Student-run conferences draw hundreds of participants to campus to discuss pressing issues and developments in fields including investment, philanthropy, and education. Helping to organize such an event is both a meaningful leadership experience in its own right, and an opportunity to gain exposure to an industry or field of interest.
Net Impact Case Competition
Hosted by Net Impact
Student Organizers: Hannah Roth and Claire Kelly
November 14-15, 2024
The Net Impact Case Competition is an annual case competition sponsored by Deloitte and managed by the Yale SOM Net Impact Chapter. It is a competition exclusively for first-year SOM MBA candidates. Participants work through an SOM case on a prompt provided by the Deloitte judging team. SOM students serve as judges selecting the finalists and "Best Social Impact" award. Selected finalists present to Deloitte judges who then award first, second, and third prize.
Business & the Environment Conference
Hosted by the Yale Business and the Environment Club at Yale SOM and the Yale School of the Environment
Student Organizers: Derek Nong and Nick Page
February 8, 2025 (Inaugural Conference)
Co-organized by the Yale Business and the Environment Club at Yale SOM and the Yale School of the Environment, this conference will convene leaders across multiple sectors to discuss the latest challenges at the intersection of business growth and environmental impact. Attendees will have the opportunity to network directly with established professionals as well as passionate students from top-tier schools, while learning about the latest challenges in industry.
Yale Philanthropy Conference
Hosted by Net Impact
Student Organizers: Margaret Kuo, Nicole Wong, and Camila Novo-Viano
February 14, 2025
The Yale Philanthropy Conference is an interdisciplinary forum for current and future leaders focused on the business of social change. Now in its fifteenth year, the Yale Philanthropy Conference is the only convening of the nonprofit and philanthropic sector planned entirely by MBA students. Bringing together thinkers, students, and professionals from leading institutions and foundations across the country, the conference fosters discussions about the role of philanthropy in the contemporary society, strengthens professional networks, builds management acumen necessary for vibrant institutions, and cultivates leadership in the social sector and beyond.
Young Women's Leadership Launch
Hosted by the Women in Management (WIM) Club
Student Organizers: Lexi Abbiati and Christina Lee Shaffer
February 15, 2025
The Young Women’s Leadership Conference aims to be a life-changing experience for rising young women leaders from New Haven and the surrounding area to reach for the highest leadership positions. The goal is simple: to inspire these women to aspire to their greatest potential. The Young Women’s Leadership Conference aims to increase each participant’s perceptions of personal leadership and agency, and seeks to ignite and expand the interests of each participant to consider industries in which women are under-represented, including business, politics, engineering, and others.
PE & VC Annual Symposium
Hosted by the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club
Student Organizers: Austin Cai and Ioana Solomon
February 21, 2025
The Symposium serves as a nexus between diverse perspectives and experiences, sparking transformative conversations and forging paths toward meaningful partnerships.
Yale Healthcare Services & Innovation Case Competition
Hosted by the Healthcare & Life Sciences Club
Student Organizers: Sarah Davidson and Kaylee Lee
Februrary 21-22, 2025
Case teams will have the opportunity to pitch solutions to business challenges address the dynamic landscape of home healthcare by leveraging AI, technology, and non-clinical resources. Participating teams will get the chance to win:
Economic Development Symposium
Hosted by the Economic Development Club
Student Organizers: Jason Liu and David Kilroy
March 28, 2025
The Economic Development Symposium is a student-run conference at the Yale School of Management that brings together senior thought leaders, practitioners, and investors from academia, government, international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector. This event fosters debate and provides actionable recommendations on pressing economic development issues in emerging markets and the U.S.
Women's Leadership Conference
Hosted by the Women in Management (WIM) Club
Student Organizers: Megan Grossman and Varthika Tunoori
March 29, 2025
The Yale Conference on Women, Technology, and Power explores the role business can—and should—play in advocating for women’s equality and health. Hosted by the Yale School of Management’s Women in Management Club, the conference brings together industry leaders, activists, policymakers, and scholars to discuss the successes, challenges, and mixed incentives that arise when business is called upon to advocate for gender equity and women’s rights. In particular, Fempire examines how corporate policies affect employees, how government policies influence business and society, and the problematic role data can play as a means of advocating for women. Fempire will also explore the Yale University and academic context, looking at the legacy of Title IX in light of current events.
Retail Conference
Hosted by the Retail Club
Student Organizers: Adriana Badillo Villegas and Kaustubh Rastogi
April 4, 2025
Healthcare Conference
Hosted by the Healthcare & Life Science Club
Student Organizers: Cecil Ehirindu and Cecilia Lee
April 11, 2025
The Yale Healthcare Conference is a joint effort between the Yale School of Management and the Health Professional Schools at Yale University. This student-led event brings together professionals, scholars, and students to engage in an informative conversation concerning focusing on identifying solutions to contemporary healthcare issues.
Education Leadership Conference
Hosted by the Education Club
Student Organizers: Edward Chiu and Amruth Sunki Reddy
April 19, 2025
The Yale School of Management Education Leadership Conference exists to create a forum for leaders in education reform. The Yale School of Management Education Leadership Conference seeks to create a constructive dialogue about how leadership skills applied to the education sector can be used to solve the most pressing and complex challenges in public education.
Yale Black Venture Summit
Hosted by the Black Business Alliance
Student Organizers: Leonard Robinson and Emmanuel Cudjoe
April 25-26, 2025
The Yale Black Venture Summit unites venture capitalists, founders, and technology leaders to develop solutions to close the gap in funding for Black entrepreneurs and investors. By centering Black entrepreneurship at Yale, the summit provides a platform for dialogue and collaboration to ignite meaningful change and support the growth of Black founders and investors nationwide.