Over 200 Columbia alumni came together at the Conrad Hotel for an alumni reception with the University's leadership. The special Columbia afternoon opened with a video greeting by President Minouche Shafik, followed by an introduction by CBS Dean Costis Maglaras. The highlight was a conversation on AI featuring Angela V. Olinto, Provost of the University; Melissa D. Begg, Dean, School of Social Work; and Shih-Fu Chang, Dean, Columbia Engineering, moderated by Shirley Wang ’93BUS, P: ’22CC, ’23CC, Trustee of Columbia University.