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.

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The 2026 Durland Lecture: Wayfair Co-Founders Steve Conine '95 and Niraj Shah '95

April 21, 2026 | 5:30-6:30 pm | Statler Auditorium

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business Dean Andrew Karolyi will sit down with alumni who met freshman year and went on to build an e-commerce empire using cutting-edge AI, data analytics, and supply chain innovation. Open to the Cornell community.

Read about last year's 2025 Durland Lecture with KKR's Henry Kravis

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The 2026 David J. BenDaniel Lecture in Business Ethics: Andrew J. Hoffman

October 7, 2026 on the Cornell Campus | Details TBD.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and author ofseveral books, including Business School and the Noble Purpose of the Market, will converse with Cornell SC Johnson College Dean Andrew Karolyi  and faculty about leadership on the essential topic of how ethics are taught.

Read about last year's 2025 BenDaniel Lecture with Sanda Ojiambo

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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.

Read about Cornell @ NYC Climate Week 2025

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Cornell Convenes Roundtables

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business hosts in-person roundtables of leading practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to address society’s most pressing challenges and impactful topics. Participants engage in expert presentations followed by open discussion observing the Chatham House Rule and sharing confidential reporting for ongoing dialogue and collaboration.