The National Academies
Climate Change Education Roundtable
A Workshop on
Climate Change Education for Future Business Leaders
Thursday, March 14, 2013
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C.
Objectives:
- Discuss climate change as a key strategic business issue with a focus on risk and opportunities.
- Learn from leaders in business schools and international corporations how they train the necessary talent.
- Identify the institutional barriers and discuss models that work for incorporating climate change education into business schools.
- Discuss pathways to providing climate change education for future business leaders.
March 14, 2013 (Room 120)
Breakfast available at the meeting room starting at 7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Workshop Goals |
Janet Peace, VP of Markets and Business Strategy, C2ES Martin Storksdieck, Director, Climate Change Education Roundtable | |
8:15 a.m. |
Climate Change: The Global Challenge |
Robert W. Corell, Global Environment and Technology Foundation |
9:00 a.m. |
Business Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Climate Change |
Moderator: Janet Peace | |
Panelists: |
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Dave Nagel, Executive VP, BP America Inc. |
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Michael Parr, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, DuPont |
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Valerie Patrick, Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer |
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Camilla Seth, Executive Director, Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Business Schools: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Climate Change |
Moderator: Richard Vietor, Senior Associate Dean for the Asian Initiative, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration | |
Panelists: |
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Robert Hansen, Senior Associate Dean, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
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Valerie Suslow, Associate Dean, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
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Anjani Jain, Senior Associate Dean, School of Management, Yale |
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12:15 p.m. |
Lunch (provided onsite) |
1:15 p.m. |
Current Efforts and Approaches for Incorporating Climate Change Education into Business Schools |
Introduction by Anant Sundaram, Professor of Finance, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College | |
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Moderator: Andy Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan |
Panelists: |
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Eric Orts, Director, Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, Wharton |
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Jacob Park, Associate Professor of Business Strategy and Sustainability, Green Mountain College |
Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University |
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Melissa Paschall, Director, Business & Environment Initiative, Harvard Business School |
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3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 p.m. |
Needs and Opportunities: A Way Forward |
Moderator: Anant Sundaram | |
Discussants: |
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Laura Clise, Director of Sustainable Development, AREVA Inc. |
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Bruce Schlein, Director of Corporate Sustainability, Citi |
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Dan Vermeer, Executive Director, Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment, Duke University |
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Attendees and Discussants will reflect on the needs, opportunities, and ways forward. |
4:30 p.m. |
Review of Main Ideas |
Janet Peace | |
4:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
Martin Storksdieck | |
5:00 p.m. |
Networking Event |
6:00 p.m. |
Meeting Adjourns |