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Conference Schedule
Please note that time and sessions are subject to change (last updated:
November 4th)
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Thursday, November 11
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6:30pm - 8:00pm
Uris Hall
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Conference Registration |
| 6:30pm - 10:00pm |
Happy Hour hosted by Columbia Business School |
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Friday, November 12
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8:00am - 6:00pm
Lerner Hall |
Conference Registration and check-in |
| 8:00am - 9:45am |
Breakfast, Hosted by Seth Goldman, President &
Tea-EO, Honest Tea |
10:00am - 11:30am
Lerner Hall Auditorium |
Keynote Speaker: Orin Smith, President and CEO,
Starbucks Coffee Company
Introduction by Ben Packard, Director of Environmental Affairs,
Starbucks Coffee Company
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| 11:45am - 1:15pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Faculty Case Competition: Angola's Mislaid Billions;
Madagascar: Building Alliances for Economic Development and Sustainability;
Technology Enterprises: Innovation in Sustainability;
An Introduction to Entrepreneurship In Education;
Real Estate Development with a Community Focus;
Strategic Philanthropy;
Social Impact Management: Business Strategies in Developing Countries;
Using the Market to Solve Environmental Challenges;
From Dream to Reality: Launching Your Double Bottom Line Venture
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1:30pm - 3:00pm
Lerner Hall Auditorium |
Lunch Sponsored by Herman Miller |
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Lerner Hall 5th Floor |
Business Expo |
| 3:15pm - 4:45pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Business and National Security;
Issuing Debt for Non-Profits;
Pharma and Biotech: Shaping the Delivery of Health Care in the United
States;
Can Confidence in Corporate America Be Restored?
Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability:
Opportunities and Risks;
The Business Case for Wind: The Economics of an Emerging Energy
Industry;
Creative Solutions to Solid Waste Management;
Case Study: HIV/AIDS and Corporate Strategy;
Microfinance: Which Strategies Work?
New Venture Lab: Economic & Community Development;
New Venture Lab: Education & Arts;
New Venture Lab: Energy & Environment;
New Venture Lab: Health;
Generation AND: Money and Meaning |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
New York City's Olympics Bid;
Business and the Environment: strategic positioning for competitive
advantage;
Urban and Minority Investment;
Fair Trade Coffee: A Sustainable Development;
States In the Lead: The Challenge of Financing Clean Energy;
International Business Community and HIV/AIDS: Public Private Partnerships;
Entrepreneurs Improving Education;
Technology Enterprises;
Ethics, Values And Social Responsibility: Challenges Women Leaders
Face;
How to Sell Yourself in Today's Environment;
Why No Company is Sustainable and What Can Be Done About It: Total
Corporate Responsibility - Achieving Sustainability and Real Prosperity |
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lerner Hall
Auditorium |
Cocktail Reception |
| 8:00pm - 10:00pm |
Free time for dinner, Interest Group Dinners, or
Professional Members Gathering |
| 10:00pm - 2:00am |
Adventures in the East Village: Various Locations
in
East Village |
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Saturday, November 13
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| 8:00am - 6:00pm |
Conference Registration |
| 8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast at Lerner Hall |
| 9:15am - 10:45 |
CEOs Roundtable:
Thomas Chappell, CEO and Co-Founder, Tom’s of Maine
Gary Erickson, CEO and Founder, Clif Bar Inc.
Jeffrey Hollender, President and Corporate Social Responsibility
Officer, Seventh Generation
Moderated by Harriet Mayor Fulbright, Former Clinton Administration
Appointee; Goodwill Ambassador for the Fulbright Program
Introduction by Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia Business School
This session promises to be a lively discussion between three
CEO's about what it takes to be a successful social entrepreneur;
social funding and financing; CSR; sustainable solutions; globalization
and emerging markets; challenges and innovation in management
and community development. |
| 11:00am-12:30pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 4
High-skilled volunteers: the future of volunteering?
The Double-Edged Sword of Nonprofit Financial Accountability;
University Development: Manhattanville and Beyond;
Socially Responsible Investing: The Double Bottom Line;
Organic Food: Niche or Mainstream?
Media as a social watchdog;
Can All Buildings Become Green Buildings?
Water Scarcity and Infrastructure Investment: Public/Private Partnerships Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company;
The Role of Women in Global Microfinance;
Offshoring: Opportunities and Challenges;
Financing Your Venture: Keys to Success |
| 12:45pm-2:00pm |
Lunch / Chapter Building Sessions |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 5
/ Off-Site Visits
Lower Manhattan Development: inside the development process of
Battery Park City and WTC;
Two Harlems: Local Partnerships in Affordable Housing Development
(2 sites);
Times Square case study and site-visit;
The Role of Arts and Artists in the Revival of TriBeCa: Site Visit;
Common Ground Site Visit;
Leadership: Incorporating a Sense of Social Responsibility into
Your Career and Organization;
Spirituality in Economics and Global Sustainable Development;
The Role of Ecotourism in Environmental Conservation;
Investment in Africa: The Challenges and the Rewards;
Measuring Your Mission: Social Impact Assessment and Social Return
on Investment Workshop;
“The Career Intensive” with Josh Klenoff;
“Concert of Ideas” with Creative Leaps International;
Corporate Philanthropy or Good Business Sense? The Role of Corporate
Social Enterprise in the 21st Century
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
BREAKOUT SESSION 6
/ Off-Site Visits
Off-Site Visits and “Concert of Ideas” with Creative
Leaps International (Continuation from Breakout
Session 5)
Revenue-Generating Ventures for Nonprofits;
Assessing Social Impact;
The United Nations Global Compact;
The Envisionary Project: Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Sustainability;
China: Is the Economic Boom Sustainable?
Balancing Profit and Social Impact;
Manipulation 101: Pursuing a Values-Based Agenda When Logic Doesn't
Work |
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Providence
311 West 57th Street
(between 8th Ave. and 9th Ave.) |
Closing Ceremony and Gala Reception
Keynote Speaker: Julius Walls, President and CEO, Greyston
Bakery
Introduction by Sheila Warfield, Marketing Outreach Lead,
Herman Miller, Inc.
Join us at Providence, a brand new venue not yet open to the
public, located in midtown Manhattan. Originally a Baptist church,
the space became legendary when it was transformed into the Mediasound
Recording Studios in 1969. Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan,
Aretha Franklin, and Guns n Roses have all recorded here. |
10:00pm
Spider Club
47 West 20th Street
(between 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.) |
Post-Gala Adventures at Spider Club
Join us at the Spider Club and its VIP room: the Spider Room.
Columbia Business School’s very own Net Impact member, Zev
Greenfield will be DJing. The Spider Club shares the Gothic
church on the corner with Avalon, where Britney Spears performed
in 2003.
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Sunday, November 14 - Sunday in the City: New
York City Activities
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9:45am-12:00pm
135th Street and
Malcolm X Boulevard,
Harlem |
Harlem Heritage Walking Tour
This guided tour will showcase aspects of the community’s
history that apply to the concept of using business as a tool
to make Harlem and the Harlems of the world a better place.
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz: This is the building from which
Malcolm X would encourage people to view his life as evidence
of what the religion of Islam can do.
Lenox Lounge: Built in 1938 – 1939 and stills operates
in the tradition of old school Harlem – step inside of this place
and take a trip back into the musical yesteryears of Harlem history.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building: Learn
about Adam Clayton Powell Jr.. a passionate activist fighting
for fair employment and better education for Blacks. Powell Jr.
eventually became Senior Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church and
ran for Congress and won in 1945 leaving a legacy of political
accomplishments unparallel by any other Congressman before or
after him.
The African Nationalist Pioneer Movement - Carlos A. Cooks:
Carlos A Cooks was a great orator and Black Nationalist Leader
during the period 1940 – 1966. Cooks and his organization adopted
many of the philosophies of the UNIA and encouraged political,
social and economic independence for Blacks worldwide.
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Continuous Tours
9am-5pm
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Gray Line Bus Tours
Try Gray Line New York’s two hour Double-decker Tour. This tour
is easy to jump on and off depending on where you are staying
and flexible. Grab a friend and do either the Uptown Loop or Downtown
Loop and see some of the sites that make New York famous.
Conference attendees are welcome to sign up during the weekend with Grayline
directly at www.graylinenewyork.com,
or visit the Grayline NY Visitor Centers at: 777 Eighth Avenue
(Between 47th and 48th Streets) or Eighth Avenue & 42nd St. Port
Authority Terminal - Street Level 1-800-669-0051 ext 3 or 212-445-0848
UPTOWN LOOP: This loop takes you to some of the most romantic
sights in New York and to a world of cultural diversity - from famous
museums and churches to the vibrant neighborhoods of Harlem. Stops
include Central Park West, Lincoln Center, Dakota Apartments, American
Museum of Natural History, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's
Tomb, Apollo Theater, Harlem Market, The Museum Mile, Guggenheim,
Metropolitan Museum, Central Park and Fifth Avenue.
DOWNTOWN LOOP: Where history meets technology – the neighborhoods
on the Downtown Loop are some of the oldest and some of the newest
in Manhattan. Stops will include Greenwich Village, where the literary
past comes alive, the new Times Square, the Empire State Building,
an icon of architecture, the Flatiron building, Union Square shopping
districts, Soho, Chinatown, Little Italy, Lower East Side, East
Village, Rockefeller Center, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum and more.
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