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You'll find here all the conferences and workshops which took place between the 24th and 26th November 2010. For each session, you'll be able to acces content such as : Speakers Powerpoint presentations, summaries of the sessions...

WEDNESDAY 24th NOVEMBER

9:00 AM : Opening Ceremony by Philippe VASSEUR, President of Réseau Alliances and World Forum Lille

Plenary Session: The Way to The Responsible Company.

Gérard MESTRALLET (France)

CEO of GDF SUEZ, a world leader in independent electric production with 200,000 employees, and 80 billion € in turnover, Gerard MESTRALLET has committed his group to responsible guiding principles.

Paul KING (United-Kingdom)
Former WWF campaign manager and an expert in carbon neutral buildings, Paul King is at the origin of the British section of the World Green Building Council. This international coalition represents the global building industry, and the 66 member nations of the network represent 50% of the turnover in the sector.

Max ANDERSON (USA)

Max Anderson is a graduate from the prestigious Harvard Business School and founder of the "MBA Oath” in 2009, a commitment to a code of business ethics signed by many MBA students at Harvard and all over the world.

Video message by Olivier BARRAU (Haïti)

President and CEO of Alternative Insurance Company, Olivier Barrau came to the World Forum a year ago to present his company, which gives the poor the opportunity to insure themselves. This year he will speak on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

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2:00 PM: First series of workshops

1A - Development in Africa and CSR: how to build the future of the African continent in a responsible and sustainable way

Co-organized with the Forum de Bamako

Alain CAPO CHICHI, Founder, PROJECT CERCO, Benin

Lydienne MOULOBY, Co-Founder and director, SOCATUR, Cameroon

Maggy BARANKITSE, Founder, Maison Shalom, Burundi

Moderator :

Abdoullah COULIBALY, Founder and vice-president of Forum of Bamako, Mali*

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1B - Biodiversity: How can and why should your company act to preserve it? What is there to gain?

Co-organized with WWF France

Sandrine DEVOS, Public Affairs Officer, UEPG, Belgium

Prakash TEWARI, CSR Manager, Tata Power Company, India

Moderator :

Julia HAAKE, Director of Corporate Partnership, France

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1C - CSR as a competitive factor: team motivation, image, cost reductions…how to put your company one step ahead.

Co-organized with Fondation KPMG

Pauline D’AMBOISE, General Secretary , Mouvement des Caisses Desjardins, Canada

Kenneth IVERSEN, CEO, UNIMERCO, Denmark

Rita SONI, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation (India)

Moderator :

Bouchra ALIOUAT, General Secretary of KPMG Foundation, France

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1D - Sustainable Construction: how to minimize the environmental footprint of your buildings and optimize their impacts on society.

Co-organized with UNEP SBCI

Julio Joaquin SANTAMARIA, Sustainable Development Manager, Mexico

Claude LENGLET, Scientific Director, Rabot Dutilleul, France

Moderator :

Mr. Curt GARRIGAN, UNEP-SBCI Coordinator

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1E - Social business: how can companies rise to the challenge of solving society's problems?

Co-organized with Ashoka

Nick SIREAU, Founder, SolarAid, UK

Lily LAPENNA, Founder and CEO, MyBnk, UK

Moderator :

Arnaud MOUROT, Managing Director of Ashoka France/Belgium/Switzerland, France

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1F - Employees at the heart of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Succeed Together and its interactive tool Meeting Software

How can you get employees to appropriate the sustainable development strategy of their company?
Any company undertaking a CSR approach will have to address this question, whose answer determines the success of the CSR strategy. Actively involved in the company, employees have a decisive role to play in the CSR approach, both as doers and as being pro-active and initiative oriented.
It’s about an interactive workshop where each attendee is invited to bring and share his/her ideas, his/her experiences on challenges and improvement initiatives (on-going or to implement) in his/her company. A workshop that creates itself while it is taking place, based on an innovative approach

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5:00 PM: Second series of workshops

2A - Create a responsible company: what advantage for the founder by taking on a CSR approach from the beginning?

Co-organized with CJD

Alexandre BRUNET, CEO, Alimentation 5 sens, Canada

Nassim LOUNES, Director, Med&Com, Algeria

Moderator :

Zakaria FAHIM, President, International Center of Young Lea (Morocco)

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2B - Training on CSR: what is the company's training commitment for the managers of today and tomorrow ?

Co-organized with Ethics Institute South Africa

David BEVAN, Director, MA European Business Program, Royal Holloway-University of London, United-Kingdom

Goeffroy CEULEMANS, Architect Engineer, BESIX, Belgium

Moderator :

Deon ROSSOUW, Director, Ethics Institute, South Africa

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2C- Diversity in management positions as a factor of performance: how to do it concretely.

Co-organized with European Economic and Social Committee

Louisa MOJELA, CEO Wiphold, South Africa

Salvatore MARRA, New Rights Officer, Italian General Confederation of Labour, Italia

Moderator :

Madi SHARMA, Director, Madi Group, United Kingdom

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2D- Supply chain: how to take into account CSR issues on the whole process from supplier to end customer

Co-organized with RSE & PED

Ai L. H. NGUYEN, Director, Jia Hsin, Vietnam

Patrick ITSCHERT, General Secretary , European Federation Textile, Clothing and Leather, Belgium

Aleix GONZALEZ, CSR Manager, Inditex, Spain

Moderator :

Joëlle BROHIER, co-founder and president, RSE & Développement, Singapore

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2E- CSR, as an accelerator of innovation for companies: how to innovate when facing social and environmental issues.

Co-organized with Forum for the Future

Lynelle CAMERON, Director of Sustainability, Autodesk, United Kingdom

Andrew JENKINS, Sustainable Development Manager-Products, Boots UK

Dy Ould ZEINE, CEO, Information Development Services, Mauritania

Moderator :

Chris SHERWIN, Head of Innovation, Forum for the Future, United Kingdom

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2F - Responsible Social Dialogue: how it can guarantee performance for the company, employees, and stakeholders.

Co-organized by CSRSME

Veronica NILSSON, Special Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation

Clarisse BITINI, Human Ressources, Orgaman (Congo)

Moderator :

Benjamin QUINONES, Founder and President of the Coalition for Social Responsability of SME, Philippines

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2G - Employees at the heart of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Succeed Together and its interactive tool Meeting Software

How can you get employees to appropriate the sustainable development strategy of their company?
Any company undertaking a CSR approach will have to address this question, whose answer determines the success of the CSR strategy. Actively involved in the company, employees have a decisive role to play in the CSR approach, both as doers and as being pro-active and initiative oriented.
It’s about an interactive workshop where each attendee is invited to bring and share his/her ideas, his/her experiences on challenges and improvement initiatives (on-going or to implement) in his/her company. A workshop that creates itself while it is taking place, based on an innovative approach

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THURSDAY 25th NOVEMBER

9:00 - Plenary Session – The Responsible Company : putting CSR at the heart of strategy

Rémy PFLIMLIN (France)
CEO of France Television since August 2010, the group comprises of the public television channels France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France O and RFO (Radio), and has more than 11,000 employees.

David LABISTOUR (Canada)
CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op, a cooperative with more than three million members, specialized in manufacturing and distributing clothing and equipment designed for eco-outdoor activities, and named "Most Responsible Company" in Canada in 2009.

Louisa MOJELA (South Africa)
The WIPHOLD (Women Investment Portfolio Holdings) company was founded in 1994 by Louisa Mojela and three other women who shared similar visions for South Africa. WIPHOLD is the first investment fund for black women. Its objective is to liberate women from economic or patriarchal oppression. Today the company is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has over 220 000 beneficiaries, and is considered a pioneer and role model in women's empowerment.

Moderator :

Mollie PAINTER MORLAND (USA)

Professor at DePaul University in Chicago and Associate Director of Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, Mollie PAINTER MORLAND is the author of numerous books on business ethics.

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2:00 PM: Third series of workshops

3A - The added value of CSR: how to measure your progress and demonstrate your commitment to your stakeholders.

Co-organized with Novethic

Tracey CAMPBELL, Director, Forest Footprint Disclosure Project, United Kingdom

Aziz QADIRI, President of CSR Label Commission, CGEM, Morocco

Henry SAUVAGNAT, Vice President of Sustainaible Development, CASCADES, Canada

Moderator :

Anne-Catherine HUSSON-TRAORÉ, General Director, Novethic, France

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3B - SME: how to start, develop, and improve your CSR process ?

Co-organized with Sustainway

Steve BIRKBECK, Australian entrepreneur, Australia

Zéphirin DAKUYO, Founder Phytofla Laboratories, Burkina Faso

Moderator :

Olivier DUBIGEON, Founding manager, Sustainway, France

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3C - Cradle to cradle: how to eco-conceive zero waste products with infinitely recyclable materials ?

Co-organized with Integral Vision

Rudi DAELMANS, Sustainable Development Director, DESSO, Netherlands

Moderator :

Eric ALLODI, Director and founder, Integral Vision, France

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3D - Offshoring: how can the company export CSR rather than avoid it ?

Helio DA COSTA, Coordinator CSR, Instituto Observatorio Social, Brazil

Nicola PELA, Group Human Resources Director, Luxottica, Italia

Moderator :

Luc VAN LIEDERKERKE, Member of EBEN (European Business Ethics Network)

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3E - The company as a key actor in its territory: how can your company work on its social responsibility and contribute to local development ?

Co-organized with CSR – Russian Center

Pacita JUAN, Founder Figaro Coffee, Philippines

Oleg SAPOZHNIKOV, External Affairs Manager, Sakhalin Energy, Russia

Moderator :

Alexey KOSTIN, Founding Director, CSR Russian Center, Russia

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3F - Respecting Human Rights: what contribution can your company bring ?

Co-organized with ASLI

Gilbert BERMUDEZ, Founder, COLSIBA, Costa Rica

Christian FRUTIGER, Director of Public Affairs, Nestlé, Switzerland

Abi PRICE, CSR Spécialist, Hitachi Europe, United Kingdom

Moderator :

Michael YEOH, CEO, Asian Institutes of Strategy and Leadership, Malaysia

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3G - Employees at the heart of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Succeed Together and its interactive tool Meeting Software

How can you get employees to appropriate the sustainable development strategy of their company?
Any company undertaking a CSR approach will have to address this question, whose answer determines the success of the CSR strategy. Actively involved in the company, employees have a decisive role to play in the CSR approach, both as doers and as being pro-active and initiative oriented.
It’s about an interactive workshop where each attendee is invited to bring and share his/her ideas, his/her experiences on challenges and improvement initiatives (on-going or to implement) in his/her company. A workshop that creates itself while it is taking place, based on an innovative approach

Find out more

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5:00 PM : Fourth series of workshops

4A - Active age management: how can your company respond to the specific needs of seniors (work security, well-being) and increase performance?

Co-organized with CSR Europe

Virginie DELWART, CSR Manager, Johnson & Johnson, Belgium

Mario ROMAO, Senior Policy Manager, Digital Health & Communications, Intel Corporation SA, Belgium

Moderator :

Marion BIRNSTILL, Products and Services Coordinator, CSR Europe, Belgium

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4B - Do business differently: how can solidarity and social companies put the economy at the service of humanity?

Co-organized with RedLASES

Chong Soo LEE, Founder and CEO, Social Solidarity Bank, South Korea

Arantza LASKURAIN, General Secretary, Mondragon Corporation, Spain

Moderator :

Héloïsa PRIMAVERA, Coordinator RedLASES, Argentina

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4C - Health and well-being in the workplace: how to contribute to the satisfaction of your employees as well as the performance of your company ?

Co-organized with OSI

Slim BEN AMMAR, CEO, Sodexo Pass, Tunisia

Mylène CHAUMONT, President of Sentinelle Santé & Member of CJD Quebec, Canada

Jean-François TROGRLIC, Director, International Labour Organization, France

Moderator :

Marc DELUZET, Managing Director, OSI - Observatoire Social International, France

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4D - Communication and transparency: how to guarantee reliable and truthful information and avoid "green-washing"?

Co-organized with EthiquetteMC

David LABISTOUR, CEO, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Canada

Bernhard SCHWAGER, Head of Sustainability Office, Bosch Group, Germany

Moderator :

Brenda PLANT, Founder and Director, Ethiquette MC, Canada

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4E- The indispensable cold supply chain: how to make it compatible with the interests of the planet ?

Co-organized with UNEP

Venia ZAFOLIA, Marketing Services Manager & Sustainability Coordinator, Frigoglass, Greece

Jacobo TEFEL FARRER, CEO, Fogel Group, Guatemala

Moderator :

Rajendra SHENDE, Chief of the OzonAction Branch, UNEP, India

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4F - The fight against corruption: how to take part by applying ethical policies within your company ?

Co-organized with The Brazilian Institute of Ethics and Conformity

Oded GRAJEW, President, Ethos Institute, Brazil

France CHAIN, Senior Legal Expert, OECD-Anti-Corruption Division

Enrique AZNAR, Chief of Ethics and Compliance Officer, Nokia Siemens Network, Finland

Moderator :

Leonardo MACHADO, Director, Brazilian Institute of Ethics and Compliance, Brazil

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4G - Employees at the heart of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Succeed Together and its interactive tool Meeting Software

How can you get employees to appropriate the sustainable development strategy of their company?
Any company undertaking a CSR approach will have to address this question, whose answer determines the success of the CSR strategy. Actively involved in the company, employees have a decisive role to play in the CSR approach, both as doers and as being pro-active and initiative oriented.
It’s about an interactive workshop where each attendee is invited to bring and share his/her ideas, his/her experiences on challenges and improvement initiatives (on-going or to implement) in his/her company. A workshop that creates itself while it is taking place, based on an innovative approach

Find out more

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FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER

9:30 AM- Plenary Session - Share to spread best practices: the responsibility of economic actors.

Andrei GALAEV (Russia)
Andrei Galaev is the CEO of Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, a consortium whose major shareholder is Gazprom. Their main activities are the production and export of oil and liquefied natural gas.

Oded GRAJEW (Brazil)
President of Instituto Ethos, a CSR network that brings together 1,350 businesses representing 35% of the Brazilian GDP, Oded Grajew is the creator of the World Social Forum whose first session was held in Porto Alegre in 2001.

Moderator :

Jan NOTERDAEME (Belgium)
Senior Consultant of Strategy at CSR Europe, the European network for social and environmental responsibility with around 75 multinational and 27 national partners.

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2:00 PM Compendium: The work of the World Forum Lille 2007-2010

Deon ROSSOUW (South Africa)
Director of the Ethics Institute of South Africa, Deon Rossouw is a world expert in business ethics. He is a member of the panel of experts and has accompanied the World Forum Lille since its beginning.

Luc VAN LIEDEKERKE (Belgium)
President of EBEN (European Business Ethics Network), Luc Van LIEDEKERKE is co-director of the Centre for Economics and Ethics at the University of Louvain. He has been a member of the Panel of Experts at the World Forum Lille since its beginning.

Geert DEMUIJNCK (France)
Professor of Business Ethics at EDHEC Business School, Geert Demuijnck has been coordinating the panel of experts at the World Forum Lille since 2007.

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3:00 PM - Closing ceremony: A new hope for the world ?

Ernst LIGTERINGEN (Netherlands)
Ernst LIGTERINGEN has directed the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) since 2002. Launched
in 1997, the GRI provides a reference set of indicators to measure progress in the sustainable development programs of companies.

Maurice LEVY (France)

CEO of Publicis Group, the world's 3rd largest advertising and communications group, Maurice Levy is a member of the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum and has received the International Leadership Award in 2008 for his commitment on tolerance and diversity.

Ellen MacArthur (UK)

Dame Ellen MacArthur first hit the headlines in 2001 when she raced single-handedly non-stop around the world in the Vendée Globe when only 24 years old. After 94 days at sea, Ellen returned to a different life, she had come second in one of the hardest races in offshore sailing and the response was massive.

In November 2004, Ellen becomes the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed, in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, 33 seconds.

Ellen founded the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2009 following three years of research into ways of communicating sustainability and having spent time working with local and national government and in industry on Eon and BT’s Corporate Social Responsibility boards. The Foundation aims to equip young people for work in a world of increasingly limited resources and inspire them to re-think and re-design their future.

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