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A conversation at Columbia between two iconic public figures — billionaire investor Warren Buffett ’51 and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with PBS and Bloomberg TV host Charlie Rose moderating — was both broad-ranging and personal.

Given the recent US election, instability in Europe, reliance on foreign investment in US markets, and recent valuations in commercial real estate, the panel provided some varied and interesting perspectives on what it means to be a global investor in today’s world.  By Sofia Zamora ’18 and Morgan Mann ’17

Professor Christopher Mayer kicked off this engaging panel on urban growth and development by inviting the four esteemed panelists to provide examples of projects focused on exciting urban investments. 

John Klopp led a panel of four distinguished real estate professionals in a spirited discussion regarding the growth of alternative lending, while also debating what the future had in store for the industry.

At the Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium, Scott Malkin, founder and chairman of Value Retail, shared his thoughts on the future of retail and the trade-offs between efficiency and experience in a fireside chat with LeFrak Managing Director and Adjunct Professor, Camille Douglas.

Roy March, Chief Executive Officer of Eastdil Secured, opened Columbia Business School’s 2016 Real Estate Symposium with a thorough overview of the past year’s investment activity and offered insights on the market’s direction. With more than $1.4 trillion in transactions over the life of his firm, he commented that "dollars are important, but the information from transactions is the real resource for real estate."

In 2006, BRITE '17 speaker Andrew Kassoy co-founded B Lab with the vision of helping drive businesses to manage their impact along with their profit.

Few companies or organizations are looking to fail when they plot a new strategy.  However, turning a blind eye to the possibility that a strategy may fail can have disastrous consequences. According to Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School and leading expert on strategy and disruption, there is an “intelligent way of failing” that can leave organizations stronger.

The award recognizes the top job market paper submitted by PhD candidates on a practical topic pertaining to financial markets, economics, investment management or risk management. 

When it comes to energy, we get far more than we pay for. In a new book, Geoffrey Heal explains why that’s a problem — and what we can do about it.

Concern over the impact of technology on employment in the West is mounting, but broadband has brought significant benefits to Africa.

Anthony Feenick '17 has been awarded an inaugural CoreNet NYC 2016 Scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year. 

Businesses are constantly looking to find ways to motivate their employees. If you've tried a variety of incentives but still haven’t found the secret sauce, then research from Columbia Business School that says criticism is an effective workplace-tool can help stimulate your employees.

If you have been wondering how to be more entrepreneurial at work, how to win that leadership role you’ve coveted, or even how to synthesize the enormous amount of data available when making business decisions, new programs from Columbia Business School Executive Education may help you find answers. These new programs are focused on giving participants the ability to produce fast yet innovative results, solve challenges inherent in contemporary business situations, and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of business.

Four prominent economists outline eight broad strokes for ensuring sustained and inclusive growth going forward.