Presented By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration
Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.
This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote
Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests
3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions
4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary
Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails
6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel
“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”
Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US
Friday, March 6
8:00 am: Breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary
“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”
Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide
9:45 – 10:00 am: Break
10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions
Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break
11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions
Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote
1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary
“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”
Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes
More details to follow as the conference date approaches!
This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote
Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests
3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions
4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary
Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails
6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel
“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”
Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US
Friday, March 6
8:00 am: Breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary
“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”
Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide
9:45 – 10:00 am: Break
10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions
Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break
11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions
Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote
1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary
“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”
Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes
More details to follow as the conference date approaches!
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