Events Archive

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February 17, 2023 - 29th Annual CBS Private Equity Conference. View photos from the event.

• September 12, 2022 - CMC Investment Banking Event
• October 2022 - KKR Competition
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• October 20, 2022 - Alumni Reception - Hosted by Willis Towers Watson
• December 8, 2022 - Youth About Business 30th Anniversary
• December 2022 - Deal Camp
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• April 13, 2021 - Breaking into Finance, a Career Session for Students and Alumni
• April 6, 2021 - ESG and Private Equity Webinar Discussion

Webinars

• March 23, 2020 – Working Capital with Gerardo Gonzalez, EY
• March 30, 2020 – Covid-19 Overview with Tao Tan '11, McKinsey
• April 7, 2020 - A conversation with alums who graduated during downturns and experienced different cycles in the market. with Joyce Chang '86 (Columbia College), Chair of Global Research, JP Morgan; Stewart Gross '87, Managing Director, Lightyear Captal; Steve Winograd '82, Managing Director, PennantPark Advisers and Alisa Wood '08, Partner, KKR; Moderated by Donna M. Hitscherich '90, Director of the Private Equity Program
• April 21, 2020 – Career Advisement with Juan Gomez Vega '09 (held with CMC)
• April 21, 2020 – Remote Workplace Discussion with Tim Campos '10, Woven
• April 30, 2020 – A Scientist’s View of COVID-19 with Sterling Thomas '15, Noblis
• June 17, 2020 – Restructuring with Michael Livanos '08
• Principal, Stellex Capital; Oscar N. Pinkas, Partner and Global Leader, Dentons' Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice; Spencer Ware, Director, Alix Partners
• June 24, 2020 – Opportunities in Private Credit with Tod Trabocco '02, Director of Strategy and Research, ITE Management
• October 17, 2020 – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Private Equity with the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy

• February 8, 2019 – Annual PE Conference hosted by The PE Club at the Marriott Marquis
• February 22, 2019 – AlleyCon Columbia Business School Tech Conference
• April 5-7 – CBS Reunion
• April 25 – Women Leadership Tech Event with Vista Equity
• May 6 – Annual Dinner
• July – Women in Investing event with Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing
• November 19 - Public Aspects of Private Equity, with the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy
• December 5-8 – Deal Camp 2019 - Gurney's Montauk

• October 10 – Deal Camp info session for current students
• October 12 – LBO Overview session for current students with Gabrielle Baum '19 and Michael Hillmeyer '97
• October 16 – Deal Camp info session for current students
• November 6 – Partnership event with Women's Association of Venture & Equity (WAVE) Women in Alternatives Career Forum
• November 17-18 – LBO training hosted by the PE Club. Details TBA via the PE Club
• November 29–December 2 – 8th Annual Deal Camp weekend
• July 17 – Women in Finance Event with the Heilbrunn Center for Value Investing hosted by EY
• February 23 – Annual Student PE Conference
• February 9 – Women's Business Leadership in Tech (Columbia Business School and Vista Equity Partners)
• Thursday, November 2 – Columbia Alumni Club of NY's Private Equity Committee is hosting a breakfast featuring Beth Michelson '96, Senior Managing Director of Cartesian Capital

• November 11-12, 2017 – LBO Training
• November 30-December 3, 2017 – Annual Deal Camp in Montauk

• April 2 – The 12th Annual India Business Conference at Columbia University (Room: Uris 301)
  • The theme of this year’s conference was India 2020: The Way Forward, where panelists aimed to explore the different avenues for future reform under the first term of the Narendra Modi Government, across various industries and sectors of the Indian economy. Private Equity Panel featured Professor Margaret M. Cannella.
• April 15–17 – Reunion 
  • Columbia Business School celebrated the milestone anniversaries of the classes of 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2015 MBA, and 2015 EMBA. Previous celebrants of 50th reunions are members of our Platinum Classes and are also invited back to campus to celebrate the lifelong bond between the School and its alumni. In addition to providing an ideal setting to reconnect with old friends and network with classmates, Reunion Weekend offers you the opportunity to attend informative panel discussions featuring distinguished faculty members and fellow alumni, and to learn about exciting developments taking place in the Columbia Business School community.
• April 28 – Fellows Program Information Session and LBO Overview
• May 2 – Centennial Dinner
  • Building on the 40-year tradition of the Annual Dinner, this year’s landmark Centennial Dinner was a milestone celebration of Columbia Business School’s first 100 years of innovation and community. The Centennial Dinner served as a centerpiece of the School’s year-long festivities, bringing together alumni, friends, corporate sponsors, and guests in an evening of support for Columbia Business School.
• May 3 – Alumni Panel and Networking Event at Alston & Bird
• Data Privacy and Cybersecurity – Featured speakers included Allan Grafman '80, All Media Ventures and Kim Peretti, Alston & Bird.
  • Columbia Business School Private Equity Program's Alumni Discussion Series is hosted 2-3 times a year at Alston & Bird LLP's offices. The firm has been a sponsor of the Columbia Business School Private Equity Program’s Alumni Discussion Series since 2010. Topics have covered the full range of the private equity deal cycle from capital raising, portfolio investing and exit. The panels are frequently led by James Sullivan and Matthew Mamak and feature prominent Columbia graduates that continue to play leading roles in the shaping of the private equity and venture capital industries globally.
• February 19 – 22nd Annual Columbia Business School Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference
  • Each year, this conference attracts hundreds of industry leaders, professionals, faculty, alumni and students. This year's conference featured distinguished keynote speakers David Rubenstein (The Carlyle Group, Co-Founder and Co-CEO), Anton Levy  '03 (General Atlantic, Managing Director), Molly Ashby (Solera, Founder, Chairman & CEO), and Wayne Berman (The Blackstone Group, Senior Advisor for Global Government Affairs), as well as an impressive lineup of panelists from some of the industry's leading firms.
• September 26 – Spotlight on Private Equity: Webinar for those interested in applying to Columbia
• September 10 – LBO Modeling Session, Basic
• September 18 – LBO Modeling Session, Advanced
• Oct 11 – Deal Camp information session for current MBA students
• December 1-4 – Sixth Annual Deal Camp in Montauk