MBA Lunch and Learn

The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Center brings great speakers to campus to discuss interesting and relevant issues at the intersection of business and public life. The Lunch & Learn events are exclusively for our students to gain additional insights and perspectives outside the classroom. And of course, lunch is provided!

Frank Macchiarola, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs at the American Petroleum Institute (API), speaking to students at our Lunch and Learn in Fisher Colloquium.
Frank Macchiarola, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs at the American Petroleum Institute (API), speaking to students at our Lunch and Learn in Fisher Colloquium.

Upcoming

MBA Lunch & Learn: Beyond the Headlines: How Tariffs Shape Global Markets with Marc Busch

MBA Lunch & Learn

Beyond the Headlines: How Tariffs Shape Global Markets with Marc Busch

April 9, 2025
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Hariri 240
Registration Required

Marc Busch will analyze the latest U.S.-China trade tensions, including the recent 20% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese imports and China’s retaliatory measures, and their impact on global supply chains, market volatility, and inflation. 

Register and secure your lunch here.

mba lunch and learn digital disruption and global trade featuring Maggie Chen, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University. april 30, 2025 from 1230 to 130 pm at georgetown university hariri 415

MBA Lunch & Learn

MBA Lunch and Learn: Digital Disruption and Global Trade

April 30, 2025
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Hariri 415
Registration Required

Register and secure your lunch here. Questions? Email caroline.warren@georgetown.edu.

Many thanks to Professors John Mayo and Tim DeStefano and MBA candidates Sean Malone and Thomas Shane for their continued support of this series.

John Mayo
Tim DeStefano
  • “Cybersecurity First Principles for Business Professionals” with Brandon Karpf, Vice President N2K Networks
  • Welcome
  • Lunch is served
  • Center Executive Director John Mayo welcomes attendees
  • Robert Shapiro speaks to MBA students about autonomous vehicles
  • David Michaels presents an MBA Lunch and Learn
    L&L with David Michaels of WSJ, October 2023
  • Frank Macchiarola speaks about geopolitical impacts on gas and oil policy
  • L&L Lane Windham

    Previous Events

    When: March 26, 2025
    Details: Fabio Luzzi, Global Head of Data & Analytics at Tapestry, Inc.
    How Tapestry Uses AI to Drive Growth in the Fashion Industry

    When: November 19, 2024
    Details: Josie Brocca, Director General of the Connected Canada Branch at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
    “From Digital Adoption to the Digital Divide: a Policy Journey” with Josie Brocca

    When: September 19, 2024
    Details: Hall Wang (MPP, MBA 2019)
    “Your Job After Graduation and the Regulatory Environment”: Takeaways from the Georgetown Nonmarket Strategy Certificate

    When: April 23, 2024
    Details: Sarah Bana, Chapman University
    “The Digitization of Job Search and Hiring: Exploring the Impact and Implications of Technology in Job Markets”

    When: April 4, 2024
    Details: Brandon Karpf, Vice President N2K Networks
    Cybersecurity First Principles for Business Professionals

    When: March 20, 2024
    Nawar Shara from MedStar Health Research Institute
    “Artificial Intelligence: The Game-Changer in Healthcare Economics”

    When: February 13, 2024
    Lauren Barkume, Aid to Artisans
    “How Aid to Artisans Connects Global Makers To Markets”

    When: January 30, 2024
    Professor Austin Hart, American University
    “Can voters hold governments accountable for past performance?“

    When: November 29 2023
    Lane Windham, Ph.D. “The state of strikes in the US post-pandemic”

    When: November 14, 2023
    Robert Shapiro, Chairmen of Sonecon, LLC “The economic underpinnings and policy challenges for autonomous vehicles”

    When: October 31, 2023
    David Michaels, Financial Reporter at The Wall Street Journal presented “The expansion of civil and criminal law enforcement and the stakes for Wall Street and big business.”

    When: April 12, 2023
    University of Maryland Professor Evan Starr, presented Whither the Fine Print? A Primer on the Economics of Noncompetes and Other Restrictive Covenants

    When: March 27, 2023
    Jin Paik, Senior Director, Lab Operations at the Digital, Data, & Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard presented Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges

    When: February 2, 2023
    Special guest Frank Macchiarola from American Petroleum Institute presented War in Ukraine; Geopolitical Impacts on Oil and Gas and Future Policy Outlook

    When: November 30, 2022
    Speaker Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama of University of Maryland presented “Five Underappreciated Facts About Water Management”

    When: Thursday November 10, 2022
    Professor Mark Whitener presented Let the Big Dog Eat?  LIV Golf (and the Feds) Take On the PGA Tour “Monopoly”

    When: Monday October 3rd, 2022
    Professor Brad Jensen discussed his recent work on the state of global R&D activities and future prospects in an era of declining multilateralism.