Lisbon

Annual in-person conference on Conscious Business Education

20 – 21 June 2024

Conference Venue

NOVA School of Business and Economics
 – Carcavelos Campus –
Rua da Hollanda #1 / 2275-405 Carcavelos
Portugal

5 reasons to participate

  • 1
    To explore and exchange innovative ways to teach conscious business practices
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    Discuss how to advance research & teaching of humanistic, ethical, regenerative, purpose-driven and stakeholder-inclusive business practices
  • 2
    Learn about 21 innovative university courses on conscious business
  • 5
    Find relevant partners to collaborate and network on conscious business
  • 3
    Network with like-minded academics
  • 6
    Meet with 50 European Conscious Business Leaders to debate “Developing young conscious leaders ! The role of Universities and Businesses” with network dinner in a pictorial location in Barcelona
  • 1

    Learn  about and add to 21 innovative conscious business courses

  • 2

    Explore & debate ways to teach conscious business

  • 3

    Identify how to best use our course material in your lectures

  • 4

    Network with like-minded professors, researchers and conscious business leaders

  • 5

    Become part of our movement to change the way business is educated

Participation

Entrance to the 2-day conference is free of charge.

Travel, hotel & meals are not included in entrance.

Agenda


Thursday
June 20
  • 09:00 am

    Opening the secondannual Conscious Business Education Conference by

    Prof. Christian Schmidkonz, Academic Director of the Conscious Business Education Program & Luis Veiga Martins, NOVA SBE

    Welcome by Director General NOVA SBE

  • 09:30 am

    The current state of the Conscious Business Education Project

  • 10:00 am

    Introduction to the Conscious Business Education Curriculum – overview & expedition

  • 11:00 am

    Networking Coffee

  • 11:30 am

    Key Note by Prof. Dr. Karen Maas (Academic Director of Impact Center Erasmus)

    “From Purpose to Impact : Laws, regulations and business models”

  • 12:15 pm

    Roundtable discussion on Impact Creation with Purpose.

    Participation of 

    • Prof. Karen Maas (ICE)
    • Dr.  Jay Jakub, Executive Director, Economics of Mutuality
    • Pedro Norton de Matos, CEO ACADEMIA G Sustainability for all
    • Tim Eaves (Conscious Enterpreneur and president Capitalismo Consciente España)
  • 13:15 pm

    Lunch

  • 15:00 pm

    Designing comprehensive Conscious Business Studies (Cluster Workshops)

    º Course Material Overview

    º Questions, observations, feedback based on teaching experience from audience

    º Designing a comprehensive study program for the Cluster – what subjects should students learn about conscious business

  • 17:00 pm

    Designing Conscious Business Studies : bringing it together

    º Workshop debriefs

    º Designing comprehensive Conscious Business Studies – what subjects students should learn about conscious business

    º Co-creation

    With participation of

    Dr. Luis Gerardo Gonzalo Lopez (Tecnológico de Monterrey)

    Prof. Michael Pirson (Humanistic Leadership Academy)

    Prof. Christian Schmidkonz (Munich Business School)

  • 18:00 pm

    Wrap Up of Day 1

  • 19:00 pm

    Invitational Networking Dinner @ NOVA Rooftop Restaurant

    with conference participants, NOVA faculty, conscious business leaders


Friday
June 21
  • 08:45 am

    Welcome to Day 2

  • 09:00 am

    Panel Discussion

    “Creating a platform to change business education”

    Moderator : Konstantin Mudrack, Program Director Conscious Business Education Project

    With participation of

    • Dr. Marcos Eguiguren (Barcelona School of Mgmt)
    • Prof. Michael Pirson (President “Humanistic Leadership Academy”)
    • Uli Martinez (Beyond Zero)
    • Dr. Jay Jakub, Executive Director, Economics of Mutuality
  • 10:15 am

    Workshops

    WS 1 : Train-The-Trainer & Certification Program for Conscious Business Education

    • Lead : Prof. Jaroslava Kubatova (Ph.D.) – Palacký University
    • Participation of :

      • Prof. Michael Pirson, Fordham University & President ‘Humanistic Leadership Academy’
      • Dr. Luis Gerardo Gonzalo López, Tec. de Monterrey
      • Prof. David Kosina, Ph.D., Palacký University

    WS 2 : Exploring research & publication collaborations on conscious business

    • Lead : Jacqueline Scheidsbach – Impact Center Erasmus
    • Participation of :

      • Dr. Jay Jakub, Executive Director, Economics of Mutuality
      • Prof. Ricardo Zózimo, NOVA SBE

    WS 3 : Exploring a Conscious Business Education Alliance

    • Lead : Dr. Marcos Eguiguren – Barcelona School of Mgmt
      • John Peter Kaites, Dean of the Colangelo College of Business at Grand Canyon University
      • Uli Martinez, Beyond Zero Project
      • Tim Eaves, Presidente Capitalismo Consciente Spain
  • 11:30 am

    Networking Coffee

  • 12:00 am

    Workshop debriefs & voice of the audience

  • 12:45 am

    Becoming a conscious educator

    Moderated dialogue in audience

    Moderators :

    Dorianne Cotter-Lockard Ph.D. (Munich Business School) & Dr. Luis Gerardo Gonzalo Lopez (Tec. de Monterrey)

  • 13:30 pm

    Closure, Take-Aways & Farewell 

  • 14:00 pm

    Adjourn

Learn about : 21 courses on how to do business consciously

Keynote by Prof. Karen Maas (Impact Center Erasmus)

Workshops on how to expand Conscious Business Education

Join the debates with the 3 panels

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them

Konstantin Mudrack (PROJECT MANAGER)
konstantin.mudrack@munich-business-school.de

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