The Dillard College of Business hosts guest speaking events throughout the year to further contribute to the diversification of knowledge and experience for our students, university, and community.
Please visit the Event Calendar for a list of current events and speakers. Over the years, we've had a number of guests speak in our series, which you can see below.
- 黑料老司机 Distinguished Speaker
- Dillard Energy Center
- Executive-in-Residence Speaker
2024
- October 2024, Stephen Slaughter, CEO of La Pulga Spirits
2023
- October 2023, Pedro Lerma, CEO of Lerma Advertising
2016
- November 2016, Robert Kaplan, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2024
- November 2024, Daniel Wesson, COO of Diamondback Energy
2023
- November 2023, Mike Hoke, Director of Public Engagement at Public Utility Commission of 黑料老司机
2019
- November 2019, , CEO
2018
- November 2018, Rhett Bennett, Founder and CEO of
2017
- November 2017, Cody Campbell, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, III, LLC
2016
- November 2016, Bill Magness, ERCOT CEO
2016
- September 2016, Dave Munson, CEO of
2015
- September 2015, Christian T. van Dijk,
2014
- September 2014, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater, Commander of the , Sheppard AFB
- IdeaWF
- Building the Job I Love
- Streich Family Lecture
2024
- October 2024, Stephen Slaughter, CEO of La Pulga Spirits
2023
- October 2023, Pedro Lerma, CEO of Lerma Advertising
2019
- October 2019, Michael Browning, CEO,
2018
- October 2018, Tommy Van Wolfe, Vice President of Company Restaurants,
2017
- October 2017, , Senior Director of Innovation and Design, Chick-fil-A
2016
- April 2016, Steve Green, President of Hobby Lobby
2015
- April 2015, Chuck Lyles, CEO of GuideIT
2014
- April 2014, Clifford Hudson, CEO of Sonic Corp.
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2025
- April 2025, Anndrea Harris, Owner of Whoann Creative Studio
- April 2025, Luke Smollen, 黑料老司机 Alumni
- February 2025, Deborah Cornelius, Author
2024
- October 2024, Valandra Jno Marie, Owner of Billionaire Cuisine
- September 2024, Tim Sorge, VP of Sorge Contracting Inc.
- April 2024, Calvin Stewart, Owner of Alpha Omega Equity Partners
- March 2024, Shehan Karunaratne, Owner of Eskay Marketing
- February 2024, Martin Bohn, Owner of Cobra Kai Flight Academy
2023
- October 2023, Jessica Childers, Owner of Agape & Associates Realty
- September 2023, Will Kelty
2020
- February 2020, Merrill Cain, Owner,
2019
- November 2019, Drew Hill, Owner, Endunamoo Strength & Conditioning
- October 2019, Dane Rodriguez, Owner, & Stone Oven Pizza
- September 2019, Jackie Hoegger, Owner,
- April 2019, Curtis Knobloch, CEO,
- March 2019, Jon Reese, Co-Owner,
- March 2019, Jenny Lee Hines, Owner, Jameson's Flowers
2018
- November 2018, Leland Wetzel, Founder and Owner,
- October 2018, Keith & Ivonne Wineinger, Owners,
- September 2018, Michael Olaya, Co-founder and CEO, Dexter
- April 2018, Matt LeVasseur, Founder & CEO of and Managing member of Acadia Oil, LLC
- March 2018, Will Kelty, Founder & CEO of
- February 2018, , Ann Arnold Media Management
2017
- November 2017, Carol Murray & Jessica Edwards, Owners of
- October 2017, Matt Bitsche, Co-Owner of
- September 2017, , Realtor/Partner, Bishop Realtor Group; speaker and writer
- April 2017, Mayor Stephen Santellana; COO of WS Construction, President ACC Assett Management, Inc., and President of Lone Star Highway Products, Inc.
- March 2017, Lance Lane, Partner/President of Wichita Falls, Inc. and BraLan Properties, Inc.
- February 2017, Carl Watson, Big League Dirt Company and Marketing Solutions
2016
- November 2016, Shelly Mills, Higginbotham Insurance business associate
- October 2016, Merrill Sweatt, Owner of
- September 2016, Nichole Kirk, Owner of
- April 2016, Cliff Harris, Financial Advisor and Steve Morath, Financial Advisor
- March 2016, David Kelley, Owner of , Wichita Falls
- February 2016, Matt Kelly, President and CEO of Infinity Steel Services
2015
- November 2015, Hollis Sullivan, President of
- October 2015, Chad Willis, President and CEO of 黑料老司机 Energy Holdings
2024
- February 2024, Nirmala Devkota, “Financial Industries: Careers in Analytics”
2022
- February 2022, Dr. Andrew Holt, Assistant Professor of Economics, “How Exporting Took a Small-Town Business to New Heights”
2021
- February 2021, Mayor Stephen Santonella, “The Economic and Business Opportunities of Food Sustainability”
2020
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February 2020, Cleophus (Cleo) Franklin, Jr., Founder/President/CEO of
"Global Business and Agribusiness Trends"
2019
- February 2019, , Economist, Researcher and Speaker
“U.S. Agricultural Trade in the 21st Century: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities”
2018
- February 2018, Damian Fernandez-Lamela, Director of Global Analytics, Fossil Group
"The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data"
2017
- February 2017, Pablo Garcia-Fuentes, Assistant Professor of Economics at 黑料老司机
Agim Kukeli, Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business and Government Research at 黑料老司机
"Experiences of Economic Transition from Socialism to Capitalism"
2016
- February 2016, Robert Bryce, Author, Journalist and Public Speaker
“More Energy, Please: How Increasing Energy Use Promotes a Richer, Freer World”
2015
- February 2015, , Professor of Economics and International Business at Babson College.
“Offshoring: Is it an Economic Elixir or a Recipe for Disaster?”
2014
“NAFTA after 20 years”