Multi-sector influencers in the corporate citizenship community will explore how businesses build engagements that align local impact to global strategy
Published 09-08-15
Submitted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host its annual Corporate Citizenship Conference on October 5 – 7, 2015. Connect the Dots: How Businesses Solve Global Challenges Locally will feature speakers who will explore the innovations, partnerships, and strategies that create lasting impacts for communities around the world.
Featured speakers include:
Soledad O’Brien, CEO, Starfish Media Group
Hugh Evans, CEO, Global Poverty Project
Naomi Whittel, Founder and CEO, Reserveage Nutrition
Blair Taylor, Chief Community Officer, Starbucks
Elliot Kotek, Co-Founder and Content Chief, Not Impossible
David Barash, MD, Executive Director, Global Health Programs; Chief Medical Officer, GE Foundation
Patrick Gaston, President, Western Union Foundation
Lori Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs, Microsoft
Geoff Bastow, President, Global Customer Solutions Group, UPS
Michael Jacobson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Office, Intel
Connie M. Yowell, CEO of CollectiveShift.org; Director, MacArthur Foundation
Randall Kempner, Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), The Aspen Institute
Teodora Berkova, Director of Social Innovation, Pearson
These and other experts will bring a multi-sector lens to the role of the private sector in building a better world. They will present business case studies and new technologies, and also offer suggestions that participants can take back to their own organizations.
Over the years the Corporate Citizenship Center has examined how networks can amplify your impact, and what components and indicators foster positive and sustainable progress. This year, we will build on those learnings and powerful conversations to help businesses and their partners “Connect the Dots” for a better world. Register and explore the full agenda here: http://www.uschamberfoundation.org/event/2015-corporate-citizenship-conference
U.S. community development. Emerging-market development. Disaster response. Social and environmental innovation – businesses play an important role in all of these issue areas.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center is recognized in the corporate citizenship field as a source for fresh thinking, exceptional networking and practical lessons learned.
The Foundation works to strengthen collaboration and understanding among companies, corporate foundations, chambers of commerce, NGOs, and governmental offices. As a partnership facilitator, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center helps businesses find highly effective ways to invest in local communities, be responsive in times of disasters, and improve lives and livelihoods across the globe.
The Foundations mission is to work with businesses to make the world a better place. Email ccc@uschamber.com to learn more.
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