The 3rd Edition of the Purpose Day : CORPORATE PURPOSE - NAVIGATING DISSENT

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Oxford Saïd Business School Centre for Corporate Reputation & Enacting Purpose Initiative & S&O Institute Purpose Center

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The 3rd Edition of the Purpose Day

CORPORATE PURPOSE - NAVIGATING DISSENT

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
 
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
 
Hôtel de l'Industrie
 
4 Place Saint-Germain des Prés, 75006, Paris

We are delighted to invite you to 

the third edition of the HEC S&O Purpose Day,
 
hosted by the HEC Paris S&O Institute Purpose Center
 
and the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation on February 11, 2025, at the prestigious Hôtel de l'Industrie in the heart of Paris.

 
This year's theme, "Corporate Purpose: Navigating Dissent", explores the tensions faced by purpose-driven organizations. We will delve into how companies can foster authenticity and trust while navigating internal and external pressures, and the role dissent plays in shaping a credible corporate purpose.

HIGHLIGHTS

Oxford Union Debate - For or Against?
 
"Purpose commitments are a management distraction and destroy shareholder value"

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Research & Practice Dialogue

Dynamic exploration of recent research on corporate purpose, highlighting the intersection of theory and practice with our keynote speakers

 

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Vanessa Burbano

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Sidney Taurel Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School and pioneering researcher on employee behavior

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Marie

Ekeland

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Entrepreneur and investor, Co-founder of Daphni, Founder and CEO of 2050

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Florent Menegaux

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CEO of Michelin, sharing insights on purpose-driven leadership in today’s complex business landscape

 

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Agenda

  • 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. – Welcome Coffee
  • 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. – Research Grazing* & Networking Break
  • 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Research Grazing* & Networking Break
  • 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Research Grazing* & Networking Break
  • 7:45 p.m. – Concluding Cocktail

 

* with Pauline Asmar, Coco Can He, Hilary Hoyt, Luca Manelli, Kevin Miner, Chiara Pantalena, Andrew Montandon, Alexander Rustler.

The event will feature a lineup of academics from HEC Paris, Oxford University, and Politecnico di Milano, including:

  • Lisa BaudotAssociate Professor of Accounting, HEC Paris
  • Rodolphe Durand, Founder of the S&O Institute & Academic Director of the HEC S&O Purpose Center
  • Josip Kotlar, Professor of Management, Politecnico di Milano
  • Alan Morrison, Professor of Law & Finance, Oxford University Saïd BS
  • Rupert Younger, Founder and Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, and Chair of the Enacting Purpose Initiative
  • Georg Wernicke, Dieter Schwarz Foundation Chaired Associate Professor of Strategy, HEC Paris

and a selection of high-potential young researchers.

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The event is co-chaired by Rodolphe Durand, the Founder the S&O Institute & and the Academic director of the 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 Forvis Mazars "Purposeful Governance" Chair.

For more information about the event,
 
please contact Iiris Sacchet: sacchet@hec.fr

Leading with Purpose for an Inclusive and Sustainable world

 


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