About

Dr. Edward L. Davis joined Clark Atlanta University’s School of Business Administration in 1980 as a professor in the Department of Decision Sciences. Prior to joining Clark Atlanta, Dr. Davis taught at North Carolina A&T State University, the University of Cincinnati, Morgan State College and the United States Army Air Defense School. He has been a visiting professor at North Carolina Central University and the University of Texas at El Paso. He has been the director of the Economic Development Center at Clark Atlanta University since 1983; Davis chaired the Department of Decision Sciences from 1983 to 1996. In 1996 Davis became interim Dean of the School of Business and in January 1999 accepted the position of Business School Dean. Davis returned to the classroom in September 2004 to serve as Professor of Decision Sciences. In 2007 he again became the interim Dean of the Business School. Dr. Davis teaches in the areas of statistics, information systems management, production management and forecasting. His research interests include operations research techniques, minority business development and statistical analysis of procurement procedures. He specializes in the statistical analysis of availability and utilization with minority/women business enterprises (WMBE) in private and public procurement processes. He has authored several articles for national publications including the International Journal of Mathematical Education Science and Technology, NAFEO Proceedings, DSI Proceedings, Tech Trans, The Status of Black Atlanta, and the Transportation Planning and Technology Journal. He has authored or participated in more than 50 research studies and consultant reports. In addition to his teaching and administrative responsibilities, Davis has been an active speaker and researcher in business and economic development.

With over 20 years of experience in the retail tech sector, Barbara has been at the forefront of the industry for years. A Texas native and Georgia resident, she founded Freeing Returns and has created software that is running in over 4000 stores throughout the US, Canada, and Japan.

Bring to the table win-win survival strategies to ensure proactive domination. At the end of the day, going forward, a new normal that has evolved from generation X is on the runway heading towards a streamlined cloud solution. User generated content in real-time will have multiple touchpoints for offshoring. Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test. Override the digital divide with additional clickthroughs from DevOps. Nanotechnology immersion along the information highway will close the loop on focusing solely on the bottom line. Podcasting operational change management inside of workflows to establish a framework. Taking seamless key performance indicators offline to maximise the long tail. Keeping your eye on the ball while performing a deep dive on the start-up mentality to derive convergence on cross-platform integration.