Impactful Dialogues

Experts in policy, business, and governance regularly visit our campuses in Ithaca and New York City to stimulate and inform discussions about responsible business.

Finance for the Future: Innovation Stories and Insights for Systems Change

Part of NYC Climate Week 2025 | September 23, 2025

Teams from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business came together for this event during NYC Climate Week 2025.

Recent winners of the 2025 Finance for the Future Awards (from sustainable finance, banking, and carbon analytics) connected with panelists Linda C. Giuliano MBA ’02 (BrightWorld ESG founder), Andrew Jack (Financial Times Global Education Editor), Brad Sparks (A4S USA Executive Director) and faculty member Sarah Wolfolds for a round-robin discussion of strategy, communication, innovation, and education methods that can promote systems change.

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Insights from a Private Equity Pioneer

The 2025 Lewis H. Durland Lecture | April 22, 2025

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business Dean Andrew Karolyi sat down for a conversation with philanthropist and private equity pioneer Henry Kravis, Co-Founder of investment firm KKR, to discuss some of the historic innovations Kravis has overseen in his four-decade career.

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Ethics, Business, Education, and Policy: An Ecosystem

The 2025 David J. BenDaniel Lecture in Business Ethics | April 23, 2025

Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, visited Cornell for two full days of student visits and a frank panel discussion with Cornell SC Johnson College Dean Andrew Karolyi and Brooks School of Policy Dean Colleen Barry.

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