Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise events & conferences
Upcoming SGE events
October 5, 2026 at 6:00pm
Leader in Sustainable Global Enterprise Speaker: Dr. Purnima Devi Barman
Leader in Sustainable Global Enterprise Speaker Dr. Purnima Devi Barman is an internationally recognized conservation leader and community organizer Affectionately…
October 21, 2026 at 3:30pm
Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellows Information Session
Info session for first-year MBAs to learn more about the Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellows program. This is a FUNDED opportunity!…
November 20, 2026 at 10:00am
Cornell Energy Connection 2026
Registration coming soon! — Event Details: https://johnson.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=2258471
Annual events
Cornell @ NYC Climate Week
Sustainability in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
September 23-24, 2026
Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, NYC
Join the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, in partnership with the Center for Hospitality Research and the Center for Real Estate and Finance, at NYC Climate Week. Invite-only sessions will focus on climate finance (in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and Travel Forward), mass timber, biodiversity (in collaboration with Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and the Lab of Ornithology), greenhushing and AI. The series will conclude on September 24 with a public panel and reception.
Cornell Energy Connection
The Capacity Challenge: Powering an Age of Surging Demand
November 20, 2026
Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, NYC
Cornell Energy Connection (CEC) brings together students, academics, and professionals interested in the energy transition for discussions and networking opportunities during this one-day annual event. After decades of modest growth, a new era of electricity demand has arrived. As AI-driven data centers proliferate, transportation and buildings electrify, and climate-related stresses intensify, the race is on to ensure the grid can keep pace. Cornell Energy Connection brings together leaders shaping the future of energy to address one of the defining infrastructure challenges of our time. Discover how utilities, grid operators, developers, policymakers, innovators, and investors are accelerating generation deployment, unlocking demand flexibility, and reimagining the grid to power economic growth and a more resilient energy future that meets the capacity challenge.
Cornell Business Impact Symposium
April 23-24, 2027
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
The Cornell Business Impact Symposium (CBIS) is focused on the distinct, positive impact that the private sector is having on social and environmental challenges. The Symposium provides a unique opportunity for students to engage with professionals, expand their network, and learn about career opportunities.
The finals of the Undergraduate Impact Investing Pitch Competition are held during the Symposium.
Please check back for upcoming information and 2027 registration.