Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Social Intrapreneurship: Keeping Your Day Job and Finding Meaning in Your Work
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Tue Mar 11, 2014
New York, NY 10065
Date
Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:30am – 1:00pm MDT
Location
New York, NY 10065, United States
Roosevelt House at Hunter College
47-49 East 65th Street
Part of the series, Aspen at Roosevelt House — In this session participants had an opportunity to hear from Aspen Institute First Mover Fellows. These individuals are accomplished business professionals who are imagining and implementing new products, services, and management practices within their companies that lead to greater integration of social and environmental impacts into core strategic priorities. The reception was from 5:30-6:00 pm and the discussion was from 6:00-7:00 pm.
Fellows spoke about their leadership journeys — challenges and triumphs — and why they see for-profit business as a powerful force for positive change and a platform for tackling some of our most challenging social and environmental problems.
Speakers:
Dawn Baker, Director, Corporate Strategy Development, Dow Chemical
Manoj Fenelon, Director of Foresight, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo Inc.
John Renehan, Strategic Initiatives Manager, GE Power and Water
Moderator:
Heidi Moore, US Finance and Economics Editor, The Guardian
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