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U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Caps Off New Finance Speaker Series at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business

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木曜日, 5月 9, 2024
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Senator Ben Cardin discussed the challenges facing entrepreneurs and small business owners during the May 7 installment of the Finance Grand Challenges Speaker Series.

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  • Senator Ben Cardin discussed the challenges facing entrepreneurs and small business owners during the May 7 installment of the Finance Grand Challenges Speaker Series.
  • Cardin is a senior member of the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee and has previously served as its chairman.
  • They were the final guests of the academic year for a series that has featured several prominent national figures in the world of finance.
  • The series host and creator is Michael Faulkender, Dean's Professor of Finance at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and former assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury Department.

American Battery Technology Company Hires Former Tesla Head of FP&A Europe, Scott Smith, as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis

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火曜日, 4月 30, 2024
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RENO, Nev., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, is pleased to announce the onboarding of Scott Smith as its vice president of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to support the company's strategic growth trajectory and to lead the company's investor relations functions.

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  • Smith is an experienced finance professional with over a decade of expertise in financial business operations within the electric vehicle and consumer goods sectors.
  • He is skilled in strategic planning, intricate financial modeling, and fostering cross-functional partnerships with demonstrated success in enhancing cost efficiencies, facilitating market expansion, and maximizing investment returns.
  • "I am thrilled to join American Battery Technology Company to help support the company's rapid growth and to work with our strategic partners to facilitate our capital expansion projects," stated Scott Smith, ABTC's vice president of financial planning and analysis.
  • Smith earned a bachelor's in commerce from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario.

University of Maryland's Smith School of Business Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024
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The center will work in conjunction with the university's newly announced Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) .

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  • The center will work in conjunction with the university's newly announced Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) .
  • The center positions Smith to more effectively bring that expertise to businesses, policymakers and institutes, researchers, students and the broader community."
  • With AI utilization skyrocketing across all sectors of business, the launch of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business will allow us to amplify the expertise of our Smith School faculty to advance the public good across industries," says Provost Jennifer King Rice.
  • "What the AI center represents is interdisciplinary research and engagement at its very best," says Wedad Elmaghraby, senior associate dean of the Smith School.

UMD-LinkUp AI Maps Transforms AI Job Tracking with Groundbreaking Approach

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火曜日, 1月 30, 2024
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. , Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UMD-LinkUp, a collaboration between the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, LinkUp Job Market Data, and Outrigger Group, introduced the world's first tool for mapping the creation of jobs requiring artificial intelligence skills: UMD-LinkUp AI Maps.

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  • AI Maps leverages LinkUp's industry leading job data to visualize the spread of jobs requiring skills in AI across the country – by sector, state and more granular geographic levels.
  • UMD-LinkUp AI Maps shifts the paradigm by utilizing a fine-tuned large language model (LLM) to enhance accuracy.
  • "We are using highly specialized LLMs to assist with filtering AI jobs for an accurate and timely assessment of what constitutes an AI job."
  • UMD-LinkUp AI Maps is poised to define how the world visualizes and understands the emerging landscape of AI job creation.

The University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and UMD's School of Medicine Partner to Expand Business Education Opportunities for Medical Students and Faculty

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水曜日, 12月 6, 2023
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Coursework for the Stem Designated Part-Time FlexMBA caters to the busy schedules of healthcare professionals and medical students by offering hybrid learning that includes online and on-campus options.

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  • Coursework for the Stem Designated Part-Time FlexMBA caters to the busy schedules of healthcare professionals and medical students by offering hybrid learning that includes online and on-campus options.
  • "In today's environment, excellent patient outcomes also depend on the financial well-being of both patients and providers," says Smith School Dean Prabhudev Konana.
  • In addition, the Smith School will offer a limited number of merit-based awards ranging from $15,000 to $25,000 to additional exceptional students in the program.
  • Read more about the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

UMD Smith, Montgomery College Initiate Pathway to a Business Analytics Masters

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月曜日, 10月 30, 2023
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COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A Montgomery College student cohort has embarked this fall on a unique pathway to a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business to meet a growing demand for the likes of operations researchers, data analysts, business analysts, analytics directors and chief analytics officers.

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  • COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A Montgomery College student cohort has embarked this fall on a unique pathway to a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business to meet a growing demand for the likes of operations researchers, data analysts, business analysts, analytics directors and chief analytics officers.
  • Twenty-three of 50 students in this Smith master's track already are declared majors under the Rockville, Md.-based community college's new Associate of Arts in Business Analytics program.
  • Pending admission to Smith's undergraduate and master's programs, students will complete the undergraduate major in Operations Management and Business Analytics followed by the MSBA.
  • "It's a very clear and defined pathway to the Smith School," says Montgomery College (MC) Accounting Coordinator and Business Analytics Advisor Kathryn Klose, PhD.

Ahmad Bakhshai awarded FP Canada™ Fellow distinction

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水曜日, 9月 27, 2023
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TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - FP Canada is excited to announce that Ahmad Bakhshai, CFP®, has been awarded the FP Canada Fellow distinction.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - FP Canada is excited to announce that Ahmad Bakhshai, CFP®, has been awarded the FP Canada Fellow distinction.
  • This distinction is in recognition of individuals who have made a significant contribution to furthering FP Canada's mandate of advancing professional financial planning in Canada.
  • "We're pleased to honour Ahmad for his impressive contributions to the financial planning profession," says Tashia Batstone, President and CEO of FP Canada.
  • You can learn more about the FP Canada Fellow distinction on the FP Canada website.

UMD Smith to Launch Enterprise Risk Consortium

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木曜日, 6月 1, 2023
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The school, through its Office of Executive Education , will launch a Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium during summer 2023 to provide industry-leading insights, applied research and risk analytics, risk management training programs, special events and a paid membership level for customized access to experts and training.

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  • The school, through its Office of Executive Education , will launch a Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium during summer 2023 to provide industry-leading insights, applied research and risk analytics, risk management training programs, special events and a paid membership level for customized access to experts and training.
  • The consortium will position Smith "as an academic leader in applied risk management through thought leadership, education and outreach to industry and governmental organizations, and by formalizing industry ties to Smith students interested in careers in risk management," says Clifford Rossi , PhD, professor of the practice and executive-in-residence for the Smith School.
  • "A community of practitioners with a vested interest in advancing the field of risk management will drive this initiative," says Koenick.
  • With such insight, the Smith School has "a prominent track record in risk management through leading media outlets and as a trusted advisor to corporations, agencies and legislators in risk management," says Smith Dean Prabhudev Konana .

UMD Smith Names Michael Hoffmeyer as Dingman Center Managing Director

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水曜日, 5月 24, 2023
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COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has named Michael Hoffmeyer as Managing Director of its Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship .

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  • COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has named Michael Hoffmeyer as Managing Director of its Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship .
  • Hoffmeyer arrives from directing the University of Memphis' Crews Center for Entrepreneurship since its 2013 opening and with expertise in entrepreneurship, tech and e-commerce.
  • "The center is critical to the Smith School's focus on addressing grand challenges through entrepreneurship across campus."
  • In addition to its pioneering angel investment group, the Dingman Center organized the first national meeting of leading entrepreneurship centers, leading to the 200-plus-member Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers.

UMD Smith Professor, Students Take on Mortgage Climate Risk

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木曜日, 4月 27, 2023
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Much of the damage occurs to housing, often burdening homeowners and insurers – and ultimately exposing mortgage providers to increased risk.

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  • Much of the damage occurs to housing, often burdening homeowners and insurers – and ultimately exposing mortgage providers to increased risk.
  • Now a risk expert and his students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have developed a new way to quantify the risk.
  • "Climate risk is complicated because it's a global risk," says Professor of the Practice Clifford Rossi , who spent 25 years in risk management at banks and government agencies before joining the finance faculty at Smith.
  • The students built a model that leverages machine learning to pinpoint the regions of the country with the highest climate risk and the implications for homeowners and the mortgage industry.