CITI announces a conference entitled "Future Scenarios for Latin American Communications (II)," the second installment of an event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 5, 2007.
With no oil or natural gas reserves of its own, Japan has long depended on the Middle East for its energy needs. Ninety percent of the country's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, so stability in the region is crucial to Japan’s economic well-being.
The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, with the sponsorship of the Telefonica Foundation and the Intel Corporation, has launched a study aimed at assessing the impact of Information and Communication Technologies in the social and economic development in Latin America.
Columbia Business School’s Social Enterprise Program announced its annual reception honoring Joel I. Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, and David Saltzman, Executive Director of the Robin Hood Foundation, with a conversation moderated by Russell L. Carson, February 5, 2008 at 6:30 pm.
Making the distinction between isolated philanthropic acts and sustainable practices, the conference’s featured speakers emphasized the need for making corporate social responsibility integral to long-term planning.
The New York City Council officially approved the University’s construction of a new uptown campus, which will allow the business school to powerfully broaden its resources.
"The secret of marketing lies in the ability of understanding what drives customers and in translating it into competitively superior products and services."
Economics Professor Edmund S. Phelps delivered this fall’s University Lecture, “Economic Theory for an Innovative World,” proposing the development of new theoretical models to keep pace with entrepreneurial endeavors.
Keynote speakers Paul Keckley of Deloitte and David Holveck of Johnson & Johnson call for radical, systemic changes to the healthcare industry and the medical profession.