Brandeis International Business School

Climate Change in the Classroom: Leveraging Environmental Friendly Products for Brand Enhancement

Tuesday, April 13, 2 P.M. EDT

Open to Brandeis University students
Course: BUS 254a Branding Strategy

Grace Zimmerman
Grace Zimmerman

Professor of the Practice of Marketing in the Brandeis International Business School

From Startup to Acquisition: 7AC Technologies

From Startup to Acquisition: 7AC Technologies

Wednesday, April 14, 8-9:30 P.M. EDT

Open to students and faculty of the International Business School
Course: FIN 232a Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis

Jed Swan
Jed Swan

Managing Partner, Drydock Ventures & Former CEO, 7AC Technologies

Tibor Toth
Tibor Toth

Adjunct Professor in the Brandeis International Business School

Trends in Asset Management: Environmental Investing

Wednesday, April 14, 12 P.M. EDT

A discussion focused on environmental investing and the broader topic of sustainability with perspectives from three investment pioneers across the public and private markets.

Robert Brown
Robert Brown ’88, MA’89

Founder and Senior Partner at Atlas Impact Partners

Tin Dunn
Tim Dunn

Founder and CIO of Terra Alpha Investments

Dimple Sahni
Dimple Sahni

Managing Director, Impact Funds Portfolio at Anthos Fund & Asset Management

Dr. Aniket Shah
Dr. Aniket Shah

Senior Fellow at Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Finance

A Celebration of Climate Innovation

A Celebration of Climate Innovation

Thursday, April 15, 10 A.M. EDT

Innovative startups in our region are addressing a wide variety of climate challenges, from renewable energy generation and distribution, to food and waste, new materials and transportation. This opening event will celebrate these entrepreneurs and present new data on the broad ecosystem of startups.

Michael Burtov
Michael Burtov ’02

Founder and CEO of GeoOrbital, Brandeis Alumni Entrepreneurship Award Recipient

Barbara Clarke
Barbara Clarke, MA’91

Founder, The Impact Seat

Katy Graddy
Kathryn Graddy

Dean and the Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Brandeis International Business School

Ben Gomes Casseres
Ben Gomes-Casseres

Peter A. Petri Professor of Business and Society in the Brandeis International Business School

Alistair Pim
Alistair Pim

VP for Innovation & Partnerships, NECEC

Paris Smalls
Paris Smalls

Co-Founder and CEO, Eden GeoTech

Steph Speirs
Steph Speirs

Co-Founder and CEO, Solstice

Climate Innovation Report – Q&A and Open Discussion

Climate Innovation Report – Q&A and Open Discussion

Thursday, April 15, 11:45 A.M.-1 P.M. EDT

Open to the Public
Course: BUS 261a Managing Technology and Innovation

Ben Gomes-Casseres
Ben Gomes-Casseres

Peter A. Petri Professor of Business and Society in the Brandeis International Business School

Alistair Pim
Alistair Pim

NECEC VP for Innovation & Partnerships

Global Climate Finance : Challenges Five Years into Paris Agreement

Friday, April 16, 9:30 A.M. EDT

A panel of leading international experts, including two Brandeis alumni and a former faculty colleague, assess strategies for financing the global fight against climate change.

Amar Bhattacharya
Amar Bhattacharya ‘74

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Navid Hanif
Navid Hanif

Director of Financing for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs

Catherine Mann
Catherine L. Mann

Global Chief Economist, Citi

Peter Petri
Peter A. Petri

Carl Shapiro Professor of International Finance in the Brandeis International Business School

Elida Reci
Elida Reci MA'99

Economist, United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs

International Cooperation in Climate-Tech

International Cooperation in Climate-Tech

Friday, April 16, 11:15 A.M.-12:30 P.M. EDT

Open to the Public
Course: BUS 260a Competition and Strategy
Co-sponsored by the Israel Initiative

Ben Gomes-Casseres
Ben Gomes-Casseres

Peter A. Petri Professor of Business and Society in the Brandeis International Business School

Christopher Abram
Christopher Abram Ph.D.

Founder at HiT Nano

Yuto Takagi
Yuto Takagi Ph.D.

Research and Business Development Manager, Battery Materials at Saint-Gobain

Dan Trajman
Dan Trajman

CEO, NEIBC (New England Israel Business Council)

Andrea Yonah
Andrea Yonah

Director of Business Development at BIRD Foundation (The Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation)

Faculty Seminar: Businesses and the Economy

Friday, April 16, 1 P.M. EDT

Brandeis International Business School professors Aldo Musacchio and Ben Gomes-Casseres join Prof. Chris Marquis of Cornell University to discuss how businesses and the economy can be shifted to a more stakeholder-oriented model and why that is critically important for our future.

Ben Gomes Casseres
Ben Gomes-Casseres

Peter A. Petri Professor of Business and Society in the Brandeis International Business School

Chris Marquis
Prof. Chris Marquis

Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

Aldo Musaccio
Aldo Musacchio

Professor of Business in the Brandeis International Business School; Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA)

 

Climate Change in the Classroom: Understanding How Finance Can Be Used to Address Climate Change

Friday, April 16, 1 P.M. EDT

Open to students registered in BUS 291G
Course: BUS 291g Business Challenges in the 21st Century

Mary Cerulli
Mary Cerulli

Director of Climate Finance Action

Katy Graddy
Dean Kathryn Graddy

Dean of Brandeis International Business School and the Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics

The Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship

The Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship

Thursday, April 22, 12 P.M. EDT

Award recipient Deval L. Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts, will discuss the future of capitalism and the need to reevaluate our economic priorities for the 21st century. This event is sponsored by the Office of the President.

Len Asper
Leonard Asper '86

President and CEO, Anthem Sports and Entertainment

Katy Graddy
Kathryn Graddy

Senior Associate Dean and Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Brandeis International Business School

Ronald Liebowitz
Ronald Leibowitz

President, Brandeis University

Lisa Lynch
Lisa Lynch

Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Deval L. Patrick
Deval L. Patrick

Former Governor of Massachusetts, Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship Recipient