Student Foreign Policy Symposium & Networking | Thursday, Oct 14

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), recognized from September 15 to October 15, the Bureau of Global Public Affairs (GPA) has partnered with the Hispanic Employee Council of Foreign Affairs Agencies (HECFAA) to host the Department’s inaugural HHM Student Foreign Policy Symposium. 

When: Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM EDT | Zoom

If you are interested in international affairs, foreign policy, or a career as a diplomat this is the symposium for you! After the symposium, there will be an engaging  “After Hours Networking Event” with members of HECFAA, Recruiters, and other Diplomats from the agency from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Learn more and register

2019 Social Enterprise Conference | Friday, October 11

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

Columbia University
Alfred Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
8:00 AM–5:30 PM

Register Now for Early Bird Pricing*
Student Tickets $25 ($50 after August 31)
General Admission $100 ($175 after August 31)
*No code required.

KEYNOTES

Melissa Berman

President & CEO
of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc

Elizabeth Carlock-Phillips

Executive Director
of Phillips Philanthropies

Wes Moore

CEO
of Robin Hood

Deval Patrick

Managing Director
of Double Impact at Bain Capital

Mona Sinha ’93BUS

Chairwoman
of Women Moving Millions

SPEAKERS FROM

Access Circles | AeroFarms | ALTRD | AptDeco | Art for Justice Fund The Bell | Braemar Energy Ventures | Cavendish Impact Foundation | The CITY | Civil Media Company | change:WATER Labs | Columbia University | Documented | Dollaride | Earn.org | Folia Materials | GiveDirectly | Hearst Corporation | HELP USA | HERE to HERE | IDEO.org | Ilara Health | Nova Credit | NYU Furman Center | Plum Alley Investments | Propel | Report for America | Rilbite | Saving 9 | The Spare Food Co. Streeshares Teens Take Charge

PROGRAM →

Located in the finance capital of the world, this industry-leading event provides a unique opportunity to tap into the vibrant ecosystem of capital for impact through the lens of philanthropy, impact investing, ESG, and social venture and business examples. Social impact leaders in business, government, nonprofit, and philanthropy will speak to how they are changing the way we think about how capital is sourced and used to generate sustainable solutions to global, systemic challenges.

We will bring together industry leaders, investors, philanthropists, professionals, faculty, students, and alumni to share best practices and engender new ideas surrounding the intersection of capital and society. Speaker presentations will catalyze conversations of change and embolden a generation to take risks in order to create a world in which everyone, regardless of where they were born, has the equal opportunity to succeed in creating a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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2019 APPAM Research Conference in Denver, Colorado | November 7 – 9, 2019

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Rising to the Challenge:
Engaging Diverse Perspectives on Issues and Evidence
November 7 – 9, 2019 | Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel | Denver, Colorado

The APPAM 2019 Fall Research Conference will be a multi-disciplinary research conference attracting the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues. The focus will be on bringing together researchers and practitioners with a wide range of perspectives to engage the evidence and discuss how best to improve public policy.

Register


Details from the conference website:

Pre-Conference Workshop

Deploying Machine Learning Tools for Public Policy Impact
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sheraton Denver Downtown

The workshop seeks to provide an accessible introductory overview to machine learning tools, illustrate the range of policy problems to which they can be applied, develop understanding of what makes for a good policy application for these tools, what can go right (and wrong), and where and how policy analysts can add value to making progress on these problems. We will also include some discussion about how machine learning tools can be useful for solving the sort of causal inference problems that have traditionally been the focus of policy analysis work.

Innovation Lounge

Introduced at the 2018 Fall Research Conference, the Innovation Lounge is an easy-to-access space where experienced researchers are invited to meet and share cutting-edge research with conference attendees. Innovation through diversity will be a major theme of this conference, so we strongly encourage our attendees to do just that in the Innovation Lounge!

Positions in Policy

The APPAM Positions in Policy (PIP) program connects job seekers who plan on attending the Fall Conference with organizations who will be conducting interviews and potentially hiring at the conference. The employers will contact job candidates directly to set up onsite interviews at the conference for open positions. Those positions may be for a variety of job functions, both academic and non-academic, to appeal to job seekers at all levels including students, postdocs, and early- and mid-career professionals. Those positions may be for a variety of job functions, both academic and non-academic, to appeal to job seekers at various levels including students, postdocs, and early- and mid-career professionals. When available, the positions being interviewed for at the conference will be noted on their Job Listings page.

Networking Opportunities

Opportunities to network at the conference will be plentiful through our educational programs, social events and special programs.

Student Resources

There will be student specific events  during the Fall Research Conference, including mentorship programs, a Student Lounge, networking opportunities with policy experts, the PhD Program Fair, the Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, and student-focused content.

Go to APPAM’s conference page for more information and to register.

2018 Social Enterprise Conference | Friday, November 30

This headline event provides a unique opportunity for you to tap into the vibrant ecosystem of capital for social impact. They have a diverse line-up of over 40 speakers who will be sharing how they are changing the way they think about how capital is sourced and used to generate sustainable solutions to global, systemic challenges through the lens of business, philanthropy, impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and more.

Make sure to catch their keynote speakers, who will share best practices and how they engender new ideas surrounding the intersection of capital and society.

Friday, November 30, 2018
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027

Student Tickets $50
General Admission $150

Keynote Speakers

Joel Greenblatt Caroline Roan ’00 SIPA Darren Walker 
Managing Partner
of Gotham Capital
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility at Pfizer Inc; President of Pfizer Foundation President of the Ford Foundation

Sources of Capital

Private Equity Investments in Impact Investing

  • Chris Cozzone, Senior Vice President, Double Impact at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund
  • Brian Dunlap, Head of Technology Investing at TPG / The Rise Fund
  • * Stephanie Kater, Principal at The Bridgespan Group
  • Elizabeth Seeger, Director, Sustainable Investing at KKR

Opportunity Zones + Community Development Financing

  • Ron Moelis, CEO + Founding Partner of L+M Development Partners
  • * Lynne Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita of Real Estate at Columbia Business School
  • Chris Slevin, Legislative Director at The Office of Senator Cory Booker

Intergenerational Wealth Transfer + Millennials Driving Impact Investing

  • Ghislain Gouraige, Jr., Senior Vice President, Wealth Management at UBS
  • * Tami Kesselman, Chief Impact Strategist & Alchemist of Aligned Investing Global
  • Abigail Pohlman, Vice President at Goldman Sachs
  • Anna Raginskaya, The Blue Rider Group │ Private Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Foundations with Impact Focused Portfolios

  • Bob Bancroft, Vice President of Finance for Nathan Cummings Foundation
  • Preeti Bhattacharji ’14BUS ’09CC, Vice President of Integrated Capitals at Heron Foundation
  • Shuaib A. Siddiqui, Director, Impact Investing at Surdna Foundation
  • * Lily Trager, Director of Investing with Impact
    at Morgan Stanley


Uses of Capital

Trends in Social Impact Real Estate Development + Affordable Housing

* Thomas Campbell ’09BUS, Managing Member
of Thorobird Companies
Hugh R. Frater ’85BUS, Chairman of VEREIT / Shift Capital
Muzzy Rosenblatt, CEO & President of Bowery Residents’ Committee
Lauren Zullo, Director of Sustainability at Jonathan Rose Companies

Capital Deployment for Scaling Social Ventures

  • Jessie Gould, Founder of Ox Verte
  • Alex Husted, Co-owner of HELPSY
  • * Julius Mokrauer, Managing Director / Fund Manager at Serious Change, LP
  • Peter Neiman, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Amalgamated Bank

Sports Philanthropy

  • Eric DiMiceli, Director, Social Responsibility at National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • Olga Harvey, Vice President, Community Impact at Women’s Sports Foundation
  • JoAnn Neale, Chief Administrative & Social Responsibility Officer at Major League Soccer
  • * Ben Schornack, NYC Program Officer at Laureus Foundation

Clean Energy + Renewables

  • Peter Davidson, Co-founder and CEO of the Aligned Intermediary (AI)
  • Manish Kumar ’11BUS, Managing Director, Energy Storage at The AES Corporation Nate McMurray ’10BUS, Vice President, Divestiture & Portfolio Strategy at EDF Renewables North America
  • * Bruce Usher, Co-Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise; Elizabeth B. Strickler ’86 and Mark T. Gallogly ’86 Faculty Director; Professor of Professional Practice

* Moderator of the panel

Click here for full program details.