Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Cboe Announces Global RMC Keynote Speakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi

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Monday, September 26, 2022

Cboe's premier educational forum to take place October 17 21 in Reykjavik, Iceland

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  • Cboe's premier educational forum to take place October 17 21 in Reykjavik, Iceland
    CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced Academy Award-winning filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi will deliver the keynote address at Cboe's upcoming Global RMC 2022.
  • Leading practitioners in the derivatives and digital asset markets will share their latest insights, research and real-market applications at the first-ever Global RMC.
  • Keynote speakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi will discuss the risks they've taken to capture some of the most compelling adventure stories ever told.
  • Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

Cboe Announces Global RMC Keynote Speakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi

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Monday, September 26, 2022

Cboe's premier educational forum to take place October 17 21 in Reykjavik, Iceland

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  • Cboe's premier educational forum to take place October 17 21 in Reykjavik, Iceland
    CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced Academy Award-winning filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi will deliver the keynote address at Cboe's upcoming Global RMC 2022.
  • Leading practitioners in the derivatives and digital asset markets will share their latest insights, research and real-market applications at the first-ever Global RMC.
  • Keynote speakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi will discuss the risks they've taken to capture some of the most compelling adventure stories ever told.
  • Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

National Geographic Dives Into the Minds of the World’s Greatest Adventure Athletes in New 10-part Series Edge of the Unknown With Jimmy Chin

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN WITH JIMMY CHIN premieres Monday, Sept. 5, at 9:30/8:30c on National Geographic, and all episodes will be available on Disney+ beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 7, on Disney+.

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  • EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN WITH JIMMY CHIN premieres Monday, Sept. 5, at 9:30/8:30c on National Geographic, and all episodes will be available on Disney+ beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 7, on Disney+.
  • Each episode reveals that even top athletes must face their fears to survive and achieve the seemingly impossible.
  • Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin: The No Fall Zone
    Angel Collinson ( @angelcollinson ) is one of the most accomplished big mountain freestyle skiers in the world.
  • EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN WITH JIMMY CHIN is produced by Little Monster Films for National Geographic.

Rutgers Business School offers twist on traditional learning: stackable programs and micro-courses

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

NEWARK, N.J., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Distinct and powerful forces, including economics and technology, are driving revolutionary changes in higher education and how it will be delivered in the years to come.  

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  • At Rutgers Business School, innovative new programs that draw on the transformative idea of stackable credentials are being developed with an eye to the forces shaping the future of higher education.
  • Rutgers Business School DeanLei Lei and Miklos Vasarhelyi , distinguished professor of accounting information systems, have passionately advocated the introduction of novel micro courses and stackable certificate programs as key to future business education teaching and learning.
  • Distinguished professor Benjamin Melamed ,who is director of the Rutgers Stackable Business Innovation Program, said stackable programs reflect the evolution of higher education by providing students with more flexibility to gain knowledge as they progress in their careers.
  • The new programs at Rutgers Business School reflect trends that have been emerging for years in higher education.

National Geographic Announces Line-Up of Four Projects From FREE SOLO’s Award-Winning Documentary Duo, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

National Geographic shares our deep commitment to bringing honest and inspiring stories to audiences around the world, said directors Vasarhelyi and Chin.

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  • National Geographic shares our deep commitment to bringing honest and inspiring stories to audiences around the world, said directors Vasarhelyi and Chin.
  • Chai and Jimmy are masterful storytellers who bring unparalleled artistry and distinctive vision to everything they do, said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president of Scripted Content and Documentary Films for National Geographic.
  • National Geographic Documentary Films previously released the enormously successful feature documentary, FREE SOLO, co-directed and co-produced by Vasarhelyi and Chin.
  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are the co-directors and co-producers of the Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning film FREE SOLO, from National Geographic Documentary Films.

NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Graduate and Former Instructor Jimmy Chin Wins the Oscar for Best Documentary Film "Free Solo"

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

"Free Solo" was co-directed by former NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) instructor Jimmy Chin and his wife, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.

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  • "Free Solo" was co-directed by former NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) instructor Jimmy Chin and his wife, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
  • With dramatic visuals and intimate storytelling, Chin and Vasarhelyi captured Honnold's intense, complicated nature and conveyed the magnitude of his accomplishment to a broader audience.
  • China renowned filmmaker, photographer, and professional alpinist and skieris a NOLS graduate and former instructor for the school.
  • Since 1965, NOLS has embraced and explored the unknown through outdoor and classroom-based experiences.

Academy Award®- and BAFTA-Nominated Film FREE SOLO to Premiere Commercial Free on National Geographic Sunday, March 3

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Friday, February 8, 2019

Additionally, Fox Home Entertainment will release the film on digital platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and more, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 12.

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  • Additionally, Fox Home Entertainment will release the film on digital platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and more, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 12.
  • When we were making this film, we could not have imagined the response we have received, said directors Vasarhelyi and Chin.
  • National Geographic Documentary Films is a division of National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox.
  • For more information, visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com , or find us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Google+ , YouTube , LinkedIn and Pinterest .

Academy Award® and BAFTA-Nominated Film FREE SOLO Returns to IMAX Theaters Nationwide for One Final Week, Starting Feb. 1

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Hailed by critics and audiences alike as a film that should be seen on the biggest screen possible, FREE SOLO will return to IMAX for a final weeklong engagement beginning Friday, Feb. 1.

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  • Hailed by critics and audiences alike as a film that should be seen on the biggest screen possible, FREE SOLO will return to IMAX for a final weeklong engagement beginning Friday, Feb. 1.
  • Directors Chai Vasarhelyi (@chaivasarhelyi) and Jimmy Chin (@jimmychin) along with film subject Alex Honnold (@alexhonnold) broke the news today via Instagram.
  • Chin shared this video and said, Were excited to offer moviegoers one last opportunity to experience the film in this epic way.
  • Seeing the film in IMAX is as close to dangling off El Capitan as you can get.