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Pamplin Society Signature Event 11/9/23: Pamplin and Cybersecurity

Pamplin and Cybersecurity: Sustainable Solutions to the Threats in our Communities

  • Guest speakers included:
    • Wade Baker '17, Collegiate Associate Professor of Integrated Security, Pamplin College of Business
    • Nick Marinos '02, '07, Managing Director, IT & Cybersecurity Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
    • Todd Rowley '94, Director of Business Development, Old Dominion National Bank
  • Moderator:
    • Audra Upchurch '01, '09, '18, Vice President, Homeland Security, LMI

These thought leaders shared insights into the business sector, including government, and how the Pamplin College of Business is developing programs and conducting research to accelerate impact and solutions for the benefit of organizations and society. 

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On June 23, 2022, Pamplin Society hosted its signature panel and networking event at the Virginia Tech Executive Briefing Center in Arlington.  Speakers included:

  • Michael Robinson '85, Executive Director and Complex Manager, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
  • Kim Shanahan '93, President and CEO, accelHRate
  • Doug Wagoner '90, CEO, LMI
  • Moderator: Audra Upchurch ‘18, Vice President, LMI

Panelists shared insights into the business sector, how they got to where they are today, and their perspective on what lies ahead in their fields around the future of work, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace, and recruiting amidst the great resignation.  Bolstering employee engagement in a hybrid environment was a central discussion theme. The leaders stressed the importance of listening to employees above else to meet them “where they are” to deliver effective engagement programming and a work model that supports their unique personal and professional needs. Companies that keep employees at the center of their operations will have the upper hand in recruiting in a highly competitive market.This was also Dean Robert T. Sumichrast’s final Pamplin Society event prior to his retirement in 2022.