Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Navigating AI’s Role in the Future of Healthcare
US Senator Bill Cassidy, MD, highlights the need to balance regulation and innovation when it comes to embracing AI in medicine.
The Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) brings industry-shaping professionals right to campus to give you the opportunity to directly engage with some of the most influential business leaders in the world. From top executives at renowned companies to forward-thinking entrepreneurs, you will have the rare chance to personally hear insights from the minds driving the future of business.
These are not your typical lectures. Each session brings valuable, real-world advice, personal stories, and strategies that will broaden your perspective and challenge you to think critically.
Whether you're preparing for a leadership role or looking to refine your business expertise, the Distinguished Speaker Series puts you in the company of those who have already achieved it.
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Past DSS Speakers
Data and Business Analytics
Data/Big Data
Healthcare
Harnessing the Power of AI, Data — and People: Three Insights From GSK CEO Emma Walmsley
The pharmaceutical company leader praised AI for boosting productivity, but noted that it’s still “all about the people.”
Artificial Intelligence
DFI News & Write-Ups
Digital Future
Future of Work
Innovation
Media and Technology
Silfen Leadership Series Videos
Startups
Technology
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Reveals Keys to AI and Leadership
The tech visionary discussed lessons from building his tech company into a $1 trillion giant at an event organized by the School's Digital Future Initiative and the Silfen Leadership Series.
Artificial Intelligence
In Brief
Leadership
Reid Hoffman on AI's 'Cognitive Industrial Revolution'
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman visited CBS in March to discuss the future of AI and the digital economy as part of an event hosted by Columbia Business School's Digital Future Initiative.
Business and Society
Business Ethics Prize Goes to Delta CEO Ed Bastian
CBS's Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics awarded Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, the 2024 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics in honor of his values-based leadership approach.
Finance
Finance and Economics
Ray Dalio Shares Game-Changing Investment, Career Insights
At a fireside chat hosted by Columbia Business School's Finance Division, the legendary investor laid out his approach to investing and career growth, and stressed the importance of learning from your mistakes
Business and Society
Decisions
Leadership and Strategy
Manny Maceda: A Humble Journey to the Top of Bain & Company
On the surface—Manny Maceda admits—it might look like his journey to the very highest rung at Bain & Company was quite typical.