The Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference, one of Connecticut's premiere events for top executives and emerging business leaders, has announced some of its key speakers for the October 2016 event. They include: Lisa Borders, incoming president of the Women’s Basketball Association; John Ciulla, president of Webster Bank and Webster Financial; Wendy Kahn, the CEO of the Valentino fashion house, and Steven Raab, president of SNY.

UConn Professor and President Emeritus Philip Austin Says Uniting People Is Vital Skill for Young Business Leaders

UConn alumnus Gordon Flynn '56, an industrial engineer and research consultant who enjoyed collecting prints, paintings, clocks and unusual artifacts, has left his $1 million estate to the School of Business.

For the second year in a row, the School of Business is offering Business Fundamentals, a 10-credit summer business program for undergraduate, non-business majors who want to gain valuable business knowledge and expand their marketability.

After graduating with an English degree from UConn, magna cum laude, in 1976, Nayden continued his studies at the university and earned his MBA in finance in 1977. He spent almost 27 years at GE Capital Corp., ultimately becoming Chairman of the Board and CEO, where he was responsible for 20 separate businesses, $555 billion in assets, and 90,000 employees in 35 countries.