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The Symposium

The International Business & Leadership Symposium is an annual event which brings together leaders from business, politics, academia, civil society and faith-based organizations to dialogue on new leadership styles that are sustainable and ensure profitability for businesses. It provides a platform for leading minds to share their experiences and expertise on the value of an ethics-based approach to deal with today’s challenges in the global markets. It also examines the impact of this approach on the bottom line.

The Conference from 5th – 6th November 2009 on Ethics in Business – Corporate Culture & Spirituality, will be the fourth to be held at the European Parliament. The Conference is part of the International Business & Leadership Symposium and is an initiative of the International Association for Human Values, a volunteer-based, charitable NGO dedicated to the development and promotion of human values in society.
Impressions 2009

 Speakers 2009

6th Conference on Ethics in Business – Corporate Culture & Spirituality

5th – 6th November 2009, European Parliament, Brussels
Conference Co-Chairs
Mr. Nirj Deva
Member of European Parliament, United Kingdom

H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Founder, International Association for Human Values


Confirmed Speakers

Dr. Jean-Joseph Boillot
Professor of Economics; Former Financial Counsellor, French Treasury; Co-Chairman, Euro-India Economic & Business Group

Dr. Gerhard F. Braun
Managing Director, Karl Otto Braun KG, Germany

Mr. Sean C. Carroll
Director of Programs, Club of Madrid

Prof. Dr. Walter De Brouwer
CEO & President, One Laptop per Child Europe

Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Peter Dürr
Founder, Global Challenges Network, Germany

Mr. Tom Gilb
Senior Partner, Result Planning Limited, Norway

Prof. Dr. Klaus Götz
Head, Centre for Human Resource Management, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany

Mrs. Monika Griefahn
Former Member of German Parliament

Grand Rabbi Marc Raphaël Guedj

Director, Fondation Racines et Sources; Former Grand Rabbi of Geneva, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Heijltjes
Associate Dean, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, The Netherlands

Dr. Lalit Khaitan
Chairman, Radico Khaitan Limited, India

Mrs. Sung-Joo Kim
Chairperson, MCM Group; Founder, Sungjoo Group, Republic of Korea

Mr. Michael Laurier
Chief Executive, Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC, United Kingdom

Dr. R. Martin Lees
Secretary General, Club of Rome; Rector Emeritus, UN University for Peace

Prof. Ruud Lubbers
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Earth Charter Commissioner

Ms. Erika Mann
Former Member of European Parliament, Germany

Rev. Prof. Dr. Piotr Mazurkiewicz
Secretary General, Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE)

Dr. Brigitte Mohn
Member of Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany

Dr. Patricia Morales
Coordinator, UNESCO Chair on Building Sustainable Peace, University of Leuven, Belgium

Mr. Jan Muehlfeit
Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation

Dr. Djordjija Petkoski
Head of Business, Competitiveness and Development Program, World Bank Institute, USA

Dr. Sanjay Pradhan
Vice President, World Bank Institute, USA

Swami Pragyapad
International Art of Living Foundation, India

Dr. Gerhard Prätorius
Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG, Germany

Mr. Gopal Ramanathan
Chairman, High Growth Markets, KPMG; Former Global Head of Transaction Services, KPMG

Mr. Walter Schwimmer
Former Secretary General, Council of Europe; Chairman, International Coordination Committee, World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations"

Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp
Founding Member, Green Cross International; Former President, European Region, World Union for Progressive Judaism, The Netherlands

Mr. Heiko Thieme
Chairman, American Heritage Management Corp., USA

Mr. Günter Verheugen
Vice-President, European Commission; Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry

Prof. Maurizio Zollo
Professor in Strategy and Corporate Responsibility, Bocconi University, Italy

Confirmed Moderators
Mrs. Indu Kapur
Managing Director, Lugani Group, Germany

Mr. Rutger Koopmans
Advisor to the Board, Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade

Mrs. Rajita Kulkarni
Director, International Association for Human Values, India

Mr. Ram Lakhina
Executive President, Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade

Mr. Lex Mellink
Founder, Mellinksocialeveiligheid; Former Director, Royal Police Academy, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Kurt Weis
Professor of sociology, Munich, Germany
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