Published: January 15, 2015
UT to Host Next Business Network Symposium Jan. 27
The heads of Digital Hands, Highway Safety Devices and the Tampa Bay Lightning are slated to speak at the next Business Network Symposium at The University of Tampa on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins with a continental breakfast at 7:15 a.m. with the program running from 7:45–9 a.m. on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Charlotte Baker is an entrepreneur who co-founded Digital Hands, a U.S.-based managed IT security services provider. Under Baker’s leadership, Digital Hands has been the winner of multiple industry awards, including the Technology Services Industry Association excellence award for Innovation in the Delivery of Managed Services in 2013.
Gordon Johnson is president and co-owner of Highway Safety Devices, a leading provider of contracted services specializing in the installation and repair of intelligent transportation systems, traffic signals, signing, lighting and guardrails on highway and road construction projects throughout Florida.
Jeff Vinik purchased the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, promising a comprehensive transformation of the franchise and pledging to make a significant positive impact in the Tampa Bay community. Vinik’s Strategic Property Partners, LLC has purchased numerous parcels of land around the Lightning’s Amalie Arena, and announced plans for a hotel, retail and residential complex west of the arena.
The Business Network Symposium is hosted by The University of Tampa Board of Fellows and the presenting sponsor is LCG. Other sponsors include the Tampa Bay Business Journal and Sodexo Campus Services.
The Board of Fellows holds this networking event three times a year to allow businesses that are well known, changing or new to the Tampa Bay area the opportunity to share their accomplishments and plans with the business community. The final symposium in the 2014-2015 series is scheduled for April 14.
For more information, contact Laura Randall, director of community relations, at (813) 253-6200 or lrandall@ut.edu.
On Friday, April 17, a panel of four industry professionals will present the obstacles and challenges faced in today’s business environment related to whistleblowing.
The panel will be held at The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business, Room 234, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This “Hot Seat Event” is sponsored by UT’s Center for Ethics. The public is invited, and there is no charge for the event.University of Tampa film students will screen their work at the first annual Moon Dance Film Festival at UT’s Reeves Theater on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Walker, assistant professor of communication, said the festival is an opportunity for UT students both to screen their work and to curate the best work of their peers.“It’s fully student-run, so it shows how deeply the students care about celebrating the strong work of their peers, but also shows how much desire there is for our FMA students to create venues of success for one another,” Walker said. “It’s a terrific collaboration, and will be a terrific party for film. Plus, the movies are great.”
The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay Inc. and The University of Tampa Center for Ethics is calling for nominations for their annual Sustainable Business Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at The University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.
Now in its seventh year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany Foundation, recognize and honor for-profit businesses in the Tampa Bay area that engage in practices that increase economic opportunities and improve the environment and community.