The Zink Center Seminar Series
The Zink Center for Competitive Innovation sponsors Seminar Series in the fall and spring semesters made possible by our generous supporters of our program. Experts from various areas in engineering, industry, and leadership share the latest research in their fields. A complete list of the seminar dates, speakers, and topics for the current academic year, as well as past years, is shown below.
Fall 2025
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10-14-25 | Renee Hale | Leadership Lessons from Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| 10-28-25 | Hart Brown | Future Point of View, Technology Disruptions That Will Change the World |
Fall 2024
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10-24 | Dan Shuart | Disruptive Technologies in a Seemingly Chaotic World |
| 10-15-24 | Mitch Myers | Entrepreneurship – An Engineer’s Journey to Becoming a Serial Entrepreneur |
| 11-12-24 | Dr. Ali Fazel | My Story: How to Build, Lead and Sustain a Successful Business |
Spring 2024
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
|
2-20-24 |
Hart Brown | |
|
3-12-24 |
Darton Zink |
Expanding on a Legacy: The Challenges of a Young President and CEO |
|
4-30-24 |
Joe Sauger |
Building a Strong EQ Foundation: Essential |
Fall 2023
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9-1-2023 | Hart Brown | Emerging Technology in a Seemingly Chaotic World |
| 10-10-2023 | Justin Wilson | Understanding Venture Capital as a Fuel for Innovation |
| 10-31-2023 | Dr. Jamey Jacob-Oklahoma State University | Advanced Mobility and the Future of Transportation |
| 11-14-2023 | Dr. William D. Paiva | Collaboration and Innovation and the Role of Engineering in Life Sciences |
Spring 2023
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2-7-2023 | Scott Klososky | Technologies That Will Change the World: Intelligent Disruption |
| 3-7-2023 | Wesley Schroeder | The Business of Innovation: The Role of Engineering |
| 3-28-2023 | Jacob Dearmon | Riding the Orange Wave: Data-Driven Innovation Using Analytics |
| 4-11-2023 | Daniel Plaisance | Building Tulsa's Technology Hub: The Tulsa Advanced Mobility Cluster |
Fall 2022
| Date | Speaker/Institution |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9-15-2023 | Mark Prather | Ten Experiential insights on Competitive Innovation and Leadership for Engineers |
| 9-29-2023 | Mark W. Fly | Failure is the Option - How failure, perseverance, and positive attitude lead to innovation and success |
| 10-10-2022 | Gordon E. Eubanks | We are ALL Entrepreneurs Now! |
| 10-27-2022 | Harold Teague | Innovative Solutions via Systems Thinking |