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AI Across Industries: The Current Status and Case Studies from Japan
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM
Room 440, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Daisuke Okanohara, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN)

AI Breaks Down in Inventory Management—is the Fix Right in Front of Us?

AI and Transformative Tech, Insights

AI promised to revolutionize inventory management, but often falls short. Combining AI with basic inventory logic could be the fix.

From Wall Street to the World’s Runways: Career Lessons from Josie Natori

Leadership

In a conversation with Lulu Wang ’83, the fashion entrepreneur reflected on how non-linear paths, cultural identity, and creative discipline can shape a lasting business.

Off Target: Targeted Demographic Targeting May Drive Consumers Away

Marketing, Strategy

Columbia Business School Research Reveals That Consumers Perceive Brands as Being Less Fair When Ads Obviously Target their Demographic Profile

Our Wish for 2026: Conversations That Build Capacity for the Year Ahead

Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Decisions, Family, Family Office, Leadership and Strategy, Management, Ownership, Research Findings

This piece closes the loop on a year of Family Enterprise Insights by naming the common thread beneath our 2025 research: trust as infrastructure.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

An inside look at a decade of Columbia University's Tamer Fund for Social Ventures, which turns early-stage ideas into lasting social and environmental impact.

Are Your New Year's Goals Getting in the Way of Progress?

Business and Society

New research shows that once we start pursuing a goal, we may cling to the wrong strategy even when a better one is right in front of us.

Milstein Center Research in Focus

AI Across Industries: The Current Status and Case Studies from Japan 岡野原大輔 (PFN)

AI Breaks Down in Inventory Management—is the Fix Right in Front of Us?

From Wall Street to the World’s Runways: Career Lessons from Josie Natori

Off Target: Targeted Demographic Targeting May Drive Consumers Away

Our Wish for 2026: Conversations That Build Capacity for the Year Ahead

From Seed to Scale

Are Your New Year's Goals Getting in the Way of Progress?