Schedule

Check in at the Fairmont Chicago–Millennium Park.

200 N. Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 

Hear the keynote conversation between Satya Nadella, '97, and Steven Neil Kaplan, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Fairmont Chicago–Millennium Park
200 N. Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 

Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, IL 

*Please note that breakout sessions are first-come, first-served.

Inflation: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?

Speaker: Stefan Nagel
Room: 100 (overflow 203) 

After being low and stable for decades, inflation has come back with a vengeance. Professor Nagel reviews the shocks that have lead to the rise in inflation and the factors that determine whether it will vanish again in the near future. Drawing on his research on the formation of inflation expectations and their effects on decisions of consumers, investors, and policy-makers, he will discuss the central role of expectations in shaping the path of future inflation.

Why Understanding Behavioral Science Is Important to Understanding Financial Markets and the Management of Organizations, Small and Large

Moderator: Richard Thaler
Speaker: Emmanuel Roman, '87
Room: 100 (overflow 204 and 206)

Manny Roman and Richard Thaler have been friends for over a decade, going back to Manny’s time in London as the CEO of the Man Group. They share an interest in financial markets, the psychology of decision making, and fine wine, not necessarily in that order. Since 2016 Roman has served as the CEO of PIMCO, the global asset management company based in Newport Beach CA. Thaler serves as an advisor to PIMCO, helping the company serve the needs of households in saving up for retirement and then planning for the decumulation of assets post-retirement. Both PIMCO and the Roman Family have made generous gifts to what is now called the Roman Family Center for Decision Research. Their conversation will include discussions of the current state of financial markets, the efficient market hypothesis in a world of meme stocks and NFCs, and what managers can learn from both psychology and sports.

Improving Criminal Justice Decision-Making with Operations Management

Speaker: Amy Ward
Room: 300 (overflow 303)

Today, machine learning (ML) tools are widely used to assist judges as they contend with how to reduce the staggering US prison population and who to recommend for alternatives to incarceration (probation, rehabilitative services, etc). But are these tools making the best recommendations? Professor Ward will discuss her research that examines how operations management, and specifically process analysis methods, can be combined with machine learning to develop tools that aim to reduce relapses into criminal behavior by improving decision-making. This is joint work with Professor Pengyi Shi (Purdue), Antonio Castellanos (Postdoc, Booth), and Zhiqiang Zhang (PhD Candidate, Booth). It is in partnership with Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI), which provides incarceration diversion programs that aim to reduce recidivism and is supported by Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

Leadership Is a Choice

Speaker: Linda Ginzel
Room: 400

The founding president of the University of Chicago, William Rainey Harper, had a vision: that learning can, and should, be a lifelong pursuit. In this workshop, we will practice lifelong learning as we celebrate Booth’s 125 years. Professor Ginzel will guide participants in a leadership development activity to create collective wisdom through individual written reflection and small group discussion with peers. Working in your own copy of the revised and expanded edition of her bestselling book, Choosing Leadership, you will have the opportunity to be wiser and younger for a lifetime.

Business Opportunities in North America

Moderator: Anil Kashyap
Panelists: Tracy Robinson, Jaime Chico Pardo, Ernesto Zedillo and Byron Trott
Room: 621 

As we approach the 30-year anniversary of the first North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canadian, Mexican and US economies are still far from being fully integrated. Join Tracy Robinson (CEO of CN Railway), Byron Trott (MBA year) (CEO of BDT Capital Partners), Ernesto Zedillo, senior fellow and adjunct professor at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, and Frederick Iseman, ’74, director of the program for the study of globalization at Yale University and former President of Mexico from 1994-2000. for a conversation about today’s most promising North American business opportunities. Jaime Chico Parda (MBA year) will moderate this panel that will include considerable time for audience questions.

David Booth Documentary

Room: 208

"Tune Out the Noise" is a film by Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris about a group of unlikely upstarts who crossed paths at the University of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, just as computers were first being used to analyze data.

Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, IL 

*Please note that breakout sessions are first-come, first-served.

Undersociality is Unwise

Speaker: Nicholas Epley 
Room: 300 (overflow 204 and 206)

Connecting with others increases happiness and health, but people routinely forgo opportunities for positive connections with friends, family, neighbors, and even strangers. In experiments asking people to connect with strangers, express gratitude, perform random acts of kindness, give compliments, ask for help, and engage in constructive confrontation, we find a consistent tendency to underestimate the positive impact one’s own prosocial acts will have on others. Failing to appreciate just how positively others will respond when you reach out to connect in positive ways may keep you from being social enough for both your and others’ wellbeing.

New Venture Challenge

Moderator: Mark Tebbe
Room: 400 (overflow 404 and 406)

Come hear from some of the teams competing in this year's Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge and John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge. 

A Conversation with David Rubenstein and Bill Conway, Cofounders and Co-Chairmen, The Carlyle Group

Speaker: Bill Conway and David Rubenstein
Room: 621 

Bill Conway and David Rubenstein, cofounders of The Carlyle Group, will discuss their journey from the company’s founding to its position today as a global investment firm with over $350 billion in AUM. They will also touch on how private markets have changed over time and where they are going in the future.

Additional Sessions Coming Soon

We will also have sessions with Erik Hurst and Sendhil Mullainathan during Breakout Session 2. More details will be available soon.