Agenda

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome and Overview
Nadia M. Quarles, Esq., Business Opportunity at University of Chicago
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Session I: Legal and Legislative Policy Changes Part I
Colette Holt, Colette Holt & Associates
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session II: Legal and Legislative Policy Changes Part II
Gery J. Chico, Chico&Nunes, P.C.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session III: Sourcing and Procurement Part I
Mark Fehlberg, Procurement and Payment Services at the University of Chicago
John Hillesland, Procurement and Payment Services at the University of Chicago
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Lunch in North Lounge
 
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Break
 
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Session IV: Sourcing and Procurement Part II
Mark Fehlberg, Procurement and Payment Services at the University of Chicago
John Hillesland, Procurement and Payment Services at the University of Chicago
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Session V: AI 101: What You Need to Know and How to Use It
Wheeler Coleman, EC-United
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
 
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Session VI: Financial Services: Fireside Chat
Nadia M. Quarles, Esq., Business Opportunity at University of Chicago
Martin Cabrera Jr., Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM) and Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session VII: Money Management
Nadia M. Quarles, Esq., Business Opportunity at University of Chicago
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Session VIII: Leadership Development
Shirley McAlpine, Shirley McAlpine & Associates
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Administration of Program Evaluation
 
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Closing
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception at Midway Lounge