GBSN FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT COMMUNITY 8TH ANNUAL MEETING

The Geneva School of Economics and Management, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Alliance Business School, and the Global Business School Network invite individuals at business schools interested in integrating human rights in business school curricula to the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights Impact Community (GBSN for BHR) 8th Annual Meeting.

This hybrid meeting will take place at the University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, November 25th. Our agenda includes a diverse range of topics, such as the integration of human rights into teaching, showcasing regional collaborations within GBSN for BHR, expanding our community’s geographical reach, and incorporating human rights principles into specialized management subdisciplines such as accounting and supply chain management. We will also delve into our public advocacy efforts.

Date: Monday, 25 November 2024
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am CET
Location: Geneva, Uni Dufour, 24 Rue du Général Dufour, Room 408 / Online
Registration link
Seating is limited, and in-person registration will close once capacity is reached on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 – Coffee and networking

9:00 - 9:05 – Welcome
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly (Director, GCBHR) & Michael Posner (Director, NYU Stern Center for BHR)

9:05 - 9:10 – Opening remarks
Stéphane Berthet (Vice-rector, University of Geneva)

9:10 - 9:20 – Keynote remarks
Volker Türk (United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)

9:20 - 9:25 – Perspective from a Head of School
Kenneth McPhail (Head of School, Alliance Manchester Business School)

9:25 - 9:30 – Perspective from a multi-stakeholder initiative
Jeff Vockrodt (President and CEO, Fair Labor Association)

9:30 - 10:25 – Discussion: Strategies to accelerate the integration of human rights in business education

  • Leverage the new regulatory landscape
    Discussion lead: Björn Fasterling (Professor of Law and Business Ethics, EDHEC Business School)

  • Activating the private sector to speak up for human rights
    Discussion leads: Matthew Kilgarriff (Sustainability Leader; GBSN for BHR Ambassador) & Ron Popper (CEO, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights)

  • Activating the students
    Discussion lead: Katrin Muff (Professor, LUISS Business School; Director, The Institute for Business Sustainability)

  • Expanding the network
    Discussion Leads: Hani Kamel (Professor, Qatar University) & Charles Autheman (Lecturer, Sciences Po & HEC Paris)

  • Other strategies

10:25 - 10:30 – Closing remarks
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly & Michael Posner