The Geneva School of Economics and Management, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Alliance Business School, and the Global Business School Network invite individuals at business schools interested in integrating human rights in business school curricula to the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights Impact Community (GBSN for BHR) 8th Annual Meeting.
This hybrid meeting will take place at the University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, November 25th. Our agenda includes a diverse range of topics, such as the integration of human rights into teaching, showcasing regional collaborations within GBSN for BHR, expanding our community’s geographical reach, and incorporating human rights principles into specialized management subdisciplines such as accounting and supply chain management. We will also delve into our public advocacy efforts.
Date & Time
Monday, 25 November 2024 from 9:00-10:30am CET
Location
Geneva, Uni Dufour, 24 Rue du Général Dufour, Room 408 / Online
Registration
Agenda *subject to change
09:00 – 09:05 – Welcome by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly (Director, GCBHR) & Michael
Posner (Director, NYU Stern Center for BHR)
09:05 – 09:10 – Opening remarks by Stéphane Berthet (Vice-rector, University of Geneva)
09:10 – 09:20 – Keynote remarks by Volker Türk (United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights)
09:20 – 09:25 – Keynote remarks by Kenneth McPhail (Head of School, Alliance
Manchester Business School)
09:25 – 09:30 – Keynote remarks by Jeff Vockrodt (President and CEO, Fair Labor
Association)
09:30 – 10:15 – Discussion: Strategies to accelerate the integration advance human rights in
business education
- Growing the network & developing locally relevant teaching material (ILO, Charles
Autheman, Qatar University?) - Integrating human rights into existing management courses (Yingru Li, John
Ferguson, Uconn?) - Activating the private sector to speak up for human rights (Matthew Kilgarriff & Ron
Popper?) - Other strategies
10:15 – 10:20 – Upcoming events & other announcements
10:20 – 10:30 – Closing remarks by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly & Michael Posner
Interested in joining the GBSN for BHR Impact Community?
Individuals interested in joining the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights Impact Community should complete the online sign-up form.