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IPO-ing during a Pandemic: A Financial Reporting Perspective
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IPO-ing during a Pandemic: A Financial Reporting Perspective
Hosted by Nerissa Brown
While the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty for many startups, the recent bounce back of the stock market plus pent-up investor demand have fueled a new wave of IPOs. In this webinar, Professor Nerissa Brown discusses how the pandemic has accelerated the stock listings of certain technology and biotech startups. We also do a deep dive into the prospectus and financial statement filings of some of the biggest IPOs that launched in 2020.
How Can Artificial Intelligence Effectively Augment Human Intelligence?
Hosted by Aravinda Garimella
There is growing consensus that the better way to think about artificial intelligence is not from a machine-versus-human perspective but from a machine-plus-human perspective. The understanding that human intelligence and artificial intelligence have different, as well as complementary, strengths and weaknesses has led to the emergence of human–AI hybrid systems that combine the two intelligences. While the transformative potential of AI is widely recognized, there is still significant uncertainty for businesses on how to effectively integrate AI into their existing processes. Aravinda Garimella, assistant professor of business administration at Gies College of Business, discusses key issues to consider before designing, implementing, and using AI-augmented systems.
Brand Marketing in the Age of COVID-19
Hosted by Jan Slater and Mike Yao
COVID-19 has required marketers to rethink everything – strategies, engagement, media, messaging, budgets, and staffing – just to name a few. Brands and marketing should not be neglected in a crisis. This is a critical time for companies to be strategic, relevant and agile. Most of all, it requires marketers to be brand-centric, while preparing for what’s on the other side. Join Professor Mike Yao, Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, as he talks with Jan Slater, professor of advertising and the Chief Marketing Officer at Gies College of Business about brand marketing in the age of COVID.
Do Data Analysts Need Cookies?
Hosted by Ron Guymon and Kevin Hartman
Snickerdoodle cookies are delicious morsels of food that provide energy to data analysts so that they can perform their work. Website cookies are an important tool used to provide data for analysis. In this webinar Ron Guymon discusses the work performed by data analysts, which is much more than running fancy algorithms. Kevin Hartman discusses how our current browsing experience depends on website cookies, and the potential implications of Apple and Google blocking cookies.
The Disruptive Impact of COVID 19 on Supply Chains
Hosted by Nehemiah Scott
Organizations typically operate their global supply chains based on fairly predictable and highly probable situations. When an unpredictable and highly improbable situation arises, supply chains will be disrupted. During disruptive events like COVID-19, the displacement of international transportation resources, the negative capacity cushions of manufacturers, and the demise of small deep tier suppliers were evident, but what exactly does this mean for the supply chain? In addition, the severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators has placed supply chain disruption front and center within the global landscape.
In this webinar, Professor Nehemiah Scott discusses the supply chain’s susceptibility to risk and describes several ways in which typical supply chain processes were disrupted by COVID-19. He also identifies important investment options that organizations can pursue in their quest for supply chain recovery and resilience.
Social Media Analytics and the COVID-19 Infodemic
Hosted by Joseph T. Yun
Joseph Yun has been leading a team of analysts to support the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) efforts in managing social media strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas while also working with the WHO to combat the COVID-19 infodemic of misinformation. This webinar provides an overview of those efforts, including a primer on what social media analytics entails, a review of what the WHO has been organizing with regards to fighting the COVID-19 infodemic, and the efforts by Professor Yun’s team with the PAHO to support the Americas’ social media response to COVID-19.
How Do CEOs and CFOs Talk about the Impact of the Coronavirus Shutdown on Corporate Profits?
Hosted by Fei Du
First-quarter earnings forecasts dropped for all 11 sectors in the S&P500. While some industries are hit by an unprecedented drop in demand, others face unprecedented growth opportunities. Companies are urged to disclose COVID-19’s impact on their businesses in earnings conference calls, and SEC chairman Jay Clayton encourages companies to issue forward-looking disclosures to investors and be as transparent as possible. Professor Du talks about some empirical insight from earnings conference call transcripts from the top 10 industry leaders in consumer staples, technology, and communications.