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Adelphi Brings Business Experts Together to Discuss Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID Era

Guests Include Reps from Amazon, Salesfore, Colgate-Palmolive, Metaculus and Broadridge Financial Solutions

Garden City, NY (02/16/2021) — With the coronavirus pandemic forcing business and education to go online, Adelphi University will hold a panel discussion on Tuesday, February 23, "The Digital Transformation of Business in the Post-pandemic Era." The virtual event, which runs from 3 to 5 p.m., will cover the impact of the pandemic on global business as well as the world of work resulting from an increase in the use of technology.

Panelists Jessica Kowalski from Amazon Web Services, Alexandru Oanca from Salesforce Services, Karam Kapur from Colgate-Palmolive, Gaia Dempsey from Metaculus and Mark Schlesinger from Broadridge Financial Solutions will take part in the discussion. A question and answer session will follow as well as a networking event for students and faculty to meet with individual panelists in virtual breakout rooms.

"The pandemic presents challenges and opportunities in global business unlike any other time in modern history," said Gita Surie, a professor at Adelphi's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. "We're delighted to have such a distinguished group of experts to help address this challenging topic."

The event is sponsored by the Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences -- part of Adelphi's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business -- and Ridgewood Savings Bank.

The panel discussion is open to the public, but registration is required. To register, please visit bit.ly/au2-23-21.

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Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves almost 8,000 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 116,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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