This week leaders such as Bill Clinton, Rajenda Pachauri and Jim Collins speak in Milan at one of the most important events for the European business community. DNV will introduce key speakers and the results of a comprehensive study on CR and sustainability.
The event gathers international opinion leaders, entrepreneurs and leading executives to discuss the world economy, explore the latest trends and share experiences. It is both an unique learning opportunity for DNV as well as a good forum to share our recent insight into CR and sustainable business performance,” says Vittore Marangon, Country Manager for DNV Business Assurance in Italy. For the fourth year, DNV is a main sponsor at the World Business Forum.
Leading keynote speakers
On the opening day Wednesday 28 October, Director of Market & Services in DNV Renato Grottola, will present Jim Collins. Collins is the author of the bestsellers "How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In", "Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies", and "Good to Great". As a writer for Harvard Business Review, Business Week, and Fortune, Collins is considered an expert on the subject of company sustainability and growth.
Head of Corporate Communications of DNV Tore Høifødt, will Wednesday 29 October introduce Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 2007 Pachauri was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice-President Al Gore. Pachauri is also the Director-General of TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute) - dedicated to sustainable development.
Tore Høifødt will also interview Pachauri and moderate the following Q&A session.
Presenting CR survey
DNV will also communicate the results of a survey conducted in collaboration with Università Bocconi on sustainability and CR. The survey was conducted in September 2009 and included about 7000 companies.
Radio24, the Italian National Business Radio, will broadcast live from the DNV stand during the event. A 45-second DNV spot will be broadcasted six times a day.
Speakers at the 2009 World Business Forum:
Gary Hamel, Competing for the future – The future of management
Lyn Heward, Talent management
Jim Collins, Managing the results (videoconference)
Vijay Govindarajan, Innovation
Rajendra Pachauri, Global affair (videoconference)
Rodrigo De Rato, Europe and global challenges
Andreas Weigend, The new data revolution and its impact on marketing strategy
Bill Clinton, Towards global prosperity
Business Cases:
Bosch, Rudolf Colm
Hublot, Jean-Claude Biver
Mediolanum, Ennio Doris
To know more visit the website: http://it.hsmglobal.com/contenidos/itwbfhome.html (in Italian or German)