Baylor University Will Host "Beltway Business" 2017 Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum
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WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2017) – Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business will host the 2017 Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The event begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10.
The event was created in 2005 and serves to engage students, faculty, alumni and business leaders in a variety of discussions regarding prominent and relevant ethical issues within the business world. This year’s theme will be “Beltway Business” and will discuss ethical issues at the intersection of business and government.
The event will include virtual interviews and panel discussions with a variety of guest speakers. Among them are Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida and current business leader; Bill Simon, former president and CEO of Wal-Mart; Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.; and David Sibley, attorney, lobbyist and former Texas state senator.
Forum Schedule
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 12th Annual Hankamer Business Ethics Case Competition Launch
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, Virtual Interview with Jeb Bush and Bill Simon
11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, Guidestone MBA Ethics Luncheon: "Beltway Ethics: A View from the Trenches"
1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, Panel Discussion: "The Ethics of Lobbying"
1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, Hankamer Business Ethics Case Competition
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, The Philosophic Fight for the Future of America
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, Ethical Leadership on the Borders
8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, National MBA Case Competition in Ethical Leadership
11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, Ben H. Williams Distinguished Speaker Series Luncheon
To learn more about the Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum, visit the Hankamer School of Business website.
by Brooke Battersby , student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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