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Sep
19

Ideathon 2025 sponsored by Simon G. Fine Jewelry

This year’s 24-hour case competition is presented in partnership with Simon G. Jewelry, one of the most iconic fine jewelry brands in the world. Their collections are sold in over 900 retail locations across North America, including the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. It’s not about sparkle — it’s about strategy, design, tech,…

September 19 | 12:00 PM - September 20 | 12:00 PM • Inn at Penn • Philadelphia
Sep
22

Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: Oleg Urminsky (University of Chicago) Title: TBA Decision Processes Colloquia Summary: Day: Monday’s Time: 12:00 – 1:20 PM Location: JMHH G50

September 22 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • JMHH G50 • Philadelphia
Sep
23

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Philip Kircher (Cornell University) Title: "Quantity-biased technological change" (joint with Jan Eeckhout, and Christina Lafuente) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Fall 2025 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211 Hosted by the Wharton Finance Department.

September 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia
Sep
23

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Doctoral Student Presentations Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

September 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia
Sep
24

Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Micro Seminar

Next Seminar: Greg Nini (Drexel University) Title: "Go with the Flow: Debt Structure Changes and Monetary Policy Transmission" (joint with Chuck Fang) Coordinators: Vincent Glode and Pari Sastry Fall 2025 Wednesdays 12:00 to 1:30 PM SH-DH 211 Hosted by the Wharton Finance Department.

September 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia
Sep
24

Statistics and Data Science Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Will Fithian (University of California, Berkeley) Title: Estimating the FDR of Variable Selection If you are affiliated with UPenn and are interested in our seminars, please contact stat-seminars@wharton.upenn.edu to join our seminar list-serve so that you can receive our seminar announcements. Hosted by the Wharton Department of Statistics…

September 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 109 • Philadelphia
Sep
24

LDI Research Seminar

Note: This is a virtual event. Next Seminar: Katherine Baicker, PhD (University of Chicago) Jonathan Gruber, PhD (MIT) Dan Gorenstein, Moderator (Founder and Executive Editor, Tradeoffs) Title: Decoding the Moment: Obamacare Subsidies at a Crossroads A Conversation with Katherine Baicker, PhD, and Jonathan Gruber, PhD, moderated by Dan Gorenstein LDI…

September 24 | 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM • Virtual
Sep
25

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Rachel Flam (London Business School) Title: The Use of Propaganda in Corporate Disclosures Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia
Sep
25

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Jeanna Kenney (Villanova) Title: Price Spillovers in Housing Transactions (w/ Becca Jorgensen) Real Estate Seminar Summary URE Seminars provide a forum for Wharton faculty and graduate students as well as outside speakers to present research of interest to the Wharton community. Seminars with one presenter typically feature developed research…

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall B10 • Philadelphia
Sep
25

FOLDS Seminar – Foundations of Optimization, Learning, and Data Science

Next Seminar: Joan Bruna (NYU) "Propagation-of-Chaos in Shallow Neural Networks beyond Logarithmic Time" FOLDS Seminar Summary: What: This seminar features leading experts in optimization, learning, and data science. Topics span algorithms, complexity, modeling, applications, and mathematical underpinnings. Why: Foundational advances in these fields are increasingly intertwined. This seminar serves as a university-wide…

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Amy Gutman Hall 414 • Philadelphia
Sep
25

AI and Innovation: How AI Impacts the Quality and Diversity of Creative Ideas

Join Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and John C. Hower Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series. He will be joined by Anil Doshi, Assistant Professor at UCL School of Management; Oliver Hauser,…

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Zoom
Sep
25

Marketing Department Colloquia

Next Seminar Anya Shchetkina (Wharton Marketing Department Doctoral Candidate) Title: TBA Marketing Department Colloquia Summary: Location: 7th Floor JMHH Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:20 PM (unless otherwise noted) For Colloquia scheduling information and suggestions for additional speakers: Faculty Coordinator: Gidi Nave (Fall 2025) Faculty Coordinator: Zhenling Jiang (Spring 2026) Admin…

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall 7th Floor • Philadelphia
Sep
25

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Michael Morse (Penn Carey Law) Title: Saving Lost Votes by Mail: Evidence on Vote Curing from Pennsylvania To RSVP to an event, please contact Tamara English at englisht@wharton.upenn.edu. In this email, please include the title of the event that you will be attending, your name and affiliation. All…

September 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 641 • Philadelphia
Sep
26

Wharton Sports Business Summit

Join us for a full day of big ideas, bold perspectives, and lasting connections. The 2025 Wharton Sports Business Summit will take place on Friday, September 26 at Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. Organized jointly by Wharton students with support from the Wharton…

September 26 | 08:15 AM - 03:30 PM
Sep
26

2025 Frontiers in Quantitative Finance Conference

The Jacobs Levy Center at Wharton will host its annual Frontiers in Quantitative Finance Conference on Friday, September 26, 2025. The conference will include a ceremony to award the 2025 Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize for Quantitative Financial Innovation to Sanford “Sandy” J. Grossman, the Steinberg Trustee Professor Emeritus of Finance at…

September 26 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM • New York Marriott Marquis • New York • Sold Out
Sep
26

Discouraging Cheating Culture in the GenAI Era…

Full Session Title: Discouraging Cheating Culture in the GenAI Era & Understanding the Penn Academic Integrity Disciplinary Process As generative AI tools become more prevalent in higher education, fostering a strong culture of academic integrity is more important than ever. This session will highlight emerging trends in academic misconduct and…

September 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Virtual
Sep
26

To Be Rescheduled – Penn Economic History Forum

Next Seminar: To be rescheduled. All meetings on Fridays from 2 pm to 4 pm unless otherwise noted. All meetings in the History Department Lounge (CH209) with the exceptions (see below). Queries to Dan Raff (raff@wharton.upenn.edu). Hosted by the Penn SAS Department of History.

September 26 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM • College Hall 209 • Philadelphia
Sep
27

AI & Society: A Conversation with Stefano Puntoni and Ashish Shah (Open to the Penn Community)

The Joseph Wharton Scholars Program Presents: AI & Society: A Conversation with  Stefano Puntoni and Ashish Shah Saturday, September 27th, 2025 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Jon M. Huntsman Hall G06 Ambani Auditorium Open to the University of Pennsylvania Community (please bring Penn ID) Register Here   Join us to…

September 27 | 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM • Jon M Huntsman Hall • Philadelphia
Sep
29

Business Economics and Public Policy: Public and Labor Economics Seminar

Next Seminar: Zachary Liscow (Yale University) Title: "State Capacity and Infrastructure Costs" Joint with Cailin Slattery and Will Nober Public and Labor Economics Seminar Summary: The Public and Labor Economics Seminar is organized by Ben Lockwood and Ben Sprung-Keyser. The Seminars are held from 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. on days…

September 29 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 107 • Philadelphia
Sep
29

Business Economics and Public Policy: Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Next Seminar: Ishan Nath (Harvard University) Title: "Trade Policy and Food Security with Climate and Geopolitical Risk” – co-authored with Levi Crews (UCLA), Alice Schmitz (UC-Berkeley), and Stephanie Stewart (UC-Davis)" Energy Economics & Finance Seminar Summary: The seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is jointly organized by Wharton’s…

September 29 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Kleinman Center Classroom - Fisher Fine Arts Building Room 306 • Philadelphia
Sep
30

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Job Market Talk (TBA) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Fall 2025 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211 Hosted by the Wharton Finance Department.

September 30 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia
Oct
6

WIFPR Webinar: FinTech Competition in Banking

On October 6, 2025, at 11am ET, the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) will host a webinar on FinTech and banking. WIFPR Director Itay Goldstein will moderate a virtual discussion with Xavier Vives (IESE) on his new WIFPR white paper, “FinTech Competition in Banking." View the abstract…

October 6 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM • Zoom
Oct
16

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Hector Blanco Fernandez (Rutgers) Title: TBA Real Estate Seminar Summary URE Seminars provide a forum for Wharton faculty and graduate students as well as outside speakers to present research of interest to the Wharton community. Seminars with one presenter typically feature developed research projects, while those with two presenters…

October 16 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall
Oct
16

Wharton Climate Prof

Inspired by “Iron Chef” and Wharton’s own “Iron Prof” events, this special event will take place during Penn’s Climate Week to showcase the climate-related research of Wharton faculty. Join us to hear from Wharton professors who will each present their cutting-edge research on climate and business in five minutes or…

October 16 | 05:15 PM - 06:45 PM • Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall 351
Oct
20

How Disruptive Will Generative AI Be?

Join Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series. In this conversation, he will speak with Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor…

October 20 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM • Zoom
Oct
22

Valuations Workshop for Impact Investing (Part 1)

Valuing High-Growth Startups How do you value a company that is growing rapidly but has yet to turn a profit? This session explores the unique challenges of assessing early-stage, high-growth startups where traditional valuation methods often fall short. These businesses operate in fast-moving markets, and their value lies more in…

October 22 | 05:15 PM - 07:15 PM • Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall 1206
Oct
29

Valuations Workshop for Impact Investing (Part 2)

Term Sheet Fundamentals The term sheet is the foundation of every venture capital deal. In this session, we explore how these documents define the structure, economics, and governance of startup investments. Understanding term sheets is essential for both entrepreneurs seeking funding and investors deploying capital. We will walk through the…

October 29 | 05:15 PM - 07:15 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall G60
Nov
20

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Ingrid Gould Ellen (NYU) Title: TBA Real Estate Seminar Summary URE Seminars provide a forum for Wharton faculty and graduate students as well as outside speakers to present research of interest to the Wharton community. Seminars with one presenter typically feature developed research projects, while those with two presenters…

November 20 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall
Dec
4

Corporate Adoption of GenAI: Insights from the Wharton Tracker

Join Stefano Puntoni, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sonny Tambe, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human–AI Research and Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, for this special episode of our AI Horizons webinar series. They will…

December 4 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Zoom

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