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Money, Politics, and Corporate Risk
This two day conference will address the issues surrounding corporate governance and corporate political activity. The program on the February 28th will explore company participation in the political process and place it in the broader context of the societal role and responsibilities of corporations.
| What | Center for Corporate Integrity |
|---|---|
| When |
February 28, 2008 from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm |
| Where | 151 East 25th Street, Room 7-50 |
| Contact Name | Matthew LePere |
| Contact Email | Matthew_LePere@baruch.cuny.edu |
| Contact Phone | 646-312-3231 |
| Attendees | The audience will be directors, senior executives, lawyers, journalists and |
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Click here to watch Day 1 of Money, Politics, and Corporate Risk.
Money, Politics, and Corporate Risk - Day 1 Agenda*
I. The Public Opinion Context: Corporate Reputation & Political Activity
- 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
A survey on directors and company political spending co-sponsored by the Center for Political Accountability and the Wharton School’s Zicklin Center will be released at the conference. The results will be presented by Larry Harris of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. In addition, the panel will examine how the public and shareholders view company political activity and the impact of that activity and earlier and contemporary corporate misconduct or questionable behavior on company reputations.
Chair: JOHN ELLIOTT, Dean, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College
AARON BERNSTEIN, editor at large, Directorship
LARRY HARRIS, Principal, Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
II. How the Game is Played: Corporations & the Money Chase
-10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The panel will examine corporate participation in the political process and the pressures companies and top executives experience to contribute.
Chair: BRUCE FREED, Executive Director, Center for Political Accountability
GERALD GREENWALD, founding principal , Greenbriar Equity Group; former CEO, UAL Corp. and American Motors
TOM HAMBURGER, staff writer, the Los Angeles Times
CHARLES KOLB, President, Committee for Economic Development
Lunch and Luncheon Address: Corporations as Participants in the Democratic Process - 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LEON PANETTA, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, former White House chief of staff, former chairman of the House Budget Committee
III. The Corporate Governance Response: Creating Counterbalances to Political Pressure - 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Chair: LARRY ZICKLIN, Clinical Prof. of Business Ethics, The Stern School, NYU
DAN BROSS, Senior Director, Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Corp.
KARL SANDSTROM, counsel, Center for Political Accountability; former member and vice chair, Federal Election Commission; Of Counsel, Perkins Coie
RON SARACHAN, Partner, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews, & Ingersoll, LLP
IV. Beyond Compliance: The Corporation in Society
- 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Chair: WILLIAM LAUFER, Director, Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
VIC KHANNA, Professor, University of Michigan Law School
PETER KINDER, President, KLD Research & Analytics
STEVEN SOLOW, Partner, Hunton & Williams
Click here for information on Day 2 of the conference.
Cosponsors
Center for Political Accountability
Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research
Registration
- Complete and submit the below registration form.
- Call us at 646-312-3231
E-mail us at cci@baruch.cuny.edu