7th International Conference on Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility
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september 14–16 | 2016<br />
hUmBOLDT-UNIvERSITäT zU BERLIN 8<br />
PRevIOuS cOnfeRenceS<br />
FACTS AND FIgURES<br />
previous c<strong>on</strong>Ferences<br />
Inaugurated in 2004 as »a platform for multi-stakeholder<br />
dialogue«, the Humboldt cSR c<strong>on</strong>ference Series has attained a<br />
remarkable degree of internati<strong>on</strong>al relevance in a short period<br />
of time. Its stature is refl ected not <strong>on</strong>ly in the sustained rise in<br />
delegate numbers, but also – most importantly – in the scope<br />
<strong>and</strong> caliber of its participants. Leading academics, executives,<br />
policy makers, activists, <strong>and</strong> educators from around the globe<br />
now place the biennial cSR c<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>on</strong> their agenda.<br />
previous Keynote speAKers (selecti<strong>on</strong>)<br />
distributi<strong>on</strong><br />
of 500 – 600 participants(in percent)<br />
CoMPanY MEMBErS 32%<br />
PrESS 5%<br />
GoV. 4%<br />
CIVIl SoCIETY 15%<br />
SCIEnTISTS <strong>and</strong> STUdEnTS 44%<br />
JAGDISH BHAGwAtI (Columbia University, Ec<strong>on</strong>omics department)<br />
PEtER EIGEN (Chairman Extractive Transparency Initiative <strong>and</strong><br />
Founder of Transparency <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g>)<br />
PIEtRA RIVolI (Georgetown University)<br />
JoHN ElKINGtoN (<strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>and</strong> Volans Ventures)<br />
MICHAEl SPENCE (nobel laureate in Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Sciences)<br />
»This CSR c<strong>on</strong>ference is <strong>on</strong>e of the finest. The internati<strong>on</strong>al diversity of papers <strong>and</strong> perspectives really<br />
challenges <strong>and</strong> changes <strong>on</strong>e’s point of view. I str<strong>on</strong>gly encourage any<strong>on</strong>e serious about CSR to attend<br />
this c<strong>on</strong>ference.«<br />
tIMA BANSAl (Ivey Business School, Canada research Chair in Business <strong>Sustainability</strong>)<br />
»Thanks again for a great c<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>and</strong> a w<strong>on</strong>derful h<strong>on</strong>or. I can’t thank you enough for the w<strong>on</strong>derful<br />
h<strong>on</strong>or you paid to me. It was a real highlight of my scholarly <strong>and</strong> pers<strong>on</strong>al life.«<br />
EDwARD FREEMAN (darden School of Business at the University of Virginia <strong>and</strong> recipient of the lifetime achievement CSr award 2014)<br />
»Thanks so much again for the most amazing experience at the c<strong>on</strong>ference. It was such a delight to<br />
meet so many like-minded people <strong>and</strong> so many people who care deeply about such an important topic.«<br />
lESlIE GAINES-RoSS (Chief reputati<strong>on</strong> Strategist | Weber Sh<strong>and</strong>wick, new York University of Surrey)<br />
Selecti<strong>on</strong> of partners from previous c<strong>on</strong>ferences