

This Week in Business
This Week in Business
Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 14, 2018 • 52min
Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing Market
Host Skip Rosoff hosts a panel discussion of experts on the topic of at-home DNA testing market currently gaining popularity in the US, and how privacy and regulation issues are now emerging, on The Business of Health Care. Expert Panelists: Erynn Gordon, Certified Genetic Counselor and VP of Clinical Operations at Genome Medical; Robert Field, Professor of Law and Professor of Health Care Policy and Management at Drexel University; and Dr. Arthur Caplan, Bioethics Professor at NYU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2018 • 25min
Collecting State & Local Data for Informed Social Policy Making
Dennis Culhane, Professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that focuses on helping staffers better understand how state and local evidence is gathered, which ultimately serves as a basis for forming federal social policy regulations. Dennis is also the Co-Principal Investigator for the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, and Director of Research, National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans.This seminar is part of the Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, a new monthly series of faculty-led seminars for policymakers. For more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2018 • 53min
Redevelopment in Camden, NJ and the Musical History of the Victor Building
Chris DiGeorge, Founder and CEO of Millennial Partners, joins host Bob Lane to discuss his various urban development projects over the years such as Northern Liberties in Philadelphia and the Camden, New Jersey on The Real Estate Hour. Learn more of the history of buildings in the area, including the Victor building, and hear from two musicians who used to record there - Graham Alexander and Denny Laine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 2018 • 30min
Launching The PhilaImpact Fund in Philadelphia, PA
Andy Rachlin, Managing Director for Lending and Investment at Reinvestment Fund, has teamed up with Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of The Philadelphia Foundation, to start the PhilaImpact Fund, a new place-based impact investment opportunity targeted to the Greater Philadelphia region. Andy and Pedro join hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss this new venture and the impacts they expect to have on the greater Philadelphia region on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 2018 • 26min
SCOTUS Case: Masterpeice Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission
The Supreme Court recently ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in favor of a baker's right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple for religious reasons. Host Dan Loney talks with Amy Sepinwall, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Tobias Barrington Wolff, Professor at Penn Law, to discuss how narrowly this decision was defined and whether it's a slippery slope to other business refusing to serve various communities under similar reasoning on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 2018 • 26min
California Explores Single Payer Health Care
California is exploring the single payer system, which is being touted by the various Democratic gubernatorial candidates. Host Dan Loney talks with experts Robert Field and Andy Bindman to discuss the viability of this plan in such a big state on Knowledge@Wharton. Robert Field is a Lecturer in the Wharton Health Care Management Department; Professor of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health; and Professor of Law at Drexel's Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Andy Bindman is a Professor of Medicine at University California San Francisco; and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2018 • 24min
Current Events: The European Leader Shake Up
Italy and Spain have just undergone leadership changes in the last few days for different reasons. Host Dan Loney talks with Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss which leadership change has the European Union on edge and why on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2018 • 23min
The Shopping Revolution with Wharton Prof Barbara Kahn
Wharton Professor of Marketing Barbara Kahn has a new book "The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Retailers Win Customers in an Era of Endless Disruption," released today! Co-Host Americus Reed discusses the research and takeaways of The Shopping Revolution with Barbara on Marketing Matters.Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Shopping-Revolution-Successful-Retailers-Disruption-ebook/dp/B07BHTJN7G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2018 • 23min
More Facebook Data Privacy Issues
Facebook may have to apologize again for another PR disaster. The New York Times reports the social media giant has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, which has been labeled a national security threat by U.S. intelligence. Host Dan Loney talks with Jennifer Golbeck, Director of University of Maryland's Social Intelligence Lab, and Andrea Matwyshyn, a Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University, to discuss why these privacy issues seem to currently plaguing this company on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 2018 • 6min
Communication Styles with Dollars and Change Hosts Nick and Sandi!
Business Radio Insights: Dollars and Change hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt chat about a recent role-playing exercise Sandi completed in her Penn Master's class to help students understand different communication styles. Get to know more about our D&C hosts in this exclusive clip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.