Dean’s Speaker Series: Reggie Townsend
Reggie Townsend, vice president of the Data Ethics Practice at SAS, spoke on "Responsible Innovation, Responsible Innovators" in the Kenan Center Dining Room on November 4.
strategy and entrepreneurship
Navigating Marketplace Threats: An Analysis of Resilience Strategies from The CMO Survey
Distinguished Fellow Christine Moorman leverages data from The CMO Survey to uncover the view of marketplace threats and resilience strategies from the perspective of actual managers as part of our 2024 Grand Challenge.
Empowering Access: Financial Inclusion Through Open Banking
UNC Kenan-Flagler's Camelia Kuhnen discusses the possibilities of open banking with Duke Fuqua's Manju Puri.
Resilience: Adversity’s Antidote
As the unexpected increasingly becomes part of the everyday, Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Kathleen M. Sutcliffe discusses the capabilities and processes that allow businesses to face their moments of truth with resilience.
Dean’s Speaker Series: Deval Patrick
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School shared insights on resilience and leading through uncertain times with Dean Mary Margaret Frank on April 23.
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe – Staying the Course: Resilience Insights from Adventure Racing
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Kathleen M. Sutcliffe of Johns Hopkins University discussed the leadership and organizational lessons to be learned from adventure racing in a talk March 7.
Kenan Fellow Angelica Leigh on Addressing the Effects of Mega-Threats
Angelica Leigh, assistant professor of management and organizations at Duke University Fuqua School of Business and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow, defines the characteristics of mega-threats and their potential effects on the workplace.
From People Analytics to Middle Management: How Firms Can Best Support Their Workforce
Sekou Bermiss, UNC Kenan-Flagler associate professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, unpacks the topic of people analytics, discussing how firms can build better culture by supporting both managers and employees.
Working Together to Solve Wealth Inequality
Academics and innovators recently convened at the institute's wealth inequality conference to discuss the effects of income disparity and how education and research can create opportunities for more equitable access.
Surge in New Business Formation Brings Migration of Opportunity
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow John Haltiwanger of the University of Maryland sees the growth in startups and remote work as especially benefiting the South and the areas around urban downtowns.
Kenan Fellow John Haltiwanger on the Segregation of Skills
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow John Haltiwanger of the University of Maryland talks about why the Hollywood story of rising from the mailroom to the boardroom is less likely to happen now.
NCGrowth’s AICER Partnership with Fayetteville Business Hub
Fayetteville State University Chancellor and CEO Darrell T. Allison, Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business Hub Director Tamara Martin and others talk about how the hub has affected the region's economy.
Kenan Fellow Ricardo Perez-Truglia on Pay Transparency
Ricardo Perez-Truglia of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business discusses recent research on pay transparency, which shows that new laws may help reduce the gender pay gap but may also produce unintended consequences.
What Are U.S. Companies Really Thinking About Doing Business in China?
Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, provides insights on U.S.-China relations and its impact on U.S. firms. The Q&A session facilitated by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's Denis Simon further delves into the issue's complexities.
Zach Clayton and Bill George on Stakeholder Capitalism
Zach Clayton of Three Ships and Bill George of Harvard Business School, co-authors of the book “True North: Emerging Leader Edition,” talk about the challenges and benefits of stakeholder capitalism for companies and their leaders.
May 27, 2026
VC University LIVE
VC University LIVE is a three-day certificate program on venture finance, created by NVCA, Startup@BerkeleyLaw, and Venture Forward in 2019, and held in partnership with universities in emerging VC ecosystems across the country.