Hult Magazine Issue 5 | Page 10

GLOBAL WEBINARS GLOBAL WEBINARS Join our webinar series to interact with members of Hult faculty on a range of hot business topics In order to explore the issues featured in our Visionary Speaker Series in more depth we have invited Hult faculty members to host a series of webinars on key trends in the business world, such as corporate social responsibility, social innovation, digital marketing, and entrepreneurship. These interactive webinars, each held shortly after the Visionary Speaker Series events, offer an open forum for questions from participants, making them a great way to gain an insight into a range of topics. Check out the list of webinars below and make sure to tune in or catch up by listening again or downloading the summaries at: hult.edu/globalwebinar Date Topic Speaker Dec 12th What Top Global Leaders are Focusing On Joanne Lawrence Global Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility & Social Innovation Jan 23rd Reshaping an Industry Olaf Groth Global Professor of Innovation, Strategy, Management, & Economics Feb 6th Thomas Hall Professor of Global Strategy & Marketing Feb 27th Start-ups and Growth Mike Grandenetti Professor & Global Discipline Lead for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Apr 17th 10 Sustainability to Fuel Company Growth Connecting with Customers Digitally Can Make or Break a Business Ben Hart Professor of Marketing 12 DEC Sign up for a webinar or listen again and download the summaries at: hult.edu/globalwebinar Joanne Lawrence What Top Global Leaders are Focusing On Why top global business leaders are focusing on social and environmental objectives to reach their economic targets Joanne explored the role of business in society and how companies have the power to create both economic value and lasting, positive social change. She discussed the importance of developing leaders who can ethically and effectively leverage resources to achieve both social and economic objectives. Joanne Lawrence is a Global Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility & Social Innovation at Hult and an academic advisor to the UN Global Compact LEAD Board Programme. With extensive international corporate and consulting experience, she has worked with many multinational companies, global organizations, and smaller, socially-focused enterprises and startups.