Events

Mar

23

Business Economics and Public Policy: Public and Labor Economics Seminar

Next Seminar: Marika Cabral (UT Austin) "Doctors as Gatekeepers in Social Insurance: Evidence from Workers’ Compensation" Public and Labor Economics Seminar Summary: The Public and Labor Economics Seminar is organized by Ben Lockwood and Ben Sprung-Keyser. The Seminars are held from 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. on days noted below.  The…

March 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 260 • Philadelphia

Mar

23

FOLDS Seminar – Foundations of Optimization, Learning, and Data Science

Next Seminar: Rachel Cummings (Columbia) FOLDS Seminar Summary: What: This seminar features leading experts in optimization, learning, and data science. Topics span algorithms, complexity, modeling, applications, and mathematical underpinnings. Why: Foundational advances in these fields are increasingly intertwined. This seminar serves as a university-wide hub to bring together the many communities across…

March 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology • Philadelphia

Mar

23

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Bala Vissa (INSEAD) Management Department colloquia series are offered in the fall and spring semesters. 12:00 to 1:30 PM SH-DH Hosted by the Wharton Management Department.

March 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • Philadelphia

Mar

23

Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: CANCELLED Decision Processes Colloquia Summary: Day: Monday’s Time: 12:00 – 1:20 PM Location: JMHH 360

March 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • N/A • Philadelphia

Mar

23

Business Economics and Public Policy: Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Next Seminar: Charles Taylor (Harvard Kennedy School) "Paving the Swamp: Consequences of Land Use Regulation Under the Clean Water Act" Energy Economics & Finance Seminar Summary: The seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is jointly organized by Wharton’s Business Economics and Public Policy Department, the Kleinman Center for…

March 23 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Kleinman Center Classroom - Fisher Fine Arts Building Room 306 • Philadelphia

Mar

24

Health Care Management: Health Economics Workshop

Next Seminar: Emily Lawler (University of Georgia) "Effect of Hospital Breastfeeding Policies on Infant Health" Health Economics Seminar Summary: We are pleased to announce the speakers for the upcoming Health Economics Fall Workshop, hosted by the Wharton Health Care Management Department. Please mark your calendars for these seminars, which will…

March 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • CPC Auditorium • Philadelphia

Mar

24

LDI Research Seminar

Next Seminar: Emily Lawler (University of Georgia) "Research Seminar with Emily Lawler, PhD: Effect of Hospital Breastfeeding Policies on Infant Health" LDI Seminar Summary: We study the effects of state hospital regulations intended to increase breastfeeding by requiring certain care standards during the postpartum hospital stay. Policy adoption increased breastfeeding…

March 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Colonial Penn Center Auditorium • Philadelphia

Mar

24

Operations, Information and Decisions Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Karim Lakhani (Harvard Business School) "The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI and Teamwork" Seminar Summary: Time and Location: 12:00PM – 1:20PM Jon M Huntsman Hall (JMHH) 3730 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Suite 540/541 JMHH (unless otherwise noted) To schedule a meeting with a speaker, contact: oid.seminar@wharton.upenn.edu…

March 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall Suite 540 • Philadelphia

Mar

24

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Yan Bai (University of Rochester) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Spring 2026 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211

March 24 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia

Mar

24

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department Seminar

Next Seminar: John Coates (Harvard Law School) "The Problem of Twelve: When a Few financial Institutions Control Everything" To RSVP to an event, please contact Tamara English at englisht@wharton.upenn.edu. In this email, please include the title of the event that you will be attending, your name and affiliation. All seminars…

March 24 | 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall G55 • Philadelphia

Mar

25

Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Micro Seminar

Next Seminar: Niels Gormsen (Chicago Booth) Coordinators: Vincent Glode and Pari Sastry Spring 2026 Wednesdays 12:00 to 1:30 PM SH-DH 211

March 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia

Mar

25

Statistics and Data Science Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Ji Zhu (University of Michigan) "Modeling Non-Uniform Hypergraphs Using Determinantal Point Processes" If you are affiliated with UPenn and are interested in our seminars, please contact stat-seminars@wharton.upenn.edu to join our seminar list-serve so that you can receive our seminar announcements.

March 25 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall F60 • Philadelphia

Mar

25

LDI Research Seminar

Note: This is a virtual event. Next Seminar: Chinazo Cunningham – Keynote Speaker (New York State Office of Addiction Services) Christina Andrews (University of South Carolina) Paula Chatterjee (Perelman School of Medicine) Pete Croughan (Louisiana Department of Health) Farah Erzouki (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Dan Gorenstein (Tradeoffs) Lydia…

March 25 | 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM • Virtual

Mar

26

LDI Research Seminar

Next Seminar: Jiha Lee (University of Michigan) "Research Seminar with Jiha Lee, MD, MHS: Caring for Complexity: Rheumatoid Arthritis in Older Adults" LDI Seminar Summary: Older adults represent a growing proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, yet most rheumatology guidelines and treatment paradigms are derived from studies of younger, healthier…

March 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 209 • Philadelphia

Mar

26

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Christian Leuz (University of Chicago) "Internalizing Externalities through Public Pressure: Transparency Regulation for Fracking and Water Quality" Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

March 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia

Mar

26

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Anaïs Fabre (LMU Munich) "The Geography of Higher Education and Spatial Inequalities" Real Estate Seminar Summary URE Seminars provide a forum for Wharton faculty and graduate students as well as outside speakers to present research of interest to the Wharton community. Seminars with one presenter typically feature developed research…

March 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall 4th Floor Conference Room • Philadelphia

Mar

26

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Xia Li (London Business School) Management Department colloquia series are offered in the fall and spring semesters. 12:00 to 1:30 PM SH-DH Hosted by the Wharton Management Department.

March 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • Philadelphia

Mar

26

Health Care Management: Health Economics Workshop

Next Seminar: Mireille Jacobson (USC) "Insurance and Access to Post-acute Skilled Nursing Care: Evidence from California" Health Economics Seminar Summary: We are pleased to announce the speakers for the upcoming Health Economics Spring Workshop, hosted by the Wharton Health Care Management Department. Please mark your calendars for these seminars, which…

March 26 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • CPC Auditorium • Philadelphia

Mar

26

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Leif Wenar (Stanford University) "Economics and the Value of Nothing" The Thomas W. Dunfee Distinguished Lecture Series in Ethics, sponsored by The Zicklin Center for Governance & Business Ethics and The Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department. To RSVP to an event, please contact Tamara English at englisht@wharton.upenn.edu….

March 26 | 05:15 PM - 06:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall G65 • Philadelphia

Mar

27

AI Horizons: Building Creative Organizations with AI

Join Kartik Hosanagar, Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research for the next episode of our AI Horizons webinar series.    Creativity isn’t a gift reserved for a few. It’s a disciplined capability that leaders can build and scale especially with the use of AI. The leader’s real job: how do…

March 27 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Zoom

Mar

27

Penn Economic History Forum

Next Seminar: Nicholas Mulder (Cornell University) "On the Economic History of Confiscation: Making and Taking Property in the Creation of the Modern State" All meetings on Fridays from 2 pm to 4 pm unless otherwise noted. All meetings in the History Department Lounge (CH209) with the exceptions (see below). Queries to…

March 27 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM • College Hall 209 • Philadelphia

Mar

30

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Brian Wu (University of Michigan) Management Department colloquia series are offered in the fall and spring semesters. 12:00 to 1:30 PM SH-DH Hosted by the Wharton Management Department.

March 30 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • Philadelphia

Mar

31

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Vincent Sterk (UCL) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Spring 2026 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211

March 31 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia

Mar

31

Operations, Information and Decisions Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Ryan Buell (Harvard Business School) Seminar Summary: Time and Location: 12:00PM – 1:20PM Jon M Huntsman Hall (JMHH) 3730 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Suite 540/541 JMHH (unless otherwise noted) To schedule a meeting with a speaker, contact: oid.seminar@wharton.upenn.edu Hosted by the Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department.

March 31 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall Suite 540 • Philadelphia

Apr

2

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Mark Bradshaw (Boston College) Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

April 2 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia

Apr

6

Business Economics and Public Policy: Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Next Seminar: Aymeric Bellon (UNC) Energy Economics & Finance Seminar Summary: The seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is jointly organized by Wharton’s Business Economics and Public Policy Department, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Wharton’s Business, Climate and Environment Lab. The scope of the seminar includes…

April 6 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Kleinman Center Classroom - Fisher Fine Arts Building Room 306 • Philadelphia

Apr

8

Applied Economics Workshop

Next Seminar: Rohini Pande (Yale)  Applied Economics Seminar Summary: The Applied Economics Seminar is organized by Ben Sprung-Keyser,  Susanna Berkouwer & Jessie Handbury  The Applied Economics Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m., with additional seminars on other days when noted. AEW will meet in person. The location for each talk is noted…

April 8 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 107 • Philadelphia

Apr

9

AI Horizons: Are We Being Deskilled by AI?

(Rescheduled from April 2) AI is unlocking remarkable gains—from accelerating our work to expanding the boundaries of creativity. But alongside these advances, a deeper question is emerging: Are we becoming deskilled in the process? Join Professor Robert Meyer and Wharton Professor of Marketing Shiri Melumad, a thought leader on the human implications…

April 9 | 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM • Zoom Webinar

Apr

20

Business Economics and Public Policy: Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Next Seminar: Jeff Shrader (Columbia University) Energy Economics & Finance Seminar Summary: The seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is jointly organized by Wharton’s Business Economics and Public Policy Department, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Wharton’s Business, Climate and Environment Lab. The scope of the seminar…

April 20 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Kleinman Center Classroom - Fisher Fine Arts Building Room 306 • Philadelphia

Apr

22

AI Horizons: How to Design AI Agents People Will Actually Use

What does it take for people to trust an AI agent with their inbox, their files, or their credit card — and how can businesses design agents that overcome those barriers? In this episode of AI Horizons, Professor Stefano Puntoni, faculty co-director of Wharton Human-AI Research, and Thomas McKinlay, founder of…

April 22 | 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM • Zoom Webinar

Apr

23

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Gaizka Ormazabal (IESE Business School) Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

April 23 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia

Apr

27

Business Economics and Public Policy: Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Next Seminar: Teevrat Garg (UC San Diego) Energy Economics & Finance Seminar Summary: The seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is jointly organized by Wharton’s Business Economics and Public Policy Department, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Wharton’s Business, Climate and Environment Lab. The scope of the…

April 27 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Kleinman Center Classroom - Fisher Fine Arts Building Room 306 • Philadelphia

Apr

30

AI Horizons: The Perils of Human-AI Teaming

Please join us for the next AI Horizons webinar, hosted by Wharton Human-AI Research Faculty Co-Director Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe. AI is reshaping how teams make decisions by embedding algorithms directly into everyday workflows. But as humans and AI collaborate more closely, an important question arises: When does teaming enhance performance,…

April 30 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Zoom Webinar

May

7

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Anastasia Zakolyukina (Baruch College) Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

May 7 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia

May

20

AI and the Future of Work Conference 2026

This two-day in-person academic conference will cover themes on AI’s impact on employee experience, the necessity for reskilling and upskilling for an AI-driven future, and forms of collaboration between AI and humans in professional settings.

May 20 | 08:30 AM - May 21 | 06:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall • Philadelphia

Jun

4

Wharton Webinar: How Smart Technologies Alter Consumer Behavior

Led by: Shiri Melumad, associate professor of marketing at the Wharton School Smart technologies such as AI-enabled voice assistants, smartphones, and large language models are more than just functional tools that facilitate daily tasks and increase efficiency; they are also fundamentally altering how consumers think, feel, shop, and communicate. In…

June 4 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Sep

18

Wharton-Chicago-Harvard Insolvency and Restructuring Conference

The Wharton-Chicago-Harvard Insolvency and Restructuring Conference is the premier academic conference for scholars and practitioners in leveraged finance, distress, and restructuring. The event features works-in-progress from researchers in law, finance, accounting, economics, management, and other disciplines, along with commentary from practitioners in the worlds of leveraged finance and restructuring. The…

September 18 | 09:00 AM - September 19 | 05:00 PM • The Study at University City • Philadelphia