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10.28.2004 ET
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Net Impact Breaks Attendance Records for 12th Annual Impact Conference
Columbia Business School hosts national conference "Business Leaders Building a Better World" on November 11-14, 2004
(CSRwire) NEW YORK, NY - Columbia Business School and Net Impact announced
today that it has broken registration records for the 12th Annual Net
Impact Conference, "Business Leaders Building a Better World," to be held
this year from November 11 to 14 at Columbia Business School in New York
City. Approximately 1,200 MBA students, professionals, and sponsors will
be in attendance, representing 80 business schools, 167 companies, and 11
countries.
"The entire Columbia Business School community is proud to host this
year's event - in addition to the dozens of students organizing the event,
faculty and alumni are actively involved as panelists, participants and
sponsors," stated R. Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School.
"The record-breaking registration reflects the growing emphasis at
Columbia and other top business schools on preparing future leaders who
seek opportunity to add value beyond the bottom line."
"Net Impact's annual conference is a forum where current and future
business leaders from around the world gather together to demonstrate
their commitment to utilizing business for a positive social change," said
Liz Maw, the Executive Director of Net Impact and a 1999 graduate of
Columbia Business School. "The fact that this year's conference will
break all previous attendance records shows that issues related to
corporate social responsibility are increasingly important to the business
leaders of tomorrow."
Consistently drawing the attendance of more than 1,000 business students
and professionals, the Net Impact annual conference is one of the largest
and most powerful gatherings of socially minded business leaders in the
world. For registration, agenda and speakers list visit: www.net-impact.org.
EVENT: 12th Annual Net Impact Conference
WHEN: Thursday, November 11, 2004 - Sunday, November 14, 2004
WHERE: Most events will occur at the Columbia University campus. A
variety of off-site trips have been scheduled including Times Square Case
Study and Site Visit, Common Ground Site Visit, and Artists and Community
Development Site Visit. We are also proud to offer our guests a unique
session, "The Concert of Ideas", hosted by Creative Leaps International
and featuring special guest Harriet Mayor Fulbright. This dynamic
presentation will incorporate ideas from conference sessions into a lively
performing arts event, stimulating the intellect and bringing conference
ideas full-circle.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Orin Smith, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company
Julius Walls, Jr., CEO, Greyston Bakery and Vice President,
Enterprise and Jobs Development at Greyston Foundation
Gary Erickson, CEO of Clif Bar
Jeffrey Hollender, CEO of Seventh Generation and author of "What
Matters Most"
Thomas M. Chappell, CEO and Co-Founder of Tom's of Maine and
President of The Saltwater Institute
SPONSORS:
Presenting Sponsors: Starbucks Coffee Company, Booz Allen Hamilton,
The Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, The Coca-Cola Company, and Herman
Miller
TOPICS: The conference will address issues often missing in traditional
business school courses and explore the ways MBAs can use their skills and
leadership positions to benefit the greater community. More than 78
sessions will take place under the general categories of:
Challenges and Innovation in Nonprofit Management and Community
Development
Social Funding and Financing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Solutions
Globalization and Emerging Markets
Social Entrepreneurship
Net Impact is the leading network of business students and professionals
committed to using the power of business to create a better world.
Originally founded as Students for Responsible Business in 1993, Net
Impact has developed into a mission-driven network of almost 10,000 new
leaders for better business. For more information, visit Net Impact's web
site at www.net-impact.org.
Columbia Business School is proud to host the 12th Annual Net Impact
Conference in the business and cultural capital of the world, New York
City. Columbia thrives on the energy of its diverse faculty and student
body committed to building a better business world. Columbia's Net Impact
chapter, the Social Enterprise Club, empowers and inspires students to
create social value in private and public enterprises through a variety of
educational and networking opportunities. For additional information, visit
www.gsb.columbia.edu.
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