Chazen Events
The Chazen Institute sponsors and organizes various events throughout the year, encouraging academic, social and professional development growth. For a list of upcoming events, view the Event Calendar. Information about past events can be found in our Event Archives.
Annual Jerome A. Chazen Lecture
Through the Annual Jerome A. Chazen Lecture, the Chazen Institute brings business leaders to campus to lend their perspective on topics of importance within the global academic and business communities.
2007: Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman, Hasbro. Click here
for an event report.
2006: John Taylor, former Undersecretary of Treasury for
International Affairs. Click here for an event report.
2005: Wolfgang Bernhard '88, former Member of the Board,
Volkswagen AG. Click here for an event report.
China: International Business - University Seminar
The Chazen Institute, in partnership with the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, oversees the China: International Business University Seminar. By invitation only, this interdisciplinary seminar series brings academics, policymakers and practitioners together to discuss, debate and learn from each other about China’s changing business environment. China: International Business was founded in the 1980s by the late N.T. Wang to meet the need for information and analysis of rapid developments in China’s new relations with international business. For information about the seminar please contact cibs@columbia.edu.
China: International Business University Seminar
Interdisciplinary Conferences
Conferences offer not just immediate gains but also long-term networks and new perspectives. Over the next few years, the Chazen Institute plans to roll out a series of faculty-led research-to-practice collaborative programs. These programs reach across academic disciplines as well as outside university walls to engage faculty members, researchers and practitioners in a broader dialogue through conferences and published volumes.
2008: Branding Information and Technology Conference
2006: China at the Crossroads: FX and Capital Markets for the
Coming Decade
Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speakers Forum
The Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum at Columbia Business School promotes the academic study and professional understanding of China's economy and business practices. By bringing recognized business leaders and policy makers to New York to share their perspectives on this vital region, the Sir Gordon Wu Speaker Forum informs and engages Columbia Business School faculty, students and alumni through an active dialogue about China and its prospects in the 21st century. The Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum at Columbia Business School was made possible by the generosity of Sir Gordon Wu and the Wu family. This event is preliminary an alumni event. Please contact chazen@columbia.edu if you would like to receive updates for this series.
2008: Wisdom of Choice, featuring Kai Fu Lee, President, Google
Greater China
Fall 2007: Real Estate and Policy in China: A Two Way Street,
featuring Jun Tang, President, Beijing Land Capital Ltd.
Spring 2007: Investing in China: A New Era Has Arrived,
featuring Frank Tang, President, Temasek Holdings (HK) Limited.
Click here for an event report.
Fall 2007: Brand Revolution in the Age of Consumerism: An
Olympic Feat for China, featuring Steven Yung, Chairman of the
Board, Clean Media Limited. Click here for an event report.
Spring 2006: Doing Business in China: Outsourcing and Supply
Chain Management, featuring Dr. Victor K. Fung, Chairman of
Li & Fung. Click here for an event report.
2005: Perspectives on Investing in China, featuring Sir Gordon
Wu and Dean Glenn Hubbard. Click here for an event report.
