IBE events are aimed at business executives responsible for making decisions that affect corporate ethical behaviour, although anyone with an interest in the topic is welcome to attend
All events are free to attend unless stated otherwise.
21 September 2017
Faced with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a norm in the future, what ethical framework should guide this application?
SPEAKER: Guendalina Dondé, Senior Researcher, IBE
TIME: 12:15 - 14:30
TYPE: Business Ethics Network (BEN) meeting
OPEN TO: Larger Corporate Subscribers Only (200+ employees)
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
The development, application and capabilities of AI-based systems in business are evolving rapidly. They are leaving unanswered, a range of important short- and long-term questions related to their social impact, their governance, and the ethical implementations of these technologies.
The IBE has chosen to address this bewildering and complex issue in a Business Ethics Briefing. It will try to shed some light on the subject. So, we are keen to understand your thoughts, experience and knowledge on the topic.
Some questions:
- What are the fundamental principles that should guide business when using AI?
- Do you have any examples of how these fundamental principles play out in practice?
- Who should take ultimate responsibility to ensure that the AI systems adopted live up to these fundamental principles?
What are Business Ethics Network (BEN) meetings?
BEN meetings bring together those responsible for ethics within their organisation, providing an invaluable occasion to meet and share issues and practices with which they are involved.
BEN: Held quarterly in London
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28 September 2017
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE - SSE and its Code: get the philosophy right then put it in practice
SPEAKER: Rachel McEwen, Director of Sustainability, SSE
TIME: 12:30 - 14:30
TYPE: Lunch discussion
OPEN TO: All
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
One of the challenges of rolling out a code of ethics is ensuring that messages about ethical behaviour are embedded with employees.
- How do you make sure that the code is both read, and understood?
- How do you ensure that the code wins over hearts as well as minds?
- What do mothers have to do with it?
SSE – the energy, phone and broadband supplier – underwent a code revamp last year, and Rachel McEwen, Director of Sustainability at SSE, will talk about her experience, about the challenges they faced, and what worked for them.
Rachel is responsible for the company’s sustainability strategy, corporate responsibility programmes and corporate heritage. She is also Chair of the Business Leadership Group of the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Director of Sustainability
SSE
Rachel joined SSE in 2007 and, as Director of Sustainability, is responsible for its sustainability strategy, corporate responsibility programmes and corporate heritage. She is the Chair of the Business Leadership Group of the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative. She has recently been appointed to the Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Management Board. Formerly Rachel was the Senior Special Adviser and speechwriter to Scotland's First Minister between 2001 and 2007. She graduated in 2009 from St Andrews University with a Master of Literature in International Political Thought, with a first degree in 1993 in Applied Economics from the University of Abertay, Dundee.
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11 October 2017
European Business Ethics Network (EuroBEN) meeting
TIME: 10:30 – 14:00
TYPE: European Business Ethics Network (EuroBEN) meeting
OPEN TO: The meeting is free to IBE Large Corporate Subscribers (200+ employees), £30 to Individual Subscribers and Non-Subscribers
LOCATION: Sodexo 255 Quai de Stalingrad, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
Details to be confirmed.
What are Business Ethics Network (BEN) meetings?
BEN meetings bring together those responsible for ethics within their organisation, providing an invaluable occasion to meet and share issues and practices with which they are involved. EuroBEN: Held in Paris and Brussels (other European cities on demand)
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17 October 2017
Professional Bodies – shaping values in successful careers.
SPEAKER: Giles Cuthbert, Managing Director, Chartered Banker Institute
TIME: 15:00 - 17:00
TYPE: ProfBEN meeting
OPEN TO: Subscribers from Professional and Trade Bodies (organisations with members) Only
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
What role can professional training and qualifications play in embedding values and culture from the early stages of a young professional’s career?
The Chartered Banker Institute is the oldest professional banking institute in the world. The Institute was founded in 1875 and currently has over 30,000 members.
This session will explore the following issues:
- Professional qualifications play a key role in shaping the values of young professionals, and these values, if developed in early career, tend to be maintained and developed throughout a professional's career.
- An individual can only take an ethical decision if they have the knowledge and skills that allows them to do so - we will explore whether it is the case that one cannot be ethical if they are not professionally trained.
- The extent to which qualifications can frame ethical awareness, and how we might go about teaching ethics
- Are there lessons to be learned from other sectors?
What are Business Ethics Network (BEN) meetings?
BEN meetings bring together those responsible for ethics within their organisation, providing an invaluable occasion to meet and share issues and practices with which they are involved. ProfBEN: Held twice a year in London
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18 October 2017
How do you Attract and Develop Ethical Leaders?
SPEAKER: Panel
TIME: 17:00 - 19:00
TYPE: Open discussion
OPEN TO: All
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
We will be announcing the winners of the 2017 IBE Student Essay Competition in Business Ethics, and prizes will be awarded by Ivor Sutherland of the prize sponsors, Gordon Cook Foundation and the lead judge, Geoff Moore of Durham University.
The winners – both post-graduate and undergraduate – will be invited to make a short presentation on their essays at this special event, showcasing the best writing and research by students in this area.
This will be followed by a panel discussion on How do you attract and develop ethical leaders?
With a recent survey of the Recruitment and Employment Federation stating that 48% of companies were worried about a shortage of skilled candidates, and 70% of students stating that they consider an organisation’s ethics and values when looking for a job, ethics have become a crucial deal breaker in attracting the best talent.
How are companies reacting to this? And once on board how are they nurturing and developing their employees’ ethical acumen so that they become the ethical leaders of the future, not just at board level, but throughout the business?
We are delighted to be joined by a distinguished panel to discuss these issues:
- David Landsman OBE, Executive Director, TATA Limited
- Dominic Hall, Head of Ethical Business Conduct, BAE Systems
- Anna Donovan, Vice Dean (Innovation), Co-director, Centre for Ethics and Law, Lecturer in Law, UCL
The panel will be chaired by Chris Cowton, Professor of Financial Ethics and former Dean of Huddersfield Business School. The discussion will be followed by a chance to network.
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09 November 2017
Publication Launch - Good Practice Guide: Encouraging a Speak Up Culture
SPEAKER: Katherine Bradshaw, IBE; T/DCI Pauline Stables, Integrity & Anti-Corruption Team (IACT) Professional Standards Department, Lancashire Constabulary; Henrietta Hughes, National Guardian’s Office; Hugh Bigwood, Rio Tinto London Ltd
TIME: 15:00 - 17:00
TYPE: Publication launch
OPEN TO: All
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
Join us as we launch our latest Good Practice Guide, Encouraging a Speak Up Culture.
Panel:
- Katherine Bradshaw, Head of Communications, Institute of Business Ethics
- T/DCI Pauline Stables, Integrity & Anti-Corruption Team (IACT) Professional Standards Department, Lancashire Constabulary
- Henrietta Hughes, National Guardian’s Office
Hugh Bigwood, Global Head of Compliance, Rio Tinto London Ltd
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16 November 2017
Lunch discussion
TIME: 12:30 - 14:30
TYPE: Lunch discussion
OPEN TO: All
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
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23 November 2017
Business Ethics Network (BEN) meeting
TIME: 09:30 - 11:30
TYPE: Business Ethics Network (BEN) meeting
OPEN TO: Larger Corporate Subscribers Only (200+ employees)
LOCATION: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1BE
Details to be confirmed.
What are Business Ethics Network (BEN) meetings?
BEN meetings bring together those responsible for ethics within their organisation, providing an invaluable occasion to meet and share issues and practices with which they are involved.
BEN: Held quarterly in London
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