Executive Ethics Symposium

Executive Ethics Symposium

Annual Executive Ethics Symposium

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Friday, September 6, 2024 

The annual Executive Ethics Symposium invites professionals from the business, government, and non-profit sectors to learn about the ethical implications of emergent topics. Past topics have included artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and socially responsible investing. 

This year's topic will be Environmental Social Governance (ESG). 

  • What are the potential effects of climate change on company business practices?
  • What are the mechanism for monitoring progress?
  • What are the supply chain changes that are predicted?

If you are interested in the business and environmental forecasts and want to have a thoughtful dialogue, reach out and ask to be included in the conversation.  

The livestream will be available and open to all for free. If you are interested in attending, please email contactcle@arizona.edu

8:00 AM  Check-in and Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcome Message (Livestream Begins)
9:00 AM Panelists Discussion
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Questions from Audience 
11:15 AM Closing Remarks
11:30 AM Event Concludes (Livestream Ends)

 

The 2023 Executive Ethics Symposium explored the exciting, evolving, and emerging ethical dimensions of ChatGPT. The annual symposium invited top leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors to learn about the ethical implications of various trending business topics. Esteemed panel members provided a wealth of information and answered questions from the audience. 

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Group Photo

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Full Room

2023 Panelists 

  • Greg Heileman, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering; The University of Arizona
  • Matt Hashim, Associate Professor of MIS; Eller Fellow; The University of Arizona
  • Ricardo Vilanova; Partner, Intelligent Automation - Consulting; Ernst & Young

Special thanks to Dean Karthik Kannan for the opening remarks and support of Center for Leadership Ethics.

 

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Dean Kannan CLE EES

 

Interested to know more? 

Check out our previous year's videos down below.⬇️

On August 25, 2023, members of the Tucson community gathered at the Hacienda del Sol Hotel to attend the annual Executive Ethics Symposium organized by the Center for Leadership Ethics in the Eller College of Management

The 2021 Executive Ethics Symposium discussed the ethical considerations of working remotely.

The 2020 Executive Ethics Symposium discussed the ethical aspects of the collection, protection, and use of data. 

The 2018 Executive Ethics Symposium explored the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Participants gleaned new insights into the benefits, burdens and ethical implications of AI in society through a panel of experts from academia, business and the military.

The 2014 Executive Ethics Symposium focused on socially responsible investing:
 

The 2012 Executive Ethics Symposium explored the Benefit Corporation or B Corp movement, as a panel of leaders gathered at the UA to discuss ethical implications of this new legal entity.

The inaugural Executive Ethics Symposium debated strategic mortgage defaults as a panel of leaders gathered at the UA in August 2010 to hash out ethical issues.


Support and Sponsors

Thanks to the generous support of Zanes Law, there will be no cost to participate in the Executive Ethics Symposium.

For more information about Zanes Law, please visit www.zaneslaw.com

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