Special Events

April 18, 2024
Raphael Bostic, in a presentation hosted by the Miami Herbert Business School, judged the economy to be strong and improving and touted the progress the Fed has made to curb inflation.

February 21, 2024
Miami Marlins President Caroline O’Connor delivered a JAELI Leadership Lecture at Miami Herbert Business School. Most thought O’Connor would discuss how it feels to have shattered one of Major League Baseball’s most impenetrable glass ceilings. But appropriately for someone whose lecture was titled, Beyond the Mound: Journey to Leadership in Major League Baseball, O’Connor snapped off a curveball.

February 2, 2024
A group of renowned economists gathered at a forum hosted by the Miami Herbert Business School to evaluate the economic turmoil that has afflicted Argentina for decades and the ongoing efforts to steer the country back onto the path of economic growth. Organized by Dr. Allan Herbert, Dr. Alex Horenstein, and Dr. Manuel Santos, this forum promises to offer invaluable insights and forward-thinking strategies.
Video Recaps:

Opening Remarks

Felicia Knaul, Ph.D., Director of the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and Professor at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Watch video.

Session 1

Alejandro Werner, Ph.D., Georgetown University, Founding Director of the Georgetown Americas Institute. Former director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from January 2013 to August 2021. Watch video.

Fernando Alvarez, Ph.D., Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor University of Chicago. Watch video.

Session 2

Martin Uribe, Ph.D., Robert A. Mundell Professor of Economics, Columbia University. Watch video.

Ivan Werning, Ph.D., Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics, MIT. Watch video.

Session 3

Sebastian Galiani, Ph.D., Mancur Olson Professor, Department of Economics University of Maryland, State Secretary of Economic Policy, Argentina, January 2017- June 2018. Watch video.

Federico Sturzenegger, Ph.D. Plenary Professor at the University of San Andrés, Adjunct Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. Watch video.

March 22, 2023
In an interactive talk Brandon Shore, Senior Vice President, Football and Business Administration for the Miami Dolphins, discusses leadership challenges and opportunities in the sports industry and leading teams off the field.

May 19, 2022
As Miami Herbert alums, Hurricanes Football Head Coach Mario Cristobal and UM Vice President, Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich exemplify the career success our students aspire to.

March 29, 2022
As CEO of AARP, Jo Ann Jenkins leads the world’s largest non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization, harnessing the power and passion of almost 2,300 staff members, 60,000 volunteers and numerous strategic partners. Since joining the organization in 2010 and heading it since 2014, she has transformed AARP into a leader in social change, dedicated to empowering people to choose how they live and age. Jenkins discussed the topic "Aging: It’s Everybody’s Business."

May 20, 2021
Michele Boldrin questioned the unnecessarily long duration of patents, but viewed President Biden’s suggestion that patents be waived on COVID vaccines as “propaganda.” The shortage of manufacturing capacity to vaccinate the world is the main constraint.

March 31,  2021
Raphael W. Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shared the bank's measures to reset the economy and stressed the importance of creating jobs, especially those that foster an inclusive economy, as critical to economic recovery.

March 24, 2021
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne who for decades has been an advocate for environmental concerns, in a special address to the Miami Herbert's Chief Sustainability Officer Summit, urged company and industry leaders to work together to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.