Friday, May 31
Daytime Program
ADVANCE REGISTRATION: $100 DAY-OF/ON-SITE: $125
CLASS OF 2023 REGISTRATION: $85
Includes breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Reunion 2024 Welcome Breakfast
David Geffen Hall, Geffen Cafe
Fuel up on a continental breakfast while catching up with classmates in our new home in Manhattanville.
9:00–9:30 a.m.
School Update with Dean Costis Maglaras
David Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons
Costis Maglaras, Dean of Columbia Business School
9:30–10:00 a.m.
Fireside Chat with Dean Costis Maglaras and Jerry Speyer ’64
David Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons
Costis Maglaras, Dean of Columbia Business School
Jerry Speyer ’64, Chairman, Tishman Speyer
10:00–11:00 a.m.
A Primer on Investing in Early-Stage Startups | Concurrent Session
David Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons
Angela Lee ’07, Professor of Professional Practice, Finance Division and Faculty Director, Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurship Center
- Hidayat Hamidov '23
- Avery Schonberger '24
- Nina Tandon '12
Investing in startups has risen in popularity in the last decade, with reality TV shows like Shark Tank casting a spotlight on the startup ecosystem. While investing in early-stage startups can be a lucrative aspect of your investment strategy, it does not come without significant risk, so it is important to understand how to evaluate potential investment opportunities. In this session, Professor Lee will provide a primer on a framework you can use to ask the right questions before writing your first check.
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Pulling back the curtain on deep learning, neural networks, and Generative AI | Concurrent Session
David Geffen Hall, Boardroom
Daniel Guetta, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Decision, Risk, and Operations Division
The world is going through an AI revolution - from large language models like chatGPT, to models like Sora that can generate hyper-realistic video content, the capabilities of AI are evolving at breakneck speed. These models are all built on a technology called deep learning. In this talk, we will dive into this technology, understand its origins, and discuss how it works.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Data and Analytics in Golf and other Sports
David Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons
Mark Broadie, Carson Family Professor of Business, Decision, Risk, and Operations Division and Academic Advisory Board Member, Program for Financial Studies
Since the publication of the book Moneyball, analytics has played an increasingly important role in many sports. In this talk, Professor Broadie will describe the use of data and analytics in golf (Is ‘Drive for show putt for dough’ really true?) and their influence on players, media coverage and bettors. Professor Broadie will show how ideas from golf analytics are applicable in other sports and in business.
12:00–3:00 p.m.
Golf Simulator
David Geffen Hall, Room 540
Take a swing at our Golf Simulator located in David Geffen Hall following the presentation with Professor Mark Broadie.
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Reunion Luncheon
Henry R. Kravis Hall, Robert F. Smith ’94 Dining Hall, 2nd Floor
Catch up with fellow alumni while relaxing in Columbia Business School's new Manhattanville campus. A wide array of food options will be available.
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Manhattanville Tours
David Geffen Hall, Lobby
We will be offering tours of Manhattanville at this time to a limited number of participants. Please sign up in the lobby of David Geffen Hall.
1:45–2:45 p.m.
Business, Artificial Intelligence, and Democracy: Professor Bruce Kogut
David Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons
Bruce Kogut, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Management Division, Academic Director of BAID, Hub Faculty
The artificial intelligence revolution coincides with the growing sense of a weakening of democracy in the world, including the United States as it approaches its November elections. Far from being coincidental, plausible evidence points to the relation of AI to the ailments of democracy; misinformation, deep fakes, targeting of political refugees and individuals. Business stands in the center of these struggles, unable to find solutions to moderate or detect misinformation or to establish and enforce principles for a responsible AI. Our discussion enters into central issues of threat of AI, as well as to the many actions that business and new forms of governance can do to protect democracy.
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Alumni Lounges
1st–20th: Henry R. Kravis Hall, Screening Room, 4th Floor
25th–50th + Platinum: Henry R. Kravis Hall, 10th Floor
Clubs: Henry R. Kravis Hall, Quiet Room, 4th Floor
ADVANCE REGISTRATION: $30 DAY-OF/ON-SITE: $45
CLASS OF 2023 REGISTRATION: $25.50
Unwind with friends, enjoy a snack, and experience our new Manhattanville campus as students would.
Evening Program
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Welcome Receptions
ADVANCE REGISTRATION: $150 DAY-OF/ON-SITE: $250
CLASS OF 2023 REGISTRATION: $125
Reconnect with old friends and classmates over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at our welcome receptions.
1st–20th Reunion Classes Welcome Reception
Rainbow Room
49 West 49th Street, 65th Floor
(between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
25th–50th Reunion and Platinum Classes Welcome Reception
Ella at the Thompson Central Park Hotel
119 W 56th St. 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10019
(between Sixth and Seventh Avenues)