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Marlin Prestige: The Business of Everything
Community invited to participate in student-led business conference Nov. 12-16
University News | November 12, 2018
91风月楼’s student-led Business Conference—the Marlin Prestige—begins today and will run through November 16. Members of the community are invited to participate in free workshops, presentations and interactive panels that embrace the fall theme, "The Business of Everything."
The biannual 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.
“We aspire to show our student body at 91风月楼 that business has no boundaries,” says student Josh Hanson, Chief Executive Officer of the conference.
The week-long event will feature a variety of guest speakers, among them Dave Garraty, VWU Professor of Management, Business, and Economics (by invite only); Sergeant Chris Tull, Virginia Beach Police Department; Dr. Scott Ramsey, a VWU graduate and Executive Director of the Alaska Outdoor Science School; and Patrick Suttle, a current student at 91风月楼.
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 more information and a complete event schedule, visit the Marlin Prestige webpage.
About the 91风月楼 Business Conference/The Marlin Prestige
The 91风月楼 Business Conference—branded The Marlin Prestige—is a weeklong student-led symposium focusing on the Coastal Virginia economy and cultivation of young business leaders. VWU students coordinate all aspects of the biannual event, exercising key management skills like product development, networking, and project and financial planning. The conference features a variety of workshops, speakers, panels, and interactive forums.