IBSI-related Events
Book Talk: The Ambition Penalty, with Stefanie O’Connell
November 12, 2026
Hosted by Berkeley Law Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice and co-sponsored by the Institute for Business and Social Impact, this book talk opens up a conversation on how organizational structures impact gender equity and career progression. The Henderson Center’s website here.
Fifth Annual Symposium on Environmental and Social Sustainability in Supply Chains
October 31, 2026
As a pre-event to the INFORMS conference(opens in a new tab), the Symposium will provide a venue for the exchange of ideas between academic researchers, industry practitioners, and PhD students. Led by Haas faculty team Sytske Wijsma, Candace Yano, Luyi Yang in collaboration with Owen Wu, the 2026 agenda is under development. Details available here.
Elisabeth “Betty” Sadoulet Memorial Conference
October 17, 2026
IBSI is a proud co-host of a conference dedicated to the professional achievements of the late Professor Elisabeth “Betty” Sadoulet. Papers presented at the conference will be invited to be submitted for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Development Economics (JDE). More details available on ARE’s website here.
Recap: This special event brought together 120 alumni, colleagues, and friends to honor the incredible legacy of Betty Sadoulet. See the panel discussion led by IBSI Faculty Director Paul Gertler here, and the full set of sessions and tributes here.
BITSS Annual Meeting 2026
April 16, 2026
IBSI is a proud co-host of the BITSS Annual Meeting. BITSS brings together actors from academia, scholarly publishing, and policy to share novel research and discuss efforts to improve the credibility of social science by advancing research transparency, reproducibility, rigor, and ethics. More information available on the BITSS website here.
LIFT 2026 Promoting Financial Inclusion and Innovation in Latin America Conference
January 12-13, 2026
LIFT convened more than 50 academics, private sector leaders, regulators, and policymakers in Santiago, Chile to discuss research experiments and partnerships using digital platforms and consumer data. The Promoting Financial Inclusion and Innovation in Latin America conference – hosted by UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Lab for Inclusive Fintech (LIFT), the Schools of Business and Government at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) – examined innovative financial products, the regulations surrounding them, and research findings related to consumer behavior.
[CRB] Climate CAP Summit
February 28 - March 1, 2025
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is hosting the national ClimateCap Summit for over 500 MBA students from across the country to explore innovative solutions for climate action.
[EGAL] EGALapalooza
October 10, 2024
EGAL celebrates inclusive leadership, community-building, and the power of equity in an inspiring event held at Haas’s Spieker Forum. The event features live presentations and performances on the main stage.
[LIFT] 2024 Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development IPA-LIFT-CEGA Researcher Gathering
October 7 - 8, 2024
IPA, LIFT, and CEGA host a research gathering that brings together researchers from around the world for two days of discussions on innovative research designs, early-stage results, and new papers focused on entrepreneurship and private sector development, with a special focus on digital financial services and financial technologies
[EGAL] Catapulting Talent DEI Progress Through Artificial Intelligence
September 6, 2024
[EGAL] Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Competition
February 23, 2024
[LIFT] The Digital Future: Fintech, AI, and the Path to Financial Inclusion
December 11 - 12, 2023
LIFT and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) co-host a two-day conference where policymakers, industry partners, leaders, and researchers will come together to discuss strategies and implications of digital innovation, financial technologies, blockchain solutions, and artificial intelligence (AI), and the role they can play to foster financial health, economic resilience, and prosperity for underserved populations.
[LIFT] The Promise and Future of New Financial Technology: For Better or for Worse?
June 7 - 8, 2022
LIFT and the Digital Credit Observatory (DCO) co-host an event bringing together researchers, implementing partners, and policymakers to explore whether and how digital financial technologies can benefit underserved populations around the world.