For the second year, SOM partnered with the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics to host a series of conferences featuring faculty from the university and beyond.
For student organizers Gigi Hsu ’26, Pingshan Zhang ’26, and Kristen De Lancey ’26, designing a conference on the equitable deployment of AI was the “highlight of our year.”
This year, an SOM student team won regionals and advanced to finals at the world’s largest venture capital competition—learning from entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and each other along the way.
The annual event—unique among leading business schools—provides a forum for students, practitioners, and researchers to discuss how economic development can create value for business and society.
We followed Renzo Yupangco ’26, a student in the Master of Advanced Management program, as he learned AI tools to apply in his family’s business, practiced piano, and connected with Yale’s Catholic community.
