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Labcorp’s Bola Oyegunwa Will Be the Featured Speaker for February’s “Leadership in Technology” Speakers Series

Please join us on Tuesday, February 27^th at 6:30 p.m. in room 1231 in Engineering Building 2 for the second talk in the Spring 2024 Labcorp “Leadership in Technology” Speakers Series. 

Bola Oyegunwa, SVP of Enterprise Systems at Labcorp, will be our special guest speaker.  His topic will be “Leveraging Technology to Transform the Future of Healthcare.”

Bola Oyegunwa is a technology leader with deep expertise leading digital transformation and core technology functions. He has extensive experience guiding the development of differentiated technology strategies and implementing leading-edge technology solutions. He is passionate about developing technology initiatives that improve outcomes for patients, investigator sites and customers.

Oyegunwa is the SVP of Enterprise Systems at Labcorp, where he leads cross functional teams that support laboratory and corporate systems, robotics, business relationship management, computer systems validation, robotic process automation and product engineering teams. Prior to being appointed SVP, Enterprise Systems, he was the Chief Information Officer for Labcorp’s Drug Development business. Oyegunwa also led technology and corporate strategy teams for Global CROs prior to joining Labcorp. He has a Ph.D. in Microbiology, Masters in Microbial Biotechnology, and an MBA, all from North Carolina State University.

Abstract:  Artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and automation, internet of medical things (IoMT), digital twins... These technological advancements are poised to revolutionize healthcare. Their combined power has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, accelerating the development of new therapies and enabling the personalization of patient care. Additionally, they can streamline tasks to maximize operational efficiencies, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care and make better informed decisions. We will examine the current state of these technologies and the optimal future state required to transform healthcare delivery. We will also explore how healthcare organizations can deploy these technologies to enable a connected and cost-effective healthcare eco-system—one primed to improve patient outcomes, streamline healthcare delivery and accelerate development of novel therapies.

The event is free and open to the public.  Ample free parking is available on Centennial Campus after 5 pm.  For directions and more information, click here.

These lectures have been approved by the CSC Graduate Oversight Committee to count toward the required lectures for graduate students.

***If you are unable or uncomfortable joining us in person, the talk will be broadcasted live at https://go.ncsu.edu/labcorpspeakerseries. As always, talks will be videotaped and made available (pending speaker approval) on a dedicated YouTube channel.***

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