The Student Leadership and Ethics Board (SLEB) of the Bernstein Center hosts a series of interactive events that bring together distinguished speakers, academics, and students for Leadership and Ethics Week. Our goal is to utilize their real-world experiences, expertise, and ideas to cultivate leadership, build character, and promote ethical decision-making in the Columbia Business School community.
Please see below for the 2025 Leadership and Ethics Week schedule of events and register today!
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The 2025 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics
Monday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Cooperman Commons
Speakers:
- Clara Wu Tsai, Co-Owner, New York Liberty and Brooklyn Nets
- Professor Modupe Akinola, Bernstein Faculty Director (Moderator)
Authenticity as an Advantage: Building Values-Driven Brands (PPIL)
Tuesday, April 8 at 1 p.m.
Geffen 490
Speaker:
- Ukonwa Kuzi-Orizu Ojo, Founder & CEO, Ada & Edith and Zaia Ventures
- Misan Bolorunfe ’26 (Moderator)
Research Lightning Talks
Wednesday, April 9 at 1 p.m.
Geffen 640
Facilitator:
- Professor Silvia Bellezza and Maren Hoff, Marketing Division: “The Uneven Fluidity of Gender-Fluid"
- Professor Laura Boudreau, Economics Division: “Secure Reporting Systems to Support Healthy Workplace Culture”
- Professor Wei Cai, Accounting Division: "The Origin of Organizational Culture"
- Professor Rebecca Ponce de Leon, Management Division: “Companies of the People, by the People, for the People? Investigating Support for Participatory Practices in Workplaces"
Trust, Transparency, and Technology: Ethical Imperatives for AI Adoption
Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m.
Geffen 620
Speakers:
- Jeremy Ney, Privacy Manager, Google; Adjunct Professor, Marketing Division, Columbia Business School
- Sandra Matz, David W. Zalaznick Associate Professor of Business, Management Division, Columbia Business School
- Chris LaSala, Senior Lecturer, Marketing Division, Columbia Business School (Moderator)
American Made: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why it Matters
Thursday, April 10 at 1 p.m.
Geffen 520
Speakers:
- Farah Stockman, Author of American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears; Editorial Board member, The New York Times
- Shatiek Gatlin ’25 (Moderator)
Leading and Living with Mindfulness
Friday, April 11 at 11:45 a.m.
Geffen 440
Speaker:
- Deepak Sethi, CEO, Organic Mindfulness
- Daniel Russman, PhD Candidate in Marketing