This Week in Business

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Jun 28, 2018 • 52min

Why Businesses Should Work to Improve the Health of the Communities They Are In

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is a PIK Professor of Population Health and Health Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine, Penn School of Nursing, and Wharton, and President Emerita and Former CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is one of Modern Healthcare's 100 most influential people in health care. Risa joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her mission to help companies encourage access to affordable healthcare in their communities by addressing environmental, social, and structural challenges that may impact residents' health on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 27, 2018 • 24min

Net Neutrality Repeal Goes Into Effect - What Does This Mean?

Net Neutrality was officially repealed earlier this month. Wharton Professors Pinar Yildirim, Marketing, and Kevin Werbach, Legal Studies and Business Ethics, join host Dan Loney to discuss whether any noticeable changes will affect companies and consumers in the near future on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 27, 2018 • 24min

The Medical Impact of Imprisoning Children at the Border

Katherine Yun, Attending Physician and Faculty Member at PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn Medicine, and Peter Margulies, Professor of Immigration and National Security Law at the Roger Williams University School of Law, join host Dan Loney to discuss the medical implications of the current US policy separating children from their parents when they cross into the southern US border on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 25, 2018 • 23min

Wharton Professors Discuss How Companies Can Master Catastrophic Risk

Natural disasters are becoming a more frequent occurrence these days and as a result, more and more companies are experiencing disruption in their business. Host Dan Loney talks with Wharton Professors Mike Useem, Director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management, and Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, to discuss their new book "Mastering Catastrophic Risk: How Companies Are Coping with Disruption" which examines why and how companies can prepare for such events on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 16min

Katlyn Grasso at Wharton Forum NY

Katlyn Grasso, Founder and CEO of GenHERation, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how she aims to close the gender career achievement gap by connecting Millennial and Gen Z women with organizations that advance women's professional opportunities on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 11min

Daniela Terminel at Wharton Forum NY

Daniela Terminel, CEO of Global Health Corps, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her mission to mobilize the movement for health equality by building the next generation of health leaders to fight for access to affordable healthcare on Dollars and Change.http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 14min

Bryan Bloom at Wharton Forum NY

Bryan Bloom, CFO at ENODO, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss his work with partners and staff to help governments and private sector clients understand, measure, and forecast Social Risk impacts on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 13min

Andras Forgacs at Wharton Forum NY

Andras Forgacs, Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Meadow, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss his work with 3D bioprinting on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 9min

Dawn Hines at Wharton Forum NY

Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss Aventura Investment's goal to establish, invest in, and support companies that provide value chain services to smallholder growers in Africa on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 10min

Aubrey Hruby at Wharton Forum NY

Aubrey Hruby, Co-Founder of Africa Experience Network, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her work and progress in African markets on Dollars and Change.http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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