Students representing every department in the School of Business are invited to submit papers for consideration in the following tracks: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, and Marketing.

A review panel selects the best papers submitted for presentation. Distinguished paper awards and best presentation awards are presented at the conclusion of the conference.

The conference also includes a keynote address by business leaders; past speakers have included

  • Mary Liz Finn, Chief People Officer, Signet Jewelers
  • Kate Gutman, EVP & President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions, UPS
  • Dr. William Danko, co-author of The Millionaire Next Door and Emeritus Professor of Marketing at University of Albany
  • Mark Cattini, Chief Executive Officer, Acoustic
  • Jay Moore, Chief Learning Officer, General Electric
  • Tricia Carney, Global Tax Director, FGS Global
  • Talaya (Wilkins) Gaines, Vice President, Content Strategy & Original Programming at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

In summary, the conference provides an invaluable opportunity for faculty and students to build mentoring scholarly relationships outside the classrooms which may lead to a lifelong learning relationship between them.

2020 Conference

The Winnowski Conference was cancelled due to Covid restrictions.

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