The 2026 Speaker’s Edge competition will take place Thursday, January 15 and Friday, January 16 in the Jackson Avenue Center on the University of Mississippi Campus.
Jackson Avenue Center (JAC)
1111 West Jackson Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655
| Thursday, January 15 | |
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| 9:00 – 10:00am | Judges Training and Breakfast (sponsored by Trustmark Bank) |
| 10:00 – 10:30am | Welcome Remarks: Dr. Ellie Moore, Department of Writing and Rhetoric Dr. Robert Van Ness, Faculty Director of MBA Programs, School of Business Administration Dr. Jennifer McClure, Director of Master’s Programs, Patterson School of Accountancy Keynote Address: Col. (Ret.) Sheldon Morris |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm | Team Pitch – Rounds 1 and 2 |
| 1:00 – 2:00pm | Networking Reception Keynote Address: Lee Ingram, Surviving Accounting(sponsored by the School of Business) |
| Friday, January 17 | |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Welcome Remarks: Dr. Mark Wilder, Dean of the Patterson School(sponsored by the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education) |
| 10:00 – 11:30am | Ethical Dilemma |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Marketplace Pitch |
| 12:30 – 1:00pm | Lunch (sponsored by E.H. Patterson School of Accountancy) |
| 1:00 – 2:00pm | Team Pitch |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks from: Dr. Paul Johnson, Interim Dean, School of Business Administration Dr. Ellie Moore, Department of Writing and Rhetoric |
