Impact Week: An NI Local event presented by UCLA Anderson Net Impact
Event Information
Description
Come learn and embrace how to make your own business future more purposeful without foregoing the general market measures of success and profit. Impact Week, hosted by UCLA Anderson Net Impact from April 17th through April 20th, is geared to inspire and educate current students, alumni, the public, and working professionals who are interested in utilizing their skills - developed across industries and at Anderson - to make an impact. The days are filled with exciting speakers and events with specific themes:
April 14th - Energy Innovation Conference
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Presented by the Energy Management Group, separate registration here
April 17th - Profit and Social Goods
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10AM - 11:30AM Keynote and Reception with Christopher Gavigan, Co-Founder of The Honest Company (Executive Dining Room)
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11:30AM - 12:30PM Leveraging Private Sector Lessons for Impact in Education Panel (Executive Dining Room)
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4:30PM - 5:30PM Dean's Distinguished Speaker: Christine McCarthy '81, Senior Executive Vice President & CFO of The Walt Disney Company, separate registration here
April 18th - Impact Across Careers
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11:30AM - 1PM Diversity@Work: A Deloitte Inclusion Workshop (D-313)
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5PM - 7PM D4X: A Networking Mixer (Fowler Terrace)
April 19th - Designing Inclusive Systems
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11:30AM - 12:30PM Blockchain: An Introduction and Implications for Impact (C-315)
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5PM - 7PM Models of Impact Design Workshop (Venture Accelerator)
April 20th - Investing for Impact
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11:30AM - 12:30PM Investing in Affordable Housing in Los Angeles (C-315)
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5:30PM - 8PM Keynote and Reception: Jennifer Kenning, Founder and CEO of Align Impact (Korn Hall)
April 21st - Impactathon: An Interactive Workshop for Social Entrepreneurs
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Presented by Impact@Anderson, separate registration here
Organizer UCLA Anderson Net Impact
Organizer of Impact Week: An NI Local event presented by UCLA Anderson Net Impact
UCLA Anderson’s Net Impact chapter builds an ecosystem and provides skills for business leaders who want to put their MBA toolkit to use in a positive way. Through unique exposure to startups, innovative businesses and executives across sectors, Net Impact offers experiential learning opportunities in finance, consulting, operations and other functions. Net Impact’s capstone event, Impact Week, is the largest event of its kind in the nation. Programming also includes a speakers series, internship opportunities, conferences and social events. To meet the needs of our diverse membership, Net Impact partners with the Impact@Anderson initiative, industry-specific clubs and other UCLA graduate schools, including public policy, urban planning and public health. UCLA’s Net Impact chapter is a Gold Status chapter and serves on the national Net Impact advisory board.
