Events

Srinivasan Family Awards Reception
The Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) at Northeastern University will celebrate the culmination of three years of its Srinivasan Family Awards student grant program with a reception attended by past student and alumni awardees, as well as faculty and staff partners.

Forging Research Collaboration with Police in India
Deepika Suri, an accomplished Civil Servant and advocate for gender justice from the elite Indian Police Service, will visit Northeastern University for a discussion on research collaborations between Northeastern University faculty and police in India. This is a collaborative event hosted by the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University and the Global Action Policy Initiative.

Undergraduate Minor in Emerging Markets Student Panel
Join the Center for Emerging Markets for a lunch and learn about Northeastern University's undergraduate minor in Emerging Markets. Hear from four current undergraduate students enrolled in the minor and learn about the exciting opportunities this minor offers!

Nardone Family Seminar: AI & the Changing Geography of Work – Implications for Emerging Markets
Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, will share his research on the changing geography of work, especially as it relates to emerging markets. Pulling from his ongoing projects in Turkey, Bangladesh, and India, Raj will examine the productivity effects of remote work and how AI plays a role in its future.

Managing Innovation in a Volatile, Geopolitical World with Gianluca Pettiti
The Center for Emerging Markets will welcome Gianluca Pettiti, Executive Vice President and President, Life Sciences, Diagnostics and Applied for ThermoFisher Scientific, for a fireside chat to discuss innovation in today's geopolitical climate. This event is a Distinguished Lecture part of the Nardone Family Seminar Series.

Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: Can India Compete in AI and Related Technologies?
As part of the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture Series, Frank D'Souza, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recognize, will join CEM for a fireside chat on the role India might play in the growing field of artificial intelligence.