Guest Speakers Set for Resilient Design and Crisis Management Course

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Master of Science in Operations Management is sponsoring a guest speaker series in conjunction with the new Resilient Design and Crisis Management course. The series will be conducted by Zoom and requires registration to attend. Each session starts at 5:30 p.m. on the date listed and will include a period for questions. The dates and speakers or panels include:

Wednesday, Oct. 21                      

Speaker: Gov. Asa Hutchinson: Executive Perspective and Leadership in Crisis

Wednesday, Oct. 28                          

Speaker: Marty Matlock, executive director, University of Arkansas Resiliency Center: Resilient Life Support Systems in Cities: Water, Food, Energy, Shelter

Wednesday, Nov. 25

Panel: Whole Community and Government/Industry Partnerships. Panelists: Ken Senser, former senior vice president, Walmart Global Security and Aviation; Kelly Hoggan, former assistant administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security

Wednesday, Dec. 2                         

Panel: Issues in Resilience and Managing Crisis at the local, state and Federal level. Dave Maxwell, former director, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management; Brandon Guillot, emergency manager, Saline County; Michael Waddle, emergency manager, Benton County.

Don't miss this rare chance to interact with national and international thought leaders as they share their perspective on managing pandemics, terrorist attacks, supply chain shortfalls and communication between local, state and federal jurisdictions.

To register, please sign up.

For more information on the Master of Science in Operations Management and the certificate in homeland security, visit this link.