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