Social Impact Week, Accessibility Across Industry: Vision Impairment and Disability Inclusion

 
Our objective with this panel is to shed light on the underrepresented but critical dimension of diversity—disabilities—within the broader context of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The event will offer future business leaders at Columbia Business School insights into how workplaces can evolve to be more inclusive for individuals with disabilities, from recruitment practices to career advancement.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Ashish Goel, Portfolio Manager at Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (Global Macro Investor)
• Margaret Knowles '21, Vice President at Enable Ventures (Early-stage Impact Investor)
• Julian Sanchas, Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs (Investment Banking)
• Aditi Shah, Sr. Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft (Security Expert)
• Kathryn Webster, Associate at KKR (Global Investor)
• Moderated by Sheena Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Management Division at Columbia Business School (Professor)

 

About Social Impact Week

The Social Enterprise Club (SEC) organizes a week of social impact-related events for the Business School community. Student organizers partner with peer clubs at the School to showcase social impact in various industries. The event ends with the “Social Impact Cluster Auction Night,” which is a student-led fundraising night for Social and Environmental Summer Fellows (SESF).
 

Social Impact Week Programming

Click here to see the full week of events with QR Codes to register. Lunch provided with RSVP. 

 

Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership

This workshop is a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership approved event addressing the following essential inclusive leadership skills: Creating an Inclusive Environment
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As part of your event registration, we’d like to remind you of your commitment to uphold the CBS Core Culture and Honor Code. This includes participating respectfully and upholding the CBS standards of engagement, responsibility, and professionalism before, during, and after the program. Additionally, please note that while we love to provide our students with meals as part of our programming, we ask non-attendees to wait until the event is over to enjoy our food. All leftovers will be announced via the ‘Scavengers’ Slack channel. Thank you!

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Co-hosted with: Social Enterprise Club, Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership

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