2024-2025 Speakers

Supported by a generous gift from the Dimitrios Smyrnios family

Michael Chambers Friday, September 6, 2024 12:15 PM BU 123 Michael Chambers co-founded Aldevron, based in Fargo, N.D., in 1998, and served as its chief executive officer for more than 20 years before serving as Executive Chairman of the Board until 2021 when Aldevron was acquired by Danaher Corporation. As founder, Mr. Chambers oversaw the growth of Aldevron into a world-class service organization, specializing in nucleic acid and protein production, antibody development, and custom services with operations in the United States and Europe. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at Calviri, Inc.

Jennifer Sey Tuesday, September 24, 2024 12:15 PM BU 123 Jennifer Sey is an accomplished author, filmmaker, business executive, and former artistic gymnast. A seven-time member of the U.S. Women's National Team, she became the 1986 U.S. Women's All-Around National Champion. Sey's memoir, Chalked Up (2008), exposed abuses in gymnastics, and she later produced the Emmy Award-winning documentary Athlete A (2020) on Netflix. After a successful career at Levi Strauss & Co., where she rose to the position of Brand President, Sey founded her own clothing brand and continues to champion causes she is passionate about.

Previous Speakers

April 10, 2024 - Jeff Korzenik: Chief Economist for Fifth Bank
February 22, 2024 - Kelly Richmond Pope: Professor in the School of Accountancy and MIS at DePaul University
October 16, 2023 - Karen Kemmerer: Retired Vice President of Business Communications Systems at AT&T and Lucent Technologies
September 15, 2023 - Min Gong: Science lead for Amazon Seller Fee
April 11, 2023 - Nicholas Sly: Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
March 29, 2023 - Jim Fish: President and CEO of Waste Management, Inc
February 22, 2023 - Cynthia Cooper: WorldCom whistleblower, accountant, and consultant
August 23, 2022 - Vernon Smith: Nobel Prize winner in Economics