Las Vegas is an entrepreneurial city that invents new business models, a convention city where new products and services are introduced, and a destination city that everyone comes to visit. There is a lot to talk about in Las Vegas and we invite many visitors to the EMBA program every year to discuss the latest happenings or next big thing that will impact business. This also gives our students the opportunity to network with community leaders involved in a wide range of projects.
Some of Our Recent Visitors
Chuck Atwood
Retired CFO & Vice Chair of Board
Harrah's Entertainment
Charlie Blenkhorn
Blenkhorn Development Associates
Kelly Bubolz
President
Vegas Golden Knights
Tim Cashman
Vice President
Las Vegas Harley Davidson
Jose "Pepe" Charles
Strategic Edge Consulting
Vincent Cirel
Senior Vice President
Scientific Games
Jeff Civillico
Comedy in Action
Justin Cohen
President
Internet Marketing Inc. Las Vegas
Rick Darnold
Vice President of Strategic Sourcing
Boyd Gaming
Gary Doyle
CEO and President
Matterhorn Group
Andrew Edlefsen
Director
US Export Assistance Center, US Department of Commerce, Las Vegas
John Fountain
VP of Technology
COX Hospitality Network
Scott Frost
General Manager
vegashotspots.com
David Hoenemeyer
VP and General Manager
Harrah's Las Vegas
TJ Matthews
Retired Chairman/CEO, Member of the Board of Directors - Keep Memory AlivCleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Katherine C. Holland
General Manager & Vice President
Global Life Sciences Industry
IBM Corporation
Tony Hsieh
CEO of Zappos.com and Downtown Project partner
Keith Hughes
H2O Velocity
Terry Jicinsky
Sr. V.P. Operations
Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority
Chris Johnson
VP of Capital Effectiveness
Harrah's Entertainment
Harold Johnson
General Manager
Mount Charleston Hotel
Darren LaCroix
2001 World Champion of Public Speaking & Principal
The Humor Institute
Alfred Lin
Chairman & COO/CFO
Zappos.com
Jonathan Q. Loeb
Senior VP
Hospitality Marketing Services
Dominic Marrocco
Serial Entrepreneur
Philanthropist
Honorary Fellow , 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Engineering
Amy Jo Martin
CEO & Founder, Digital Royalty
Arvind A. Menon
Executive VP and CFO
Nevada First Bank
Jeneen Minter
Product Director Edw and Advanced Analytics
Zappos
Rick Arpin
Managing Partner of the Las Vegas office of global accounting, tax and consulting firm KPMG
Les Ottolenghi
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Kristi Overgaard
VP Awesomeness
Switch
Charly Paelinck
Vice President of IT Capabilities
Caesar's Entertainment
Jack Pappas
Director of Financial Analysis
Wynn Casino Macau
Dana Park
VP of Business Development
WorldDoc
Mark Peterson
Vice President and Partner
Building and Assest Optimization
IBM Gobal Business Services
Johnny Royal
CEO & Chairman
Luthier
Michael Sherwood
Director of Technology and Innovation
City of Las Vegas
John F. Slitz, Jr.
Slitz & Company
Tom Utiger
Associate Partner
IBM Global Business Services
Business Analytics & Optimization (BAO)
Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Larry Vierra
Director
Nevada Small Business Development Center
Eric Wolf
President
Innolytics, LLC
Michael Yackira
CEO & President
NV Energy
Contact
Nadine Bentis, Ed.D
Director of Executive Education
Room: BEH 542B
Phone: 702-895-4646
nadine.bentis@unlv.edu