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On September 21- 22, <st1:personname w:st="on">EABIS</st1:personname> and IESE Business School will bring together 300+ senior executives, deans, researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders for the 8^th Annual Colloquium. The main focus of the 2009 conference will be on challenges and issues for corporate and global governance, elaborating the questions on how the role of business in society is likely to change; and to what extent governance mechanisms can foster Corporate Responsibility at Global, company and individual levels. These issues will be addressed in three high-level debates:

·    Social, political and economic perspectives on the failure of governance in the Global economy

·    The governance of the firm and managing sustainable value creation in markets & society

·    Future implications for executive development and learning in business schools, companies and corporate universities

Presenting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:city></st1:place> - We actively encourage all interested stakeholders to contribute a case study, research proposal or knowledge input for the Colloquium. Please note that the deadline is Tuesday, June 9. More information is available online in the Call for Contributions.

Renowned Key Note Speakers - Senior figures from governance in business, society and the global economy will join the conference and share their insights and knowledge with the participants. Among the leading speakers are Peter Löscher (President and CEO, Siemens), Baldomero Falcones ( Chairman and MD, FCC), Prof. Lutgart Van den Berghe (<st1:placename w:st="on">Vlerick</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> and Belgian Governance Institute), Prof. Jan Aart Scholte (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Warwick</st1:placename></st1:place>), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (Deputy Director-General, ILO), Dr. Simon Zadek (Chief Executive, AccountAbility)

Programme Highlights - Hosted by <st1:placename w:st="on">IESE</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:place></st1:city>, the programme offers unique highlights aiming to satisfy the needs of business, academia and other stakeholders:

• Research exchange to broker corporate knowledge needs with latest academic research activities and thinking
• Interactive multi-stakeholder debates to explore critical dimensions of governance in theory and practice
• Dedicated networking events for corporate participants
• Presentation of 70-80 papers and case studies by top scholars and managers
• Book launch events for new <st1:personname w:st="on">EABIS</st1:personname> member publications
• Gala Dinner in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:city></st1:place>'s Opera House - El Gran Teatre del Liceu

Online Registration - Benefit from the early bird discount and secure your place for one of the world's largest multi-stakeholder conferences exploring Corporate Responsibility issues in management practice, research and education! Register until July 3 under http://www.iese.edu/eabis2009.

More information - Please look up www.iese.edu/eabis2009 or email to eabis2009@iese.edu for all additional information.

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Claudia KIPKA

Communications Coordinator

<st1:personname w:st="on">EABIS</st1:personname> - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">European</st1:placename></st1:place> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of Business in Society

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