Breakouts

This panel will provide insight into the realm of starting and managing a restaurant. Some of the panelists will be able to walk the attendees through the process of creating a restaurant chain from scratch while others will explain the details of making an already established restaurant location thrive. The possibility of entrepreneurship and innovation within the exciting business of restaurant service will be explored.

This panel will provide students with the other side of the financial world beyond banking. Experts in the field will give an inside look into their day-to-day responsibilities and the benefits of considering a finance career.

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This interactive panel will provide a hands-on tutorial on how to determine a company's value. After giving a basic run-through of company annual and quarterly reports and emphasizing the key points on income and balance sheets that investors should focus on, panelists will walk attendees through a few examples of select firms students have an interest in.

Why do so many successful students with great potential end up compromising their intended career paths, choosing options that seem conventional or secure? The pursuit of passion through work too often gets pushed aside for more “practical” and “prestigious” options.  While friends, family, and colleagues may support the safer path, those who relinquish their dreams are often left dissatisfied. Make sure you escape the unhappiness, despair or the dreaded “golden handcuffs” that can come from this issue. This panel will show how making the right decisions at the start can be well worth it

This panel aims to provide attendees with multiple sides of the fashion industry. Attendees will learn the inside scoop on how to find a personal edge in the competitive yet desirable fashion industry. Through the insight of retail revolutionaries and leaders, the girls will learn their place in retail and be more exposed to this high end industry.

By distinguishing and providing insight into the different roles their respective company plays, from asset management to investment banking, representatives from the leading global financial firms will give students a better understanding of the inner workings of Wall Street. Attendees will also learn what they should be doing to prepare for and gain an edge for the rigorous and competitive selection process.

This will be an informational panel on recent history and the rise of innovative techniques to shift to environmental-friendly and efficient use of energy and resources in businesses. It will discuss the importance and significance of green business in today's context on social, economic, and environmental levels. The future of green tech, as well as the government aspect of green business, in terms of regulations, will also be addressed

This interactive panel will be conducted by recent graduates and representatives in the investment banking industry. Panelists will instruct attendees on how to market themselves, how to master technical questions, and the methods they used to prepare, execute, and solidify their positions through successful interviews. Panelists should bring their resumes to review themselves as panelists walk through the steps. 

Non-profits and social enterprises present individuals with the unique opportunity to positively and directly impact the lives of others. Leaders from various aspects of the sector will speak about their involvement and personal experiences, with a focus on the benefits of working with businesses with a social mission.

No one can deny that social media and internet are now integral to the success of any business, small or large. Through this panel, attendees will learn the ins and outs outs of how businesses have leveraged the new methods of communication to grow and build their ideas. The panel will conclude with new methods and where social media and networking is going in the future.

This will be a panel on the intersection between law and business, examining current policies in place and how they affect how businesses are run. It will also examine special relationships between lobbyists for large corporations and government officials, as well as understand what themes and values guide corporate law. It will explain career options on both the business and government side that has to deal with this intersection and how they each impact one another.