This month, 380 MBA students from 47 different business schools gathered at MIT’s Sloan School of Management to discuss climate and energy trends, risks, and opportunities at the 8th ClimateCAP MBA Summit. Founded at Duke in 2018, the Summit invites students from across the country and internationally to come together for networking, socializing, and thought-provoking […]
Planning for the next Duke University Energy Conference is underway! This year’s team will be led by co-chairs Jack Corey and Joe Murray. Meet Joe and Jack below… and save the date to attend the conference on Nov. 11, 2026! Jack Corey (MBA’27) Jack is an MBA candidate studying energy finance and how the energy […]
Planning for the next annual Duke University Energy Conference is underway! This year’s team, led by co-chairs Megan Van Son Ferryman and Jack Dearing, is busy booking rooms, planning the agenda, and inviting speakers and sponsors for the 2025 Conference, which is expected to once again bring over 500 students, alumni, and industry professionals to […]
In July 2024, EDGE co-hosted an event in New York City to bring together alumni from eight top-tier business schools to discuss climate tech, clean energy, and sustainable business. MBA alumni from Fuqua, Harvard, Yale, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, Michigan, and Cornell met at the Yale Club for open networking and a chance to make new […]
On April 12-13, Duke MEM/MBA and MF/MBA dual degree alumni returned for a special weekend of reunion activities. Alumni reconnected with faculty and staff, participated in career conversations, heard campus updates from leaders in the Nicholas School and Duke Office of Climate & Sustainability, joined current MEM/MBA students for a picnic in Duke Forest, and […]
by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE Last month, students, staff, and faculty from across the country gathered for the 4th ClimateCAP Summit in Austin, Texas. The ClimateCAP Initiative was launched at Fuqua in 2016 in response to a growing need to help MBA students understand the connections between climate […]
Fuqua alumni and current students gathered in Boston in July 2022 for a networking reception for professionals interested in climate tech, clean energy, and sustainable business. The event was hosted in partnership with seven other business schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, Michigan, and Cornell, with the goal of creating new connections between professionals […]
2021 brings a new event series to Duke University exploring the critical role that oceans play in our planetary systems, geopolitics, local communities, culture, and economy. “The Future of Our Oceans” webinar series features Duke researchers and invited experts discussing new research and exploring complex and contested questions about how to balance human demands with […]
As businesses and investors increasingly turn their attention to the topic of climate change, 18 business schools prepare to host an event aimed at educating the next generation of business leaders—today’s MBA students—about the business implications of climate change. Industry experts, scholars and MBA students from around the globe will convene on Feb. 21–22, 2020 […]