See details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FqG2lrhFH76ga_Pbka4FBQBdxzkaF97f9hUcuHCy760/edit

Two-Hour Job Search Workshop Presented by Steve Dalton

Monday, September 16, 2019 5:45 - 7:45 PM ET

Price: $25

Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and regular contributor at The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Fast Company, and the Financial Times, among others. He is the author of "The 2-Hour Job Search" and will be presenting on his concepts, which are now taught at over 30 universities worldwide. He uses a science-based process to split the job search into quick, manageable pieces to help those looking for work conduct the best job search possible.

Two-Hour Job Search Workshop Presented by Steve Dalton

Monday, September 16, 2019 5:45 - 7:45 PM ET

Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and regular contributor at The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Fast Company, and the Financial Times, among others. He is the author of "The 2-Hour Job Search" and will be presenting on his concepts, which are now taught at over 30 universities worldwide. He uses a science-based process to split the job search into quick, manageable pieces to help those looking for work conduct the best job search possible.

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here.  

Columbus: Networking Happy Hour
Presented by Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Ohio
Monday, September 16, 2019 | 6–8 p.m.
Buckeye Bourbon House, 36 East Gay Street, Columbus, OH
Event cost: cash bar

Columbia Business School alumni and guests are cordially invited to a networking happy hour in Columbus, Ohio. This is a great opportunity to meet and reconnect with fellow alumni in the area. In addition to the cash bar, small plates and appetizers will be served. We hope you can attend this special event, and please encourage fellow alumni to attend! 

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Alumni Club of Ohio club leader, Shwetha Pai ’09, at spai09@gsb.columbia.edu.

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

Vancouver: Annual Fall Event
Monday, September 16, 6–9 p.m.
Tap and Barrel (Olympic Village), 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, BC V5Y OC2, Canada

We hope you're having a wonderful summer. We'd like to invite you to join us and fellow Columbia Business School alumni and guests for our annual fall event 6pm-9pm on September 16, 2019. This event will be a casual dinner and drinks with families welcome to join in celebration. CBS will provide us with a small budget to subsidize the meal cost for everyone.

Please RSVP by September 14th so we can give the venue a headcount. CBS will also be sending an email for this event and sending us their list (you can RSVP with either one). If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us or call/text me us at 604-800-1211 (Jas) or 778-822-8844 (Adil).

Look forward to seeing you soon,

Jas & Adil

CBS Alumni Club of Vancouver Co-Presidents

Jas Bagry: jbagry11@gsb.columbia.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bagry

Adil Ahamed: aahamed12@gsb.columbia.edu
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/adilahamed

Please RSVP directly Here.

Global Healthcare Networking Night
Presented by the Columbia Business School’s Healthcare Industry Association (HCIA) and the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management (HPM) Program

Monday, September 16, 2019 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Columbia Business School: 1125 Amsterdam Ave: 16, Warren Hall, Feldberg Space (1st Floor), New York, NY 10025

There is no better way to connect, reconnect and stay connected with MBA students, recent graduates, and alumni in the healthcare industry then at Global Healthcare Networking Night.

Join us as we celebrate building and strengthening the CBS healthcare community by bridging the next generation of healthcare professionals with alumni exports in the industry. Also, alumni will have a chance to meet other healthcare professional in New York City at this casual and fun evening event! We welcome alumni from around the world to join us.

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

Athens: EMBAG/AC:  "Athens Evening" 2019
Presented by the CBS EMBAG/AC
Wed, September 16, 2019: 7- 9:30 PM
Alexander's Bar: Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel: 1 Vasileos Georgiou A' str., Syntagma Square, 105 64 Athens, Greece 
Cost: €43.19

Please join us!:

Buy your tickets and join fellow Globals for an evening in Athens at the Alexander's Bar -- voted the Best Hotel Bar in the World by Forbes Magazine -- within the Hotel Grande Bretagne. We'll enjoy the beautiful property property, discuss business and the economy, have lively conversation, and network with new people.

Open bar assortment of wines and drinks. Light hors d'oeuvres served.

Partners and spouses are warmly welcome.

Attire: Festive, Business, or Business Casual

Many thanks, and see you soon!

Facilitated by: Jacob E. Miles (G12 A/E)

Lang Entrepreneurship Center information tabling in Uris lobby
Overview of events, programs, and resources for entrepreneurship, corporate innovation, and venture capital.

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo 
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 5:30-7:30 p.m  
Location: Stinson law firm at 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2600, in downtown Minneapolis      
Cost:  $20 (discounts available for Harvard club members) 

Police-community relations are a nationwide concern. Medaria Arradondo, appointed Minneapolis Police Chief in 2017, will speak about efforts in the community and his vision for the police force.

Please Note: This event will be held in the offices of the Stinson law firm, rather than our usual Dorsey location. Stinson is on the 26th floor of the same building. As always, attendees coming by car must arrange for their own parking, either in the 50 South Sixth Street pay lot or in another of the many nearby lots.

Questions:  Harvard club’s Jim Richardson: james_p_richardson@msn.com

All Ivy/TCAN clubs are invited to these great events! 

Ivy/TCAN clubs include Amherst, Barnard, Brown, U California, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Penn, Princeton, Ross, Smith, Stanford, Wharton, Williams, Yale, Brandeis, London Business School and Twin Cities PhD Club.

Come join the CBS PE Club for its Fall 2019 Kick Off Event!

5:45pm - 6:45pm: Presentation at Uris 301 

7:00pm - 9:00pm: Social Mixer at Amity Hall

Please RSVP directly to Michael Dixon at mdd2143@gsb.columbia.edu.

Delhi: Admissions Information Session
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 6:30 p.m  
The American Center, Auditorium, 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 100 001

Note: Please carry a valid, original, government-issued ID. Laptops, iPads, cameras, and other electronic items are not allowed in the center and cannot be stored at the security station. More information regarding entrance rules will be provided upon RSVP.

Please join Michael Dixon, assistant director of admissions, at our Delhi, Bangalore, or Mumbai Information Sessions, where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to RSVP for the Delhi Information Session, the Bangalore Information Session, and the Mumbai Information Session. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.  

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Presented by the Office of Alumni Relations. Join your fellow CBS Young Alumni for a night at the ballpark as the Yankees take on the Los Angeles Angels! The first 150 people that purchase through this offer will receive a special New York Yankees hat co-branded with the CBS logo! Multiple ticket and pricing options available and guests are welcome. Register here. Questions? Contact Emily Hudson at eh2770@gsb.columbia.edu.

Follies Kick-Off Meeting 

First half will be intro presentation and second half will be brainstorming ideas for this year's show. 

RSVP required. To register for this event or to ask any questions, please email Columbia Business School club’s Julie Tanaka at julietanaka@compendiumbiz.com.

Minneapolis: “Introverts:  The Next Generation of Leadership”  
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 5-3:30 p.m  
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 Dinner/Socializing; 6:30 Lynette Crane’s Presentation
Location: Cambria Gallery at 625 2nd Avenue South, Suite 101, in Minneapolis  
Cost: $15, includes dinner and presentation.

• Payment:  After you RSVP to Julie, please:
  1. Submit $15 via Paypal to drutman89@gsb.columbia.edu ,  or
  2. Send check payable to Dan Rutman with "Alumni Event" written in memo to:  Dan Rutman, Penn Club of MN, 6728 Rosemary Ln, Edina, MN 55439,  or
  3. Pay at event.

Stanford’s Lynette Crane, nationally-acclaimed speaker on introversion, will discuss the #1 issue of CEOs everywhere:  Where is the next generation of leadership coming from?  She will reveal stereotypes that hamper the “quietly brilliant” (aka introverts) who abound in organizations.  Lynette will discuss introverts’ stereotypical barriers in the corporate world, and will give ideas for hiring, engaging, retaining, and recognizing the leadership potential of all that talent.  Lynette’s new book, Quiet Brilliance: Solving Corporate America’s Leadership Crisis with ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ Talent is a must-read for current leaders and those who aspire to leadership.

All Ivy/TCAN clubs are invited to these great events! 

Ivy/TCAN clubs include Amherst, Barnard, Brown, U California, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Penn, Princeton, Ross, Smith, Stanford, Wharton, Williams, Yale, Brandeis, London Business School and Twin Cities PhD Club.

Kick-off event to introduce the Media Management Association to new and returning MBA students.

The Healthcare Industry Association (HCIA) and Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program (HPM) will launch their fall agenda on September 18th. All students, 1st and 2nd years, are welcome to attend. During the session, HCIA will introduce its board, career and academic resources, conference, international trek, and event agenda. Dinner will be served.

Follies Kickoff meeting 

HCIA will launch its fall agenda on September 18th. All students, 1st and 2nd years, are welcome to attend. We will introduce the board, our conference, our trip, and our event agenda. 

RSVP required. To register for this event, click here.

San Diego: MBASD Mixer - September
Sponsored and presented by MIT Sloan
Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hotel Indigo San Diego Del Mar, 710 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014

Join us in the bar/patio area of the Hotel Indigo in Del Mar. We will be providing appetizers, and you'll have access to a full cash bar.  

Look forward to seeing you there.

Infosession/Club Kick0ff to market the club for new membership/preview of year's agenda 

SBCP Club Kick-Off

Discussion and Planning of Annual CBS Healthcare Conference

Please RSVP directly to Michael Dixon at mdd2143@gsb.columbia.edu.

Bangalore: Admissions Information Session
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 7p.m. 
Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru, Pennar Hall, No 56-6B Palace Road, Bengaluru, 560052

Please join Michael Dixon, assistant director of admissions, at our Delhi, Bangalore, or Mumbai Information Sessions, where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to RSVP for the Delhi Information Session, the Bangalore Information Session, and the Mumbai Information Session. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.  

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Generously sponsored by Sridhar Anand '10

New York: Life of a Start-Up CEO
Presented by the EMBA-Global Alumni Club
Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 7-9:30 p.m.
Location: TBD

Join fellow Globals for a panel discussion and networking on the Life of a Startup CEO. We will explore various themes, including funding challenges and opportunities, unexpected challenges and rewards, and many others. 

Panelists to be announced.

Moderator:  Lenny Kharitonov, EmmaMason (EMBAG-12)

Open bar with light hors d'oeuvres. Partners are very welcome.

Facilitated by Lenny Kharitonov (G12 A/E)

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

Kuala Lumpur: Alumni Alliance: Third Thursday Happy Hour 
Presented by Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Kuala Lumpur, hosted by Asia School of Business
Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 7 - 10 p.m.
TREC Entry 3H-G-06, 438 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We are back and Alumni Alliance is pleased to announce the location for the meet up in September 2019 .

This month's event is hosted by the Kellogg Business School and Northwestern University at Iconic The Iron Fairies KL .

“Iron Fairies KL is the biggest Iron Fairies in the world. It offers a magical and enchanting experience for customers and has 2 areas - Fairy Dust Factory and Butterfly Room, both offering a sensual and visual experience just like the novel.”

Ashley Sutton, is the mastermind behind some of Asia's most famous bar designs, including The Iron Fairies. Specializing in bar design and industrial design.

Your host will be providing complimentary light bites and non alcoholic beverages. Additional beverages can be purchased from the bar.

About The Alumni Alliance: our goal is to connect leaders via knowledge sharing forums and information exchange platforms to generate insights and inspire new & innovative ideas to solve collective national and business challenges alike.

In this 30-minute webinar, we’ll explore the current state of the real estate market with industry experts, Chris Mayer and David Sherman, co-directors of the esteemed Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate at Columbia Business School. Learn to think like a value investor, including opportunities and possible pitfalls as you develop your own strategy on how to best approach the market. 

In this 30-minute webinar, you’ll learn:
• What is a “value investment” in real estate
• Where should investors look to find value in the current “late-cycle” environment 
• Potential risks value investors should focus

To register, please visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5815652806077/WN_LVevFnKJQOqEZ7EmCgTohw

RSVP required. Please RSVP to Jill Wessendorf ’99 at jill.m.wessendorf@aexp.com by Wednesday, September 18.

Atlanta: Culture and Cocktails Event: Friday Jazz at the High Museum
Presented by Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Atlanta
Friday, September 20, 2019 | 6 p.m.  
High Museum of Art, Robinson Atrium,1280 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA
Cost: $14.50 museum admission with cash bar — tickets can be purchased here.

Columbia Business School alumni and guests are cordially invited to a special event at the High Museum! Come enjoy culture and cocktails as you catch up with fellow alumni. We hope you can attend!

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Alumni Club of Atlanta club leaders, Jill Wessendorf ’99 and Nathan Ladde ’06, at jill.m.wessendorf@aexp.com and nathanladde@hotmail.com.

Please RSVP directly to Michael Dixon at mdd2143@gsb.columbia.edu.

Mumbai: Admissions Information Session
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Friday, September 20, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. 
Sunville Banquet and Conference Rooms, Imperial Room, 1st Floor, 9, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018

Please join Michael Dixon, assistant director of admissions, at our Delhi, Bangalore, or Mumbai Information Sessions, where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to RSVP for the Delhi Information Session, the Bangalore Information Session, and the Mumbai Information Session. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.  

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Generously sponsored by Sanjaya Saran '75

Leadership involves a diverse set of strengths, many of which can be more easily learned in an action context rather than in a classroom. Please join Leadership Lab for a Ropes Course & Zipline Adventure!  

We'll spend the morning and early afternoon climbing and ziplining at the Bronx Zoo. Along with your classmates, you'll test your motivation and decision-making, and use both communication and teamwork to get through the treetop challenges together.  

Open to: Current students. Limit one ticket per student. Please note, you may not purchase a ticket for another student.  

Cost: Attendance is $15 per student. In addition, we ask that each student pay a $35 refundable deposit to hold your spot. Students who cancel more than 72 hours in advance will be refunded both the $15 and the $35 at the time of cancellation. Students who attend the event will be refunded the $35 deposit on the day of the event. You will need to submit the full amount online in order to hold your spot for this event.

Additional Details: We'll meet at the Treetop Adventure entrance at 10:30am. We recommend using the Bronx River Entrance (Bronx River Parkway at Boston Road, Bronx, New York 10460). Please bring your student ID for free zoo admission if you plan to walk around the zoo after the event. You will need your student ID to gain free entrance to the Treetop Adventure area if you use any other entrance than the Bronx River Entrance. 

Event requirements: Please note that the park requires participants be less than 275 pounds in order to participate. 

Please add yourself to the waitlist if the event is full: https://columbia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7TGM7ZOvngeS21v 

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

New York: Data Science - Mining the New 'Gold' in Private Equity
Presented by the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Pepper Hamilton, 620 Eighth Avenue (bet. 40th-41st Sts.,) 37th Floor, NYC
Tickets:  $35 members; $50 non-members; no admittance at the door

SPECIAL OFFER:  Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York offers ONE FREE EVENT for new members who sign up for the first time ($85 or more). Click here to join now and then contact us to receive your promotional code before you register for the event of your choice (sports events, holiday parties and mixers are excluded.)

PE Breakfast Series
Data Science - Mining the New "Gold" in Private Equity

It has been said that "data is the oil of the 21st century" yet there is a broad range of Data Science investments within Private Equity with some PE firms having large, well staffed teams while other firms have yet to invest in this area. In this panel, Data Scientists working in Private Equity will discuss how Data Science is currently providing value as well as the challenges and future opportunities for Data Science applications in Private Equity.  And, network with the speakers and fellow alums in the PE industry before and after the presentation and breakfast!

• Panelists (in formation):
  • Dr. Howard Friedman (Moderator) - Chief Data Scientist, DataMed Solutions LLC; Adjunct Professor Columbia University
  • Tim Kiely - Lead Data Scientist, American Securities
  • Dr. Matt Oefinger - Chief Analytics Officer, Deerfield Management

This presentation was organized by the Private Equity Committee Co-Chairs Howard Friedman and Charles Solomon ('13). We'd like to thank our generous sponsors at Pepper Hamilton for hosting this event. 

Do you want to conduct a strategic consulting project for a nonprofit organization? Interested in networking with CBS alumni and other board members? Join us at the Nonprofit Board Leadership Program (NBLP) Information Session to learn more about the program, application process, and more!

This year students will be working with organizations from sectors such as housing, education and advocacy. Organizations include The Brady Campaign, Futures and Options, Greyston Bakery Foundation, Women In Need (WIN), Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders-NYC, and Blue Engine.

The  Nonprofit Board Leadership Program (NBLP) provides an opportunity for current business school students to provide consulting projects to current nonprofit organizations, while also acting as a board observer.  NBLP matches current students with alumni or friends of the Business School who serve on nonprofit boards for an academic-year long engagement.

To be considered for NBLP, we ask students to complete the following application, which is due by Monday, September 30, 2019 at 10 pm. Apply today ?

Tabling to introduce new class to Arts Society.

Please join us to learn more about LABA and our activities for they year.

Join us for a welcome event to hear more about the great events planned for this year and to learn about AVP and additional VP opportunities. Lunch will be provided!

We will start off with a kickoff for the Public Speaking Association, which will include a brief overview of the club, our planned activities for the semester and Q&A. After that introduction we will take some Digg Inn and beers and participate in a fun mock debate.

All skill-levels are welcome and this activity will mostly serve as a fun introduction to the club, while sharpening your debating skills in a fun environment.

Please RSVP directly to Emma Case at ec3370@gsb.columbia.edu. 

Charlotte: Admissions Information Session
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 6:30 p.m  
Duke Energy Center, 550 S Tryon St, Magnolia Conference Room, 5th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202

Please note: You must register by Friday, August 30 at 2:00 PM EST in order to attend this event. You must bring a government-issued ID for building entry.

Please join Emma Case, assistant director of admissions, at our Charlotte Information Session where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to register. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.

While we recognize the distance may be too great for some of you to travel, we wanted to extend the invitation in case you happen to be in the area during this time.

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Generously sponsored by Wells Fargo Securities and John Hudson '92

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here.  

San Francisco: Bay Area Alumni Club at the San Francisco Giants
Columbia Business School Alumni Club of the Bay Area
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 6:45-9:45 p.m.
Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107
Cost: $125

Join the Bay Area CBS Alumni Club as we cheer on the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park! 

We have reserved a premium box for Tuesday, September 24th where you can watch manager Bruce Bochy one last time as the Giants take on the Colorado Rockies. Seating is limited to 20 seats, so get your tickets now ($125 each) before they sell out.

Any questions? Contact CBS alum Neal Rickner (nealrickner@gmail.com) for more details.

Join CWiB for our first 'Women in Leadership' Breakfast series to hear NYT author and female-focused career coach, Sandy Golinkin, to speak about building your personal brand. 

Targeted towards second years, advice from 3-5 recent alumni (2-3 years out) on their full-time recruiting experience (OCR, JIT).

LANG INNOVATION TALK:
Ferran Adrià: Chef, Author, and Founder of the elBullifoundation

Time: 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Note: 
Doors will close at 2:30 pm in order not to disrupt the event. 
Due to the high demand, please only take a ticket if you can make the event.

Ferran Adrià Presents Sapiens – Innovation through Understanding

Ferran Adrià joined the staff of elBulli in 1984 and rapidly progressed to become head chef. Famous for his pioneering culinary techniques, he has been applauded – and imitated - around the world, and won three Michelin stars for elBulli, along with many other accolades. 

With his elBullifoundation, opened in 2013, Adrià has created a center for research into gastronomic innovation whose mission is to study and catalogue the entire body of world culinary knowledge.

Adrià is in New York to mark the publication of Coffee Sapiens (Phaidon), a multimedia project created by Lavazza and the elBullifoundation with the aim of promoting experimentation and innovation in the gastronomic field. Thisopera omnia on coffee is one of the first pillars of what will be the most complete database of the Occidental fine dining restaurant industry, Bullipedia.

The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School is thrilled to welcome Ferran Adrià to Columbia Business School.

PRICE
This event is open and free for the Columbia University Community who have a CUID. However, you need to register below to attend.

WHEN
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
• 2:15 pm Registration
• 2:30 pm Event Commences

WHERE
Columbia Business School’s Lang Center, the event host, is at the heart of the entrepreneurial, innovation, and venture capital communities for both students and alumni. 

The Business School (CBS) at Columbia University in the CIty of New York in Manhattan, New York City. Knowledge, Access, Community and Impact put #CBSAtTheCenter of business.

Established in 1916, CBS is one of the oldest business schools in the world. It is one of six Ivy League business schools and has been referred to as among the most selective of top business schools.

Join us to kick off the new school year and learn about CETA!

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here. 

Boston: Professor Rita McGrath, Seeing Around Corners  
Wednesday, September 25, 6–8 p.m.
Education First, Two Education Cir, Cambridge, MA 02141
Cost: $25 for Columbia Business School alumni and $35 for guests

CBS Professor Rita McGrath will be sharing insights from her new book: Seeing Around Corners: Strategic Inflection Points and the New Strategy Playbook

A strategic inflection point calls into question the taken-for-granted assumptions upon which businesses are based. Inflection points can take a business to new heights – or if they are disregarded or ignored – bring it to ruin.

In this talk, Rita McGrath describes the new context for strategy, one of short-lived competitive cycles, and how this creates the need for a new strategy playbook. She describes how arenas are a more useful construct for anticipating the future than industries, how to think about customers in terms of their jobs to be done, and how to best position yourself to pick up insights from the edges of your organization.

The first twenty attendees to the event will receive a copy of the book.

Refreshments will be served.

Special thanks to fellow alum Vivek Sable '10 for hosting. Hope to see you all for what is sure to be an engaging evening!

RSVP required. To register for this event, please click here.  

Indianapolis: Inaugural Networking Happy Hour
Presented by Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Indiana
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 6–8 p.m.
1933 Lounge above St. Elmo’s, 127 Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN
Event cost: cash bar; small plates and appetizers available.

Columbia Business School alumni and guests are cordially invited to the inaugural networking happy hour in Indianapolis. This is a great opportunity to meet and reconnect with fellow alumni in the area. There will be a cash bar and appetizers available for purchase. We hope you can attend this special event! 

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Alumni Club of Ohio club leader, Shwetha Pai ’09, at spai09@gsb.columbia.edu.

RSVP required. Contact Marlene Savaraín '04 or Xavier de Romaña '02 for more details.

Lima: Peruvian Entrepreneur Panel
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 7-10 p.m.
Location:  Terraza Edificio LABOK, Av. Mariscal La Mar #750, Miraflores (ref. Starbucks)
Cost: $20 (Includes drinks)

We are presenting a conversation among three entrepreneurs from Peru?—Mariana Costa (Laboratoria), José Delmar (Anda Technologies), and Fernando D'Alessio (Juntoz.com)?—in which they will share their experiences with us.

Please RSVP directly to Hannah Dince at hjd2111@gsb.columbia.edu. 

Miami: Admissions Information Session
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 6 p.m  
DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717 N Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33132

Please note: Discounted valet parking at $10.00 flat fee per vehicle to be paid by attendees.

Please join Hannah Dince, assistant director of admissions, at our Miami Information Session where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to register. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.

While we recognize the distance may be too great for some of you to travel, we wanted to extend the invitation in case you happen to be in the area during this time. 

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Generously sponsored by HEICO Corporation, Laurans Mendelson '61 and Eric Mendelson '88

RSVP required. To register for this event, please email Robert Boncan ’00 at boncan@hotmail.com.  

Dallas: Networking Reception
Presented by Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Dallas
Generously sponsored by Board of Overseers member, Jim Keyes ’80.
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 6 p.m.
Home of Jim Keyes ’80 — address to be provided upon RSVP.

Join Columbia Business School’s Alumni Club of Dallas for a special networking reception held at the home of Jim Keyes ’80. In addition to serving as the chairman of Wild Oats Marketplace, Jim is currently a member of Columbia Business School’s Board of Overseers. Prior to this, he was the CEO of Fresh & Easy Neighbourhood Markets, chairman and CEO of Blockbuster, Inc., and president and CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Alumni Club of Dallas club leader, Robert Boncan ’00, at boncan@hotmail.com.

RSVP required. Please RSVP directly to Michael Robinson at mgr27@gsb.columbia.edu.  

Washington, D.C. Special Information Session: Spotlight On the Global Experience
Presented by the Columbia Business School Admissions Team
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 3000, Arlington, VA 22209

Please join Michael Robinson, director of admissions, and Caitlin O'Donnell, associate director of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, at our Washington, D.C. Information Session where you will have the opportunity to catch up with members of the CBS community, as well as help answer questions from prospective applicants about your Columbia Business School experiences. 

To help us attract the best candidates to Columbia Business School, we encourage you to invite friends, family members, or colleagues you feel would be interested in a Columbia MBA. You may direct prospective candidates to our website to register. Feel free to forward this invitation to other local current students and alumni.

While we recognize the distance may be too great for some of you to travel, we wanted to extend the invitation in case you happen to be in the area during this time. 

We hope to see you soon and thank you for your support!

Generously sponsored by Sands Capital Management

RSVP required. To register, click here.

Hong Kong: CBS Alumni Special Event
Presented by the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of Hong Kong
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.  
China Club, Bank Of China Building, 13-15/F, 2A Des Voeux Road, Central

The Hong Kong Board of Overseers cordially invites you to celebrate the renaming of the Alumni Network to: COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CLUB OF HONG KONG

Drinks & canapes will be served. 

Please register your attendance by September 15, 2019. 

RSVP required. For more details, click here.

London: Inside the Career Club: An Evening at the Allbright Mayfair
Presented by the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of London
Monday, September 30, 2019 | 6:30-9 p.m.
Location: The Allbright Club, 11 Rathbone Place, W1S 1PP
Fee: £10 Member / £12 Non-Member

Join us for a conversation with Debbie Wosscow, co-founder of The Allbright, one of London’s top women-only private member’s clubs followed by networking drinks at their newest location in the heart of Mayfair.

• 6:30pm - Registration
• 7:00pm - Talk
• 8:00pm - Networking

Debbie Wosskow OBE
Debbie Wosskow OBE is recognised as one of the most prominent successful serial entrepreneurs in the UK. She is the current London Evening Standard ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ – awarded to her for her work in scaling businesses. Debbie was the founder of Love Home Swap, sold to Wyndham Destination Network for $53 million in July 2017. Following this exit, she co-founded AllBright with Anna Jones.

Debbie authored the independent UK government review of the sharing economy and was the founding chair of Sharing Economy UK. She sits on the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board and is a board member of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Hailing from a family of female entrepreneurs, her entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 25 when Debbie launched her first company Mantra, a communications consultancy, later sold to Loewy Group in 2007. Debbie was awarded an OBE for her services to business in 2017. She graduated with an MA in Philosophy and Theology from New College, Oxford.

Kindly organized by Sophia Damianou '08, Vanessa Scarbonchi '08

Targeted towards first years, this moderated panel will feature recent alumni who switched from a non-media career pre-MBA to a media career post CBS.