Spring Conference

Center for Professional and Executive Development,
Wisconsin School of Business

Susan has experience in organization development working with large multinational companies. She has held positions at Baxter and two pharmaceutical companies. Her focus is matrix organizations and how to navigate and influence cross-functionally in these organizations.

Center for Professional and Executive Development, Wisconsin School of Business

Chuck specializes in individual professional development and organizational consulting in the areas of sales and management. Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin, he was a marketing manager with profit and loss responsibility for 3M’s industrial electrical products division. He began his career as a market analyst at Ford Motor Co., and he was a management scientist at Honeywell. Chuck also directed the marketing and sales consulting firm West & Associates of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Center for Professional and Executive Development,
Wisconsin School of Business

Adam is a co-author of three books about innovation and entrepreneurship and has published peer-reviewed research on innovation and entrepreneurship in several business journals.  As an academic, he studies entrepreneurship, business models, and technology venturing. Adam is the co-author (with Gerry George) of The Business Model Book (Pearson 2018), Models of Opportunity (Cambridge 2012), and Inventing Entrepreneurs (Pearson Prentice Hall 2009). He has published peer-reviewed research on innovation and entrepreneurship in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management Studies, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Finance, and other journals.

Center for Professional and Executive Development,
Wisconsin School of Business

Bilge Mutlu is an associate professor of computer science, psychology, and industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he directs the Wisconsin Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. His research program focuses on building human-centered methods and principles to enable the design of robotic technologies and their successful integration into the human environment.

Thomas Westrick has been the Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for GE Healthcare since January 2016. In this role, Tom leads the Global Quality, Medical, Regulatory Affairs, and Global Research organization. He partners with business teams across products, regions and supply chain and provides leadership to deliver product quality, reliability and compliance to all regulatory standards.

Vicki Hill assumed her role as vice president, Clinical and Interventional Services, UW Health American Center in June 2014. Vicki provides overall administration, direction, coordination and evaluation of the operational, financial, space, and human resource functions and activities for the following areas: universal care services, perioperative services, overnight care services, and ambulatory care services.

Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC)

Jennifer Mueller, MBA, RHIA, FACHE, FAHIMA is Vice President and Privacy Officer at the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC). Her primary responsibilities include overall direction and oversight of WHAIC, including managing and developing WHAIC’s product and service portfolio, guiding staff development, maintaining customer relationships, and assisting in the growth and development of the organization.

EPIC

Sean Robbins is a developer at Epic, who develops software to help patients get well and stay well. For the last seven years, he’s been designing and developing software for healthcare’s rapidly changing landscape in domains ranging from clinical care to health insurance. Passionate about focusing first on what’s right for the patient, Sean currently focuses on MyChart, Epic’s patient portal.

EPIC

Trevor Berceau is a software developer at Epic, working to improve healthcare for both patients and clinicians. In his 11 years at Epic, Trevor has led development across many acute care domains ranging from the emergency department to the operating room. Drawing on that background, Trevor’s primary focus is helping patients become more engaged and active in their health, working with Epic’s patient experience product suite.

STEWART LEADERSHIP

Taura Prosek is an experienced coach and consultant with Stewart Leadership with expertise in the areas of talent management, coaching, training, and business development. Prior to joining Stewart Leadership, she worked for diverse organizations such as GE Healthcare, Cielo Talent, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Nancy is Vice President of Human Resources & Administration for QuadMed, the health and wellness subsidiary of Quad, a marketing solutions partner with headquarters in Sussex, Wisconsin, and locations on four continents. In her role, Nancy is responsible for all HR strategy and delivery, and business solutioning.