Please check back for updates. Most recent update: 02/17/2021
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Monday, April 12
| TBD | 2021 Franz Edelman Competition |
| TBD | Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics |
| 9-10:45am | Technology Showcase |
| 10am-2pm | Early Career Professionals’ Network (ECPN) (invite only) |
| 11am-12:15pm | Poster Sessions |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Welcome: Stephen Graves, INFORMS President Greeting: Dayana Cope, Virtual 2021 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference General Chair INFORMS Roundtable Introduction, TBD Plenary: The Future of Human-Robot Interaction Dr. Kate Darling, Leading Expert in Social Robotics and MIT Media Lab Research Specialist |
| 1:45-2:25pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 2:40-3:20pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 3:35-4:15pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 4:30-5:10pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 5:30-6:30pm | Birds of a Feather/Organized Networking |
Tuesday, April 13
| 9am-12noon | Innovative Applications in Analytics Award Finalists Competition |
| 10am-12:30pm | Technology Showcase |
| 11am-12noon | Birds of a Feather/Organized Networking |
| 11am-4pm | 2021 Virtual Career Fair |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Welcome to Day 2: Dayana Cope, Virtual 2021 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference General Chair Plenary: Data Science at The New York Times Chris Wiggins, Chief Data Officer, The New York Times and Professor, Columbia University |
| 1:45-2:25pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 2:40-3:20pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 3:35-4:15pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 4:30-5:10pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 5:30-7pm | Edelman Awards Ceremony & Networking (includes Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Prize, UPS George D. Smith Prize & INFORMS Prize) |
Wednesday, April 14
| 9-9:45am | Birds of a Feather/Organized Networking |
| 10-10:40am | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 11-11:40am | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 1-1:40pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 2-2:40pm | Concurrent Track Sessions |
| 3-4:15pm | Closing Remarks: Dayana Cope, Virtual 2021 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference General Chair IAAA & Syngenta Crop Challenge Winners Announced Edelman Award Winner Reprise with Q&A |
| 3-5pm | Early Career Professionals’ Network (ECPN) (invite only) |
