Kellogg-Aspen Conference 2014
Thinking about the governance gap
When it comes to regulation, the tension among corporations, advocacy groups, and other NGOs offers no easy answers. But the Kellogg-Aspen Business in Society Leadership Summit created stimulating discussions with experts — and an engaged audience — who looked at the problem from all sides. This is what the Kellogg Public-Private Initiative is dedicated to: leading the discussion. We hope you will enjoy viewing content from the 2014 summit on this page, and join the conversation.
Daniel Diermeier
IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice Director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship Faculty Director, Kellogg Public-Private Initiative
Sheila Duran
Senior Director, Kellogg Public-Private Initiative
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- David Austen-Smith is the Peter G. Peterson Professor of Corporate Ethics, and Professor of Political Science and Economics.
- Corey Brinkema is President of the Forest Stewardship Council – United States, a nonprofit organization which serves as the national office of the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
- Jason Clay leads the Market Transformation work of WWF-US for agriculture, aquaculture, business and industry, finance, fisheries and forests.
- Roxanne Decyk retired in 2010 from the position of Executive Vice President, Global Government Relations for Royal Dutch Shell.
- Daniel Diermeier is the IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice in the Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences and the Director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship at the Kellogg School of Management.
- Roben Farzad is a writer and TV & radio personality for Bloomberg Businessweek, where he covers Wall Street, international finance, politics, regulation and emerging markets. He appears on MSNBC, CNN,
- Chris Jochnick is the Director of the Private Sector Department at Oxfam America and co-coordinator of the Private Sector Team of Oxfam International.
- As Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, T.J. Whalen is responsible for setting the Company’s overall strategy, plans and growth agenda, leading strategic planning, and ensuring overall Company performance.
- Brayden King is an associate professor of Management and Organizations and is also affiliated with the Department of Sociology.
- Harlan Loeb heads Edelman’s global Crisis & Risk Management practice. He is a nationally recognized expert in crisis management and reputational risk, and has developed a proprietary reputational risk modeling index for senior decision makers.
- Bruce Lourie is one of Canada’s leading environmental thinkers and co-author of the international best-selling book Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health.
- Sarah Murray is a journalist and feature writer who specializes in the relationship of business to society and the environment, a topic she has covered since the late 1990s; she also writes research reports on business and sustainability for the Economist Group.
- Ben Packard returned to Starbucks in June following a year-long “coffee break” (sabbatical). Over the next 6 months he will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to develop the 3-5 year Global Responsibility strategic plan for the company.
- Since January 2011, Jose Luis Prado has been President, Quaker Foods North America, a division of PepsiCo. He also leads PepsiCo's Global Baking Center of Excellence and Innovation Center, which develops and supports baked projects companywide.
- As the Executive Director of Greenpeace, Phil Radford is at the helm of one of the largest and most influential environmental organizations in the country.
- Jim Rogers is the Retired Chairman & CEO of Duke Energy. Prior to being elected chairman in January 2007, he also served as Duke Energy's president and CEO from April 2006 until his retirement on July 1, 2013.
- Judy Samuelson created the Aspen Business and Society Program, an independently supported program at the Aspen Institute, in 1998.
- Michael Vandenbergh is a leading scholar in environmental and energy law whose research explores the relationship between formal legal regulation and informal social regulation.
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Check-in: James L. Allen Center Lobby, Evanston
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Welcome reception
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Welcome: Daniel Diermeier, IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, Kellogg School of Management; Judy Samuelson, Executive Director, Aspen Business and Society Program
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Opening dinner and Keynote speaker – Jose Luis Prado, President, Quaker Foods, North America, PepsiCo "Performance with Purpose: Building a Sustainable 21st Century Company"
Friday, February 28, 2014
7:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.
Continental breakfast: James L. Allen Center Lobby, Evanston
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction: Daniel Diermeier, IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, Kellogg School of Management
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Panel – “When Public Institutions Fail: The Rise of Private Governance”
Companies are increasingly asked to assume the role of governments. The rise of social media, globalization, and ever increasing expectations of companies has created new business challenges for globally operating companies. This panel features corporate and academic experts analyzing the rise of private governance and its implications for global commerce.
Panelists: Roxanne Decyk, former EVP of Global Government Affairs and member, Executive Committee, Royal Dutch Shell Plc; corporate director at Snap-on Inc, Alliant Techsystems, Petrofac Ltd and Ensco Plc; and director, Business for Social Responsibility and Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, where she also serves as president; Harlan Loeb, Global Practice Chair, Crisis & Risk Management, Edelman; Daniel Diermeier, Kellogg School of Management
Moderator: David Austen-Smith, Peter G. Peterson Chair in Corporate Ethics, Kellogg School of Management
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Networking break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel – “Between Challenge and Cooperation: Influencing Corporate Action for Good”
Globally operating NGOs are one of the key drivers of private regulation. This panel brings together leading NGOs with academic experts to discuss the growing impact of NGOs on corporate conducts and its social and economic consequences.
Panelists: Jason Clay, SVP Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund; Chris Jochnick, Director of Private Sector Department, Oxfam America; Brayden King, Associate Professor, Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management; Philip D. Radford, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA
Moderator: Sarah Murray, journalist and author
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and a conversation with Jim Rogers, retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Duke Energy. Interviewed by Judy Samuelson, Executive Director, Aspen Business and Society Program
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Networking break
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Panel – “Navigating Public and Private Governance in Global Commerce”
Private solutions to public problems create new governance challenges ranging from legal implications to questions of legitimacy. This panel of experts investigates the challenges of designing and implementing private governance solutions.
Panelists: Ben Packard, Nature Conservancy Corporate Engagement; formerly Starbucks VP Global Responsibility; Michael P. Vandenberg, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law, Vanderbilt Law School; Co-director, Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program; Director, Climate Change Research Network; Corey Brinkema, President, Forest Stewardship Council US; Bruce Lourie, President, The Ivey Foundation
Moderator: Roben Farzad, Bloomberg Businessweek contributor
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Speaker – T.J. Whalen,Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, “(Non) Profit Partnerships: Making Collaboration a Competitive Advantage”
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and next steps: Daniel Diermeier, Kellogg School of Management