Business Week 2024

April 8 - 12

More details coming soon!

Business Week is hosted annually and is dedicated to a variety of events and programs in which students develop professional business knowledge and skills while building their personal and professional networks. Each year, more than 1,000 business students participate in a wide range of events along with corporate partners, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Business Week is coordinated by a student steering committee with oversight from the Undergraduate Advising Office.

PAST SPEAKERS

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Gorick Ng

Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, a book published by Harvard Business Review Press. It is a guide to help professionals, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, take control of their careers, based on 500+ interviews with professionals across geographies, industries, and job types. Gorick is a career adviser at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), investment banking at Credit Suisse, and research with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School. He has been featured in The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, New York Post, Fast Company, and CNBC. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of 30 thinkers to watch in 2022. Gorick, a first-generation college student, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Find him at www.gorick.com.

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2021 Business Week Keynote Speaker

Jane Hyun is the featured keynote speaker in 2021. An internationally renowned expert in cross-cultural effectiveness, leader onboarding and development, her programs (including Art of Cultural Fluency™ Roundtables and the Bamboo Ceiling® Leadership Series) receive praise from organizations who seek to leverage the power of diverse teams to drive competitive value. Jane’s expertise comes from 20+ years of direct business experience in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. She has worked with sales teams, guided leadership through a merger integration and divestiture, led organizational change initiatives with new leadership, and designed several innovative programs for top talent. Prior to consulting, she has held a variety of management roles, including Operations, Vice President of HR/Talent at JPMorgan, and Director of Recruiting at Deloitte and Resources Global.

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2020 Business Week Keynote Speaker

Omar Johnson was the featured keynote speaker in 2020. Johnson is a marketing and branding keynote speaker, entrepreneur, former CMO at Beats by Dre, and former VP Marketing at Apple. At Beats Electronics, He was responsible for brand development, advertising, retail experience, entertainment / sports marketing, and digital marketing for all global brand marketing and advertising efforts. Adweek named Johnson a “Brand Genius” in 2013, and Business Insider named him one of the “Most Innovative CMOs” in 2016.

CONTACT US

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Business Week Team