Class of 2020
Celebrate your 1-year reunion.
Celebrate your wonderful memories with the class of 2020 as well as your Booth friends, classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni across generations at Reconnect 2022 on May 6–8.
See event information below, as well as additional details on the schedule page. Register now to join us!
Friday, May 6
Alumni and current students are invited to a continental breakfast with opportunities to network and learn more about the Chicago Booth Women's Network (CBWN).
Join us for a keynote conversation and breakout sessions with notable speakers including community leaders and Booth alumni. This year's keynote conversation will be a discussion of the future of business in Chicago between Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Madhav Rajan, dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions 1 include:
Future of Crypto Assets and Blockchain with Professor Stefan Nagel and panelists Saurabh Sharma, ’10 and Donald Wilson, Jr. AB ’88
Future of Healthcare with Professor Daniel Adelman and panelists Karen Parkhill, '92, and Therese Wareham, '82
Future of Work with Professor Steven J. Davis
Trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing with Professor Robert Gertner and panelists Professor Marianne Bertrand, Amy Christensen, '11, and Lukasz Pomorski, MBA '06, PhD '06
Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2 include:
Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation with Professor Ayelet Fishbach
Outlook for Monetary Policy and Inflation with Professor Randall S. Kroszner
"What Do We See in a Face?" The Science of First Impressions with Professor Alexander Todorov
What's Next with Climate Change with Professor Dr. Christian Leuz and panelists Professor Michael Greenstone, Patricia Kampling, '91, and Michael Polsky, '87
Read speaker bios here.
There are two class of 2020 receptions depending on your program:
Full-Time, Weekend, and Evening class of 2020 alumni and their guests are invited to a class reception at Fremont from 8–11 p.m.
Class of 2020 First-Year Reunion Reception
Fremont Chicago
15 W. Illinois St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Executive MBA Program class of 2020 alumni are invited to the Reunion Redo reception at Punch Bowl Social from 7–10 p.m.
Reunion Redo Reception
Punch Bowl Social
310 N. Green St.
Chicago, IL 60607
Saturday, May 7
Get back in touch with Booth’s renowned spirit of inquiry and analysis with esteemed faculty.
Sessions include:
Business in Historical Perspective: Technological Change, Knowledge Hubs, and Inequality
with Richard Hornbeck, V. Duane Rath Professor of Economics and Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow
Big Data: Can Machines Learn Finance?
with Dacheng Xiu, Professor of Econometrics and Statistics
New Venture Challenge
with Mark Tebbe, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, 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
Back to Booth is supported by the Fred G. Steingraber/Kearney Endowment. The endowment supports lifelong learning among Chicago Booth alumni.
Celebrate with all reunion alumni and their families and guests over delicious food and cold drinks at Harper Center on campus.
Come out to meet and reconnect with other Latinx alumni from the Full Time and Evening/Weekend programs. You'll also have the opportunity to learn more about the development of the Latinx Alumni Association, find ways to get involved, and provide your insights regarding programming for the upcoming year.
YACHT PARTIES ARE BACK!
We're wearing black, partying on a yacht, and celebrating life with our friends and soon to be new friends. You can expect an open PREMIUM Bar, food, and four levels of parties!
Only a few asks:
- Wear black
- Be at Navy Pier by 6:30 p.m.
Spirit of Chicago, Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Sunday, May 8
We are pleased to offer the class of 2020 an in-person graduation ceremony and reception as part of Reconnect 2022. Please note the ceremony and reception are only for Full-Time, Weekend, and Evening class of 2020 alumni and their guests. Find more information about event details on the Class of 2020 Graduation page.
McCormick Place Arie Crown Theater
2301 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
The deadline to register to attend the class of 2020 graduation ceremony is April 6.
Questions about the class of 2020 graduation can be emailed to 2020Graduation@ChicagoBooth.edu.
We're back in person for a bottomless brunch! Connect with Black alumni at this annual program and networking opportunity, celebrating the CBAA community. Students are also welcome.