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Mar
30

Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: Danny Oppenheimer (Carnegie Mellon University) "The homogenizing impact of the internet on human thought " Decision Processes Colloquia Summary: Day: Monday’s Time: 12:00 – 1:20 PM Location: JMHH 360

March 30 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 360 • 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

Operations, Information and Decisions Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Ryan Buell (Harvard Business School) "The Everyday Tradeoffs of Working Multiple Jobs" 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…

March 31 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall Suite 540 • 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
Apr
1

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: David Pedulla (Harvard University) "Gender Gap In Callback Rates For Remote Work Preferences" 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.

April 1 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall - Room TBD • Philadelphia
Apr
1

Statistics and Data Science Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Soufiane Hayou (Johns Hopkins University) "A Proof of Learning Rate Transfer under Maximal Update Parametrization" 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.

April 1 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall F60 • Philadelphia
Apr
2

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

Next Seminar: Maryam Fazel (University of Wisconsin) "Global Convergence of Gradient EM for Over-Parameterized Gaussian Mixtures" 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…

April 2 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Amy Gutman Hall 414 • Philadelphia
Apr
6

Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: Jens Ludwig (University of Chicago) Decision Processes Colloquia Summary: Day: Monday’s Time: 12:00 – 1:20 PM Location: JMHH 360

April 6 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 360 • Philadelphia
Apr
6

Business Economics and Public Policy: Behavioral and Experimental Economics Seminar / Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: Jens Ludwig (University of Chicago) Seminar Details: The Behavioral and Experimental Economics Seminar is returning for the 2025-2026 academic year. It is now run jointly with the Decision Processes seminar, hosted Mondays from 12-1:20pm. We will jointly host approximately 1 seminar per month, normally aiming for the first…

April 6 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall G50 • Philadelphia
Apr
6

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Ranjay Gulati (Harvard University) 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.

April 6 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • 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
7

Operations, Information and Decisions Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Yong Tan (University of Washington, Foster School of Business) 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: brocd@wharton.upenn.edu Hosted by the Wharton Operations, Information and…

April 7 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall Suite 540 • Philadelphia
Apr
7

LDI Research Seminar

Next Seminar: Jason Schnittker (University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences) "Behind Bars, Beyond Health: Equity and Incarceration in America" LDI Seminar Summary: Please join us for a lecture and discussion with LDI Senior Fellow Jason Schnittker, PhD, Professor of Sociology, on his book, Prisons and Health in the…

April 7 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Colonial Penn Center Auditorium • Philadelphia
Apr
7

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Vincenzo Quadrini (USC) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Fall 2026 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211

April 7 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia
Apr
8

Accountable Artificial Intelligence Lunch Series

Accountable Artificial Intelligence Lunch Series Summary: The Wharton Accountable AI Lab will host monthly lunches this year for Penn researchers interested in AI governance, ethics, and policy. These will generally be informal conversations around recent business, technology, and legal developments. Bring topics to discuss!   Food will be provided.    All will be…

April 8 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall 6th Floor • Philadelphia
Apr
8

Statistics and Data Science Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Qiang Sun (University of Toronto) 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.

April 8 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall F60 • Philadelphia
Apr
8

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Mark Zbaracki (University of Western Ontario) 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.

April 8 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 2039 • 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

Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS) with Zeke Hernandez

SIMS is a monthly online research seminar focused on scientific studies of international migration, organized by Immigration Policy Lab, a collaboration between Stanford University and ETH Zurich. April 9th's event will feature Zeke Hernandez, faculty co-lead of the Political Risk & Identity Lab at Wharton Impact. The seminars are held…

April 9 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM • Virtual
Apr
9

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

Next Seminar: Weijie Su (University of Pennsylvania) 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…

April 9 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Amy Gutman Hall 414 • Philadelphia
Apr
9

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Robert David Metcalfe (Columbia University) 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 projects, while those with two presenters are…

April 9 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall 4th Floor Conference Room • Philadelphia
Apr
9

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Riitta Katila (Stanford University) 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.

April 9 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • 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
13

Management Department: Seminars and Workshops

Next Seminar: Kate Kellogg (MIT) 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.

April 13 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 116 • Philadelphia
Apr
13

Business Economics and Public Policy: Public and Labor Economics Seminar

Next Seminar: Matthew Weinzierl (HBS) "Benefit-Based Taxation is consistent with Redistribution and Utilitarianism" 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 Seminar will meet…

April 13 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 260 • Philadelphia
Apr
14

Paul M. Mazur Macro Seminar

Next Seminar: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (University of Chicago) Coordinators: Gideon Bornstein and Thomas Winberry Spring 2026 Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm SH-DH 211

April 14 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 211 • Philadelphia
Apr
14

Accounting Department Workshop

Next Seminar: Zhi Da (Notre Dame) Hosted by the Wharton Accounting Department.

April 14 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 • Philadelphia
Apr
15

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 15 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 260 • Philadelphia
Apr
15

Statistics and Data Science Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Elynn Chen (NYU) 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.

April 15 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall F60 • Philadelphia
Apr
15

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Wendy Salkin (Stanford University) "Not Quite Agency Relationships" 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. Hosted by the Wharton Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department.

April 15 | 05:15 PM - 06:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 350 • Philadelphia
Apr
16

Urban and Real Estate Seminar

Next Seminar Lauri Valtteri Kytomaa (Cornell University) 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 projects, while those with two presenters are…

April 16 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall 4th Floor Conference Room • Philadelphia
Apr
16

Marketing Department Colloquia

Next Seminar Adam Smith (University College London) Marketing Department Colloquia Summary: Location: 7th Floor JMHH Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:20 PM (unless otherwise noted) For Colloquia scheduling information and suggestions for additional speakers: Faculty Coordinator: Gidi Nave (Fall 2025) Faculty Coordinator: Zhenling Jiang (Spring 2026) Admin Coordinator: Beth McCarthy Hosted…

April 16 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • John M. Huntsman Hall 7th Floor • Philadelphia
Apr
16

Decision Processes Colloquia

Next Seminar: Craig Fox (UCLA) Decision Processes Colloquia Summary: Day: Monday’s Time: 12:00 – 1:20 PM Location: JMHH 360

April 16 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall 360 • Philadelphia
Apr
16

AI Horizons: Building Creative Organizations with AI

(Rescheduled from March 27) 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…

April 16 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Zoom
Apr
16

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department Seminar

Next Seminar: Book talk and signing event Atinuke Adediran (Fordham University) "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress" 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. Hosted by…

April 16 | 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM • Penn Bookstore - Study Lounge • Philadelphia
Apr
17

Business Economics and Public Policy: Development Workshop

Next Seminar: Alessandra Voena (Stanford University) Business Economics and Public Policy Development Workshop Summary: The Development Seminar is organized by Mariaflavia Harari. The Development Seminars are held on Fridays (unless noted otherwise.) The Seminar will meet in person at Dinan Hall B10 (Formerly Vance Hall). To sign up for the seminar…

April 17 | 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM • Dinan Hall B10 • Philadelphia
Apr
17

Penn Economic History Forum

Next Seminar: Stefan Link (Dartmouth) "The Great Depression as a Global Crisis, 1926-1936: A Centennial Perspective" 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 Dan Raff (raff@wharton.upenn.edu). Hosted by the Penn…

April 17 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM • College Hall 209 • Philadelphia
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

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