Business & Society Summit
Business & Society Summit
Overview
On 17 June 2023 at INSEAD Europe Campus, the Hoffmann Institute is hosting a Business and Society Summit to take stock of and celebrate 5 years of work on sustainability at INSEAD.
The Summit will review progress and explore trends to consider to further integrate social and environmental challenges in business education. Speakers will include INSEAD faculty, students, alumni as well as external experts and members of the Hoffmann Institute Advisory Board. The Summit will be held in conjunction with the INSEAD Force for Good Campaign Celebrations.
The Campaign Celebrations commemorate the joint success of The INSEAD Campaign: A Force for Good, which has achieved over €300 million in funds raised, at 50% alumni donor participation including a generous gift by André and Rosalie Hoffmann which founded the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society. This extraordinary display of generosity and support from the INSEAD community will enable us to amplify our impact as a force for good by developing socially responsible global leaders able to tackle today’s challenges head on.
Programme
All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST) & take place on our Europe campus in Fontainebleau
13:30 | Coffee & Registrations – Amphitheatre A |
14:00 - 14:10
| Mark & Katell welcome address! |
14:10 - 14:40 | Keynote - Understanding the science of planetary boundaries for a safe and just futureThis session will present the latest scientific findings of the Earth Commission whose mission is to define a just and safe corridor for people and the planet.
Speakers |
14:40 - 15:00 | Business & Society: 5 years of achievements |
15:00 - 15:50 | Breakout sessions
Session A: Addressing the climate crisisThis session will provide an overview of how a business school can contribute to addressing the climate crisis. It will give an update about how INSEAD integrates climate change considerations in its latest curriculum review, in its student engagement, and in adjustments to its operations.
Speakers Session B: Transforming Health Systems and a Virtual Reality ExperienceThis session will focus on the work of INSEAD’s Healthcare Management Initiative (HMI) in two main areas of research and teaching that are linked to business and society. One main area is how business model innovations in nonhealth sectors can be used to rethink how health services are provided and how health technology innovators can rethink clinical trials. The second main area is to improve access and quality of health care services to underserved populations. We discuss collaborations with partners in the UK, the Netherlands, and we will wear virtual reality headsets to visit a clinic in Tanzania.
Speakers
Session C: Social Impact – Shared Ownership implemented by Private EquityWhen a successful exit by a private equity firm led to meaningful & life changing payouts for all workers (not just senior management) in a manufacturing company of 800 employees, we paid attention. Professor Zeisberger will show the power of broad equity ownership and thoughtful incentive structures using her latest case study on C.H.I. Overhead Doors, a KKR portfolio company in the US. The session will take a shot at the difficult topic of Social Justice and how to start reducing wealth disparity. Can micro adjustments to the engagement model at the company level, potentially translate into macro impact at the national level, by addressing inequality, productivity and even technology disruption? Watch this 2-min teaser
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15:50 - 16:10 | Coffee break |
16:10 - 16:55 | Panel: The future of sustainability reportingThe current debate on what constitutes sustainable economic behavior by corporates has prompted many firms to redefine or broaden their purpose, strategic objectives, performance evaluation metrics, and compensation schemes. Firms’ stakeholders, including regulators, policymakers, and capital providers increasingly demand (financial) information about the environmental and social externalities and impacts of firms’ economic activities. Our panel discussion will focus on how corporate reporting practices are evolving rapidly to capture not only traditional (financial) drivers of value creation in firms but also to reflect on the extent to which firms’ economic activities impact the environment and society in a sustainable way.
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16:55 - 17:35 | 'Paul unfiltered': A Conversation with MBA Students
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17:35 - 18:15 | Panel: System change requires all stakeholders
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18:15 - 18:25 | Closing remarks by INSEAD leadership |
Speakers
Mark & Katell welcome address!
Katell Le Goulven
Executive Director, Hoffmann Institute
Professor of Economics
Keynote - Understanding the science of planetary boundaries for a safe and just future
Isabel Hoffmann
INSEAD MBA candidate Co-founder and director of rePLANET
Johan Rockström
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam
Business & Society: 5 years of achievements
INSEAD Leadership
Aisha Afiz Iliyasu
INSEAD MBA candidate & member of the Africa Club
Breakout sessions
Session A: Addressing the climate crisis
Professor of Strategy
Athira Rajiv
INSEAD MBA Candidate VP – Communications, Environment & Business Club
Attila Cselotei
Chief Operating Officer
Session B: Transforming Health Systems and a Virtual Reality Experience
Session C: Social Impact – Shared Ownership implemented by Private Equity
Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise
Gabriele Questa
Managing Director, KKR Capstone
Panel: The future of sustainability reporting
Professor of Accounting and Control
Laurence Rivat
EU Corporate Reporting Policy Leader, Deloitte
Constance d'Aspremont
Chief Business Development Officer of Greenomy
Richard Barker
Board Member, International Sustainability - Standards Board
Pavan Sukhdev
Goodwill Ambassador, UN EnvironmentFounder-CEO, GIST AdvisoryPresident, WWF-International
'Paul unfiltered': A Conversation with MBA Students
Olaedo Osoka
Former CEO (West Africa) at Daystar Power
Paul Polman
Business leader, campaigner - Co-author of "Net Positive"
Yann Gourio
INSEAD MBA Candidate - Co-President Environment & Business Club
Aakrit Mittal
INSEAD MiM Candidate Member of Scope 3 committee
Panel: System change requires all stakeholders
Ngaire Woods
Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government
André Hoffmann MBA'90D
Vice-Chairman, Roche Holdings Ltd and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Hoffmann Institute
Andrew Jack
Global Education Editor, Financial Times
Closing remarks by INSEAD leadership
INSEAD Leadership
Practical Information
The Business and Society Summit will be held on the Europe Campus.
INSEAD Europe campus is just 65km south of Paris. The Fontainebleau/Avon train station is located 3km from INSEAD.
Taxi reservations
Should you wish to make a taxi booking, please contact the ResaTaxiPro transfer company using their website (Tel: +33 6 78 78 17 81). Please note that facemasks are mandatory in the vehicle.
Photography and filming
INSEAD may engage professional photographers for this event. We reserve the right to use any film and/or photography from the event in our print and digital marketing collateral. Attendees who do not wish to be filmed or recorded should contact us prior to the event.
COVID-19 safety measures
The health and wellbeing of all attendees, as well as the broader INSEAD community, are important to us, and INSEAD follows French government regulations with respect to Covid. For more information, please refer to the French government regulations with respect to COVID for latest updates.
Accomodation
INSEAD Hotels has two properties – each with its own style, operated exclusively for our community at INSEAD. – Hotel Ermitage & Hotel Clos St Merry.
Other hotels
Fontainebleau offers hotel accommodation of all levels to suit all budgets. Local villages, such as Barbizon and Samois-sur-Seine, also have several hotels renowned for their hospitality and cuisine. Further information can be obtained through the local tourist office.
Registration
Free registration for the Business and Society Summit and/or the Campaign Celebrations in Fontainebleau this June
