PITT BUSINESS ALL ACCESS
Three conversations.
One step ahead.
Explore the forces shaping business through three free virtual conversations led by Pitt Business faculty and academic leaders.
ABOUT PITT BUSINESS ALL ACCESS
Today’s leaders need to understand more than one industry, technology, or point of view. This three-part, virtual series brings Pitt Business expertise to the questions changing how organizations lead, innovate, and create value.
Join one conversation or follow the full series for a broader look at the ideas shaping graduate business education at Pitt.
2026-27 PITT BUSINESS ALL ACCESS
AI, Business, and You
October 27
How is artificial intelligence changing leadership, decision-making, work and the graduate business school experience?
The Business for Health
November 10
How is Pittsburgh’s evolving healthcare landscape creating opportunities at the intersection of business, healthcare, and technology?
The Ecosystem Advantage
January 19
What can one of the country’s most dynamic regional ecosystems teach us about the future of business education?
OCTOBER • SESSION 01
AI, Business, and You
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 7–8 PM
Zoom
Artificial intelligence is changing how decisions get made, how teams operate, and how organizations create value. For leaders, understanding the technology is only the beginning.
Join Pitt Business faculty and academic leaders for a conversation about the shifts they’re seeing and how graduate business education is preparing the business leaders of tomorrow.
MEET THE PITT BUSINESS EXPERTS
CONVERSATION LEADER
Rebecca Badawy
Associate Dean for MBA and MS Programs
CONVERSATION LEADER
Narayan Ramasubbu
Associate Dean for AI and Learning Innovation
PANELIST
Laura Okneski
Senior Director of Graduate Academic Programs and Student Services
PANELIST
Brad Messner
Teaching Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management
PANELIST
Tom Ware
Assistant Professor in Information Systems and Technology Management
NOVEMBER • SESSION 02
The Business for Health
Zoom
Pittsburgh is emerging as a national model for where business, healthcare, and technology meet—and Pitt Business is helping lead that work. Through the Business for Health Initiative, Pitt Business and the School of Health Sciences bring their expertise together to advance research and innovation, strengthen the regional economy, prepare the workforce, and build community partnerships. Students interested in this intersection learn across disciplines and build direct ties to industry.
Join the faculty leaders behind the initiative to explore Pittsburgh’s evolving healthcare landscape and how Pitt Business is helping shape what comes next.
JANUARY • SESSION 03
The Ecosystem Advantage
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 | 7–8 PM
Zoom
Pittsburgh is one of the fastest-growing hubs for technology, robotics, healthcare, life sciences, and energy in the country, and that growth is creating opportunities for business professionals that did not exist before. Pitt Business sits at the center of it. Through deep relationships with regional employers, alumni, and innovators, and with the full breadth of the University of Pittsburgh behind it, Pitt Business is not just watching this ecosystem grow. We are working inside it.
Join us for an inside look at how Pitt Business is connecting students to the industries and opportunities shaping what comes next. Hear from our team about how those connections come to life, from relationships with employers and alumni to hands-on learning experiences that bring students closer to some of the most dynamic industries in the country.