Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation | 2024-2025 Events

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST | Registration is required | Virtual Webinar

A Fireside Chat featuring Markus Herrmann Chen, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the China Macro Group, in conversation with Fubon Center Director Arun Sundararajan. Join us to discuss the latest on the TikTok ban, how the Trump administration might reshape US-China tech competition and the geopolitics of AI and semiconductors. As the head of a think-tank focused on management issues shaped by China’s evolving political economy and geopolitical developments, Markus is also a strategic advisor to Caixin Global, Vice-President of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and holds degrees from the Universities of Geneva, Bern and Fribourg and Peking University.

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM EST | Location TBD | Registration is required. 

Join us for a Tech Leadership Lab talk with Chad Dickerson, CEO of Etsy from 2011 to 2017, to understand the leadership journey in later-stage tech startups, how executives adapt to rapid scaling, and what separates the eventual winners from the rest. 

Friday, February 28 2025 | NYU Stern Fintech Conference | Virtual Webinar
Save the date! Join top Fintech academics, leading Fintech investors, innovative Fintech startups, and forward-looking Financial institutions. With a dynamic lineup of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and start-up demonstrations this conference promises to be a transformative experience and a chance to be at the forefront of the fintech revolution. Register for the conference at https://bit.ly/2025SternFintech 

March 2025 | 6:00PM- 7:00PM EST | NYU Stern Innovation Speaker Series | Virtual Webinar 
Join us for an evening of inspiration and thought-provoking discussion moderated by NYU Stern Professor Melissa Schilling, Director of Fubon's Technology Innovation Initiative.

NYU Stern School of Business, 44 West Fourth Street, NYC 10012 | In Person | Registration is required

On Wednesday April 9th 2025, Competition Policy International and the NYU Stern School of Business will convene the first TechREG Summit, co-hosted by NYU Stern’s Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation & the Center for the Future of Management. Audience space is limited. Visit https://nyucpitechreg.com/ for more information.

March 2025 | 6:00PM- 7:00PM EST | NYU Stern Innovation Speaker Series | Virtual Webinar 
Join us for an Innovation Speaker Series led by NYU Stern Professor Melissa Schilling, Director of Fubon's Technology Innovation Initiative. More information to follow.

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST | KMC 3-50 | Summary and Photos of Event

Join us for a Tech Leadership Lab talk with Ritcha Ranjan, Vice President of Microsoft Office Copilot Experiences, to understand what makes product management different for AI products, and how to shape a tech product management career in the age of AI. Ritcha is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience. Prior to Microsoft, Ritcha held  leadership positions in Google Workspace, Google Ads, Google Payments and Yahoo!  Ritcha has served on the board of BrightCove, the promotion/hiring oversight committees at Google, and the Product Leadership Committee at Microsoft. Her leadership has been recognized with a Google Founder’s award and several patents.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST |  NYU Stern School of Business, 50 West 4th St, NYC 10012 | Via Schwartz Plaza, Shimkin Hall Entrance, KMC - 1-100 Gardner Commons | In Person | Registration is required, Space is limited 

A Fireside Chat featuring Dr. Pedro Domingos, Professor, Allen School, Univ of Washington and Author of "2040: A Silicon Valley Satire". Moderated by NYU Stern Prof Foster Provost, Director, of the Fubon Data Analytics and AI initiative. 
 

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST | KMC 2-100

Join us for a Tech Leadership Lab talk with Liza Landsman to understand the leadership journey in later-stage tech startups, how executives adapt to rapid scaling, and what separates the eventual winners from the rest. Until recently, Liza was the CEO of Stash, the pioneering fintech company. Prior to Stash, she was a General Partner at NEA, and before NEA, held executive roles at Jet.com, Citigroup, BlackRock, E*TRADE, and IBM. She serves on the boards of Choice Hotels (CHH), Squarespace, and Applause App Quality. Her accolades include Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and the NOW Women of Power and Influence networks. 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST | NYU Stern Fintech Speaker Series | Registration is required | Virtual Webinar

A Fireside Chat featuring Dr. Andrew Ang, Managing Director and Head of Factors, Sustainable and Solutions (FS-Squared), BlackRock. Moderated by NYU Stern Prof Kathleen DeRose, Director of the Fubon Fintech initiative. Register at https://bit.ly/AndrewAng_112024
 

4:30 - 5:30 PM EST | KMC 5-50 

​The Fubon Center and NYU Stern Careers & Corporate Relations invite you to a panel featuring Executives-in-Residence Ali Heron, Anja Kaspersen and Jordan Hoffner, moderated by Fubon Center Director Arun Sundararajan. Hear about how careers on the cutting edge of tech, AI, media and entrepreneurship are evolving. The panel will be followed by a reception with drinks, snacks and networking, with alumni and senior executives.
 

NYU Stern Innovation Speaker Series | Registration is required | Virtual Webinar

A Fireside Chat featuring Douglas Fulop, Chief Executive Officer, Modularity. Moderated by NYU Stern Professor Melissa Schilling, Director, of the Fubon Tech Innovation initiative.