A2i Fall 2024 Speakers
Expert-led workshops are a cornerstone of the Accelerate to Industry initiative. Charlotte professionals give presentations on a diverse array of topics, allowing grad students to see how what they learn in the classroom, can be applied and developed in the working world.
The Fall 2024 A2i schedule features workshops from these distinguished professionals:
Katie graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2017, with a Master’s in Health Administration; she then entered the professional sector, and today is the Director and Deputy Chief of Staff with Novant Health, founded and headquartered right here in North Carolina.
Mike Cowell is Executive Vice President, Chief Auditor of TIAA and a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Mike leads the global Internal Audit Services team, performing objective and independent audit and advisory services across all legal entities and businesses of TIAA.
Mike has also completed the UNC Chapel Hill/TIAA Executive Leadership Development Program, and currently serves on the UNC Charlotte Graduate School Advisory Board.
Accelerate to Industry: Career Success Insights from Industry Experts | October 22, 4:30 – 6pm
Peter is a 2004 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. He also received a Master of Accountancy from the UNC Charlotte in 2007.
Peter started his career at Pesta, Finnie and Associates, LLP in 2005. Peter enjoys working with clients in many industries, primarily commercial and residential real estate. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
Accelerate to Industry: Career Success Insights from Industry Experts | October 22, 4:30 – 6pm
Christopher Moxley is a Charlotte native and graduate of UNC Charlotte, where he received an Excellence in Leadership Award from the Black Alumni Chapter and was selected as a Distinguished Young Alumnus by the Belk College of Business. Recently featured in Forbes Magazine and named as a ‘Top 40 Under 40’ by the Charlotte Business Journal, Chris is a former Division 1 collegiate track and field athlete and career financial services and risk management professional turned full-time entrepreneur and co-owner of the award-winning Charlotte-based lifestyle brand, 704 Shop.
Accelerate to Industry: Career Success Insights from Industry Experts | October 22, 4:30 – 6pm
Matt is Squad Leader for Manufacturing in Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics at Siemens Energy in Charlotte, with more than 20 years of engineering experience under his belt. He regularly works with and supervises interns, and has been a strong advocate for the A2i initiative, having given multiple business-oriented presentations to groups of UNC grad students.
Don’t Blow It: Make a Positive Impression on Employers | October 25, 12 – 1pm