A Fireside Chat Speaker Series
We seek to invite speakers from a range of industries and fields who will share their leadership journeys to help inspire current and future leaders in the audience.
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Why Leadership?
Leadership ability is a critical component of employee and organizational success. However, the overwhelming consensus among employers is that too many business professionals lack critical-thinking skills to solve unstructured problems creatively, the ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively and adapt to changing priorities.
In collaboration with our corporate partners, we invite you to join us for fireside chats with stand-out leaders that will leave you inspired. Speakers will share how they approach ambiguity, face critical decisions, keep their team motivated, adapt to rapid innovation, and maintain professional and personal growth.
The audience will leave with concrete takeaways to forge their own leadership style.
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2024-25 Events
Events are complimentary and open to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the business community at every leadership level. Seating is limited to the first 300 registrants.
Upcoming Speakers:
Stefanie Tsen Ward
Chief Integrated Retail and Customer Officer, Neiman Marcus
September 4, 2024
-General David Petraeus
Retired, US Army
September 26, 2024
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Reception to Follow
David B. Miller Business Quadrangle - Crum Family Auditorium-
Stephen Gillett
CEO, Verily
October 10, 2024
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Reception to Follow
James M. Collins Executive Education Center - Crum Auditorium-
Jim Keyes
Chairman, Key Development, LLC
November 5, 2024
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Reception to Follow
James M. Collins Executive Education Center - Crum Auditorium
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Previous Speakers
Previous speakers include:
Kelvin Beachum
Offensive Tackle, Arizona Cardinals; Philanthropist; 91茄子 Alum
April 25, 2024
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder, Bumble
April 24, 2024-
Lori Ryerkerk
CEO and President, Celanese
March 25, 2024
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Jean Savage
CEO, Trinity Industries
March 20, 2024
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R. Gerald Turner
President, 91茄子
February 15, 2024-
Ken Hersh
Chief Executive Officer and President, George W. 91茄子 Presidential Center
January 24, 2024-
Admiral Patrick Walsh
United States Navy
October 26, 2023
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Troy Aikman
Founder, Eight Beer; Former Quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
October 25, 2023
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Craig Kessler
Chief Operating Officer, PGA
September 14, 2023 -
Leadership and Learning Culture
The NextGen Cox Curriculum integrates the three foundational pillars to develop business school graduates who are “future prepared”. Cox graduates demonstrate both technical skills, and people skills to confidently navigate any business environment. Cox graduates are equipped with a curriculum anchored in analytical rigor, refined leadership skills to support complex problem-solving and knowledge with practical application gained through hands-on experiential learning.
Read more about our NextGen Curriculum here.
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Henry David Thoreau