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Luis Alania '19 represented Columbia Business School as a NIC fellow at the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care (NIC) conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference is the largest event for owners, developers, and investors in senior health care and housing in the United States.

“There's no point in working really hard — striving and striving — if you have no clue where you're headed.”

“It is really, really hard to start a company. You will hear no over and over. You need to  persevere and push through in spite of the world almost seeming to work against you.”

If the United States and China can’t find common ground on how to address the ballooning US trade deficit, progress on the big issues of today may become irrelevant tomorrow.

What should investors do if they want to reduce their climate risk? Patrick Bolton, Chazen Senior Scholar and Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, shares an effective strategy at the Chazen Institute’s India Business Initiative conference in Mumbai on January 15, 2018.

Fresh from a two-year stint as vice-chairman of Indian government think tank NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya traces the progress Narendra Modi has made — and zeroes in on challenges ahead.

Chazen Senior Scholar Emi Nakamura uncovers surprising consequences of a true natural experiment.

Babs Rangaiah (Executive Partner, IBM iX; BRITE '18 speaker) is leading IBM’s efforts with Unilever to create a blockchain for media buying. The implications across the digital advertising supply chain could be monumental.

In the developing world, financial services companies see growth opportunities, both for themselves, and for burgeoning economies

The Center on Global Brand Leadership caught up with BRITE ’18 speaker Allison Cerra, Chief Marketing Officer at McAfee, to discuss McAfee’s bold rebranding move, the single biggest threat to a brand’s reputation, women’s leadership in tech, and more.

Ethan Brown '08 (CEO, Beyond Meat) is breaking new ground in the food industry by creating plant-based meat substitutes. His compassion for animals and calling to make an impact on the world's eating habits continue to propel him forward.

Alex Raskolnikov, Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law at Columbia Law School, discusses potential planning opportunities and compliance issues in the new pass-through provisions.

In turbulent times, concentrate on what’s important — not what’s new

A recent India Business Initiative conference shed light on how India — a country with 20 percent of its 250 million families still off the electricity grid — can juice up its power supply.

How RigUp is transforming the employment landscape of the oil and gas industry.

Five entrepreneurs from the health and wellness industry share how they stay motivated throughout the year.