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The panel discussion, "Where are we in the Real Estate Cycle," moderated by Michael Giliberto of Columbia Business School, and including A.J. Agarwal of Blackstone, Adam Schwartz of Angelo, Gordon, and Joshua Scoville of Hines, focused on where to find investment opportunities in the current market environment.

This intergenerational panel, the closing session of the day, brought together prominent industry figures to discuss trends, expectations, and concerns related to real estate development.

Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman and Publisher of the New York Daily News joined Professor Lynne B. Sagalyn for a fireside chat at the 7th Annual Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium on Monday, December 15, 2014.

The 7th annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only event, took place on Monday, December 15, 2014, at the Columbia University Club of New York. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman and Publisher of the New York Daily News, delivered the keynote address.

At a time when the world’s 65-and-older population will double by 2035, policy changes have transferred many complex financial and healthcare decisions to individuals. Age-related declines in cognitive ability raise the specter that older adults facing major financial decisions may find them increasingly challenging. We explore whether knowledge and expertise accumulated from past decisions can offset age-related cognitive declines.

Most Americans believe that climate change is occurring. But as a recentPew survey confirms, we don’t view it as a high-priority problem. After all, we reason, its most severe impacts won’t be felt for decades. So why change our behavior now?

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Getting old doesn't spell doom when it comes to making important financial decisions, a team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside assistant professor report in a just published paper.

Chazen Global Insights has recently written an article about Japanese M&A, which included a summary of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (Columbia Business School) and the Center for Japanese Legal Studies' (Columbia Law School) collaborated panel discussion titled "M&A in Japan: Reenergized." Panelists included Hidemi Moue, CEO of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. and Jonathan Rouner, Managing Director and Head of International Mergers and Acquisitions of Nomura Securities International.