8:00 AM

Registration Opens

Geffen Lobby


8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Dan Wang

Co-director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and Lambert Family Associate Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business


9:00 AM

Second Chance Business Leadership: Advancing Inclusive Growth and Opportunity

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Uses of Capital

One in three Americans has an arrest or conviction record, creating significant barriers to employment and economic opportunity for a substantial number of working-age adults. How can businesses create greater economic opportunities for formerly incarcerated people and people with a criminal record?

Join this session to learn about JPMorgan Chase’s commitment to giving people with criminal backgrounds across the United States a Second Chance by supporting their reentry into the workforce, which in turn contributes to their community and local economies. Hear how businesses can make a difference by using their resources and expertise – including data, research, talent, and philanthropic investments – as well as through collaboration with policy, business, and community leaders.

Nan Gibson 

Executive Director, PolicyCenter at JPMorgan Chase

Aedan Macdonald ’24BUS

Director of Justice Through Code at Columbia University


9:50 AM

Networking Break

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


10:00 AM

Social Capital and Economic Connectedness in Harlem

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Uses of Capital

For 40 years, Boys & Girls Club of Harlem has proudly served the youth and community of Harlem, filling the gap between school and home by providing a positive, welcoming environment for over 1,200 kids and teens each year. In this session, Sharon Joseph, ’97BUS, will discuss her career pathway, strategic and leadership priorities for BCGHarlem and the impact of their work, and how the Columbia Business School network can be leveraged to reinforce skills and knowledge kids are learning in school to create high-achieving students and young adults.

Sharon Joseph ’97BUS

CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem

Sandra Navalli ‘03BUS OAM

Managing Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and Assistant Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School


10:00 AM

Strengthening Mental Health Through Tech Innovation, Connectivity, and Peer Support Systems

Geffen 320 + 330, Boardroom

Uses of Capital

A growing number of American adults and young adults are struggling with mental health. One in five adults struggles with a mental health issue each day and one in six youths experiences a mental illness each year (source: https://www.nami.org/mhstats). In this session, panelists will share how they are leveraging technology to build an anonymous peer support network for emotional relief and human connection; become a reliable and trusted resource for personal questions around sex, relationships, identity, stress, and more; create a skill-based wellness experience that equips young adults to cope before they reach a crisis point; and providing student athletes with a pocket tool that facilitates a culture centered on mental wellness and a safe space to find help.

Helena Plater-Zyberk ’06BUS 

CEO and Co-founder of Supportiv

Elise Schuster ’09PH ’04BC

Co-founder and Executive Director of OkaySo

Sandi Drucker Wright ’04TC

Director at Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School; Founder of Bespoke Impact Advisors

Ivan Tchatchouwo ’20TC

Founder and CEO of The Zone


11:00 AM

Networking Break

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


11:15 AM

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap and Building an Equitable Economy Through Business

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Sources of Capital

The worldwide protests and Black Lives Matter movement have focused attention on the persistent problems of racial inequity that exist across America and in many countries. Join this session to hear from social entrepreneurs on how they are helping close the racial wealth gap by providing equitable financial products to Black entrepreneurs, building multi-racial networking communities to advance and invest in Black women, and creating pathways to human, social, and financial capital required to build generational wealth.

Wole Coaxum 

Founder and CEO at Mobility Capital Finance

Kelly Ifill ’17BUS 

Founder and CEO at Guava

Jenny Tolan ’14BUS

Co-founder of Level

Dan Wang

Co-director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and Lambert Family Associate Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business


11:15 AM

Restoring NYC’s Harbor, One Oyster at a Time

Geffen 320 + 330, Boardroom

 Uses of Capital

How do you restore 100 years of damage to NY Harbor’s Oyster Reef? NY Harbor was home to over 200,000 acres of oyster reefs before the last operating oyster company shut down in 1927. Oysters are a crucial component of global ocean health and without them, bring challenges to water quality, underwater vegetation, waterfront protection, and the local economy.

Join this session to learn more about Billion Oyster Project’s mission to rebuild this important natural resource and habitat. Since 2014, BOP has restored 100 million oysters, collected 2 million oyster shells, and engaged over 8,000 NYC students in the project. Hear from Pete Malinowski about BOP’s mission, impact, and community engagement in restoring New York’s oyster reef.

Dr. Jacqueline M. Klopp 

Adjunct Associate Professor; Director/Research Scholar of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD) at Columbia Climate School

Pete Malinowski 

Executive Director of Billion Oyster Project


12:15 PM

Networking Lunch

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


1:00 PM

Impact through Infrastructure: Building Community Resiliency through Tech-Enabled Solutions

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Sources of Capital

As we confront the impacts of climate change, it is clear that our approach to urbanization and infrastructure must change in order to build resilient communities and improve quality of life. However, many existing infrastructure systems are outdated and under-funded, resulting in decades of limited innovation.

Hear from Jonathan Winer, co-founder and co-CEO of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, about how his firm is deploying capital toward technology-focused solutions for more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive infrastructure. Winer will share his perspective on how to foster innovation in key areas of infrastructure such as safe and reliable electrical grids, equitable wireless connectivity, and autonomous roadways.

Blair C Smith ’00BUS 

Senior Director, Center for Financial Markets at Milken Institute

Jonathan Winer 

Co-CEO of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)


1:50 PM

Networking Break

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


2:00 PM

ESG Investing: Integrating Impact as a Source for Business Value

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Sources of Capital

Responsible investing, specifically around climate, has seen exponential growth in the last decade. Now, institutional investors are strongly advising companies to integrate ESG criteria into their company’s long-term business strategy in material areas that are relevant to the firm. How are investors using capital markets to generate global solutions to environmental and social challenges? How are investors pursuing ESG focused portfolio solutions for their clients? How are businesses adapting to the shift? In this session, hear from leaders as they discuss the future of ESG, the implications of the new US Inflation Reduction Act, and navigating the political landscape and discourse on ESG investing.

Doug Beal ’95BUS

Partner and Director, Sustainable Financial Institutions, Finance, and Investing at BCG

Preeti Bhattachari ’14BUS ’09CC

Head of Sustainable Investing at JPMorgan US Private Bank

Courtney Thompson ’17BUS

Executive Director, Global Sustainable Finance at Morgan Stanley

Bruce Usher

Co-director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise; Elizabeth B. Strickler ’86 and Mark T. Gallogly ’86 Faculty Director; and Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School


2:00 PM

Tent Partnership for Refugees: A Global Business Coalition for Inclusive Economies

Geffen 320 + 330, Boardroom

 Uses of Capital

Over 36 million refugees have now been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of ongoing conflicts and crises. Now, more than ever, there is a need for global action from the business community to include refugees in the workforce, support refugee entrepreneurs, and provide products and services that are tailored to meet the needs of refugee communities around the world.

Join this session to learn about the Tent Partnership for Refugees, a nonprofit founded in 2016 by the CEO of Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, to mobilize the global business community to include refugees in local economies and integrate them into their host communities. Tent’s Vice President for the Americas, Scarlet Cronin will share how Tent is partnering with businesses worldwide, including Amazon, Pfizer, Blackstone, BCG, and others, to hire, train, mentor, and otherwise support refugees’ economic integration, and the business benefits they’re experiencing as a result of this work.

Mimi Boublik ’90BUS

Board Co-chair at the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise; Founding Partner at Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe)

Scarlet Cronin

Vice President for the Americas at Tent Partnership for Refugees


3:00 PM

Networking Break

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


3:15 PM

Impact Washing: The Great Risk to Growing the Impact Investing Industry

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Sources of Capital

As more and more capital is deployed into impact investments, particularly from large mainstream asset managers, there is a growing fear that the impact investing label is being abused and the intentionality of true impact could get diluted or lost within the noise. This could lead to fewer dollars being catalyzed to invest in solutions to solve social and environmental problems. This session will discuss how impact investors are seeking discipline, improved impact reporting practices, and impact verification to avoid and eradicate impact washing.

Mark Berryman

Managing Director at Caprock

Cecilia Emmy Chao

Managing Director at Bain Capital Double Impact


4:15 PM

Networking Break

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


4:30 PM

Investing in Women’s Health, Leadership, and Economic Empowerment

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Sources of Capital

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recognizes that the undervaluing of women and girls is at the root of every problem the foundation is working to solve — from poverty to disease to inequity around the world. Join this session to hear from Jackie Jones ’17 about the launch of the Gender Equality Division, which focuses on breaking down structural barriers to women’s equality and empowering women and girls globally. Jackie will discuss the division’s mission, as well as her management approach of its $250M portfolio that invests in the future of women’s health, leadership, and economic empowerment in order to create a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for all.

S. Mona Sinha ’93BUS

CEO and Founder of Insight Circle Fund; Board Chair of Women Moving Millions and the ERA Coalition Fund for Women’s Equality

Jackie Jones ’17BUS

Chief of Staff and Director of the Gender Equality Division at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


5:20 PM

Closing Remarks

Geffen 120, Cooperman Commons

Emily Gemp ’23BUS

Co-chair of the Social Enterprise Conference and MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School

Adele Loomis ’23BUS

Co-chair of the Social Enterprise Conference and MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School


5:30 PM

Reception

Geffen 310, Horton Lounge


6:30 PM

Event Ends