CHARLOTTE, NC - As public and shareholder trust in corporate responsibility and ethics continues to erode, executives from major corporations will convene in Charlotte for the 2004 Forum in Action Workshop to discuss their organization's role as a catalyst for change.

Entrepreneur, environmentalist and author Paul Hawken will kick-off the workshop with a compelling address on "The Sustainability Vision." Among the others keynoting include such notables as Founder & Chairman of Interface, Inc. Ray Anderson and authors David Bornstein and Robert Quinn

An evening dinner panel on the 19th will bring guests an insider's view of the investigation of Enron, the complexities of the CIA, and the ongoing challenges of sustainability in the modern world. Carolina Business Review host Chris William will moderate. Panelists include:

• Bill Green, Managing Director, VantagePoint
  
• Harris DeLoach - President & CEO, Sonoco Products
  
• Bryan Ives, Partner, Alston & Bird and lead investigator in analysis of Enron accounting structure
  
• Jim Woolsey - former CIA director and Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Understanding sustainability in tracking and reporting, communications and the employee perspective will be the focus of the workshop. Panelists who are at the forefront of sustainability will engage attending executives with an expectation of spirited debate and honest dialogue. Panelists include:

• Juanita Biasini, VP Human Resources, Interface Flooring Systems
  
• Carol Byrce-Buchanan, Director of Development, Families and Work Institute
  
• Nancy Fell, Clearwater, Inc. and Chronos®
  
• Peggy Gardner, Public Relations Manager, UPS
  
• Dr. Julie Gorte, Director, Calvert Funds Social Research Department
  
• Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government
  
• Gary Ivey, Partner, Alston & Bird
  
• Nancy Murphy, Vice President of Corporate Community Strategies, APCO Worldwide
• Jeff Olsen, CFO, Rio Tinto Borax
  
• Dawn Rittenhouse, Director, Sustainable Development, DuPont
  
• Bill Shireman, President & CEO, Future 500
  
• David Vidal, Director of Research, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Conference Board

The Forum For Corporate Conscience is a compelling CEO-driven initiative where corporate leaders come together with an extraordinary mission - to re-examine corporate ethics and responsibility, and to resolve to become agents of change.

Founding Sponsors of The Forum For Corporate Conscience include Continental Tire North America, Wachovia, Sonoco Products, and Goodrich. 2004 Forum in Action Workshop sponsors include Alston & Bird, Carolinas HealthCare System, and Grant Thornton.

Media must have advance credentials to attend the 2004 Forum in Action Workshop. For more information on this, contact Randall Hitt at 704-376-1943 or rhitt@tribblecreativegroup.com.

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