Below is an event organized by the Student Leadership and Ethics Board – Me, Chidi and Goldy are members and we greatly appreciate your support. This event will build on our discussion at the BBSA conference – how can we develop our communities and make $$. Josh Mailman’s family endowed $33 million to fund Mailman School of Public Health and he’s a prolific seed investor in for-profit companies that generate social/environmental impact. He recently invested in 2008 CBS grad, David Del Ser of Frogtek. Will be great energy in the room and good food will be provided. – Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Sanford Bernstein Student Leadership & Ethics Board

Would like to invite you to attend an evening discussion on

Social Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

Moderated by Antony Bugg-Levine, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and Managing Director of the Rockefeller Foundation,

Register online: http://columbia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aaUROHQafBPoaNu&SVID=Prod

Monday, November 30^th

6:30pm – 8:30pm

Warren 207

*Food will be provided.

Josh Mailman

Prolific Seed Investor: Frogtek, Stoneyfield Farms, Grameen Phone, Leapfrog, Seventh Generation, Utne Magazine, Napo Pharmaceuticals; Founder of the Threshold Foundation, Social Venture Network, and Business for Social Responsibility;

Mailman family endowed $33 million to fund the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

David Del Ser Bartolome ’08

Founder and CEO of Frogtek

Click the picture below to see pictures of the 2009 BBSA Conference!

Fam,

Are you still looking for a winter break trip? Don’t have time to plan anything? Consider this…

The 8^th Annual Caribbean MBA Conference will be held in Kingston, Jamaica (my hometown!) this year from January 3-10, 2010!

This will be an exciting event, a great opportunity to network with MBA students from other schools and a chance to hear from a great line up of speakers and panelists, including the Prime Minister of Jamaica and the Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Stock Exchange .  There are also optional add on treks to Negril, Ocho Rios and Montego Bay.

For more information feel free to contact me or review the attached presentation and the website. REGISTRATION ENDS SOON though, so sign up ASAP!

http://www.caribbeanmbaconference.com/

I hope Columbia will represent in Jamaica!

~Nailah, Director of Outreach

Showtime at the Apollo!

Join the fam at the world famous Apollo Theater for Showtime at the Apollo. Drinks and Jokes!

December 2nd, 7:30pm

If you are interested, please sign-up  at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=t4E5KL4MJYlXfgUBQW7Ks_g&hl=en

Special Thanks to all who joined us on November 20th for the 2009 BBSA Conference and Gala! It was truly a remarkable day of great discussion, wonderful speakers and the fellowship of decades of BBSA Family.

Check back soon for pictures and more wrap up from this year’s festivities.

We would like to formally acknowledge the following people for their participation. Welcome (back) to the Family!

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James DeGraffenreidt ||| Frank Borges ||| Quintin Primo ||| Jason Lewis ||| Anre Williams

Modupe Akinola ||| Aynesh Johnson ||| Deborah Wijnberg ||| Julien Gordon ||| Thomas Campbell

Malik Ashiru ||| Nicole Campbell||| Joseph Godwin ||| Blondel Pinnock ||| Dominique Reese

Ryan Mack ||| Benjamin Kennedy ||| Tarrus Richardson ||| Majora Carter ||| Marc Jahr

Roderick Hardamon ||| Harlem Impact Repertory Theater

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGqFt-jaYgE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGqFt-jaYgE

Register today for the 28th Annual BBSA Conference and Gala!

This year’s Conference and Gala, “Blurring Boundaries: The Changing Paradigms of Race, Politics and Business,” will take place on Friday, November 20, 2009.

Tickets are on sale now.

Welcome to the Columbia Business School

Black Business Students Association

BBSA Class of 2009 - 2010