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Rawls Research Conference 2027

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March 3, 2027

Rawls College of Business

Rawls Research Conference 2025

This event served as a unique opportunity to exchange ideas on cutting-edge, interdisciplinary business research addressing the challenges and opportunities of sustainability requirements and AI adoption. More than 100 participants attended daily, representing a diverse range of Rawls College areas and several other Texas Tech University academic departments.

Conference Agenda

Conference Recap Story

Keynote Speakers

Feb. 18: Sustainability in Business

Kevin Dooley, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
Chief-Scientist of the Sustainability Consortium

R. Steven Tungate

Vice President and General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Service & Innovation
Toshiba America Business Solutions

Julie Dalzell

Vice President for Sustainable Development
ConocoPhillips

Feb. 19: Publishing in Top Empirical Journals

Paul Bliese, Ph.D.

Jeff B. Bates Professor of Management at University of South Carolina
Deputy Editor of Academy of Management Journal

Feb. 19: AI in Business

Harry Wang, Ph.D.

Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Delaware
Founder and CEO of Takin.AI

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