The Program

Building Responsible Global Cultures:
The Role of Ethics, CSR and Sustainability

8:00 to
9:00 a.m. 		Registration/Continental Breakfast,
in the Executive Dining Room, LaCava Center
 
9:00 to
9:45 a.m.

Welcome:

Anthony F. Buono, Professor of Management and Sociology and Executive Director, Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility

Robert Galliers, Provost and Academic Vice President, Bentley University

Opening Remarks: 

Arlene Rockefeller, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Equities Management Group, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) 

 
9:45 to
11:00 a.m.

Creating the Responsible Global Enterprise: Challenges and Oportunties

Moderator: 

Michael Hoffman, Executive Director, Center for Business Ethics and Heiken Professor of Business & Professional Ethics, Bentley University

Panelists:

Blair Feltmate, Director of Sustainable Development, Ontario Power Generation

Tom McCormick, Group Compliance and Ethics Officer, BP

Richard Pearl, Vice President, CSR & Environmental Sustainability Officer, State Street Corporation

 
11:00 to 11:15 a.m. Break
 
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Leadership Challenge: Setting the Tone at the Top 

Moderator:

Robert Frederick, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Bentley University

Panelists:

John Hansen, Chair, Executive Committee, Kallman Executive 
 Fellows Program, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley 
 University

Hector Rodriquez, Director, Global EHS & Sustainability Affairs, Biogen Idec

Linda Treviño, Distinguished Professor of Organizational  Behavior and Ethics, Pennsylvania State University

Robert Ventura, General Counsel, Metso Automation USA Inc.

 
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Strategies for Sustainable Global Business Practice

Moderator:

Rick Oches, Associate Professor, Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley University

Panelists:

Susan Aaronson, Associate Research Professor of International Affairs, Graduate School of Business and Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

Abdelwehab Alwehab, Professor and Director, Urban and Regional Planning for Post Graduate Studies, Bagdad University

 
Joan Dubinsky, Ethics Officer, International Monetary Fund

Steve Sacco, Vice President Enrironmental Affairs & Sustainability, Invensys

 
12:30 to
2:00 p.m.

Luncheon

Welcome: Robert McNulty, Director of Programs, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University

Luncheon Speech: Frank Piantidosi, Chief Executive Officer, North American Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte 

 
2:00 to
3:15 p.m.

Assessing and Reporting Progress

Moderator:

Cynthia Clark Williams, Associate Professor of Management and Director, Harold S. Geneen Institute of Corporate Governance, Bentley University

Panelists:

Ralph  Huenemann, Professor Emeritus of International Business, University of Victoria

Veena Ramani, Manager, Corporate Programs, CERES

Lori Verstegen Ryan, Professor of Management and Director, Corporate Governance Institute, San Diego State University

Curtis C. Verschoor, Emeritus Ledger & Quill Research Professor, DePaul University 

 
2:00 to
3:15 p.m.

Engaging and Aligning Stakeholders

Moderator:
Will O'Brien, Adjunct Professor of Management, Bentley University

Panelists:

Chris Deri, Executive Vice President, New York Director of Global CSR Practice, Edelman

Mark Buckley, Vice President Environmental Affairs, Staples

Mette Morsing, Professor and Director, CBS Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, Copenhagen Business School

Duane Windsor, Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Management, Rice University

 
3:15 to
3:30 p.m. 		Break
 
 
3:30 to
5:00 p.m.

The Responsible Global Culture: Trends, Challenges and Next Steps 

Moderator: 

Patricia Flynn, Trustee Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University

 

Panelists:

Manuel Escudero, Special Advisor, United Nations Global Compact, and Head, Secretariat, Principles for Responsible Management Education

Laura Hartman, Professor of Business Ethic and Legal Studies and Research Director, Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University

Anne Marie Taylor, Chief Ethics Officer, Office of Ethics & Business Conduct, World Bank Group

 
5:00 p.m. Closing Reception

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