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THE BUSINESS OF THE
HUMANITIES, 2024
(Summary)
SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTIONS & WELCOMING REMARKS

Wayne de Fremery
Professor of Information Science and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Françoise Lepage Center of Global Innovation, Dominican University of California
Welcoming Remarks

Sherry Wangenheim
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Dominican University of California
Welcoming Remarks

Weibke Denecke
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, Faculty Lead of Global Humanities initiative, MIT
Welcoming Remarks
KEYNOTE

John Silvanus Wilson
The Unfinished Business of Higher Education
Former President of Morehouse College, Former Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs)
SESSION ONE
INTRODUCTIONS & WELCOMING REMARKS

Wayne de Fremery
Professor of Information Science and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Françoise Lepage Center of Global Innovation, Dominican University of California
Welcoming Remarks

Sherry Wangenheim
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Dominican University of California
Welcoming Remarks

Weibke Denecke
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, Faculty Lead of Global Humanities initiative, MIT
Welcoming Remarks
Otto Scharmer
Reimagining the 21st Century University and Business School in the Face of Our Polycrisis
MIT Sloan School of Management, Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute
Thomas Cavanagh
Rethinking the Business of Teaching Business
Associate Professor of Management, Dominican University of California
Wayne de Fremery
Deep Learning and the Humanities
Professor of Information Science and Entrepreneurship, Dominican University of California
Judy Halebsky
PoBiz: The Business of Poetry
Director of the MFA, Professor of English, Dominican University of California
SESSION TWO

Hap Klopp
Democratizing Access to the Deep Wilderness
Former CEO of The North Face and Lecturer, Dominican University of California

Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim
Asian Medicine in the World: Towards Affecting Deep Systems of Healing
Fellow, Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania

Tristan Brown
Wind, Water, and Artificial Intelligence: Appraising Fengshui in Chinese Real Estate with Machine Learning
S.C. Fang Chinese Language and Culture Career
Development Professor, MIT

Michaela George
The Local Business of Global Health
Associate Professor, Global Public Health Program, Dominican University of California

Benjamin Rosenberg
The Local Business of Global Health
Associate Professor of
Psychology, Dominican University of California

Or Parath
Is there a Historical Link between Deifying Animals and Animal Welfare?
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University

Wiebke Denecke
Mapping the Humanities’ Business Ground-up: Kyoto 800, Göttingen 1830, Boston 2024
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, MIT

Xavier G. Buck
Narrative Control and the Business of Legacy
Executive Director, Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation

Alicia Stevens
The Other Davos: How Arts & Culture Changed the World
Gates Cambridge Scholar, Cambridge Heritage Research Centre, University of Cambridge
KEYNOTE
The Unfinished Business of Higher Education
Former President of Morehouse College, Former Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs
John Silvanus Wilson


John Silvanus Wilson
Former President of Morehouse College, Former Director
of the White House Initiative on HBCUs
The Unfinished Business of Higher Education
SESSION ONE

Otto Scharmer
MIT Sloan School of Management, Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute
Reimagining the 21st Century University and Business School in the Face of Our Polycrisis

Thomas Cavanagh
Associate Professor of Management, Dominican University of California
Rethinking the Business of Teaching Business

Wayne de Fremery
Professor of Information Science and Entrepreneurship, Dominican University of California
Deep Learning and the Humanities

Shankar Raman
Professor in the Literature Section, MIT
Automation and Humanities Jobs

Judy Halebsky
Director of the MFA, Professor of English, Dominican University of California
PoBiz: The Business of Poetry

Michael Puett
Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Harvard University
How to Read the World: Working Across the Humanities, Economics, and AI
SESSION TWO

Hap Klopp
Former CEO of The North Face and Lecturer, Dominican University of California
Democratizing Access to the Deep Wilderness

Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim
Fellow, Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Asian Medicine in the World: Towards Affecting Deep Systems of Healing

Tristan Brown
S.C. Fang Chinese Language and Culture Career
Development Professor, MIT
Wind, Water, and Artificial Intelligence: Appraising Fengshui in Chinese Real Estate with Machine Learning

Michaela George
Associate Professor, Global Public Health Program, Dominican University of California
The Local Business of Global Health

Benjamin Rosenberg
Associate Professor of
Psychology, Dominican University of California
The Local Business of Global Health

Or Parath
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University
Is there a Historical Link between Deifying Animals and Animal Welfare?

Wiebke Denecke
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, MIT
Mapping the Humanities’ Business Ground-up: Kyoto 800, Göttingen 1830, Boston 2024

Xavier G. Buck
Executive Director, Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation
Narrative Control and the Business of Legacy

Alicia Stevens
Gates Cambridge Scholar, Cambridge Heritage Research Centre, University of Cambridge
The Other Davos: How Arts & Culture Changed the World
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: THE BUSINESS OF THE HUMANITIES

Nicola Pitchford
President, Dominican University of California

Otto Scharmer
MIT Sloan School of Management, Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute

Michael Puett
Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University

Wiebke Denecke
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, Faculty Lead of Comparative Global Humanities Initiative, MIT
THE LEPAGE CENTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
2021 - 2024

Kevin Cleary
CEO, Clif Bar & Company

Kevin Compton
Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Skelly Wingard
CEO, By the Bay Health

Joe Shekou
Owner, JHS Properties

Amelia Ceja
President and CEO, Ceja Vineyards.
April 14, 2022

Zachary Kushel
Founder and Managing
Partner,
Marin Sonoma
Impact Ventures

Kevin Johnson
Vice President and Portfolio Manager,
Dodge & Cox

Nooshin Behroyan
Founder/ CEO of Paxon
Energy & Infrastructure

Michael Volpatt
Serial Entrepreneur

Leslie Blodgett
Founder, bareMinerals

Kara Goldin
CEO of Hint Inc.

Kathy Tierney
Former CEO
Sur la Table and
entrepreneur
Michael Volpatt
COLLABORATIONS WITH THE US COMMERCIAL SERVICE
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: THE BUSINESS OF THE HUMANITIES

Nicola Pitchford
President, Dominican University of California

Otto Scharmer
MIT Sloan School of Management, Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute

Michael Puett
Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University

Wiebke Denecke
S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, Faculty Lead of Comparative Global Humanities Initiative, MIT
THE LEPAGE CENTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
2021 - 2024

Kevin Cleary
CEO, Clif Bar & Company

Kevin Compton
Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Skelly Wingard
CEO, By the Bay Health

Joe Shekou
Owner, JHS Properties

Amelia Ceja
President and CEO, Ceja Vineyards.
April 14, 2022

Zachary Kushel
Founder and Managing
Partner,
Marin Sonoma
Impact Ventures

Kevin Johnson
Vice President and Portfolio Manager,
Dodge & Cox

Nooshin Behroyan
Founder/ CEO of Paxon
Energy & Infrastructure

Michael Volpatt
Serial Entrepreneur

Leslie Blodgett
Founder, bareMinerals

Kara Goldin
CEO of Hint Inc.

Kathy Tierney
Former CEO
Sur la Table and
entrepreneur
Michael Volpatt
Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Lepage Center and the U.S. Commercial Service hosted a Roundtable on clean energy and environmental technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa that included Mlamli Mjambana, an industry expert in energy who works with U.S. companies attempting to enter the African market. Companies from the San Francisco Bay Area, including EGS, 3rd Stone Design, Arrgh Manufacturing, GK Advisors, Pegasus Power Solutions, Asoba, and Nippon Steel Trading, exchanged ideas about the future of clean energy in Africa. The Director of the Lepage Center, Dr. Wayne de Fremery, Dr. Vafa Saboori, Director of the MS in Business Analytics at the Barowsky School of Business, and Elizabeth Krauth, Director of the U.S. Commercial Service North Bay office, were also in attendance.
North Bay Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and International Trade
The Director of the Lepage Center and the Director of the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) in the North Bay/San Rafael, held a successful community outreach event on the topic of the North Bay Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and International Trade. The USCS and the Lepage Center plan to co-host additional events with the long term aim of rebuilding an export association in the North Bay.
COLLABORATIONS WITH THE US COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Lepage Center and the U.S. Commercial Service hosted a Roundtable on clean energy and environmental technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa that included Mlamli Mjambana, an industry expert in energy who works with U.S. companies attempting to enter the African market. Companies from the San Francisco Bay Area, including EGS, 3rd Stone Design, Arrgh Manufacturing, GK Advisors, Pegasus Power Solutions, Asoba, and Nippon Steel Trading, exchanged ideas about the future of clean energy in Africa. The Director of the Lepage Center, Dr. Wayne de Fremery, Dr. Vafa Saboori, Director of the MS in Business Analytics at the Barowsky School of Business, and Elizabeth Krauth, Director of the U.S. Commercial Service North Bay office, were also in attendance.
North Bay Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and International Trade
The Director of the Lepage Center and the Director of the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) in the North Bay/San Rafael, held a successful community outreach event on the topic of the North Bay Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and International Trade. The USCS and the Lepage Center plan to co-host additional events with the long term aim of rebuilding an export association in the North Bay.