PRME/CBS International Conference on Responsible Management Education: Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change
23-24 November 2009, Copenhagen Business School
PROGRAMME
Conference Chairs: Professor Lucia Reisch, Dr., Copenhagen Business School
Professor Peter Møllgaard , PhD, Copenhagen Business School
Conference Organizers: Jonas Eder-Hansen , Research Director, CBS Centre for CSR
Sara Julie Møhlenberg, Network Manager, Climate Strategies for Business
Day 1, Monday 23 November 2009, Carlsberg Group Auditorium (SP2.02)
| 08.30-09.00 |
REGISTRATION |
| 09.00-09.20 |
WELCOME by Johan Roos, President, CBS and Manuel Escudero, Head of Secretariat, UN PRME |
| 09.20-09.30 |
OPENING COMMENT “The Future Sustainable Leader – A Business School Student Perspective on Climate Change”, Laura Storm, master student of social science, CBS & Robert Strand, Net Impact Europe Fellow, PhD Student, CBS |
| 09.30-11.00 |
ROUND TABLE introduced by conference chair Professor Peter Mollgaard : “Business Demands for Climate Change Competencies”. Moderated by Johan Roos, CBS. Introductory statement: “CEO demand for management education around climate change and sustainability” by Matthew Gitsham, Ashridge.
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| 11.00-11.30 |
COFFEE BREAK – Opening of Responsible Management Education Poster Session |
| 11.30-12.00 |
KEYNOTE introduced by conference chair Professor Lucia Reisch: “The Role of Business Schools in Society”, Andrew Kakabadse, Professor, Cranfield School of Management |
| 12.00-13.00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 13.00-14.30 |
PLENARY “The Role of Business Schools in Solving the Climate Challenge and New Approaches to Curriculum Change”. Moderated by Manuel Escudero, UN PRME
Discussants:
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| 14.30-15.30 |
KEYNOTE “Climate Strategies for Business”, Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor, University of Michigan |
| 15.30-16.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.00-17.00 |
CORNER SPEECHES “Assessing and meeting the Student Demand for Climate Change in the Business School Curricula”
Business Respondents: Fie Illum Jessen, PwC, Eva Born Rasmussen, Grontmij Carl Bro, Claude Fussler, C4C and Rasmus Bjerngaard, SEED Capital Faculty Respondents: Sigvald Harryson, Assoc. Prof., CBS; Sven Bislev, Vice Dean, CBS; Christina Duevang Tvarnoe, Assoc. Prof., CBS and Anthony Buono, Prof., Bentley University |
| 17.00-17.15 |
PLENARY Wrap-up on and preparation for day 2 by Manuel Escudero and Lucia Reisch |
Day 2, Tuesday 24 November 2009, Carlsberg Group Auditorium (SP2.02)
| 09.00-09.30 |
OPENING COMMENT “Business Schools and Climate Change: A Critical Reflection”, Simon Pickard, European Academy of Business in Society |
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| 09.30-11.00 |
PARALLEL SESSION 1A “Operational efficiency: the immediate climate response by business”. Moderated by Peter Mollgaard , CBS. (Room SP2.02)
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PARALLEL SESSION 1B “Public policy and regulation”. Moderated by Susse Georg, CBS. (Room SPS.16)
· ”Incentives and Legal Barriers to Smart Growth”, Ellen Margrethe Basse, Professor, Aarhus University · “Sustainable Business Strategies in China, Japan, and South Korea: Responding to Global Climate Governance, Public Policy and Regulation”, Jacob Park, Associate Professor, Green Mountain College
· “Corporate Decision Making on Climate Strategy: Understanding the Institutional Context” David Levy, Professor, University of Massachusetts |
| 11.00-11.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| 11.30-13.00 |
PARALLEL SESSION 2A “Innovation and low-carbon technologies”. Moderated by Christian Erik Kampmann, CBS. (Room SP2.02)
· “Open Business Dynamics and Systemic Aspects of Sustainable Innovation”, Christian Erik Kampmann, Assoc Prof, CBS & Jens Froslev Christensen, Professor, CBS
· “IBM’s Build a Smarter Planet initiative – a Case of Platform Innovation”, Kim Ostrup, Vice President, IBM Danmark
· “Challenges in Corporate Innovation for Climate Change”, Jonatan Pinkse, Assistant Professor, Amsterdam Business School |
PARALLEL SESSION 2B “Leadership in partnership – how do we make scientists, business people and decision makers communicate”. Moderated by Lucia Reisch, CBS and Mette Monsted, CSB. (Room SPS.16)
· “CleanTech clusters: Bringing synergy into economic growth strategies” Patricia Plackett, CBS & Mattias Dinnetz, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
· “Greening the Business - Learning from Sustainability Leaders”, Emily Huc, Greening the Business · “Propagating Supporting Values in Communities of Practice”, Daniela Beck & Susanne Kaldschmidt, University of St. Gallen
· “Engaging different communities with sustainability”, Carole Parkes, Aston Business School |
| 13.00-14.00 |
LUNCH BREAK – Close of Responsible Management Education Poster Session |
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| 14.00-15.30 |
WORKSHOP “Teaching Climate Change and How to Transform Research into Learning” - integrating sought after competencies from Business Round Table, wishes from students, identified crucial research topics from researchers, plus best practice inspiration creating and competing for the best idea for curriculum change.
Workshop Panel: Kai Hockerts (Chair), Assoc. Prof, CBS; Erik Kloppenborg Madsen, Assoc. Prof, ASB; Patricia Mesquita, Oikos; Jan Molin, Dean of Education, CBS |
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| 15.30-16.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| 16.00-17.00 |
PLENARY Creation of PRME Manifesto on Climate Change and official presentation to COP15 representative, Thomas Egebo, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark. Facilitated by Johan Roos, CBS |
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| 17.00 |
CONFERENCE END |
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