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Building a World Changing Startup: A talk with Michael Baum, CEO of Founder.org

NYU Stern welcomes David Nenke, WW Director of Product and Marketing at Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon.com, who joins first-year MBAs for a special Block Time discussion on Monday, November 30.

On November 20, 2015, at NYU Shanghai’s campus in Pudong, the Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS) held its First Annual Conference. The conference was prepared in cooperation with the Economics School at Fudan University as well as Pudong Institute of Finance, and was centered on the theme of “Liberalizations in Emerging Markets.”

Distinguished academics from around the world will convene to share their research in the rapidly evolving field of network economics at the 2015 Fall NET Institute Conference on Network Economics, Electronic Commerce, and Platform Competition, held in partnership with NYU Stern’s Center for Global Economy and Business.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro delivered an economic and housing policy speech at NYU Stern.  As part of his remarks, Secretary Castro discussed the overall housing market recovery under the Obama Administration and shared highlights of the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) 2015 Annual Report to Congress.

NYU Stern's Office of Alumni and Development Relations will host Author Thor Björgólfsson (BS '91) in a conversation with Matthew Bishop, US Business Editor of The Economist. 

From Tuesday, November 10 to Thursday, November 12, the Military Veterans Club will host events in celebration of its first annual Veterans Week.

NYU Stern’s MS in Risk Management (MSRM) Program hosted the second Risk Roundtable Series on Monday, November 9, 2015. As the financial services and banking industries see an increase in digital currency transactions, a panel of experts convened at NYU Stern to discuss cryptocurrency, providing students and alumni of the program with an opportunity to delve into this timely topic.

Manish Chopra will lead a discussion on the benefits of mindfulness in business and share how he has personally benefited from mindfulness practice.

On Friday, November 6, the Graduate Marketing Association (GMA) will host its 2015 conference, themed "Engaging Consumers: Differentiating Where It Matters Most."

The 12th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, sponsored by NYU Stern and Northeastern D'Amore-McKim School of Business, convened scholars, practitioners and students from around the world to explore topics in social enterprise, innovation, sustainability and impact.

On Friday, October 30, the Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students (AHBBS) will host the 2nd Annual Diversity Case Competition in partnership with Stern Women in Business (SWIB), Graduate Finance Association (GFA), OutClass, Management Consulting Association (MCA) and the Military Veteran's Club (MVC).

On Friday, October 23, the Graduate Finance Association will host its 20th annual conference, themed "Navigating the New Financial Landscape."

The NYU Stern Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions and The Clearing House hosted the fourth installment of the Gallatin Lecture Series on Banking on Friday, October 23.

The NYU 2015 conference on digital big data, smart life and mobile marketing analytics will explore how mobile technologies and connected smart devices affect advertising, promotions, marketing ROI, and omni-channel targeting effectiveness.

On Friday, October 16, the Luxury & Retail Club will hold its ninth annual conference, themed "Redefining Luxury." The conference will feature a fireside chat with Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler of SoulCycle as well as a keynote speech by Rebecca Minkoff.

NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business welcomed Loretta J. Mester, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for a talk on “Long-Run Economic Growth” with the Stern community on Thursday, October 15.

James Gorman, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, addressed a packed auditorium of NYU Stern students, faculty and alumni this fall.

NYU Stern's Center for Real Estate Finance Research partnered with Bloomberg L.P. this fall to host the Fourth Annual Fall Symposium, "The Nexus between Real Estate and Infrastructure Investing." The symposium featured leading institutional investors, compared investments in real estate and infrastructure assets, and investigated how green building and new energy are changing the landscape.

NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business hosted Timothy F. Geithner, 75th secretary of the US Department of the Treasury and president of Warburg Pincus, for a talk and Q&A session on October 5.

The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, presented a talk entitled "Making Strides: Seven Years After the Global Financial Crisis" to more than 100 students from NYU’s Stern School of Business, the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Professional Studies, Wagner School of Public Service and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development this fall.

The Leadership Development Initiative welcomed Daniel Schwartz, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, for a fireside chat on September 29 as part of the Leadership Development Speaker Series.

Dan Schulman, CEO and President of PayPal, joined MBA students and alumni for a 2015-2016 Speaker Series event, presented by U.S. Trust.

On September 21, the NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business hosted a panel discussion on "The Future of European Monetary Union," featuring Professors Alberto Bisin, Luis Cabral, Thomas Philippon and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh.

Hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs from NYU’s student, alumni and faculty communities gathered in Paulson Auditorium to hear about this year’s Entrepreneurs Challenge.