March 31 - April 1 2026
| New York Marriott, Brooklyn Bridge
Decode the Market. Build the Future.Capture the Alpha.
CAREER ZONE AGENDA I March 31
10:50 am - 11:20 am
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
Aligning mission-driven talent with market-moving work - Purpose meets pay check
Sponsored by: Maven Partnership
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm
PRESENTATION: Closing the Gap: Why Quant Finance needs women and what we’re doing about it
Anna Maria Zueva -
NA,
Columbia Lioness Quantitative
This talk will explore how expanding access to high-income careers like quant finance is essential to tackling the global gender wage gap and how we’re building that future through CLQ.
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm
Aligning purpose and profession and the importance of personal branding
Melina Denebeim -
Senior Director, MS Financial Economics and Program for Financial Studies,
Columbia Business School
Melina Denebeim
Senior Director, MS Financial Economics and Program for Financial StudiesColumbia Business School
