Wednesday, April 30 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Chicago, IL
Pre-event seminar begins at 5:00 p.m.

Join President Michael I. Kotlikoff and fellow Cornellians in a
wide-ranging, candid, and timely conversation about the university’s
impact, challenges, and potential. 

The evening will also include:
– A pre-event seminar: GenAI and The Art and Science of Teaching, featuring Steve Jackson, Vice-Provost for Academic Innovation.
– Exclusive Museum Tours of The Blue Paradox and Coal Mine, led by Dr. Patricia Ward, Head Scientist at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, and others. 

Schedule:
5:00 p.m.: Pre-event Seminar on GenAI (optional) 
6:00 p.m.: Reception and Museum Tours
7:00 p.m. Program featuring President Kotlikoff
8:00 p.m.: Reception and Museum Tours

Attendees can sign up onsite to take exclusive tours of exhibits at the museum. Tours will be offered at 6:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.

Featured Speakers:

Pre-event seminar: Steven Jackson, vice-provost for academic innovation

Michael I. Kotlikoff, president, Cornell University
Dr. Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (Griffin MSI)
Kim Dowdell ’06, member, Cornell University Board of Trustees
David Chipurnoi ’00, president, Cornell Club of Chicago

Venue: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637

Tickets: $35 General Admission, $25 Recent Alumni (’15-’24).

Ticket price includes museum admission, exhibit admission, open beer and wine bar, and light dinner fare.