Pioneering Civic Banking: An Interview with Enrique Goni
Mr. Enrique Goni, CEO of Caja Navarra, presents Caja Navarra's civic banking model and its potential impact on the banking industry.
Romania: Governmental Challenges and Opportunities
Runner-up, Study Tour Paper Competition: Students on the Chazen Study Tour to Eastern Europe witness the challenges and opportunities for development in the growing economy of post-Communist Romania.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Development of Capital Markets in Central and Eastern Europe
Ludwik Sobolewski, president of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, speaks about the ongoing development of the leading stock exchange in Central Europe and the growth of capital markets in the region.
Acciona and the Global Renewable-Energy Sector
On November 8, 2007, Columbia Business School's Energy Club welcomed Peter Duprey, CEO of Acciona Energy North America, to discuss the company's guiding philosophy and business strategy in the renewable-energy industry.
For Italian Luxury Goods Companies, Less is Often More
Through visits with Armani and Ferrari, a group of MBA students learned first-hand about positioning, waitlists, and Italian luxury.
Carbon Finance Panel
Columbia Business School’s Social Enterprise Club, Energy Club and Bernstein Student Leadership and Ethics Board held a panel discussion to address compelling questions about carbon finance. The panel featured two executives who discussed the opportunities and challenges in the carbon finance industry.
Crossing Swords with Oligarchs: Profitable Investment and Economic Development in Emerging Markets
On October 16, 2006, Bill Browder appeared at Columbia Business School and addressed more than 200 students, faculty and alumni as the International Development Club fall 2006 speaker.
Presentation by Robert "Bob" Diamond, Jr., CEO of Barclays Capital
Robert E. "Bob" Diamond, Jr., CEO of Barclays Capital, spoke to the Columbia community about European-U.S. investment banking strategy as part of the David and Lyn Silfen Leadership Series, which attracts some of the most influential professionals in the business world to share their leadership styles and philosophies.
Beeline: Launching a Mobile Phone Operator During Russia's Turbulent Economic Rebirth
In the early 1990s, during the last days of the Soviet Union, entrepreneurship was legalized in Russia and many businessmen started to launch new ventures. In those turbulent days, Dmitry Zimin, the head of a secret radio-technical military institute in Moscow, sought opportunities to start his own business.