Like every other industry, the field of impact investing underwent significant change over the last year. This episode investigates some of the new possibilities that this change has opened. Maggie Loo, CBS class of ’05 and Bridges Fund Management partner, discusses how the definition of “returns” may need to be reevaluated, how environmental regulations will transform corporate decision making, and how larger businesses can leverage small changes to produce significant effect.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter, where we are @columbia_biz. Subscribe to Bizcast on  iTunes, Spotify,  Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can catch up on old episodes in the Bizcast  archive.

Impact Investing and the Future of Flexible Capital

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The accomplished entrepreneur, executive and investor joined Columbia Business School Dean Costis Maglaras to share lessons from building many of today’s leading consumer businesses and to discuss the future of AI. The event was part of the school’s new Distinguished Speaker Series, co-sponsored by the Digital Future Initiative.

LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman on the Future of AI

At a recent live event hosted by the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School, Professors Abby Joseph Cohen and Pierre Yared discussed signs that the global economy and financial markets are moving toward a more “normal” state.

Is the Economy Returning to Equilibrium?

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to a recording of a recent CBS event featuring Chris Wiggins, professor of applied mathematics and systems biology at Columbia University. He  speaks about his new book, How Data Happened, co-authored with Matthew Jones. Professor Wiggins explains that the technologies that now shape our daily realities didn’t just appear overnight. They have rich and detailed histories that go back centuries and span the globe.  This event was facilitated by Professor Bruce Kogut, as part of the School’s Business, AI, and Democracy series.

How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

           In this episode of Bizcast we speak with Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Kogut, who shares insights and reflections on the impact of social and traditional media, government regulation, misinformation, and new and emerging technologies on democracy.           

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to a recording of a recent CBS event featuring Brian Deese, MIT innovation fellow and former director of the National Economic Action Council at the White House. Deese discusses climate action and economic opportunities in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Impact Investing and the Future of Flexible Capital

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