Big Ten Conference Career Expo
Names Panelists for Breakout Sessions
www.bigtencareerexpo.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Officials with the 3rd Annual Big Ten Conference Career Expo announced today the members of the breakout panels at the annual event to be held on Friday, March 12, at Union Station in downtown Indianapolis. The Career Expo is open exclusively to current students and alumni of Big Ten Conference universities.
“Last year was the first year that we tried a breakout session – and it was a huge success. The audience got to hear how the panelists started their career and got advice on how to break into the job market today. Most of the panelists stayed after the session to talk one-on-one with the audience to have a more in depth conversation,” said Donna Wilkinson. Wilkinson was a panelist last year and serves as co-chair of the Career Expo.
The morning panel is entitled “Careers in Life Sciences” and will run from 10 – 11:30 a.m. John Ketzenberger, former business columnist for the Indianapolis Star and President of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, will moderate the panel. Panelists include:
• Lisa Cline – Pharmacist Manager Operation; Medco
• Shawn Comella – President and CEO; Monarch Life Sciences
• Bryan Langford – Director, Product Safety; Roche Diagnostics Operations Diabetes Care
• Dr. Karen Ochonicky – Consultant, Food Animal Therapeutics; Elanco
• Eric Orme – Vice President and COO; AIT Laboratories
• Dan Peterson – Vice President Industry & Government Affairs; Cook Group Inc.
The second panel is entitled “Careers in Broadcasting, Media, Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing” and will run from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Eric Halvorson, news anchor for WISH TV, will moderate the panel. Panelists for this session include:
• Bruce Bryant – President and Creative Director; Promotus Advertising
• Gerry Dick – President and Managing Editor; Grow INdiana Venues, Inc., LLC
• Jessica Di Santo – Communications Director; Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Jennifer Dzwonar – Principal; Borshoff
• Jane Jankowski – Press Secretary; Governor Mitch Daniels
• Larry Mago – Senior Vice President Marketing; Pacers Sports & Entertainment
• Scott McCorkle – COO; ExactTarget
• Rob Smith – Director of Corporate Branding and PR, Lilly; President, Lilly Foundation
“We think these panels will be invaluable to both the students and alumni that attend the Career Expo. Even if they are not looking for careers in these fields, these panelists will have many helpful tips for the job seeker,” said Bruce Hill, co-chair of the Big Ten Conference Career Expo.
Registration is free for students and alumni. To register go to: www.bigtencareerexpo.com. The registration process has been enhanced for 2010. Students and alumni can download their resumes and just prior to the Expo, they will be able to go back into the site to see what job openings employers will be looking to fill during the Expo. Companies participating in the Expo are updated on the web site daily.
The Big Ten Conference Career Expo will be held in conjunction with the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, which runs from Thursday, March 11 – Sunday, March 14. Big Ten university students can purchase an exclusive all-session ticket at a discounted rate of $50. Student-section seating will be available in eight balcony sections and orders will be limited to four all-session tickets. The deadline to purchase student tickets is Sunday, February 28. Details on the student ticket program are available at university ticket offices.
Sponsors for the 2010 Big Ten Conference Career Expo include: Lilly, WellPoint, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Indiana Sports Corporation and Indiana Pacers.
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