entrepreneurship Journey – Room 605 Facilitator: Hassan Akmal, Director, Business Career Services

Guest Speakers:

Valerie Bowman, BA, Entrepreneur & Author

Kaushik Guha, MBA ’07, Founder and CEO, HRDS Foods LLC

Eric Lugo, MSIMC ’10, MBA ’11, Founder and Principal, Conciencia Ventures LLC

Many have considered the entrepreneurship path. Whether you are exploring the idea, have solid plans to launch a new venture or purchase a company, or whether you have already taken the plunge, you will benefit from this discussion. These alums will share their individual stories which led to entrepreneurial success and entertain questions from you.

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Faculty Biography

KEVIN LEE

Vice President, Business Alliances Footprint Retail Services

Executive Lecturer Quinlan School of Business Loyola University Chicago

Kevin Lee has taught accounting at Loyola at the graduate, undergraduate, and executive

levels since 2009. A CPA by training, with an MBA from Northwestern University, Kevin brings

over 25 years of experience across many corporate functions, including accounting, finance,

consulting, operations and M & A roles.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Kevin serves as Vice President of Business

Development for Footprint Retail Services, where he maintains professional relationships with

Dollar General, Bayer, Sprint, Speedway and other clients. Footprint specializes in fixture

installation and end-to-end merchandising logistics services for leading retailers and brands.

Acutely aware of the needs of a complex supply chain, Kevin oversees the growth of

Footprint’s business (anything from final mile delivery, to warehousing and asset

management, to setting up client engagement training and sessions on assisted selling).

Kevin incorporates examples from his own career into his classroom sessions to make learning

come to life.

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Speaker Biographies

HASSAN AKMAL

Master of Public Health, Columbia University

Master of Business Administration, Keller Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Arts, UCLA

Hassan Akmal is the Director of Business Career Services at the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, where he also serves as Chair of Career Education and Adjunct faculty in the Niehoff School of Nursing. In addition to being a visionary, career thought leader, and expert in career outcomes and transformational trends in career and experiential education, Akmal has served as a Director of Career

Services at multiple locations in both New York and Southern California. Formerly Akmal was Chief Executive Officer for a global nonprofit and a Financial Advisor for UBS Financial Services, and Business Development Manager.

VALERIE BOWMAN Bachelor of Arts, Loyola University Chicago

Valerie Bowman is a Loyola Alumni who has mastered the art on combining business acumen with creativity to become an author and motivational speaker. Her years of experience in public accounting, corporate America and financial services compel her to take her entrepreneur spirit and share the wisdom obtained. Whether you are reading or listening to her words, you will walk away with a mindset of success.

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KAUSHIK GUHA

Certificate in Culinary Arts, Kendall College

Master of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor of Arts (Econ/Math/Stats), India

Kaushik Guha is founder and co-owner of HRDS Foods LLC D/B/A Hakka Bakka, which is a fast casual Indian Restaurant. Hakka Bakka started in Lincoln Park in 2015 with the goal of making Indian food more mainstream and accessible to everyone. Prior to this, Guha worked as an Economic Consultant for 7 years for leading consulting firms, like CRA International and EY engaging, on projects involving IP valuation, tax benefit

modelling, and developing IP migration strategies. After deciding to pursue his dream to be a restaurateur, Guha started his journey by completing a certificate program in Culinary Arts from Kendall College in Chicago.

MARK LAW


Masters of Music, University of Minnesota

Bachelors of Music, Syracuse University

Mark Law is Assistant Director, Quinlan Graduate Programs, where he oversees student advising and student services. Celebrating over 10 years at Quinlan in several roles, Law has had previous roles in higher education and non-profit organizations. He

is a proud alum of Quinlan, completing his MBA degree in 2013. Law works with Quinlan MBA students on orientation, graduation, student organizations, and academic planning.

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ERIC LUGO Master of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago Master of Science in Integrated Mktg Communications, Loyola University Chicago Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois Eric B. Lugo is Founder and Principal, Conciencia Ventures LLC. Lugo launched Conciencia Ventures in 2015 to drive the sustainability of Chicago’s vital non-profit ecosystem by deepening access to collaborative spaces and the capital necessary to

build scale. Before founding Conciencia, Lugo held the role of Vice President in Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he was responsible for the local implementation and communication of the global philanthropic strategy, including $15.8 million in grant-making and special project activities in Illinois and Minnesota. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Lugo held the position of Senior Development Officer at Instituto del Progreso Latino. Lugo is a member of the Nuestro Futuro: Latino Heritage Endowment Steering Committee at the Chicago Community Trust, the Chicago Council at the United Way of Metro Chicago and the Board of Directors of Chicago Run.

GREGG LUNCEFORD

PhD candidate, Case Western Reserve University (expected 2017)

Master of Business Administration, Washington University

Bachelors of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago

Gregg Lunceford, CFP, is Director, Wealth Advisor at BMO Private Bank. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to his current role, Lunceford served as a Wealth Advisor for BMO Private Bank, a Vice President in the private client group at The Northern Trust Company, an Associate in large

corporate banking and a Director in syndications group at BMO Capital Markets, and an analyst with J.P. Morgan Chase Companies. He has served on boards for Governors State University, Chicago Scholars Foundation and the March of Dimes. He previously served as Flossmoor SD161 Secretary from 2011-2013 and served as President from 2013 to 2015.

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NICK MADDEN


Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia

Nick Madden graduated from the Quinlan School of Business with an MBA with a

focus in marketing in 2014. Currently, he is working as a Senior Consultant for

Millward Brown Analytics, a custom survey-based marketing research company.

Madden works with his Millward Brown colleagues to implement custom marketing

research and consulting solutions for Fortune 500 companies, in fields of retail,

technology, finance, travel, and more. His professional focus revolves around crosstab programs and

statistical modeling.

JUAN MORA

Masters of Business Administration, University of Intl Business and Economics

Bachelors of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago

Juan is a multi-lingual, international business professional, currently working as a Marine Transportation Analyst for Morton Salt, Inc. Previously, Juan held roles in in multi-national organizations including Universal Forest Products - Aljoma, Ontario Mining and Normet. He has strong international, multi-cultural experience gained

while working and living in Miami, Chicago, Beijing, and Santiago and travelling the world extensively. He holds an MBA from the University of International Business and Economics and a BBA from Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business.

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ABHISHEK PEDNEKAR

Master of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago (candidate 2017)

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai

Abhishek Pednekar is a second year MBA student in Loyola University Chicago, with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Information Systems. Following his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, he worked as a Senior Software Engineering Analyst in Accenture for four years. He has recently worked as a Supply Chain Analyst Intern in Cummins. He is also the current President of Quinlan Graduate

Business Association.

NATASHA VUPPULURI


Master of Science in Accounting, Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor of Arts, Advertising & Public Relations, Loyola University Chicago

Natasha (Sawlani) Vuppuluri is Global Marketing Manager & Account Supervisor at

Zeno Group. Having worked across different industries and across multiple

disciplines, she has a hybrid skill set in marketing communications, new business

development, project management, finance and accounting. Vuppuluri has held roles with top healthcare

companies, a mobile start-up, and as an independent consultant. While studying at Quinlan, she was very

active in several student organizations, including serving as president of the Graduate Business Association, VP

of Marketing of Net Impact, and Chair of Quinlan’s MBA Cup Committee.

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