Hub Events

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.