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About Global Forum 2009
Join more than 600 executives, academic experts and policy makers at the 2009 Global Forum.
What: |
“Manage by Designing in an Era of Massive Innovation” |
Why: |
To unite design thinking with sustainable business practice and education |
How: |
A three-day interactive summit with large-group interactive change methods, break-out sessions, and expert-led discussions |
When: |
June 2-5, 2009 |
Where: |
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
Attendees: |
Companies: Ford, Cisco, Patagonia, Herman Miller, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Dow Chemical, and more |
Business schools:Weatherhead, Wharton, Kellogg, Rotman, Copenhagen, Haas, Said, Rotterdam, McGill, and more |
Facilitated by: |
David Cooperrider, the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management, Faculty Director of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value, and co-creator of Appreciative Inquiry |
Speakers: |
Jeffrey Sachs of The Earth Institute. Cradle-to-cradle architect Bill McDonough. Biomimicry expert Janine Benyus. McGill's Professor Nancy Adler. Interface CEO, Ray Anderson. Designer Bruce Mau and many, many more. |
Special sessions: |
A one-day Executive Sustainable Value workshop with Sustainable Value author Chris Laszlo. An evening session designed by McGill’s Professor Nancy Adler |
Co-convened by |
Case Western Reserve University, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Academy of Management |
| Sponsored by: |
The Fetzer Institute, Fairmount Minerals, and CNI: The Brazilian Federation of Industry |
Major ouput of the 2006 Global Forum: |
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in July 2007 and signed by more than 200 organizations worldwide |
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Apart from inspiring keynotes, high-level panels, interactive workshops, facilitated dialogue sessions and engaging evening events - this is what you can expect:
Knowledge
- Discover value drivers that work - even in a recession
- Take home a Sustainable-Value Creation Toolkit from the pre-forum one-day seminar
- Participate in practical workshops featuring leading companies
Powerful Networking
- Co-convener: UN Global Compact - a network of 4,700 companies
- Co-convener: Academy of Management - management experts from 106 countries
Real Engagement
- Cutting edge facilitation techniques focus dialogue and generate action
- Two thirds of agenda time is interactive
Results
- This is an action oriented forum: be a founding member of the most influential global initiatives in managemet.
Special thanks to our main sponsors |
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