Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change

A Global Forum
called by:
The Academy of Management
The United Nations Global Compact
Case Weatherhead School of Management

A forum will be held October 22nd-25th at Case Western Reserve University and online uniting top business leaders and educators to focus on ways of doing business that are both profitable and succeed in addressing the world’s most pressing social needs.

Scheduled Speakers:

• This innovative event will bring corporate and thought leaders together in a unique setting to combine theory with practice as a means of developing actionable next steps for businesses seeking to respond to social issues like the environment, health and poverty while also making a profit.

• Instead of one-way speaking, the Forum will be different from other conferences because it will allow participants to spend the majority of their time in intimate dialogue. Innovative processes which foster participative and interactive dialogue, such as Appreciative Inquiry, will allow participants to explore the business case for corporate social responsibility while developing solutions for implementing socially responsible activities.

• 400 delegates and over 1000 virtual participants will convene at the Global Forum to challenge the current state of corporate citizenship, envision possibilities for the future, and map out strategies for leveraging corporate citizenship activities.

• The Global Forum is an opportunity for Cleveland to position itself as a region committed to sustainable business, a local area with a global vision and a hotbed of innovative research and business practice.