Lang Talks invites highly-accomplished industry professionals to speak with current students and alumni who are interested in topics within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The formats range from roundtable discussions to somewhat larger settings. Participating students are expected to arrive prepared with questions and topics for discussion for fireside chats. Certain Talks are open to the CBS or the Columbia communities-at-large.
Please note: Space for the Lang Talks is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees will be required to cancel their reservation by emailing [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance of the event. Students who are registered but fail to attend will be unable to sign up for future events during that semester. Columbia Business School students and other invited guests may RSVP in via listed event invitation link.
Questions? Contact [email protected].
Recent Lang Center Talks
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Professor Jorge Guzman - Gantcher Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Reid Hamilton - Managing Director, Founder Institute
Carly Bigi '17 - Founder, Laws of Motion
Ben Shepard - Executive Director, Innovation Lead at CIBC
The NYC Startup Ecosystem: Building the City's Entrepreneurial Engine
Monday, November 11, 2024
Ian Sigalow ’06, co-founder and managing partner of Greycroft
Ben Choi '05 - Managing Director, Next Legacy
Angela Lee '07 - CBS Professor, Founder of 37 Angels, Lang Center Faculty Director
East meets West: Navigating the US Venture Capital Ecosystem
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Mike Maples, co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Ian Sigalow ’06, co-founder and managing partner of Greycroft
Monday, March 25, 2024
Jonny Cohen ’18 and Jonny A. Cohen ’18, Co-Founders of JOCO
Past Lang Center Talks
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Mike Lewis, General Partner, Enjoy the Work
Unpacking Product Market Fit (PMF)
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Sam Wils '16, Director of Accelerator, XRC Ventures
Startup Accelerators 101
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Ben Kellogg, Partner, Bunsen
Startup PR
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Michael Diamant ’93, Co-Founder & CEO of Skip Hop
Fireside Chat
Monday, February 27, 2023
Jordana Kier '14, Co-Founder, LOLA
Fireside Chat
Thursday, November 17, 2022
David Kim '17, Co-Founder and General Partner, Regal Healthcare Capital Partners
Mattan Griffel, Co-Founder, President, and COO of Ophelia
Professor Carri Chan, Faculty Director Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program of Columbia Business School
Best Practices for Reforming the Healthcare Industry
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Jon Stein '09, Founder, Betterment
Fireside Chat
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Elliott Robinson '12, Partner Bessemer Venture Partners
Diversity & Investing
Monday, November 14, 2022
Carly Bigi ’17, Founder & CEO, Laws of Motion
Carolyn Butler ’18, Co-founder & CEO, Manymoons
Constanza Gomez ’22, Co-founder, Sortile
Aileen Lee ’23, Founder, Infinite Goods
Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and the Fashion Industry
Friday, November 04, 2022
Professors Oded Netzer, Christopher Frank, and Paul Magnone, Columbia University
Leading in a Data-driven World: Developing Quantitative Intuition
Thursday, October 06, 2022
Scott Smedresman, Brown Rudnick
Fundraising Legal
Friday, June 17, 2022
Kenneth Ebie, Executive Director & Chief Development Officer, Black Entrepreneurs NYC
The Future of Entrepreneurship is Inclusion
Friday, April 15, 2022
Ron Gonen '04, CEO & Founder, Closed Loop Partners
Raising Capital
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Laurence Coman '20, COO & Co-Founder, AvoMD
A Student-Founder’s Journey Through CBS
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Randy Garutti, CEO & Co-Founder, Shake Shack
Friday, March 18, 2022
Millard Chan '99, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director, Sequlite
From Investment Banking to Two Exits: My Startup Journey
Friday, February 18, 2022
Carly Chase,Director, MIT delta v accelerator
Becoming an Entrepreneur: A Framework for Success
Friday, January 28, 2022
David Bell, Co-Founder and President, Idea Farm Ventures
Building a Consumer Startup: Four Pillars for Winning in the Digital Economy
Friday, December 17, 2021
Kunal Lunawat, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Agya Ventures
Building and Investing in Proptech: The Top Trends for 2022
Friday, November 12, 2021
Brian Berger '03, Founder and CEO, Mack Weldon
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Jackie Kopcho '19, Managing Partner, Big Branch Capital
Patrick Briggs '20, Principal & Operating Partner, Broadtree Partners
Buying Your Way Into Entrepreneurship: A Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Sarah Ribner '16, CEO and Co-Founder, PiperWai
Fireside Chat
Friday, September 24, 2021
Tobias Citron,Senior Associate, Primary Venture Partners
How to Make the Leap to Full-Time Entrepreneur
Friday, July 23, 2021
Philipp Humm '18, CEO & Founder, Power of Storytelling
Storytelling for Entrepreneurs
Friday, June 25, 2021
R. Adam Smith '98, Founder, RAS Capital Partners
The Entrepreneur and Financing: Family Offices as a Long-Term Capital Partner
Friday, May 28, 2021
Austin Cohen '16, CEO & Founder, Flexit Fitness
Entrepreneurial Selling
Friday, April 30, 2021
Matthew Cantwell ’11, Senior Director, EY-Parthenon
Approaching Corporates for Partnerships or Strategic Investments
Friday, February 26, 2021
Sylvana Sinha JD ’04, Founder, Chair, & CEO, Praava Health
Fundraising on the Frontier: When Traditional Capital is Not Available
Friday, February 5, 2021
Ju Rhyu '08, CEO & Co-Founder, Hero Cosmetics
Lang Talk: Fireside Chat
Friday, December 18, 2020
Jessica Ochoa Hendrix ’09, CEO & Co-Founder, Killer Snails LLC
SBIR Grants: The $3.3 billion Funding Source for Startups
Friday, November 6, 2020
Jake Mendel, Senior Vice President, Startup Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
Raising VC Capital: How to Optimize Your Process
Friday, November 6, 2020
Greg Henley ’84, Fractional Chief Financial Officer, AR4Transit
What it Takes to Be a Startup Founder (Webinar)
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Liz Wilkes '07, CEO & Founder, Exubrancy
Fireside Chat
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Fatima Dicko CC '12, Founder, Sugar Living (Formerly Jetpack)
Lang Talk: Fireside Chat
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Becca Brown '07, Co-founder, Solemates
Virtual Innovation Talk Series
Friday, March 6, 2020
Connor Wilson '15, Co-founder, Thursday Boots
Innovation Talk Series: Happy Hour
Thursday, February 20, 2020
KJ Singh '11, Managing Director, Techstars
How to Raise Capital
Monday, December 2, 2019
Ron Gonan '04, Founder, Closed Loop Partners
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Sarah Ribner '16, Co-Founder, PiperWai
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Brian Berger '03, Founder, Mack Weldon
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Ferran Adrià, chef, author, and founder of the elBulli Foundation
Monday, April 29, 2019
Jenny Friedman '17, Co-Founder, Supernode Ventures
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Zachary Prell '05, Founder, ZACHARY PRELL
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Rachel ten Brink '01, Co-Founder, Scentbird
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Sarah Ribner '16, Co-Founder, PiperWai
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Jason Ojalvo '98, CEO, Tushy
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Erica Duignan Minnihan '04, Managing Partner, 1000 Angels