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Time | Description |
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8:00-8:30 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
8:30 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
8:30-8:35 | Opening Remarks Dr. H. Fenwick Huss, Dean, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College |
8:35-8:45 | Introductory Statements Hank Boerner, Chairman, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. |
8:45-9:25 | The Changing Relationship between Corporation & Society: The Definition of Good Corporate Citizen Reconsidered Moderator: Anita Househam, Senior Manager, Policy & Legal, Supply Chain Sustainability, Child Rights, UN Global Compact Panelists: Tamara Brown, Director, Sustainable Development and Community Engagement, Praxair Inc. Chris Pinney, President & Chief Executive Officer, High Meadows Institute, Inc. Susanne Stormer, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability & Chief Sustainability Officer, Novo Nordisk Stephen Viederman, President, The Network for Sustainable Financial Markets |
9:25-10:05 | The Millennial Revolution: Leveraging Public Companies as Instruments of Social Change Moderator: Sophie Wade, Founder & Future of Work Strategist, Flexcel Network, LLC. Panelists: Rebecca Carriero, Spokeswoman & Communications Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies Alex Cohen, Lead, Commercial Specialist, CORE & Founder, Future WorkSpace Development LLC Michael B. Goodman, Professor & Director, MA in Corporate Communication & Director, CCI Corporate Communication International, Baruch College Arthur Woods, Co-Founder, Imperative |
10:05-10:15 | Topic Introduction Innovation & Change: The Real Story of the Horse Buggy & Automobile Presenter: David J Westfall, Senior Director, Decision Support & Innovation Leader, Aon Hewitt |
10:15-10:30 | Refreshment Break |
10:30–11:10 | Business Models Blown Up: Acquisition of New Capitals, Technologies, Talents & Companies Discussants: Joe Verrengia, Global Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Arrow Electronics, Inc. David J Westfall, Senior Director, Decision Support & Innovation Leader, Aon Hewitt |
11:10-11:50 | Reshaping of Risk Management: The Challenge of Interconnectivity on Company Performance Moderator: Roger Bolton, President, Arthur W. Page Society Panelists: Brian Gillin, Vice President, Aon Professional Risk Solutions Robert Ludke, Senior Advisor, Hill+Knowlton Strategies |
11:50-12:20 PM | The End of Innovation in the 21st Century Organization: Purpose, Perils & Problems in Leading Innovation Presenter: Karen Morris, Strategic Advisor (under non-disclosure agreement) & Former Chief Innovation Officer, AIG |
12:20-1:20 | Networking Lunch |
1:20-2:00 | Sustainability Analytics: The Proliferation of Disruptive Sustainability Technologies Moderator: Robert Ludke, Senior Advisor, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Panelists: Gabriela Burian, Global Lead, Sustainable Agriculture Environment & WBCSD Liaison Delegate, Monsanto Jim Hawley, Professor, Department of Management, School of Economics & Business, Saint Mary’s College of California and Head, ESG Research, TruValue Labs William Page, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Essex Investment Management, LLC Jeffrey Whitford, Director, Global Citizenship, Sigma-Aldrich |
2:00-2:20 | Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Value Creation Presenter: Mert Demir, Research Associate, Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch College/CUNY |
2:20-3:00 | Leveraging Stakeholder Engagement to Enhance Performance: Best Practices & Emerging Trends Discussants: CB Bhattacharya, Pietro Ferrero Chair in Sustainability and Director, Center for Sustainable Business, European School of Management & Technology Russ Gaskin, Consultant, Speaker & Change Agent, CoCreative Consulting |
3:00-3:15 | Refreshment Break |
3:15-3:55 | Diversity & Inclusion Reframed: Engaging the Majority in Building the Organization of the Future Moderator: Jennifer Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Brown Consulting Panelists: Livia Konkel, Director, Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion and Global Head Diversity & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters James White, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, OppenheimerFunds |
3:55-4:35 | Is There a Course Correction? An Analysis of Changes Ahead for Company Leadership Moderator: Peter Firestein, President, Global Strategic Communications, Inc. Panelists: Drianne Benner, Managing Director, Appomattox Advisory, Inc. & Director, New York Society of Securities Analysts Michael Madon, Chief Executive Officer, Ataata |
4:35-5:05 | Keynote Address Leadership in the Decade Ahead: Likely Winners, Certain Losers Keynote Speaker: Daryl Brewster, Chief Executive Officer, CECP & Board Member, PE Management Affiliate |
5:05 | Program Adjourns |
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