EABIS 6th Annual Colloquium on 'The Emerging Global Governance Paradigm: The Role of Business and Its Implications for Companies, Stakeholders and Society'
20 September 2007 - 21 September 2007
Austria
The event will examine the contributions, commitments and impacts that business can make through governance to address the key issues and challenges of globalisation and sustainable development.
A Pioneering Examination Of Global Governance
The 2007 Programme demonstrates how deeply this year’s Colloquium will look at the core issues of global governance and the role of business. The event is structured around five exceptional content sessions: four plenary debates and the Education & Training Exchange, which will profile 30 best practices in management development from around the globe.
The pivotal plenary sessions link together to address the major issues in global governance from four different but vital perspectives:
* The Context of Global Governance and the Role of Business in Society
* New Forms of Global Governance – Self Regulation, Voluntary Standards and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
* Business, Global Governance and Global Issues – The Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change
* New Kinds of Leadership for Global Governance and the Implications for Management Development
A Platform for International Thought Leadership
Prominent speakers & panelists from across Europe, the US and Brazil include:
• Antonio Brufau Niubó, Chairman & CEO, Repsol
• Hans Ulrich Maerki, Chairman (EMEA), IBM
• Dr. Lex Holst, Global Vice President, Shell International
• Dr. Maria Luiza Pinto, Executive Director, ABN AMRO Real (* tbc)
• Dr. Andrew White, Managing Director, Innovest
• Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
• Daniel Litvin, Managing Director, C-Resource and Author of “Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility”
• Chris Marsden, Chair, Amnesty International Business Group
• Prof. Anders Aspling, Secretary General, GRLI and Dean, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
• Prof. Robert E. Keohane, Public & International Affairs Department, Princeton University
• Prof. Xavier Mendoza, Dean, ESADE
• Jordi Canals, Dean, IESE
• Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD
• Dr. Polly Courtice, Director, University of Cambridge Programme for Industry
• Prof. Ans Kolk, Research Director, University of Amsterdam Business School
• Prof. Atle Midttun, Centre for Corporate Citizenship Director, BI Norway
Beyond the high level plenary sessions, participants will enjoy the following spectrum of debate, networking and activity in Barcelona:
• European Unveiling of the UN Global Compact Principles for Management Education
• Over 90 Cutting Edge Academic Papers and Practitioner Presentations
• Gala Dinner with International Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Receptions
• Annual PhD Conference hosted by IESE Business School
• Public Launch of 2 EABIS Special Issue Publications
The EABIS Colloquium is part of the EU Platform for Excellence in CSR Research ("CSR Platform") Project, supported by the European Union's 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6)Registraion Details:
Registration will be administered online through the official Colloquium website http://www.esade.edu/research/eabis/registration(opens in new window). You have also the possibility to register by filling out the Registration Form and sending it by fax or by E-mail to the number or address as indicated in the form.
Contact: Mrs. Christina Komrowski (Colloquium Coordinator at ESADE): Tel. +34 934 952 064 or +34 932 806 162 , ext. 2452 · E-mail: christina.komrowski@esade.edu
EABIS Office:
Tel: 0032 2541 1615 or Email:info@eabis.org
About EABIS
Established in 2002 by leading companies and business schools in partnership with the EU Commission, EABIS is Europe’s leading reference point for corporate responsibility. The organisation aims to integrate corporate responsibility into the mainstream of business theory and practice in Europe. EABIS funds collaborative research, education and training projects and hosts numerous events and workshops across Europe to develop more and better knowledge and learning on corporate responsibility. It also leads the EU Commission funded ‘European Platform for Excellence on CSR’ (CSR Platform) project as the designated centre for excellence on CSR Research under the Sixth Framework Programme. With a European focus, but a global outlook, EABIS’ membership currently spans four continents and 19 countries and includes some of the world’s largest global corporations including Shell, Unilever, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft and Europe’s top business schools such as Ashridge, INSEAD, IMD and the London Business School. http://www.eabis.org(opens in new window).
A Pioneering Examination Of Global Governance
The 2007 Programme demonstrates how deeply this year’s Colloquium will look at the core issues of global governance and the role of business. The event is structured around five exceptional content sessions: four plenary debates and the Education & Training Exchange, which will profile 30 best practices in management development from around the globe.
The pivotal plenary sessions link together to address the major issues in global governance from four different but vital perspectives:
* The Context of Global Governance and the Role of Business in Society
* New Forms of Global Governance – Self Regulation, Voluntary Standards and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
* Business, Global Governance and Global Issues – The Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change
* New Kinds of Leadership for Global Governance and the Implications for Management Development
A Platform for International Thought Leadership
Prominent speakers & panelists from across Europe, the US and Brazil include:
• Antonio Brufau Niubó, Chairman & CEO, Repsol
• Hans Ulrich Maerki, Chairman (EMEA), IBM
• Dr. Lex Holst, Global Vice President, Shell International
• Dr. Maria Luiza Pinto, Executive Director, ABN AMRO Real (* tbc)
• Dr. Andrew White, Managing Director, Innovest
• Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
• Daniel Litvin, Managing Director, C-Resource and Author of “Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility”
• Chris Marsden, Chair, Amnesty International Business Group
• Prof. Anders Aspling, Secretary General, GRLI and Dean, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
• Prof. Robert E. Keohane, Public & International Affairs Department, Princeton University
• Prof. Xavier Mendoza, Dean, ESADE
• Jordi Canals, Dean, IESE
• Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD
• Dr. Polly Courtice, Director, University of Cambridge Programme for Industry
• Prof. Ans Kolk, Research Director, University of Amsterdam Business School
• Prof. Atle Midttun, Centre for Corporate Citizenship Director, BI Norway
Beyond the high level plenary sessions, participants will enjoy the following spectrum of debate, networking and activity in Barcelona:
• European Unveiling of the UN Global Compact Principles for Management Education
• Over 90 Cutting Edge Academic Papers and Practitioner Presentations
• Gala Dinner with International Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Receptions
• Annual PhD Conference hosted by IESE Business School
• Public Launch of 2 EABIS Special Issue Publications
The EABIS Colloquium is part of the EU Platform for Excellence in CSR Research ("CSR Platform") Project, supported by the European Union's 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6)Registraion Details:
Registration will be administered online through the official Colloquium website http://www.esade.edu/research/eabis/registration(opens in new window). You have also the possibility to register by filling out the Registration Form and sending it by fax or by E-mail to the number or address as indicated in the form.
Contact: Mrs. Christina Komrowski (Colloquium Coordinator at ESADE): Tel. +34 934 952 064 or +34 932 806 162 , ext. 2452 · E-mail: christina.komrowski@esade.edu
EABIS Office:
Tel: 0032 2541 1615 or Email:info@eabis.org
About EABIS
Established in 2002 by leading companies and business schools in partnership with the EU Commission, EABIS is Europe’s leading reference point for corporate responsibility. The organisation aims to integrate corporate responsibility into the mainstream of business theory and practice in Europe. EABIS funds collaborative research, education and training projects and hosts numerous events and workshops across Europe to develop more and better knowledge and learning on corporate responsibility. It also leads the EU Commission funded ‘European Platform for Excellence on CSR’ (CSR Platform) project as the designated centre for excellence on CSR Research under the Sixth Framework Programme. With a European focus, but a global outlook, EABIS’ membership currently spans four continents and 19 countries and includes some of the world’s largest global corporations including Shell, Unilever, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft and Europe’s top business schools such as Ashridge, INSEAD, IMD and the London Business School. http://www.eabis.org(opens in new window).
Keywords
Gobal Governace & The Role of Business in Society