Centers and Institutes

Panel discussion at the Third Annual Real Estate Lenders Association - Baruch Joint Conference

The Weissman Center for International Business presents, Mitsui Lunch Time Forum Series. This will take place on Tuesday, February 26th between 12:30 -1:45pm in the Vertical Campus, 14th floor in room 14-250 with speaker Roger Ferguson, President and CEO of TIAA.

What does it take to build a great company when you start with nothing? Seth Besmertnik didn’t have resources, connections, money, or experience when he decided to become an entrepreneur right out of undergrad. But by focusing on his growth as a human being and opening himself to change (and more stuff which he’ll share), he built a technology company that today has 400 employees and was just acqu...

The use of learning algorithms has grown dramatically in recent years and businesses have been quick to realize the monetization potential of big data analysis and automation. Algorithms are used in crucial decision-making points, such as to sway hiring and admission decisions, set insurance premium rates, and even inform judicial rulings. In a data-driven world, a lot can go wrong: Algorithmic de...

The February 5th Marxe Issues program, co-sponsored by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at the Zicklin School of Busienss, will focus on why universities and colleges must carefully monitor their donor base to avoid politically or ideologically driven philanthropy from seeking unethical influence on college campuses. The panelists will address this issue sighting recent cases and...

Discussion with three entrepreneurs and designers who are using innovative materials, technology, and design to turn linear challenges into circular solutions. Design professionals in architecture, fashion, and packaging will share their solutions to reduce construction waste through design innovation; track clothing throughout its lifecycle through technological advances, and prevent plastic poll...

Prof. Terrence Martel in conversation with two students who were interns at the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in China in the summer of 2018

Many business leaders have realized that embracing sustainability concepts is vital to their growth and survival. These companies are creating strategies to address market conditions such as climate change, globalization, resource constraints, poverty, world health, and security to enhance their brand equity, stock price and profits, improve their products and services, create more resilient syste...

Panelists discuss the affect of the elections on communication strategies in corporations and large organizations.

Second Annual International Conference of Shopping Center (ICSC) – Baruch College Real Estate Conference. Keynote: State of the Retail Real Estate Industry. Panel 1: New Uses for Retail Space.

Second Annual International Conference of Shopping Center (ICSC) – Baruch College Real Estate Conference. Panel 2: Financing Retail in the Midst of Uncertainty.

Discussion on the American healthcare system and the Affordable Care Act.

The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship presents the 6th Annual Global Family Business Event, where we invite speakers from prominent family businesses around the world to share advice, anecdotes and wisdom on running a family enterprise. This year, we are featuring a third generation entrepreneur, who will discuss how the business has evolved from generation to generation. Fernando Carr...

Moderated by Prof. David Rosenberg, Center for Corporate Integrity, Zicklin School of Business, the program covers Insights from leaders and experts of some successful organizations with an eye toward planning and preparing for prospective climate changes and risk assessments. Speakers and Panelists include Daniel Kreeger, Steve Skadron, Matthew Fleming, Susanne Torriente, Paul D. Miller, Anita Se...

Many Americans have lost faith in core institutions, both in public and private alike. Moderated by Professor David Rosenberg, Director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, the program includes three experts on the intersection of politics and business, Bruce Freed, Paul N. Roth, and Frank Wilkinson, to discuss the increasing entanglement of these two sectors of society and the po...

Moderated by Prof. David Rosenberg, Center for Corporate Integrity, Zicklin School of Business, the program covers Insights from leaders and experts of some successful organizations with an eye toward planning and preparing for prospective climate changes and risk assessments. Speakers and Panelists include Daniel Kreeger, Steve Skadron, Matthew Fleming, Susanne Torriente, Paul D. Miller, Anita Se...

Moderated by Prof. David Rosenberg, Center for Corporate Integrity, Zicklin School of Business, the program covers Insights from leaders and experts of some successful organizations with an eye toward planning and preparing for prospective climate changes and risk assessments. Speakers and Panelists include Daniel Kreeger, Steve Skadron, Matthew Fleming, Susanne Torriente, Paul D. Miller, Anita Se...

Many individuals are promoted for their excellent project management skills. While these skills are important it is also critically important to have good people management skills. Drawing upon a 3-day management intensive training program, this workshop will provide road tested techniques and skills to enhance existing competencies. This research driven workshop will focus on emerging trends in t...

Within the last few years a number of major accounting revisions have been approved that will affect every nonprofit organization in the country large or small. Some of these changes will have a major impact on how an organization prepares and reports its financial statements. The major areas covered in the session are: Presentation of financial statements of nonprofit entities, reporting on reven...

Mr. Bross draws upon his career as a leader in Microsoft and discusses his experience promoting good corporate citizenship and social responsibility.

Mr. Waxman is joined by Professor Larry Zicklin for a lunchtime discussion of Waxman’s award winning book Rogues of Wall Street: How to Manage Risk in the Cognitive Era. Waxman explains how new and emerging technologies can be leveraged to reduce risk failure losses.

The conversation will explore themes from the book ‘Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America’ by Peter Edelman. In addition to exposing racially biased policing, the discussion will focus on how poverty has been criminalized and how lawyers, activists, and policy makers are working for a more humane approach.

Sustainable fashion -- the alternative to fast fashion -- compels us to rethink the way we buy and sell our clothes. Falling under the umbrella, or may we say parasol of sustainable design, this design ethos emphasizes the environmental and social impact of how we choose to dress and furthermore, how these choices are inextricably linked to the present and future well-being of our planet and civil...