Technology has increased the flow of information and made our decision-making more transparent. This rapid shift presents us with an historic opportunity to create a global culture driven by the need for trust and inclusion. This is why it is so important for those who are defi ning the world’s future structures to consciously build the ethical skills necessary into their designs. The building of empathetic ethics has to begin with individuals and quickly move into the organisations we lead and ultimately the societies we serve. How are we doing this? And, more importantly, how do we make this happen more quickly?
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 - 12:00, Thursday, March 27, 2008 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerFounder/President, Roots of EmpathyMary Gordon is recognized internationally as an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, best-selling author, child advocate who has created programs informed by the power of empathy. In 1996, she created the Roots of Empathy program and international children's charity which now…
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SpeakerAuthor and Independent Consultant, Markkula Center for Applied EthicsKirk O. Hanson stepped down recently as Executive Director of Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, one of the leading global centers for the study of applied ethics, where he held the John Courtney Murray, S.J. University Professorship in Social Ethics for 17 years. Previously…
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SpeakerDirector, News & Knowledge Initiative, AshokaKeith Hammonds is a writer and editor based outside New York City. He is team leader for Ashoka’s journalism fellows initiative, a new programme funded by the Knight Foundation to identify, seed, and connect social entrepreneurs in the realm of journalism. Hammonds was previously executive…
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SpeakerFounder and Executive Director, Sports4KidsJill C. Vialet is the founder and Executive Director of Sports4Kids. Jill has worked for more than 20 years in the non-profit sector, during which she focused her entrepreneurial skills on conceiving of and growing two non-profit organisations. Jill launched Sports4Kids in 1996 with two schools in…
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, AshokaBill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. Ashoka’s over 4,000 leading social entrepreneurs, “Ashoka Fellows,” operate in 100+ countries to create an “everyone a changemaker” world. Working in fields like health and human rights, three-quarters of…