CONFERENCE ON ENTERPREUNERSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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Registration |
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Lunch
(Cafeteria one level above the Pope Auditorium) |
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Pope
Auditorium, INAUGURATION Ceremony: 1:PM-1:05PM
Prof. Mary Beth Combs of Fordham |
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Pope
Auditorium, Session A |
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Coffee |
Presiding: Professor
A1] “Privatizing human rights initiatives,” Barbara K. Bucholtz, Professor of Law; Executive Director, University of Tulsa, Nonprofit Law Center; Professional Fellow, National Energy/ Environmental Law and Policy Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
A2] “Litigation and Human
Rights: Universal Jurisdiction, Liability Risks, and the Effects on Investment
and Entrepreneurship in Developing and Troubled Nations,” donald j. Kochan, Assistant
Professor of Law, Chapman University School of Law, One University Drive,
Orange, California.
A3] “Data
standards for living human, social, and natural capital,” William P. Fisher,
MetaMetrics Inc.,
Monday Aug 1, Afternoon:
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Pope
Auditorium, Session B |
Session Code B] Promoting Both Entrepreneurship
and Human Rights
Presiding: Mr. Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven, Founder of the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER). (Started 54 companies in 11 countries.)
B1] “Foreign direct investment and human
rights : Is corporate social responsibility the answer?” Julien Levis, Stanford Law school.
B2] “Common Ground in Promotion of Entrepreneurship and
Human Rights,” Vinod, H. D., Director Institute of Ethics and Economic Policy
and Professor of Economics,
B3] “Ethics, Wages and Multinational Corporations in Age of Globalization,” Pellegrino Manfra Ph.D., Queensborough, City University of New York
Monday Aug 1, Evening.
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WINE and Snacks Reception for Socializing with Participants, Open and free for all
registered participants at the scenic 12th Floor Lounge. Elevators
are located one level above the Pope Auditorium, Turn Right from Auditorium
and use the Escalator, then go Left at the top of the escalator, walk
straight pick any one of the last two elevators going to the 12th
floor and enter Lounge B. Please do not miss evening views of |
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10:00 AM-12:00 Noon |
Pope
Auditorium, Session C |
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12:01
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Lunch |
Session Code C] Role of Government and
Corporations in Promoting Entrepreneurship and Human Rights
Presiding: Prof. H. D. Vinod, Fordham University
C1] “Sustainable capitalism or
ethical transnationalism? Work policies, trade and the human rights,” Orly Lobel, Weatherhead
Fellow for International Affairs,
C2] “How NAFTA can
hurt corn farming entrepreneurs in
Tuesday,
Aug. 2, Afternoon:
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1:00
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Pope
Auditorium, Session D |
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3:00
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Coffee
and Group Photograph for all participants |
Session Code D] Small Enterprises Promoting Wealth Creation
and Human Rights
Presiding: Mr. Michael Gelobter, Executive Director, Redefining Progress, Oakland, California (Fellow: Congressional Black Caucus for 1988, 1990-92 Director of Environmental Quality of City of New York, Board member of Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Race Poverty and the Environment, etc.)
D1] “Creating new leaders from schools with intensive
training,”, Jonathan Schnur, CEO, New Leaders for New Schools, 30
West 26th Street, New York, [winner of Fast Company's Social Capitalist
Award for 2005, among top 25 groups that are changing the world].
D2] “Preparing
women leaders and entrepreneurs: A Case Study of a College in Malsisar,
Jhunjhunu, and Rajasthan, India,” Surendra K. Kaushik, Professor of Finance,
Pace University, New York and Dr. Donald Plunkett, businessman and adjunct
professor at the Baruch campus of the City University of New York.
D3] “The micro size
enterprise in Mexico: A surviving strategy or a chance of prosperity?” Marisol
Martinez Kasten,
Tuesday, Aug. 2, Afternoon:
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3:30
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Pope
Auditorium, Session E |
Session Code E] Small Enterprises Promoting Wealth Creation
and Human Rights
Presiding: Prof. Falguni Sen, Professor of Management, Graduate School of Business Fordham University
E1] “Experience of Scojo foundation with women entrepreneurs
around the world,” Graham Macmillan, Scojo Foundation, New York, winner of Fast
Company's Social Capitalist Award for 2005, among top 25 groups that are
changing the world.
E2] “Promoting ethically- and environmentally-sustainable wealth-creating business solutions to rural poverty in Ghana,” Winfred Agbeibor Jr., Projects Coordinator, TechnoServe, USA.
E3] “Fair source for micro-enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods through trade in services: ifPeople experience in the Southern Cone,” Christopher Johnson, CEO, ifPeople - Innovation for People.
Tuesday, Aug. 2, Evening.
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5:30 PM
onwards |
Free time
to enjoy open air concert at the Lincoln Center and New York Area Attractions |
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10:00
AM-12:00 Noon |
Pope
Auditorium, Session F |
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12:01
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Lunch |
Session Code F]
Social Science Aspects of Entrepreneurship and Human Rights
Presiding:
Prof. Darryl McLeod, Economics Dept.,
F1] “Women as entrepreneurs in the formal and informal
economy,” Sarah Dinga-Nyoh,
F2] “Empirical study of structural interventions to encourage favourable socio-cultural influences on entrepreneurs,” Dr. Shraddha Shivani, Dr. S. K. Mukherjee, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, and Dr. Raka Sharan, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
F3] “Mexican-origin population growth 1990-2000: the relative contributions of net migration and natural increase,” Juan José Bustamante, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Wednesday, Aug. 3, Afternoon Final Session:
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1:00
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Pope
Auditorium, Session G Concluding
Discussion, Future Plans, Policy, etc. |
Presiding: : Professor Mary Beth
Combs, Economics Department, Ph.D. in Rhetorics and Economics,
Working session to prepare a policy recommendation document for the
World Summit to be held in