The Sorrell College of Business will host International Trade Specialist Beau Lore on the Dothan Campus as part of its “GEEKS Speak” series.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is at noon on Wednesday, April 17 in Malone Hall’s Harrison Room, and includes lunch.

Lore, who works with the Alabama Department of Commerce, will speak on “The Role Alabama Plays in Globalization,” said Dr. Lane Boyte-Eckis, an associate professor of economics who is helping coordinate the event.

GEEKS is a Sorrell College student learning initiative aimed at producing graduates who are “Globally aware, Engaged with the business community, Ethical decision makers, Knowledgeable to compete and Successful.”