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At the Forefront of MIS since 1968

The University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management has been at the forefront of management information systems (MIS) for more than 50 years. Founded in 1968, the Management Information Systems Research Center (MISRC) at Minnesota Carlson has been an important part of the university's contribution to the field, and is one of the reasons why the school is often called a "birthplace of MIS."

Conference History

The MISRC Digital Leadership Conference promotes interdisciplinary learning. Programming features a mix of perspectives from CIOs, business leaders, and executives, along with research insights from University of Minnesota faculty scholars.

The theme of the 2024 conference was Charting the AI Journey. Held November 8, 2024 at the Carlson School of Management.

 

Sponsors

  • Carlson School of Management Information & Decision Sciences Department
  • General Mills
  • Land O' Lakes
  • Bosch
  • Target

 

Speakers & Panelists

  • Cris Ross, CIO, Mayo Clinic
  • Alok Gupta, Carlson School of Management
  • Melissa Ludack, VP Data Science, Target Corporation
  • Jake Krings, VP Digital, Target Corporation
  • Mochen Yang, Carlson School of Management
  • Jean Machart, COO, Children's Cancer Research Fund
  • Elwin Loomis, Digital Leader/former Head of Digital - Bremer Bank
  • Jamie Thingelstad, CTO, SPS Commerce
  • De Liu, Carlson School of Management
  • Chris Manrodt, Head of Data Strategy - IGT Devices, Philips
  • Bonnie Holub, Artificial Intelligence Leader and Evangelist
  • Erik Tonsfeldt, Senior Manager, West Monroe

The theme for Fall 2023 was AI for Business. Industry leaders and academic researchers shared insights on how generative AI, responsible AI, and related trends are impacting organizations. Held September 29, 2023 at the Carlson School of Management.

 

Sponsors

  • Carlson School of Management Information & Decision Sciences Department
  • General Mills

 

Speakers & Panelists

  • TEDDY BEKELE, CTO, Land O’Lakes
  • RAJEEV DUGGIRALA, SVP, Ameriprise Financial
  • VIBHANSHU ABHISHEK, Founder & CTO, Alltius and Professor, University of California Irvine
  • RAVI BAPNA, Curtis L. Carlson Chair Professor in Business Analytics and Information Systems, Carlson School of Management
  • ARUN BATCHU, Vice President, Analyst, Gartner
  • BRETT BRUNICK, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Thrivent
  • ALOK GUPTA, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Carlson School of Management
  • TERI KASLOW, Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
  • CHRIS MANRODT, Head of Data Strategy - IGT Devices, Phillips
  • JONATHAN SHOEMAKER, SVP, Operations and Chief Integration Officer, Allina Health
  • YUQING REN, Associate Professor & Lawrence Fellow, Carlson School of Management
  • JASON STALOCH, Vice President, Digital Core, General Mills
  • MOCHEN YANG, Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management

 

Program

  • Welcome: Jamie Prenkert, Dean of the Carlson School of Management
  • Keynote Speaker: Rajeev Duggirala, Senior Vice President, Cloud Transformation & Strategy at Ameriprise Financial
  • Industry-Academia Panel Discussion on Generative AI:
    • Ravi Bapna (Moderator), Professor, Carlson School of Management
    • Brett Brunick, CTO, Thrivent
    • Jason Staloch, VP Digital Core, General Mills
    • Vibhanshu Abhishek, Professor, UC Irvine & Founder, Alltius
    • Arun Batchu, VP Analyst in Software Engineering, Gartner
  • Keynote Speaker: Teddy Bekele, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Land O' Lakes
  • Talk: “Role of AI in Business”: Professor Yuqing Ren, Carlson School of Management
  • Industry-Academia Panel Discussion on Responsible AI:
    • Mochen Yang (Moderator), Professor, Carlson School of Management
    • Alok Gupta, Professor & Dean of Research and Faculty, Carlson School of Management
    • Chris Manrodt, Head of Data Strategy, Philips Medical Devices
    • Teri Kaslow, VP Enterprise Data & Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
    • Jonathan Shoemaker, CIO & SVP, Allina Health
  • Closing Remarks
  • Lunch & Networking
  • Carlson Student Analytics Project Showcase

 

Planning Committee

Thank you to the conference planning committee, which was made up of members of the Carlson School's Information & Decision Sciences Department:

  • Professor Gedas Adomavicius
  • Deb Bauman, Executive-in-Residence
  • Kevin Kuhn, Industry Outreach, MISRC
  • Professor Gautam Ray, Department Chair
  • Professor Yuqing Ren
  • Professor Soumya Sen, Academic Director MISRC
  • Professor Mochen Yang

At this half-day virtual conference on digital transformation, industry executives and academic researchers in information technology shared insights and perspectives on trends, opportunities, and challenges related to the digital transformation of organizations. Held Friday, April 29, 2022 via video conference.

 

Sponsors

  • Carlson School of Management MIS Research Center

 

Program

  • Welcome: Sri Zaheer, Dean of the Carlson School of Management
  • Digital Transformation - An Assurance Perspective: Robert Goodsell, Partner, PwC, Financial Services, Digital Assurance and Transparency
  • Technology Leadership through Transformation: Justin Kershaw, Chief Information Officer, Cargill
  • Digital Transformation at Renewal by Andersen: Arun Chetty, Senior Director of Information Technology, Renewal by Andersen
  • Carlson Analytics Maturity Assessment Model, Soumya Sen & Ryan Sougstad, MIS Research Center, Carlson School of Management
  • Strategies for Converting your Data Into a Corporate Asset: Ravi Bapna, Carlson Analytics Lab & Analytics for Good Institute, Carlson School of Management
  • The Value of Service Robots in Sales: Evidence from Retail Industry: Jason Chan, Information & Decision Sciences, Carlson School of Management
  • Carlson Analytics Lab & Analytics for Good Institute: Ellen Trader, Carlson School of Management
    Closing Remarks

 

executives at Carlson School conference

Contact Us

Ed Foppe • [email protected]

Soumya Sen • [email protected]

 

Conference Planning Committee 

Deb Bauman, Executive-in-Residence, Information & Decision Sciences 
Ed Foppe, Industry outreach, MIS Research Center
Gautam Ray, Department Chair, Information & Decision Sciences 
Soumya Sen, Academic Director, MIS Research Center