Virginia Wesleyan College’s student-led Business Conference — branded the Marlin Prestige — will take place Nov. 16 - Nov. 20.
Community members are invited to participate in free workshops, presentations and interactive panels that embrace the fall 2015 theme, "Learning and Earning Your Career."
The bi-annual conference is the culmination of months of hard work by students in the Virginia Wesleyan business course, "Principles of Management." Students coordinate all aspects of the event, exercising key management skills like product development, networking, and project and financial planning.
"Our goal is to offer workshops to students and working professionals that are geared toward the skills they need to achieve success in their chosen career fields," says Virginia Wesleyan junior Adam Byrd, chief executive officer of the Marlin Prestige.
The conference will feature guest speakers, including Lynn Clements, executive director of the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (by invite only); Jason Barnes, owner of Chick-fil-A at Haygood Shopping Center; and Jesse Morton, chief operating officer for McPhillips, Roberts & Deans in Norfolk.
Virginia Wesleyan College President Scott D. Miller will present a workshop titled “The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media” on Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m. in the Pearce Hospitality Suite inside the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
Daily activities will once again include the popular Shark Tank presentations, which closely mirror the popular ABC television series, as well as interactive alumni and faculty career panels. Conference activities are free and open to the public.
For a complete schedule of events visit the Marlin Prestige website.
