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1st INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE CONFERENCE
January 28-30, 2004 -- via the Internet
The First International Online Conference for Business as Agent of World Benefit
January 28-30, 2004
 Download the Conference Proceedings.pdf
On January 28-30, 2004, hundreds of voices connected in a new way during the First International Online Conference for Business as Agent of World Benefit. Using collaborative online technology supplied by iCohere, a global space was created for the 850+ registrants in 50+ countries to come together and discuss, inquire and dream about how business can be an agent for world benefit.
The philosophy of the conference was inspired by the words of Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
In an attempt to begin connecting these groups of "thoughtful, committed citizens" in new ways, this first online conference
focused on exploring the intersection of business and society in a search for innovative business practices that, if nurtured, could transform the way we do business around the world. The program included sessions and discussions on:
- How to become involved in the World Inquiry
- What are the innovative business practices that are currently emerging
- How to create a meaningful inquiry into business practices in your region?
- The role that research and academic curriculum can play in the World Inquiry
Hosted by the BAWB Team at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, the conference included live chat discussions, an exhibition hall, keynote and workshop presentations by a variety of scholars and practioners, as well as threaded discussions born from and sustained by participantsÕ own specific areas of interest.
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Keynote Speakers
 | David L. Cooperrider, Ph.D. |
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School Of Management, Case Western Reserve University |
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Jim
Prevo |
Vice
President, & Chief Information Officer of Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters |
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ShoreBank | The country's first and leading community development bank |
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Moli
Steinert |
Director of Development, Institute for OneWorld Health; the first nonprofit pharmacutical company in the U.S. |
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Jane Nelson |
Senior
Fellow and Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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Pablo
Walker |
General
Managing Director for McCann-Erickson, Chile |
Workshop Presenters
 | Judy Rodgers |
Executive Director, Center for Business as Agent of World Benefit, Case Weatherhead School Of Management |
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Mary Grace Neville, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor of Business in the Department of Economics and Business, Southwestern University |
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Jim
Ludema, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor of Organization Development, Benedictine University |
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Keith Cox |
Founder, Tirawa Consulting, Inc. / Co-Founder, Appreciative Inquiry
Consulting, LLC |
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Cheri Torres |
Founder, MTC Associates / Co-Founder, Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC |
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Rich
Henry |
President, UnifiedField Associates |
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Graciela Fayt |
President, Asociacion Civil Despierta Argentina |
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Marcos Mueller Schlemm, Ph.D. |
BAWB Brazil
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