For over 60 years, the Management Conference has showcased what the University of Chicago Booth School of Business does best—stretching, challenging, pushing, and questioning the theory and practice of business. Ken Griffin, CEO and Founder of Citadel, gave a stirring account of the economy, politics, education, and the story of Citadel at 25 Years.
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Executive Roundtable at 2016 National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention
January 18, 2016
The National Retail Federation’s STORES magazine hosted an executive roundtable discussion, “Satisfying Consumer Expectations for Real-Time Retail” at the NRF’s annual Big Show Convention and Expo in New York. James Adams was a panelist discussing logistics and the challenges of same day delivery.
Logistics Investors Launch Supply-Chain Technology Accelerator
March 28, 2016
James Adams is excited to announce that he has signed on with Dynamo, a Venture Fund and Accelerator for logistics, transportation, and supply chain startups. Dynamo is a mentor-driven program that prides itself on rallying industry leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to drive innovation.
There is a superabundance of global investment capital and it’s poised to grow another 50% by 2020. That said, portfolio returns have leveled off and investors are struggling to find differentiation. Email us and we will send you a short presentation on how we are helping to transform portfolio performance.
For over 150 years, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has helped shape the future. With one of the world's top ranked engineering programs, we set the standard for excellence. James Adams, MSE ’91, Honors, was the keynote speaker where he shared career advice with the 2017 graduating class.
Chicago Booth Angels Network connects domain experts, mentors, and angel investors to help entrepreneurs build successful and fast growing businesses. The New York Chapter’s inaugural meeting was held on Thursday, November 9th in the Rise New York building in the Flatiron District. Rise is funded by Barclays and has become the premier FinTech startup ecosystem.
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