Darden Speakers and Events
A podcast highlighting UVA Darden School of Business Speakers and Events.
Episodes
Africa’s rapidly growing fintech ecosystem is capturing global attention - including from investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the United States. In this episode of the Darden Emerging Markets Podcast, we explore how financial technology is reshaping access, driving entrepreneurship, and unlocking new markets across the continent.
Our guest is Daniel Awe, Head of Africa Fintech Foundry, an innovation hub that supports the gr...
Latin America is undergoing a strategic shift - driven by nearshoring, climate innovation, and a wave of tech-driven growth. In this episode of the Darden Emerging Markets Podcast, we explore how the region is responding to global challenges across trade, investment, and innovation. From shifting supply chains to digital ecosystems, the conversation highlights how nearshoring is reshaping U.S.–LatAm trade flows, how innovation is s...
In this inaugural episode of the Darden Emerging Markets Podcast, we sit down with Ambassador Atul Keshap, President of the U.S.-India Business Council and former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Chargé d'affaires to India. A career diplomat and proud UVA alum, Ambassador Keshap shares a compelling view of the U.S.-India relationship - what he calls “unlimited” in potential.
Co-hosted by second-year MBA students Sidd...
Dive into the inspiring journey of Prof. K.V. Subramanian, from an engineering and MBA student to India's youngest Chief Economic Advisor and now an IMF Executive Director. This podcast explores his pivotal role in India's economic reforms, his insights on policymaking and implementation, and the personal philosophies driving his success. Hear his candid conversation with Prof. Gaurav Chiplunkar and SY MBAs Agam Singh and Siddarth ...
"CEO Voices: Leading with Communication" examines the communication that enables transformational leadership.
In Season 3, we look at leadership communication from the point of view of former legendary CEOs who have led iconic enterprises through periods of dramatic change and strategic renewal.
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Description: How should a leader manage the sustainability function of a business effectively? Chrissa Pagitsas, Founder & Principal at Pagitsas Advisors and author of Chief Sustainability Officers at Work joins Darden Professor Mike Lenox, Professor at the UVA Darden School of Business for a conversation about implementing Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) strategies, the challenges sustainability leaders often ...
What are the public misperceptions about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and how can ESG leaders craft an integrated strategy to create value for multiple stakeholders? Katherine Neebe (MBA ‘04), Duke Energy Corp. chief sustainability & philanthropy officer, joins Darden Professor Allison Elias for a conversation about the state of leadership and strategy. Neebe and Elias also discuss how MBAs can prepare for and...
CEOs and business leaders are increasingly expected to take stands on a range of controversial and politically divisive issues, but leaders risk weakening rather than strengthening their corporate brands if they are not thoughtful in how they respond. Adam Goodman, a veteran media consultant, talks about how to manage this challenge with Darden Marketing Professor Kim Whitler.
The 2022 Women in Leadership Summit curated speakers and panelists to cover topics including sustainability, venture capital, tech, innovation, equity and belonging, entrepreneurship and more, including a keynote address by Garnet Hill President Connie Hallquist (MBA ’91). Hallquist focused on key inflection points in her wildly diverse career when reinvention of her job, role, business and even herself became necessary for growth ...
Lorraine Hariton, recipient of the Women's Leadership Champion Award, sits down with Darden Professor Mary Margaret Frank at Darden's 2022 Women's Leadership Summit to discuss her varied and successful business career and her continuing passion for helping to creating inclusive workplaces for women.
Joe Thomas, the Director of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy, talks to Professor Tim Laseter about the vital role of empathy and cultural competency in leadership.
How can the government effectively support outcomes in a market economy? DJ Nordquist, former executive director for the United States at the World Bank Group and former chief of staff at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and Darden Professor Dan Murphy bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to an unscripted conversation on this critical question. Nordquist and Murphy discuss the capabilities and limitations of...
"CEO Voices: Leading with Communication" examines the communication that enables transformational leadership.
In Season 2, we look at leadership communication from the point of view of entrepreneurs and start-up CEOs who oversee fast-growth enterprises.
In this episode we speak with Hayes Humphreys, COO of Virginia-based Devils Backbone Brewing Company. Hayes discusses the impact communication has had on his career and the successf...
"CEO Voices: Leading with Communication" examines the communication that enables transformational leadership.
In Season 2, we look at leadership communication from the point of view of entrepreneurs and start-up CEOs who oversee fast-growth enterprises.
In this episode we speak with Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Georgia-based Stuckey’s Corporation. Stephanie shares thoughts on the power of communication in revitalizing an iconic Southe...
"CEO Voices: Leading with Communication" examines the communication that enables transformational leadership.
In Season 2, we look at leadership communication from the point of view of entrepreneurs and start-up CEOs who oversee fast-growth enterprises.
In this episode we speak with Charlotte Hanes, CEO of River Ridge Land and Cattle Company, the Grayson County, Virginia-based sustainable farming operation. Charlotte provides insig...
"CEO Voices: Leading with Communication" examines the communication that enables transformational leadership.
In Season 2, we look at leadership communication from the point of view of entrepreneurs and start-up CEOs who oversee fast-growth enterprises.
In this episode we speak with Jennifer Bisceglie, the CEO and founder of Interos, the Arlington, Virginia-based supply chain visibility company. Jennifer shares thoughts on the rol...
How can society effectively eradicate complex social problems like poverty and hunger, racial injustice, human trafficking, and the opioid addiction crisis? Baroness Philippa Stroud, CEO of the Legatum Institute and a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and UVA Professor Lucy Bassett discuss how to confront social challenges through different organizational systems, and the levers that lead to effective social change. From ...
Speaking at a Leadership Unscripted event hosted by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Michael Finnegan, president of Atlantic Media (MBA ’07), and Michael Suarez, UVA professor and director of the Rare Book School, discussed recent changes in modern media and examined how content innovation from the past may hold the key for understanding the future. As the head of a leading media company, Finnegan has had a fro...
Dr. Jerome Adams, 20th Surgeon General of the United States, and Darden Professor Greg Fairchild discuss the mutual linkage between community health and economic prosperity in contemporary America, and the risks we face in failing to engage the business sector. They will also share anecdotes and reflections that help explain their deep commitments to encouraging action.
Dr. Adams is an anesthesiologist and a former vice admiral in ...
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