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From ideas to insight: Lessons from Cornell’s Sam Seltzer ’48 Mentors Forum
Luca Mosena MBA ’27 shares how mentor conversations are shaping his goals in business and family enterprise.
Reorientation, not retreat: New pathways for emerging markets trade
Globalization is reorienting toward South–South trade with emerging markets as drivers.
From Paris to Cornell: Road to finals at Family Business Case Competition
SKEMA participates in the Cornell Family Business Case Competition for the first time, placing third.
Sustainability at the heart of luxury travel
An MBA internship showed how sustainability can be a luxury advantage, with simple operational and guest‑experience changes driving impact, credibility, and growth at Empirean Consulting.
Entrepreneur in Residence Spotlight: Meli James ’00
Pillsbury Institute’s longest-serving Entrepreneur in Residence creates resources and opportunities to support Hawaii’s next generation of entrepreneurs.
From Colombia to Cornell: Pediatric platform wins pitch prize
Venture is putting high-quality pediatric health information within reach across Latin America through WhatsApp and smartphone.
Ethiopia has the playbook. Will it use it? Lessons from Japan and Korea’s rise
An Ethiopian MBA student visits Japan and Korea and reflects on how Ethiopia can adapt lessons from East Asia’s development model.
Designing leadership: Japan and Korea through an emerging market lens
MBA student shares how experiences in Japan and Korea shifted her focus from personal control to system design and trust.
PIHE Perspective: ‘Buy now, pay later’ model extends to travel
Pillsbury Institute Advisory Board member shares his company’s origin story: making travel more accessible with payments over time.
In emerging markets, the real AI opportunity is product leadership
As AI scales across emerging markets, product leadership that blends strategy, context and global insight will determine real value.