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The first edition of the Global Ethics Forum was held at the Palais des Nations of the United Nations in Geneva on July 2nd & 3rd, 2009. The Forum brought together 512 accredited participants: CEOs, managers, universities, international institutions and experts around the following topic “The Corporate Social Responsibility in times of crisis”.

During one and a half day, the Forum’s agenda has been developed through an interactive conference program: keynote speeches, roundtables and workshops and based on three different themes:

• How can Corporate Social Responsibility strategies and practices be made innovative and relevant in times of crisis?
• How can Corporate Social Innovation lead to sustainable development?
• How can management education develop an alternative to the dominant economic paradigm, induce a change in the business leaders’ mindset and develop globally responsible leaders?

Among 32 international speakers of the Global Ethics Forum, 3 special guests:

• Patricia Werhane, President of International Society of Business Economics and Ethics, (ISBEE) & Executive Director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University (USA)
• John A. Quelch, Lincoln Filene Professor of Business, Harvard University (USA)
• Mallika Sarabhai, Founder of Darpana for Development, Performer, Activist and Social Entrepreneur (India)