Principal and Co-owner Barb Brown will be speaking at two conferences in the next two weeks; the Conference Board 2011 Conference: “Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Conference: The Nexus of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility”, as well as the National Investor Relations Institute‘s 2011 Conference.
The Conference Board is June 9-10 at the Westin Georgetown Hotel (formerly the Westin Grand) in Washington, D.C. Presenting sponsors are DuPont, Altria, Best Buy and American Express. Some speakers include:
- Paul Pascalis, Director, Global Compliance and Ethics, American Express
- Heather Loebner, Executive Director, ArcelorMittal USA Foundation, Corporate Responsibility Governance Board and Manager, ArcelorMittal Americas
- Tessie Topol, Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy and Community Affairs, Time Warner Cable, Inc.
- George Akiki, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs & Program Director, Partnership for Lebanon, Cisco Systems
- Tracey Noe, Senior Director, Global Citizenship and Policy, Abbott
- Mary Capozzi, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Best Buy
- Paul Garrard, Director Corporate Affairs, Chairman Humana’s Corporate Social Responsibility Council, Humana, Inc.
- James R. Weigand, President, DuPont Sustainable Solutions
- Nancy Joy-Poignon, Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability Leader, Owens Corning
- Katherine Brass, Ecomagination Energy Leader, GE
Barb’s session, “Brand, Reputation and Sustainability Rankings”, is on June 10 from 8:45-9:45am.
For more information and to register (there’s still time!) please click here.
Barb is also speaking at the 2011 NIRI Conference June 12-15 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, FL. Sponsors include PR Newswire, NYSE Euronext, Dell, FedEx Office, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Wells Fargo. Some speakers include:
- Adam Bryant, Columnist, The New York Times
- Sam Levenson, SVP, Investor Relations, Sony
- George Barrett, Chairman & CEO, Cardinal Health, Inc.
Barb’s sessions include:
- “Credibility in the Hot Seat: IR Crisis, Reputation, and Risk” on June 13 from 4:15-5:30pm. Barb will be joined by Mike Conway (Sherwin-Williams), Jay Gould (Huntington Bancshares) and Jeff Linton (Forest City)
- “Sustainability, Strategy and Leadership” on June 15 from 1:30-3:30pm with Kristin Lewis of Fairmount Minerals
For more information and to register, please click here. Hope to see you there!
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