BUSINESS BEYOND TOMORROW CONFERENCE
Three of Montreal’s business schools join forces to organize a Sustainability Weekend
On Friday, March 11th and Saturday March 12th, three of Montreal’s business schools, John Molson School of Business (Concordia University), Desautels Faculty of Management (McGill University) and HEC Montreal (Université de Montreal) will play host to a sustainability conference. Concordia University’s (John Molson School of Business) downtown campus will host “Business Beyond Tomorrow”, on March 11th, a conference for business leaders, professors, and students to come together and share ideas on how the corporate world can develop and implement initiatives for greener business and general practices. The next day, March 12th, HEC Montreal will host, their annual MBA case competition. The competitive event is expected to bring together 12 business schools from US & Canada.
With the rise of marketing buzz-words like ‘eco-friendly’ and ‘footprint reduction’, this conference goes beyond the jargon by focusing on the practices companies and individuals should adopt to create a lasting and successful difference socially, ecologically and economically.
The conference includes several keynote speakers and panellists from
internationally recognized companies such as:
§ Claude Ouimet - Senior VP & GM, InterfaceFLOR
§ John Fullerton - President, Capital Institute
§ Vandana Shiva - Sydney Peace Prize Winner 2010
§ Bob Willard - Author, The Business Case of Sustainability
In addition, experts in Social Enterprise, Renewable Energy,
Green Marketing, Sustainable Consulting, Green Buildings,
Food & Sustainability, Sustainable Finance and Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, will participate in interactive panel discussions.
The day will also be packed with excellent networking opportunities
and delicious organic food!
The complete Business Beyond Tomorrow weekend is open to the public and includes access to the conference and case competition. Early ticket purchasing is advised as there is a limit of 400 tickets only. . Each ticket is priced at $15 for students and $40 for professionals before March 4th 2011. After this date, ticket prices increase to $25 and $50, respectively.
Registration for attendants begins at 9 a.m., with talks scheduled to run throughout the day until 6 p.m. The day’s activities include breakfast, lunch, snacks and a networking cocktail. In addition to providing information on successful sustainable initiatives, this conference will be entirely sustainable itself.
For more details, please visit www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com
MARCH 11th 2011: Business Beyond Tomorrow Conference
BMO Amphitheatre, MB Building, Concordia University, 1450 Guy St., Montreal
Open to the public, $15 for students; $40 for Companies before March 4th2011.
MARCH 12th 2011: HEC Sustainability Challenge Case Competition
HEC Montreal, Côte-Sainte-Catherine Building, 3000 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal
ORGANIZERS:
John Molson Sustainable Business Group, JMSB, Concordia University
1450 Guy St., MB Building, Suite 4.437, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
Fax: 514.848.7436 ATTN: JSG
Web: www.jsg-jmsb.ca
S.T.O.P & Net Impact, McGill University
845 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T5
www.mcgillstop.com , www.net-impact.mcgill.ca
Net impact and CSR Club, AEMBA -MBA Student Association, HEC Montreal
Côte-Sainte-Catherine Building, 3000 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3T 2A7
www.hecaemba.org
Source:
Srikanth Sekar,
President, John Molson Sustainable Business Group
Email: srikanthsekar@jsg-jmsb.ca
Phone: 514-991-3698
