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Net Impact, the umbrella organization for social enterprise clubs at business schools around the world, has chosen Columbia Business School to host its 12th annual conference in November 2004.

The winners of the Global Social Venture Competition were announced at London Business School at the final round on April 15?16. Columbia Business School has been a partner in this competition since 2001.

In partnership with the NYSE, Executive Education is launching the first accounting class crafted exclusively to enable board directors to better address financial integrity in the boardroom. The course, Accounting Essentials for Corporate Directors: Enhancing Financial Integrity, gives directors the ability to critically evaluate financial information and assess management proposals.

Today show co-anchor Katie Couric spoke to more than 650 current and prospective students, alumnae and businesswomen at the 11th Annual Columbia Women in Business conference on February 27. Couric was joined at the conference, In Our Own Voices: Defining Success through Personal Choices, by leaders from a number of industries. Lulu Wang ’83, CEO of Tupelo Capital Management, received the Distinguished Alumna Award, and Professor Meyer Feldberg ’65, dean, was presented with a special award recognizing his long-standing dedication to CWIB and to women in business.

By Ben Powell '05, Bottom Line.

A recent panel discussion at Columbia Business School launched a critical report evaluating conflicts of interest in the financial services industry. The event attracted industry leaders, alumni, students and media.