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The Stern Investment Management and Research Conference (SIMR) Conference will feature keynote speakers Daniel K. Kingsbury, head of the US division and CEO and president of Pioneer Investment Management Inc., and Whitney Tilson, founder and managing partner of T2 Partners LLC and Tilson Mutual Funds, as well as panel discussions focused on investment strategies and “best ideas.”

In collaboration with NYU Stern and Columbia Business School, NOVA (Italian MBA Association) presents its 12th annual conference, organized in New York City on November, 11th-13th, 2011.

Hosted by NYU Stern, a two-day meeting entitled, "Single Neuron Studies of the Human Brain," will explore the state of the field of human electrophysiology. The event will convene experts working in the field to talk about progress, challenges, technologies, ethical implications, applications, hardware, software, scientific questions and clinical considerations.

The Honorable John Snow, who served as the 73rd United States Treasury Secretary from 2003-2006, sat down with Martin Lipton, chairman of NYU’s Board of Trustees, for a frank discussion on the state of world markets and what’s ahead for the global economy.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, president and CEO of Women’s World Banking, the world’s largest network of microfinance institutions and banks, spoke to a group of MBA students this fall as part of NYU Stern’s Leadership Luncheon Series, coordinated by the School’s Leadership Development Team.

More than 130 experts and thought leaders from the public, nonprofit, for-profit and academic sectors, representing 25+ countries, gathered for the Eighth Annual Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, presented by NYU Stern’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. The annual conference explores the latest theory and research on social entrepreneurship and its impact on global communities.

This is the second in a series of lectures sponsored by the NYU Dialogues on the Global Civil Society, which focus on the extent to which a universal moral sense, capable of underpinning a global society, is either evolving or can be created. Professors Bloom and Haidt will explore the development and application of moral thought, moral judgment, and moral feeling as a foundation for transnational cooperation.

The fifth annual Luxury & Retail Conference, themed “From Retail to Me-tail: Delivering to the Connected Consumer,” will explore how the retail customer has evolved in light of changing technological platforms, and what brands are doing to keep up with the trend. Confirmed speakers include Karen Katz, CEO, Neiman Marcus Group; Carol Hamilton, President of Luxury Products Division, L’Oréal; Deanna Berkeley, President, Alice + Olivia; John McDonnell, COO, The Patrón Spirits Com; Annbeth Eschbach, Founder & CEO, Exhale Spa; Neil Blumenthal, CEO, Warby Parker; Daren Hull, VP of Luxury Direct, L’Oréal; Apar Kothari, VP, Rue La La; Deirdre McGuigan, US Retail Director, Indego Africa; Susan Heaney, Global Director of Corporate Responsibility, AVON; Ida Liu, Managing Director, Fashion Financing Group, Citi Private Bank; and Sal Khokhar, Principal, Koka Consulting.

The 26th Annual AHBBS Conference, themed "Shifting Landscapes," will feature a variety of speakers and panelists that will share their insights and experiences on the keys to succeeding in a borderless world. The event will also feature a sit-down lunch and closing networking reception with representatives from corporate sponsors such as JPMorgan, Bank of New York Mellon, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Houlihan Lokey, Morgan Stanley, American Express, Barclays Capital, Citi, Deloitte, Merck and Unilever.

The NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business invites you to join them for a special lunch with guest speaker Ilene Knable Gotts, partner, antitrust, at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

NYU alumnus Larry Silverstein (ARTS '52), who serves as an honorary vice chair of NYU’s Board of Trustees, sat down with a group of MBA students during a Leadership Luncheon Series. He spoke candidly about his 55-year career in the real estate industry, including the recent progress and challenges facing the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site.

In conjunction with The Economist’s special report on the “Future of Jobs” (September 2011), Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Spence and Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief at The Economist, discussed recent trends in the job market in NYU Stern's Paulson Auditorium.

The theme of the 2011 GFA conference is "Navigating Uncertain Waters." The conference will include a keynote address by Eric Varvel, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Bank of Credit Suisse; panel discussions; and a cocktail reception.

On September 26, 2011 the NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business, led by Professor Kermit Schoenholtz, hosted Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

NYU Stern Salomon Center Hosted Sir John Vickers who discussed the proposed financial regulation set forth by the UK's Independent Commission on Banking. Following his speech, he joined a panel discussion led by Gillian Tett, US managing editor of the Financial Times; James Staley, CEO of JP Morgan's investment bank; and Ingo Walter, Seymour Milstein Professor of Finance, Corporate Governance and Ethics, and Vice Dean of Faculty.

WIN is a Social Networks Summit intended to foster collaboration and to build community. The increasing availability of massive networked data is revolutionizing the scientific study of a variety of phenomena in fields as diverse as Computer Science, Economics, Physics and Sociology. WIN brings together leading researchers studying ‘information in networks’ – its distribution, its diffusion, its value, and its influence on social and economic outcomes – in order to lay the foundation for ongoing relationships and to build a lasting multidisciplinary research community.

Economists and policy makers from the G20 countries gathered at NYU for a two-day, deep-dive on employment this September. Hosted by NYU Stern and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and with support from the World Bank, the workshop entitled, “Employment – Global and Country Perspectives,” explored a number of trends and issues.

Researchers studying information in networks gathered at NYU Stern for the third annual Workshop on Information Networks (WIN) Summit, organized by Sinan Aral, assistant professor of information, operations and management sciences; Arun Sundararjan, associate professor of information, operations and management sciences; and Foster Provost, professor of information, operations and management sciences.

NYU Stern alumnus Mike Indursky (MBA ’90), president of Bliss World Holdings Inc., recently sat down with a group of MBA students through the School’s Leadership Luncheon Series. Indursky shared what he called, “Lessons Learned through a Career of Self-Discovery and Self-Actualization.”

More than 450 aspiring entrepreneurs from NYU’s student, alumni and faculty communities gathered in Paulson Auditorium to hear about this year’s Entrepreneurs Challenge. During the official Kick-Off, attendees received information about NYU Stern’s 13th Annual New Venture Competition and 9th Annual Social Venture Competition – both sponsored by Stern’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation – and NYU’s 2nd Annual Technology Venture Competition, hosted by Stern’s Berkley Center and NYU’s Innovation Venture Fund.

Students, alumni and faculty from across the University will have an opportunity to learn about Stern's 13th Annual New Venture Competition and Ninth Annual Social Venture Competition, as well as NYU's Second Annual Technology Venture Competition. Attendees will also hear from previous winners and past judges.

Having a chance to sit down to lunch with an expert in their respective field doesn’t happen every day, but it did happen this spring for students in NYU Stern’s full-time MBA program. As part of the School’s Leadership Luncheon Series, coordinated by the Leadership Development team, students had a chance to hear from NYC real estate investor and developer Larry Silverstein, president and CEO of Silverstein Properties; Stephen Sadove, chairman and CEO of Saks Inc.; and Captain Jamie Peace, veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

MBA student leaders in Stern’s 40 student clubs host events on topical business issues that bring leaders of business from across industries to campus. Explore Stern’s MBA clubs to learn more.

More than 80 academics, marketing professionals and industry experts, convened for NYU Stern’s 2011 Conference on “Measurable Marketing in a Digital World,” hosted by the School’s Center for Measurable Marketing. Participants explored the largest challenges facing advertisers, the latest in digital media, how organizations should be measuring the effectiveness and ROI of digital advertising, and how to take advantage of cross media synergies.