Thank you for joining us for the 2025 CWIB Conference!

We can’t wait to see you again next year!

Columbia Women in Business

2025 Conference:

Rooted in Resilience

Swaying Through Change,
Rising Through Chaos

November 7, 2025

Columbia Business School
New York, NY

This year, we celebrated the power of being Rooted in Resilience — standing strong in our values, swaying through change, and rising through chaos. Together, we explored how to navigate uncertainty and emerge even stronger.

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Annual CWiB Conference

For over 30 years, CWiB has hosted this one-day conference to celebrate the accomplishments of women. With more than 260 attendees, the CWiB Conference is not only one of the largest student-run conferences, but it is also one of the most high-profile events of the year for Columbia Business School.

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PAST CONFERENCES

PAST CONFERENCES

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Eliza Blank, The Sill

  • Jennifer Skyler, American Express

  • Alia McCants (CBS ‘13), Peloton

  • Laura Mackenzie (CBS ‘93), Mastercard

  • Lauren Mulholland (CBS ‘12), MiddleGround Capital

  • Shalini Attaluri (CBS ‘07), Bristol Myers-Squibb

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Sallie Krawcheck, Founder & CEO, Ellevest

  • Lydia Fenet, Managing Director and Global Director of Strategic Partnerships, Christie's

  • Carolyn D. Richmond, Partner, Fox Rothschild

  • Cindy Jebb, Dean of the Academic Board, West Point U.S. Military Academy

  • Josh Milstein, Founder, Mommy Nearest

  • Kim Karetsky, Founder and CEO, KHK Leadership and Learning

  • Lorna G. Schofield, US District Judge

  • Sheetal Chawla, Vice President, Capgemini Invent 

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Rochelle Lazarus '70 – Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather​

  • Alexandra Wilkis Wilson – Founder of Gilt, GLAMSQUAD

  • Jen Kluczkowski - Founder, MindFresh

  • Christiani Franck - Director of Diversity & Inclusion, EY Transaction Services

  • Maricella Herrera - Senior Director of Operations & Strategy, Ellevate

  • Charlotte Cho - Chief Curator & Co-Founder, Soko Glam

  • Abigail Cook Stone - Founder & CEO, Otherland

  • Beth Ferreira - Managing Director, FirstMark Capital

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Hillary Super. CEO of Victoria’s Secret & Co

  • Tennille Kopiasz. CEO of Blue Mistral & FEKKAI

  • Michelle Jacobs. COO & Co-Founder at Womanness

  • Nina Oduro. Founder at Dine Diaspora

  • Shannon Karches (CBS ‘18). Head of Corporate & Strategic Finance at Bumble

  • Maya Voelk. Marketing Director at IT Cosmetics

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Sallie Krawcheck (CBS ‘92). Founder & CEO, Ellevest

  • Ida Liu, Global Head of Citi Private Bank

  • Erika Irish Brown (CBS ‘98), Chief DEI Officer & Global Head of Talent at Citi

  • Aarathi Krishnan, Senior Advisor UNDP

  • Deborah Jackson (CBS ‘80), Founder and CEO Plum Alley

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

  • Sallie Krawcheck '92 – Founder and CEO, Ellevest

  • ​Abbe Raven – Chairman Emeritus, A+E Networks

  • Lella Rafferty – Director of Marketing, Samsung

  • Maya Simons – Zola, SVP of Growth

  • Andrea Turner Moffitt – Founder, Plum Alley

  • Jen Kluczkowski – Founder of MindFresh