Events Calendar

Private Equity Fellows Program Info Session

Learn about the application for Private Equity Field Study course and the Private Equity Fellows Program. The information session will provide details on applying to the Field Study class, which is also required to qualify for PE Fellows Program.

A Conversation with Tim Latimer, Co-Founder and CEO of Fervo Energy [Climate Week NYC]

Join the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia Business School for a conversation with Tim Latimer, co-founder and CEO of Fervo Energy, the world’s most advanced next-generation geothermal energy. Under Tim's leadership, Fervo recently completed the largest clean energy IPO in history, raising $1.9 billion in May 2026. In conversation with Professor Usher, Latimer...

The Path to the C-Suite: Lessons from a Career in Private Equity with FT Chong '81, Founder, ONTLG LLC

Join FT Chong '81, Founder of ONTLG LLC, for a candid conversation about his path to the C-suite and the decisions that shaped it. Drawing on a career spanning private equity, private credit, fund formation, and board governance, FT will share what he learned at each stage and how students can position themselves for leadership roles in the industry. Bring your questions: this session is built ...

Digital Twins Lab Seminar with Listen Labs

Join the Digital Twins Lab for an in-person seminar with guest speakers from Listen Labs on AI-powered human simulation and digital twins. The Listen Labs team will introduce their work and share their research on using AI to simulate how people may think, respond, and make decisions. The presentation will be followed by a discussion of opportunities for researchers, including industry and ...

Traveling While with HBA (PPIL Approved)

Working with HBA, Chazen's Traveling While... is a series of discussions that aims to create a more inclusive environment at CBS. Conversations focus on global travel challenges, cross cultural learning, managing identities, mitigating prejudice and bias, and sensitive conversations.

The 35% Moment: What Will It Take to Electrify the Global Economy by 2035? [Climate Week NYC]

Electricity meets barely a fifth of the world's final energy demand today. Yet electrification is the fastest lever governments have to cut emissions, insulate households from the next fossil fuel price shock, and maintain energy security. Getting there means moving vehicles, buildings, and industry onto electrons and modernizing and expanding the power grid faster than any economy has yet mana...

Breaking Into Climate Venture Capital: Investing, Innovation & Opportunity [Climate Week NYC]

Join us for a panel discussion with investors from across the climate venture capital landscape. Panelists will share perspectives on how climate investors evaluate emerging technologies and companies, the opportunities and challenges shaping various sectors within climate, and what it takes to build a career in climate investing. The conversation will also explore their own career paths and of...

Boston: Alumni Happy Hour

Join other Boston CBS alumni for happy hour! The CBS Alumni Club of Boston invites alumni in the greater Boston area to join us for happy hour at Earls Kitchen + Bar. This casual gathering offers a relaxed setting to reconnect with fellow alumni and expand your network over drinks and light fare. Food and drinks are included in the ticket price (open bar). Please email us at [email protected]...

Rethinking Retail: Building More Sustainable Apparel Brands [Climate Week NYC]

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the future of sustainability and retail. Speakers will share perspectives on how leading apparel brands are responding to evolving expectations around sustainability, from product design and sourcing to operations and consumer engagement. Moderated by Silvia Bellezza of Columbia Business School, the conversation will explore the opportunities and ...

PE Program Breakfast Series Fall 2026 Session 1

Weekly breakfast series

New York: Climate Week, How Business is Meeting the Climate Resiliency Challenge

Panelists will explore how businesses have altered their perceptions of risk and what investments will be needed to adapt. This has often taken the form of hardening physical assets by building protections against climate hazards. But other options exist as well, including design and material choices, business continuity processes and new technology tools to better predict climate hazards and a...

Powering the Future: Financing the Next Generation of Renewable Energy Infrastructure [Climate Week NYC]

Building the next generation of renewable energy infrastructure will take trillions in financing. Join us for a timely fireside chat on where this capital will come from. Vikas Anand, CEO of Origis Energy, will bring the perspective of the people building these assets, and John Pugh, CRO of Apterra (Apollo's infrastructure credit platform), will bring the perspective of the people financing the...