S&O Purpose Day 2024 - The second edition
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We are delighted to invite you to the second edition of the Purpose Day, hosted by the HEC Paris S&O Institute Purpose Center in collaboration with the Oxford University Center for Corporate Reputation on March 5th, 2024, at the prestigious Hôtel de l'Industrie in the heart of Paris.
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This summit will address how purpose intent can be translated into authentic action. We aim to unlock insights from the keynote speakers, panelists and participants into how best to embed purpose in firm culture and governance, as well as the latest thinking on how purpose can best be measured.
In joining, you will be able to:
• Engage with leading researchers from HEC Paris and the University of Oxford
• Learn from industry leading keynote speakers
• Participate in panel learning debates populated by experts from academia, industry, the financial markets, the professions, and EU regulatory field.
Come and listen to our keynote speakers:
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AGENDA
2.00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Purpose at work
2:00 p.m. GRAZING: 3 workshop rooms, each containing experts from academia and business, where you can explore the realm of purpose in action as follows:
Research at HEC Paris and Oxford Said Business School: Purpose and Performance in Organizations
Presenters: Pauline Asmar, Rodolphe Durand, Laura Fritsch, Samuel Mortimer, Ekaterina Netchaeva and Rupert Younger
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Human Resources Management Best Practices: From Purpose Statement to Purpose-driven Culture
Presenters: Virginie Chauvin, Bénédicte Chretien, Jean-Marc Laouchez Mathilde Le Coz
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Board of Directors’ role: Aligning Governance and Purpose
Presenters: Laurence Debroux (Novo Nordisk), Michel de Rosen (Forvia), Jean-Florent Rérolle (VienGi, Ethifinance)
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3.45 p.m - 4.15 p.m. Coffee Break
4.15 p.m. SHARING - A plenary session, gathering and sharing insights from the three workshop rooms, discussed with a panel consisting of some of the workshop presenters
5.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. Cocktail networking time
6.00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Visions of Purpose
6:00 p.m. Introduction by Hubert Joly
6:15 p.m. Stakeholders and Purpose: How to make the ends meet?
Academic Keynote by Professor Edward Freeman
6:45 p.m. The Changing Regulatory Landscape
Regulatory Keynote by Aleksandra Palinska, Executive Director at Eurosif
7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
The Role and Agenda of Investors in Corporate Purpose
Speakers: Matt Christensen, Bertille Knuckey, Aleksandra Palinska and Anne Simpson
8.00 p.m. Conclusion
8.30 p.m. Cocktail networking time
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We expect this event to be oversubscribed, so please let Iiris (sacchet@hec.fr) know if you are unable to attend. Please bring your booking confirmation with you to register on the day.
The event is co-chaired by Rodolphe Durand, the Founder and Academic Director of the S&O Institute & Purpose Center and Rupert Younger, the Founder and Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, and Chair of the Enacting Purpose Initiative.
Our heartfelt thanks for the support of the Joly Family Chair in Purposeful Leadership and its many individual donors and the Mazars "Purposeful Governance" Chair.