Past Events

On October 11, the Business and Society Program hosted the 2023 Haitkin Lecture, where Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, engaged in a discussion moderated by Michael Posner, Director of Business and Human Rights. This enlightening conversation delved into the challenges surrounding artificial intelligence and explored strategies for responsible development and usage by companies…

Stern students attend UN Women’s HeforShe Summit, form Gender Equality Council on campus   By Kimberly Zhou, Isabel Becerra and Adhya Singh, NYU Stern Council on Gender Equality   To be respectfully disruptive means to challenge the status quo.   This was the message that NYU Stern Community members remembered most when we attended the HeForShe Summit, UN Women’s flagship event during UN…

*Location change: this event has been changed from an in-person event to a webinar via Zoom Calling Stern undergraduates interested in sustainability and social impact! On March 28th at 12:30pm EST, join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program (BSP) to learn how to build your Social Impact knowledge and skills at Stern, meet the Sustainable Business Concentration Advisor - Professor Matt Statler…

It's that time of year again! Please join us for our second session of the Fall NYU Undergraduate bookclub All students, staff, and faculty are welcome, and encouraged to join.  Date: November 9th 2022 Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm  Location:Tisch Hall UC - 03 RSVP Link: here  

Interested in addressing today’s most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges through business? Want to explore the intersections of business and sustainability, social impact, human rights, and social entrepreneurship?  Join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program for an open house to meet our faculty and mingle with your fellow mission-driven peers. Hosted together with Net…

It's that time of the year again! Join the Business & Society Program for our Fall Undergraduate Book Club! We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to attend. Tuesday, October 20, 2022 12:30 - 1:45 PM ET New York, NY RSVP Link: here  

Considering the Undergraduate Minor in Social Entrepreneurship offered jointly by NYU Wagner and NYU Stern? Join us for a panel discussion, and the opportunity to mingle with NYU faculty, alumni, staff of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute and current Social Entrepreneurship Minor Specializers.  We'll have a brief panel featuring alumni in social entrepreneurship:  Kobla Asamoah, Co-founder…

On October 6, 2022, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) is hosting an important conversation across the private and public sectors about the enormous business opportunities with legalized recreational cannabis in New York State and the barriers to inclusive participation and sustainable production. This event should serve to kick off a series of discussions exploring the business…

Empowering Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh: From Rana Plaza to an Entrepreneurial Future Delivered by Rubana Huq Vice Chancellor of Asian University for Women and Ex-President of BGMEA Moderated by Michael Posner Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights Registration is required. Please register here.