Economy/Business

The Corporate Responsibility Summit

November 16, 2017
New York City

Social impact is the new measure of a corporation’s bottom line. Beyond working for stock price and shareholder value, companies are expected to stand up for their employees, their customers and their beliefs. How have companies found their voice, where have they found success and how are they judged by the public for action and inaction?

At The Power of Purpose: The Corporate Responsibility Summit, The Atlantic gathered business executives, employees, community leaders and experts to analyze the impact, the potential and the downsides of corporations speaking out and taking action.

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Speakers

Laura Callanan Founding Partner Upstart Co-Lab @UpstartCoLab
Jon Campbell* Executive Vice President, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations Wells Fargo & Company
Steve Clemons Washington Editor at Large The Atlantic @SCClemons
Alan Fleischmann Founder, President and CEO Laurel Strategies @AdviceGuruAlan
Ed Foster-Simeon President and CEO US Soccer Foundation @Ed_FosterSimeon
Sampriti Ganguli CEO Arabella Advisors @gangulis
Vanessa Garcia-Brito Senior Director, Communications and Partnerships, Global Community Impact Nike @Nike
Icema Gibbs Director, Corporate Social Responsibility JetBlue @IcemaGibbs
Jason Haber Author The Business of Good @jasonhaber
Geoffrey Heal Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise Columbia Business School @Columbia_Biz
Bruce Kogut Director, Sanford C. Bernstein and Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics Columbia University @bernsteincenter
Daniel Lubetzky Founder and CEO KIND Snacks @DanielLubetzky
Susan McPherson Founder and CEO McPherson Strategies @susanmcp1
Omar Mitchell Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility National Hockey League @omarmit
Caroline Roan** Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and President Pfizer Foundation
Marietta Rodriguez* Acting Senior Vice President, National Initiatives NeighborWorks America
Alison Stewart Contributing Editor The Atlantic @alisonstewart
Derek Thompson Senior Editor The Atlantic @DKThomp
Krishna Udayakumar** Associate Professor, Global Health and Medicine Duke Global Health Institute

Agenda

Thursday, November 16
9:00 a.m.WelcomeMargaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE
9:05 a.m.America’s New Moral LeadershipJason Haber, Author, The Business of Good
Bruce Kogut, Director, Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics, Columbia University
Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies
With Alison Stewart, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
9:30 a.m.From the C SuiteDaniel Lubetzky, Founder and CEO, KIND Snacks
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
9:55 a.m.The Power of Partnership: Impact through Innovation and Collaboration*
Produced by our underwriter Wells FargoMarietta Rodriguez, Acting Senior Vice President, National Initiatives, NeighborWorks America
With Jon Campbell, Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations, Wells Fargo & Company
10:05 a.m.Impact at ScaleVanessa Garcia-Brito, Senior Director, Communications and Partnerships, Global Community Impact, Nike
Icema Gibbs, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, JetBlue
With Derek Thompson, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
10:30 a.m.Investing in CreativityLaura Callanan, Founding Partner, Upstart Co-Lab
With Alison Stewart, The Atlantic
10:50 a.m.How to Make a DifferenceSampriti Ganguli, CEO, Arabella Advisors
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
11:10 a.m.Partnerships and the Private Sector: New Innovations in Global Health*
Produced by our underwriter PfizerCaroline Roan, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and President, Pfizer Foundation
With Krishna Udayakumar, Associate Professor, Global Health and Medicine, Duke Global Health Institute
11:20 a.m.What Consumers WantAlan Fleischmann, Founder, President and CEO, Laurel Strategies
Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School
With Alison Stewart, The Atlantic
11:40 a.m.Sporting ResponsibilityEd Foster-Simeon, President and CEO, US Soccer Foundation
Omar Mitchell, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, National Hockey League
With Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
12:05 p.m.Closing ThoughtsMargaret Low, The Atlantic

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