Hub Events
Upcoming Events
21February 2024 | Time | Dialogue Across Difference: Lessons from Bridging the American DividesThe Hub as part of Columbia’s DxD initiativeDialogue Across Difference (DxD), part of Columbia’s Values in Action initiative, is designed to foster a resilient and inclusive community of learners among students, faculty, and staff and to engage with diverse perspectives and navigate challenging conversations with a shared commitment to mutual understanding and respect. Join Columbia Business School professors Todd Jick and Bruce Usher for a conversation on fostering constructive dialogue, a pivotal theme from their course, "Bridging the American Divides." The focus of this session will be on providing business leaders with insights into navigating polarization in the workplace and wider society as well as uncovering approaches for productive discussions on socio-political challenges. |
8March 2024 | Time | The Future of New York City as a Deep Tech Startup HubThe Hub's Think Bigger Initiative |
8March 2024 | Time | Unleashing the Power of Economy: Addressing the Climate CrisisCo-sponsored by The Hub, The Center for Advanced Technology and Human Performance, and the Green Business Club |
21March 2024 | Time | Everyday Freedom: A Conversation with Philip K. HowardThe Hub's Future of Capitalism Initiative |
26March 2024 | Time | Women, Money, Power: A Conversation with Josie CoxThe Hub's co-sponsored by the Bernstein CenterModerated by Anushka Salinas (CBS ’10), President of Rent the Runway, this event will feature CBS alum, Josie Cox, whose new book “Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality” was just released in March. Join Josie and Anushka as they share their insights into the challenges that women in business face today and the culture and systems that hold them back. Registration Upcoming |
25April 2024 | Time | Think Bigger SummitGeffen Board Rooms & Cooperman Commons |
8May 2024 | Time | BAID ConferenceGeffen Board Rooms & Cooperman CommonsInformation about the BAID Conference will be updated accordingly. Registration Upcoming |
Event Highlights
Scott P. Willoughby, Vice President and Program Manager for the #jameswebbspacetelescope, joined Columbia Business School Professor Sheena Iyengar at The Hub at Columbia Business School's "Think Bigger" Initiative.
The Think Bigger Initiative shared never-before-seen images, explained the history of the program, and discussed and the challenges and innovations amid expanding our latest understanding of the further-flung parts of the universe.
How could we use psychological targeting in a way that didn't lock us into our own echo chambers?
Was one of the topics that Columbia Business School Professor Sandra Matz explored in her insightful BAID The Hub at Columbia Business School Dear Mama Coffee Presentation 'Friend or Foe? Big Data as a Window into Our Psychology,' moderated by CBS Professor Gita Johar
Learn more on our BAID event highlights on the BAID page.
In recent years, the media market in Russia has been reshaped by the government, affecting citizens' access to independent news sources. Experts believe media control and #censorship have intensified during the war with #Ukraine. Where do the Russian people go to get their news now, and how does it shape their beliefs?
Last week, Andrey Simonov, associate professor of marketing at Columbia Business School, explored the Russian media market and how it has evolved over the last year. Swipe to see photos from the compelling discussion.
This event was part of a new speaker series presented by BAID @TheHub.
This event discussed Ukraine's highly educated human capital and the need to attract foreign direct investment and align with the European Union for rebuilding, as part of BAID @The Hub's Dear Mama Coffee Speaker Series talk, 'A Marshall Plan for a Democratic Ukraine.'
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Quantedge Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the need to attract foreign direct investment for rebuilding Ukraine.
Stay tuned for the recap and videos of the event's speaker highlights.
Past Events
Russian Media During the War
A Marshall Plan for a Democratic Ukraine
Democratizing Alternative Energy Solutions to Cities
A Discussion with Nobel Prize Recipient Joseph Stiglitz
Future of Capitalism Event
Held on: February 22, 2023
Location: Cooperman Commons, Columbia Business School-Geffen Building 645 West 130th Street New York, NY 10027
The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century: with comments on Russia and Ukraine
Present Failings and Ways Forward: Private Sector, Public Sector
Future of Capitalism Event
Held on: September 30, 2022
Location: 19th annual conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society
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