Joint Celebration of UChicagoHK and Chicago Booth Anniversaries

When:
Saturday, October 28, 2023 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Where:

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus
168 Victoria Road
Mount Davis
Hong Kong

Description:

The event will highlight the school’s intellectual spirit and reputation, as well as gather our local community of alumni and friends together in person. The event offers a day of lifelong learning, including a formal program featuring UChicago and Booth leadership and faculty members who will focus on historic achievements, reflections on the lessons of the pandemic, and the vision for the campus moving forward. The celebration will also acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, highlighting the impact of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation. 

Program:

9:00 am Registration

9:30 am  Continental Breakfast

10:00 am  Session 1: Discussion on Leadership with Harry Davis, Roger L. and Rachel M. Goetz Distinguished Service Professor of Creative Management Emeritus

11:00 am  Session 2:  What Might the Carbon Free Energy Mix Look Like?:  Robert Rosner, William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Enrico Fermi Institute and the College, University of Chicago

11:30 am  Break

11:45 am  Session 3: Celebrating Social Innovation:  Insights from Participants of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation

12:30 pm  Lunch

1:45 pm  Session 4: How We Make Decisions in a Second Language:  Boaz Keysar, William Benton Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago

2:15 pm Session 5: The Future of the Labour Force:  Erik Hurst, Frank P. and Marianne R. Diassi Distinguished Service Professor of Economics; Deputy Director of the Becker Friedman Institute, and John Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Chicago Booth

3:15 pm  Break

3:30 pm Session 6: How Open Data and Systems Empower Development and International Collaboration:  Haryadi Gunawi, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and University of Chicago

4:00 pm  Closing Session: Madhav Rajan

4:30 pm  Event Concludes

5:00 pm  Reception for current EMBA students

Throughout the day, the Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Heritage Courtyard and Interpretation Centre will be open for self-guided visits. 
 

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