Program

Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change

PRME/CBS International Conference on Responsible Management Education: Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change

23-24 November 2009, Copenhagen Business School

Conference

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


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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.
Powerpoint

  • Mads Ovlisen, Board Member, UN Global Compact
  • Arne Mogren, Vice President of Climate Policy, Vattenfall

    Powerpoint
  • Claude Fussler, Programme Director, Caring for Climate
    Powerpoint

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
Powerpoint

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

  • “Building a Sustainable Curriculum for Sustainable Leadership”, Richard Brubaker & Lydia Price, CEIBS
    Powerpoint
  • “Revamping the Curriculum: Innovative Approaches to Curriculum Change in the Era of Climate Change”, Anthony Buono, Bentley University
    Powerpoint
  • “A Unique Learning Experience for Business Students”, Elmar Friedrich, University of St. Gallen
    Powerpoint
  • “Co-creating Sustainable Business Models with Industry", Christoph Hierneth, CBS & Frederikke Kroon, MCS
    Powerpoint

Discussants:

  • Kai Peters, Chief Executive, Ashridge
  • Jean-Christophe Carteron, Director for CSR, Euromed-Management
    Powerpoint
  • Peder Ostergaard, Dean of Education, Arhus School of Business

14.30-15.30

KEYNOTE “Climate Strategies for Business”, Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor, University of Michigan
Powerpoint

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”

  • North Corner: “Student driven Responsibility”, WELL, Develop & CBS Students
  • South Corner: “Engaging Students as Curriculum Change Agents”, Robert Strand, Net Impact
  • East Corner: “Students as Educational Entrepreneurs”, Patricia Mesquita, Oikos
  • West Corner: “Teaching Climate Change to Business School Students” Ernesto Luna, AIESEC
    Powerpoint

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
Powerpoint

09.30-11.00

PARALLEL SESSION 1A “Operational efficiency: the immediate climate response by business”. Moderated by Peter Mollgaard , CBS. (Room SP2.02)

  • “Climate Changes Your Business”,
    Barend van Bergen, Associate Partner, KPMG
    Powerpoint
  • "The CO2 Abatement Curve", Johannes Lüneborg, McKinsey
    Powerpoint
  • "Reversing the Numbers in Energy Production and Consumption", Dong Energy
    Powerpoint

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
Powerpoint

· “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
Powerpoint

11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

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
Powerpoint

· “IBM’s Build a Smarter Planet initiative – a Case of Platform Innovation”, Kim Ostrup, Vice President, IBM Danmark
Powerpoint

· “Challenges in Corporate Innovation for Climate Change”, Jonatan Pinkse, Assistant Professor, Amsterdam Business School
Powerpoint

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
Powerpoint

· “Greening the Business - Learning from Sustainability Leaders”, Emily Huc, Greening the Business
Powerpoint

· “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
Powerpoint

13.00-14.00

LUNCH BREAK – Close of Responsible Management Education Poster Session

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.

  • “Revalidating and Validating Business Management, Event Management and Accounting Undergraduate Degrees Using PRME” Mark Lowman, Winchester Business School
    Powerpoint
  • “An Inter-disciplinary Approach to Corporate Responsibility in the UK Higher Educational Curriculum”, Julia Clarke, Leeds University, Business School
    Powerpoint
  • “Bringing Sustainable Development and Climate Change Materials into the Curriculum: Assessing Current Practices” Terri Friel & Josatta McLaughlin, Roosevelt University, USA
    Powerpoint

Workshop Panel: Kai Hockerts (Chair), Assoc. Prof, CBS; Erik Kloppenborg Madsen, Assoc. Prof, ASB; Patricia Mesquita, Oikos; Jan Molin, Dean of Education, CBS

15.30-16.00

COFFEE BREAK

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

17.00

CONFERENCE END


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