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Klarman Hall regularly welcomes students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other visitors to participate in symposia, conferences, and programs that address the largest challenges facing business and society.

Klarman Hall provides a world-class convening venue designed to welcome event participants and instill in them the imagination, motivation, and skills to transform ideas into action.

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Past Events

2026 Reunions

June 12–13

Reunion Presentation Videos

  • Video duration:1:13:06
    Dean's Welcome Address

    Speaker: Srikant Datar, Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration

  • Video duration:1:19:02
    Unleashing Human Magic

    Speakers: Aiyesha Dey, James R. Williston Professor of Business Administration and Hubert Joly, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

  • Video duration:1:14:28
    How Generative AI is Redefining Entrepreneurship

    Speaker: Rembrand Koning, Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor

  • Video duration:1:16:57
    How Great Leaders Drive Innovation at Scale

    Speaker: Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration

2026 Reunions

June 5–6

Reunion Presentation Videos

  • Video duration:1:13:50
    Dean's Welcome Address

    Speaker: Srikant Datar, Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration

  • Video duration:1:18:53
    The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Deep Purpose in Work, Life, and Love

    Speaker: Arthur Brooks, Professor of Management Practice

  • Video duration:1:16:03
    The AI Journey: What Changes, What Remains the Same

    Speaker: Shikhar Ghosh, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration

2025 Reunions

June 13–14

Reunion Presentation Videos

  • Video duration:1:22:09
    The AI Journey: What Changes, What Remains the Same

    Speaker: Shikhar Ghosh (MBA 1980), MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration

  • Video duration:1:11:43
    Critical Thinking

    Speaker: William A. Sahlman, Baker Foundation Professor; Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

  • Video duration:1:24:40
    The Meaning of Your Life & How to Find It

    Speaker: Arthur Brooks, Professor of Management Practice

  • Video duration:1:11:45
    Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

    Speaker: Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

2025 Reunions

June 6–7

Reunion Presentation Videos

  • Video duration:59:57
    Reskilling in the Age of AI

    Speaker: Raffaella Sadun, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for HBS Publishing

  • Video duration:1:16:25
    The Future of Democracy

    Speaker: Vincent Pons, Byron Wien Professor of Business Administration

  • Video duration:1:13:49
    Data, Tariffs & Inflation: Tracking the Truth Behind Political Claims

    Speaker: Alberto Cavallo, Thomas S. Murphy Professor of Business Administration

Women’s Leadership Summit 2024

November 7–8

Drawing alumni from nearly 30 countries and spanning six decades of experience, the two-day Women’s Leadership Summit provided a platform to discuss women’s leadership roles in society, and across industries such as finance, technology, sports, cultural institutions, and more.

Summit Talks

  • Video duration:27:33
    Welcome Address

    Speakers: Srikant Datar, Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration and Robin Ely, Baker Foundation Professor and Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emerita; Co-chair, Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative

  • Video duration:48:59
    Women & Tech

    Faculty Moderator: Tsedal Neeley, Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration;
    Alumni Speakers: Carolyn Everson (MBA 1999), Board Director, Private Equity Senior Advisor, The Coca Cola Company, The Walt Disney Company, Under Armour, Permira, and BCG; Leslie Feinzaig (MBA 2007), Founder and General Partner, Graham and Walker Venture Fund; Michelle Zatlyn (MBA 2009), Co-Founder and COO, Cloudflare

  • Video duration:34:41
    Challenging Conventional Wisdom: What & How HBS Alumnae are Doing

    Speaker: Robin Ely, Baker Foundation Professor and Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emerita; Co-chair, Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative

  • Video duration:48:44
    Why Women Won

    Speaker: Claudia Goldin, Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences and Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University

  • Video duration:1:02:35
    Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

    Speaker: Amy Edmondson (PHDOB 1996), Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

  • Video duration:1:00:28
    Leading Transformation with a Digital & AI Mindset

    Speaker: Tsedal Neeley, Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration

  • Video duration:1:05:00
    What's Next for the United States & the World?

    Speaker: Rawi Abdelal, Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management

  • Video duration:54:20
    Women & Money

    Faculty Moderator: Kristin Mugford, Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community;
    Alumni Speakers: Beverly Anderson (MBA 1997), CEO and President, BECU & Mary Erdoes (MBA 1993), CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management

  • Video duration:7:29
    Closing Remarks

    Speaker: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration; Co-chair, Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative

Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers

May 7, 2024

As leaders, how do you navigate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities arising within the rapidly evolving realm of artificial intelligence (AI)? Leading with AI addressed this question by convening experts at the forefront of AI with business leaders who recognize its profound impact and potential.

The conference was presented in partnership by HBS Alumni Relations and the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3), a pioneering hub dedicated to the study of transformative technologies.

Accelerating Climate Solutions

May 10, 2023

On May 10, 2023 distinguished faculty, HBS alumni and other business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs convened at Harvard Business School for a groundbreaking day of discussion and interaction around what it takes to discover, develop, scale, and achieve meaningful progress on climate solutions. Through expert panels, case discussions, and networking, participants considered the role of the firm, individual business leaders, and HBS, as well as new business and investment opportunities. The conference, hosted by HBS External Relations in partnership with the Business & Environment Initiative was part of Harvard Climate Action Week.

Sessions

  • Video duration:18:16
    Welcome Remarks

    Speakers: Srikant M. Datar, Dean of the Faculty; George F. Baker Professor of Administration, George Serafeim (DBA 2010), Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Lynn Schenk, Director, HBS Business & Environment Initiative

  • Video duration:57:22
    Beyond Business as Usual: Climate Disruptors

    Faculty Moderator: Jim Matheson (MBA 2001), Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
    Speakers: Danielle Colson (MBA 2022), Cofounder & Chief Operating Officer, Mantel, Richard Needham (MBA 2002), Chief Commercial Officer, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Carmichael Roberts, Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Cofounder & Managing Partner, Material Impact

  • Video duration:53:06
    Competition or Collaboration? Navigating a Path for Successful Climate Alliances

    Faculty Moderator: Peter Tufano (MBA 1984, PHDBE 1989), Baker Foundation Professor
    Speakers: Angela Barranco, Executive Director for North America, Climate Group, Mindy Lubber, President & CEO, Ceres, Curtis D. Ravenel, Senior Advisor, Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Glasgow Alliance for Net Zero, Eric Usher, Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

  • Video duration:55:47
    Driving Climate Performance through Accountability and Governance

    Faculty Moderator: George Serafeim (DBA 2010), Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration
    Speakers: Carter Roberts (MBA 1988), President & CEO, World Wildlife Fund, Debora L. Spar (PMD 62, 1991), Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society; Board Director, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983), Board Partner, Gradient Ventures, Lauren Taylor Wolfe, Cofounder & Managing Partner, Impactive Capital

  • Video duration:50:57
    How Climate Is Central to Every Business

    Faculty Moderator: George Serafeim (DBA 2010), Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration
    Speakers: Shirley Lu, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, John Macomber (MBA 1983), Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Mike Toffel, Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management; Faculty Chair, HBS Business & Environment Initiative, Gunnar Trumbull (PMD 76, 2001), Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration

  • Video duration:55:25
    Rebuilding Industry and Infrastructure: The Need for a New Climate Workforce

    Faculty Moderator: Eleanor Laurans (MBA 2006), Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
    Speakers: Evette Ellis, Cofounder & Chief Workforce Officer, ChargerHelp!, Kate Gordon, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, US Department of Energy, Gordon Jones, President, College of Western Idaho (CWI)

  • Video duration:57:15
    Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

    Faculty Moderator: Peter Tufano (MBA 1984, PHDBE 1989), Baker Foundation Professor
    Speakers:
    Scott Jacobs (MBA 2007), CEO & Cofounder, Generate Capital, Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988), Senior Advisor, OCGI Climate Investments, Jayant Sinha (MBA 1992), Member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Dan Stephens Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

  • Video duration:4:16
    Your Role in the Climate Future

    Speaker: Peter Tufano (MBA 1984, PHDBE 1989) Baker Foundation Professor

Entrepreneurship Summit: Leading High-Growth Ventures in an Unpredictable World

November 4–5, 2022

A select group of alumni founders, builders, and VC investors gathered together for an unprecedented two-day convening which provided a rich opportunity to forge connections through Harvard Business School with leaders of high-growth, deep tech, and biotech ventures.

The goal was to provide attendees with concepts they can immediately apply to their business in addition to valuable connections that will move it in a strong direction. In a collaborative learning environment, attendees gained access to the latest thinking around rapidly changing global dynamics affecting entrepreneurship and investing today–shifting technology, the skilled-worker shortage, and evolving capital markets, amid significant political and global unrest.

Sessions

  • Video duration:1:32:06
    Entrepreneurial Solutions to World Problems

    Moderator: Professor Emeritus William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975, PHDBE 1982)
    Panelists: Colin Hill, GNS Healthcare, Evan Marwell (MBA 1992), Educational Superhighway, Chris McKown (MBA 1981), Iora Health, Shara Ticku (MBA 2017), C16 Biosciences

  • Video duration:1:15:59
    Solutions that Work: Increasing Diversity in Startups, VCs, and Tech

    Moderator: Colleen Ammerman, Director, HBS Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative
    Panelists: Gil Addo (MBA 2011), RubiconMD, Professor Jeffrey J. Bussgang (MBA 1995), on behalf of Hack Diversity, Flybridge VC
    Sarah Fay, Glasswing Ventures, All Raise, Leslie Feinzaig (MBA 2007), Graham & Walker Venture Fund, Female Founders Alliance