Panels by Track
Business of Health
The Development of Medical Innovation: Who stands to benefit?
Moderator: Michael Burcham - Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt Owen School of Management
Panelists: Lewelly Barker - Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
Larry Burke - Senior VP & CFO, McKesson Medical-Surgical
Rafael Escandon - Senior Director, Clinical Operations, Cytokinetics, Inc.
The Hospital Landscape: What are the current roles of for-profit, non-profit, specialty, academic and community hospitals in today’s healthcare environment?
Moderator: Jim Lord - Principal, ECG Consulting
Panelists: Reginald Coopwood - Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority
John Gillean - Sr. VP & Chief Medical Officer, Christus Health
C. Wright Pinson - Associate Vice-Chancellor for Clinical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Are the benefits derived from healthcare innovation worth the cost?
Panelists: David Bartley - Developer, Innovation Center of Humana
Bob Galloway - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurosurgery, & Surgery, and Founder, Pathfinder Therapeutics
Keith Lui - Product Manager, Genentech, Inc
Cross-Cultural Healthcare: What Can the U.S. Learn from Others?
Moderator: Natasha Halasa, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Panelists: Naji Abumrad - MD, FACS, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Haywood Hall - Founder, PACEMD: Programa de Actualizacion Continua en Emergencias Medicas
Paul Keckley - Executive Director, The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Innovative Strategies in Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Coverage
Panelists: Kevin Counihan - Commonwealth Connector Authority
Herb Fritch - CEO, HealthSpring
Darin Gordon - Director & Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of TennCare
Is healthcare a right or a privilege?: The Ethics of Universal Coverage
Moderator: Larry Van Horn - Associate Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Healthcare MBA Program at Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Sister Carol Keehan - President, Catholic Health Association
Glenn Engelmann - VP of Policy, Legal and Scientific Affairs & General Counsel at Astrazeneca
Fundamentally Changing the HC Model: Alternative approaches to medicine and disease management?
Moderator: Roy Elam, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelists: Adam Long - VP of Research, Gordian Health Solutions
Bill Paul - Metro Public Health Department of Nashville
Bonnie Pilon - Vanderbilt School of Nursing
The Obesity Epidemic: How can companies can combat this burden on America’s health?
Moderator: Jamie Pope - Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Panelists: Colin Armstrong - Kim Dayani Center for Health and Wellness
Greg Christian - Founder, Greg Christian Organics
Tom Cigarran - CEO, Healthways
Corporate Impact
Sponsored by Starbucks
Socially Responsible Manufacturing
Moderator: Jeff Gowdy - J. Gowdy Consulting, LLC
Panelists: Andrew Essreg - Business Sustainability Consultant, Five Winds International
Suzanne Fallender - Communications Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Intel Corporation
Strategic Approaches to Corporate Philanthropy
Panelists: Anne Marie Agnelli - Vice President of Community and Public Affairs, CA, Inc.
Rose Flenorl - Manager of Social Responsibility, FedEx
Evan Hochberg - National Director, Community Involvement, Deloitte
Jeffrey Slobotski - Manager, Marketing & Sales of Volunteer Technologies, United Way
The Role of Media in CSR
Moderator: Anita Sharpe - Co-Founding Editor and Chairman, Motto Magazine
Panelist: Jay Whitehead - CEO, The CRO
The Value of Sustainability
Moderator: Rebecca Sternberg - Accenture
Panelists: Meredith Benton - Associate Director of Social Research, Walden Asset Management
R. Paul Herman - CEO + Founder, HIP Investor Inc.
David Jaber - Practice Manager, Natural Logic
Viewing CSR from a Strategic and Tactical Perspective
Moderator: Mark Cohen - Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Dan Bross - Senior Director, Global Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Corporation
Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy - Principal, Framework:CR
Jo Mackness - CSR Integration Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Creating Effective Partnerships with NGOs
Moderator: Raj Kumar - President, The Development Executive Group
Panelists: Lucia Folk - Director, Public Affairs, CMT
Brian Kramer - Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, McDonald's
Bambi Semroc - Senior Manager, Technical Solutions, The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
Phil Zepeda - Vice President of Communication, America's Second Harvest
CSR Forecast: A discussion of CSR trends
Moderator: Kellie McElhaney - Professor, Haas
Panelists: Eric Israel - Managing Director, KPMG Sustainability
Marcy Scott Lynn - Corporate Social Responsibility Program Manager, Sun Microsystems
Libby Reder - Ebay
The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
Moderator: Richard Willis - Associate Professor of Accounting, Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Patrick Gnazzo - Senior Vice President, Business Practices, CA, Inc.
SanDee Priser - Ernst & Young LLP
Impact at Work: Workplace Volunteerism
Moderator: Susan Strayer - Author The Right Job, Right Now
Panelists: Paulina Migalska - Manager, Business Services, Points of Light & Hands on Network
Activating Corporate Responsibility Workshop: Communicating your CR commitment
Leader: Mindy Gomes Casseres - Director of Cause Branding and Corporate Social Responsibility, Cone, Inc.
For-Profit Entities with a Social Mission
Moderator: Brett Smith, Director of Social Entrepreneurship, University of Miami Ohio
Panelists: Jon Carson - CEO, cMarket
Sarah Endline - Mastermind & Chief Rioter, Sweet Riot
Eric Kessler - Principal, Arabella Advisors
Public Accountability in CSR and Current Reporting Initiatives
Moderator: Steve Lippman - Vice President, Social Research and Advocacy, Trillium
Panelists: Marcus Chung - Senior Manager, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc.
David Frishkorn - Director, Business Ethics and Compliance, Xerox Corporation
Anne Kelly - Director of Governance Programs, Ceres
Strengthening and Enhancing Brands with CSR
Moderator: Karen Becker-Olsen - Professor, The College of New Jersey
Panelists: Colleen Chapman - Starbucks
Gregory Elphinston - Director, Community Involvement, Nokia
Rob Kaplan - Sr. Corporate Responsibility Analyst, Brown-Forman Corporation
The Market and Information
Moderator: Nicolas Bollen - Professor, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Caren Holzman - Director of Category Management, TransFair USA
David Loehwing - Director of Social Research, Pax World Mutual Funds
Graham Sinclair - Project Director, United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
Workshop: Developing and Effective CSR Report – From Concept to Distribution
Leader: Kathleen Shaver - Senior Manager of Global Sustainability, Mattel
Ethics on Wall Street
Panelists: William G. Christie - Frances Hampton Currey Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management
Peter & Monika Mitchell Ressler - The Ressler Mitchell Group
Brad Sparks - Manager, KPMG Forensics
Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Meeting Community Needs While Addressing Labor Shortages
Moderator: Margie Flynn - Principal & Co-Founder, BrownFlynn Communications
Panelists: Chip Wheeler - Vice President, Business Partnerships, America's Promise Alliance
Steve Wing - Director, Government Programs, CVS/pharmacy
Meeting Industry Challenges through Corporate Responsibility
Moderator: Jay Whitehead - CEO, The CRO
Panelists: Jennifer Hunter - Vice President, Youth Smoking Prevention and Corporate Responsibility Programs, Phillip Morris USA
Michael Shmerling - Chairman, Choice Foods
Hasting Stewart - Director Social Investments, Shell Oil Company
Lessons Learned in CSR
Moderator: Mark Cohen - Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise, Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Linda Hwang - BSR
Scott Noesen - Director of Sustainable Development, The Dow Chemical Company
Gordon Peterson - VP, CSR, Timberland
Social Change Movements: How to spread the word and keep it moving
Moderator: James Kotecki - www.JamesKotecki.com
Panelists: Sam Davidson - President, CoolPeopleCare
Molly Lavik, M.S. - Practitioner Faculty of Marketing, Pepperdine University
Mark Montgomery - Echo Music
Nir Tsuk - Director, Global Fellowship, Ashoka
Business and the Environment
Sponsored by Herman Miller
Beyond LEED
Moderator: Marc Heisterkamp – Manager, LEED Corporate/Investment Real Estate Sector
Panelists: Jim Hartzfeld - Managing Director, InterfaceRaise; Ex-Chairman, USGBC Board of Directors
Kim Shinn - Director of Sustainable Design, TLC Engineering for Architecture; Southeast Regional Delegate, USGBC Board of Directors
Steve Gourley - Project Manager, Skanska USA Building Inc.
Climate Change and the Finance Industry
Moderator: Tracey Rembert - Senior Corporate Governance Analyst, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Capital Stewardship Program
Panelists: Stu Dalheim - Social Research Analyst, Calvert Mutual Funds
Kellee James - Economist, Chicago Climate Exchange
Improving Climate Performance & Your Bottom Line at the Same Time
Moderator: Will Martin - Environmental Consultant, Will Martin Company
Panelists: Robyn Beavers - Corporate Environmental Programs Manager, Google Inc.
Kevin Wilhelm - CEO, Sustainable Business Consulting
Greening the Music Industry
Moderator: Glenn Peoples - Blogger, www.Coolfer.com
Panelists: Chris Baumgartner - Music Matters
John Esposito - President and CEO, WEA Corp.
Richard Goodstone - Head of Sponsorship, Marketing and Promotions, Superfly Productions
Henry Juszkiewicz - Chairman & CEO, Gibson Guitars
Green Product Design
Moderator: David Owens - CEO, Griffin Technology Inc.
Panelists: Jonathan Bragdon - Founder, President, Tricycle, Inc.
Wendy Jedlicka - President, Jedlicka Design Ltd.
Gary Moore - Gap, Inc.
Hardy Sullivan - Director of Development, Crypton, Inc.
Free Market or Carbon Tax? Mending the Climate Change Gap between Companies and Congress
Panelists: Michael Shank - Government Relations Advisor, George Mason University
Jyoti Stephens - Sustainability and Stewardship Manager, Nature's Path Organic Foods
Kevin Wilhelm - CEO, Sustainable Business Consulting
Greening the Supply Chain: Tools and techniques
Moderator: Che Mott - VP Product Development, Aravo Solutions
Panelists: Jim Jarman - Product Line Manager, EcoLab Inc.
Peter Sullivan - Ecomagination Product Manager, GE
Pic Walker - BluSkye
The New Green Media: Spreading the word
Moderator: Alex Tapia - COO/Program Manager, Kilowatt Ours
Panelists: Nick Aster - GM/Media Architect, MotherJones.com, Treehugger.com
Jacob Gordon - Blogger, TreeHugger.com
Carter Harkins - CEO, Intrascopic Media Inc.
Sustainable Planning & Development
Moderator: Ed Jepson - Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Panelists: Phil Fawcett - Executive Manager, Boyle Investment Company
Kinny Roper - Cherokee Investment Partners
Jeffrey Simon - President, Actus Lend Lease
Kevin Tankersley - Principal, LandDesign
Beyond Ethanol: A survey of the lesser known alternative fuel options
Moderator: Linda Hwang - BSR
Panelists: Michael Bowman - Echoing Green Foundation
Brian Gurr - Manager, Agriculture, Conservation International
Green Branding: Engaging the Consumer
Moderator: Nick Aster - GM/Media Architect, MotherJones.com, TreeHugger.com
Panelists: Perry Goldschein - Managing Director, SRB Marketing, Inc.
Brian LaValle - Regional Manager, EcoMedia
Marty McDonald - Creative Director/Partner, egg
Introduction to Biomimicry
Moderator: Asheen Phansey - Technology Commercialization Consultant, Aurora Flight Sciences
Panelists: Daniel Arneman - Research Scientist, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nicholas Beck - Researcher, Terrapin Bright Green
Kevin Stack - Owner, Northeast Green Building Consulting, LLC
E-Waste: Business' newest environmental hazard
Panelists: Tod Arbogast - Director of Sustainable Business, Dell Inc.
Renee St. Denis - Director of California E-Waste recycling center, Hewlett-Packard
Sarah O'Brien - EPEAT Outreach Director, Green Electronics Council
Green Homes: Creating demand or meeting demand?
Moderator: Justin Southwick - President, Tri-Star Homes, Inc.
Panelists: Joe Cooper - Founder, Ecosouth
Steve Glenn - CEO, Living Homes
Todd Zeitlin - Werthan Zeitlin Ventures
Movie Screening: Kilowatt Ours
Panelist: Jeff Barrie - Director, Kilowatt Ours
International Development
Sponsored by Microsoft
Technology for the Bottom of the Pyramid
Moderator: Robert Katz - Research Analyst, Markets and Enterprise Program, World Resources Institute
Panelists: Cindy Cooper - Co-Founder, Marketing and Social Impact Leader, Speak Shop
Paul Hudnut - Director of Venture Development, College of Business, Colorado State University
Timothy Prestero - CEO, Design that Matters
The International Business Challenge: Balancing your company's identity with local culture
Moderator: Bruce Barry - Professor of Management and Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Frances Grigsby - Founder and Managing Partner, Next Level International
Dean Peterson - Director, Nashville Export Assistance Center
Empowering BOP Entrepreneurs with Innovative Business Ideas
Moderator: C.D. Glin - VP and Director, MBA Enterprise Corps
Panelists: Tal Dehtiar - Co-Founder & President, MBAs Without Borders
Bruce McNamer - President and CEO, Technoserve
Florence Navarro - IFC GBI
Innovative International NGO's
Moderator: R. Paul Herman - CEO & Founder, HIP Investor Inc.
Panelists: Matt Daggett - Dalberg Global Development Advisers
Lisa Giarretto - Managing Director, Village Enterprise Fund
Karen Doyle Grossman - Senior Director, Social Innovations, Mercy Corps
Heidi Kühn - Founder and CEO, Roots of Peace
Microfinance Today
Moderator: James Foster - Economics Professor, Vanderbilt
Panelists: Jessica Flannery - Cofounder, Director, Kiva.org
Michael Gabriel - Grameen Foundation
Richard Shumann - Technical Office, Housing Finance, CHF International
Multinational Corporation Business Strategies in Emerging Markets
Moderator: Jason Hill - Professor of International Ethics, DePaul University
Panelists: Michael Grier - Director of Business Intelligence, Emerging Markets, Cisco
Brooke Partridge - Founder and CEO, Vital Wave Consulting
Bengt Wattenström - Director Business Development, Ericsson Global Services
Changing the World Through Global Philanthropy
Panelists: Rob Buchanan - Director of International Programs, Council on Foundations
Virginia Judd - Executive Director, Humana Foundation
Industrialization in Emerging Economies
Moderator: Ray Friedman - Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: Elmira Bayrasli - Director, Endeavor
Kristi Ragan - Strategic Advisor to USAID Global Development Alliance, DAI
Microfinance: What's next?
Moderator: Matt Daggett - Dalberg Global Development Advisers
Panelists: Nathanael Bourns - Deputy Director, AFIRMA Project, Development Alternatives, Inc.
Chris Laurent - Investment Associate, MicroVest Capital Management
Mark Pinsky - President & CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
Amitabh Saxena - ACCION
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: How to fight poverty with profitability
Moderator: Bart Victor - Owen Graduate School of Management
Panelists: C.D. Glin - VP and Director, MBA Enterprise Corps
Timothy Prestero - CEO, Design that Matters
Tatiana Ramos - Founder and Managing Director, TDI Corporation
Microfinance in Developed Countries
Moderator: Luke Froeb - Billy Oehmig Associate Professor of Free Enterprise, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Erika Eurkus - Accion
Clinton Gwin - President, Fund Manager, Southeast Community Capital
Leadership & Career
Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
Careers in Non-Profit Consulting
Moderator: Joyce Golbus Poll - President, J.G. Poll & Associates
Panelists: Andrew Belton - Manager, The Bridgespan Group
Steve Klass - President, Klass Strategies
Raj Kumar - President, The Development Executive Group
Nonprofit Board Service: Is it for you?
Moderator: Cleve Justis - Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Panelists: Ellen Lehman - The Community Foundation
C. Warren Neel - Director of Corporate Governance, University of Tennessee
Cabot Pyle - Director of Charitable Giving, Turner Family Foundations
Strategic Diversity and Inclusion: Driving High Performance
Moderator: Lucius Outlaw - Associate Provost, Undergraduate Education, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Arnett Bodenhamer - President and CEO, Arnett & Associates
Judith Katz - Executive Vice President, Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
Careers in Transforming Education: How to use an advanced degree to change education for the better
Panelists: Maia Blankenship - Managing Director, Education Pioneers
Craig Chin - Deputy Director of Human Resources, Boston Public Schools
Saloni Doshi - Teach For America
Workshop: Making a Life
Leader: Mark Albion - Founder, Making a Life
Women in Business: What Drives Women to the Top?
Moderator: Linda Rebrovick - Senior Vice President of Health Care Sales, Dell
Panelists: Irwin Fisher - Vice President Sales Administration, Training, Marketing, Loews Hotels
Deborah McDermott - President, Young Broadcasting Inc.
Deborah Varallo - President, Varallo Public Relations
Change Management
Moderator: Rich Leimsider - Director, Center for Business Education, The Aspen Institute
Panelists: Ron Gerrans - CEO, E Source
Stacy McCarthy - Principal, Learning Design Network
Steven Priest - Senior Vice President, DaVita, Inc.
Genuine Leadership: Achieving with integrity
Moderator: Nelson Andrews - Chairman, Brookside Properties
Panelists: Tim Corbin - Head Baseball Coach, Vanderbilt University
Nick Teti, Jr. - CEO and Chairman of the Board, Isolagen
Cal Turner - The Turner Family Foundation
Work/Life Balance: Making it work for you
Panelists: Mark Albion - Founding Partner, MakingALife.com
Carly Culbertson - Verizon Wireless
Richard Parrott - Founder & President, Seize Your Life
Impact at Work: Become an effective change agent in CSR
Moderator: Jamie Hartman - Management Consultant, HG Consulting
Panelists: Mark Adams – Director of External Affairs, Intel Capital
Jeremy Litchfield - RedPeg Marketing, Inc.
Judah Schiller - Executive Vice-President, Act Now
Yalmaz Siddiqui - Environmental Strategy Advisor, Office Depot, Inc.
Partnerships for Curriculum Change Success
Panelists: Manuel Escudero - United Nations
Marina Kim - Ashoka
Rich Leimsider - The Aspen Institute
Workshop: An Insider’s Guide to Finding a Job in the Nonprofit Sector
Leader: Jana Reed - Director of Talent & Partnerships, Commongood Careers
Non-profit Careers: What you need to know
Panelists: Agenia Clark - CEO, Girl Scouts of Cumberland Valley
Margaret Dolan - Senior Director, Community Relations, Ingram Industries Foundation
Cydnee Dubrof - Director, Bridgestar
Joyce Searcy - President & CEO, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
Successfully Creating Diversity in the Workplace
Panelists: Jana Reed - Director of Talent and Recruitment, Commongood Careers
Hal Cato - President & CEO, Oasis Center
Corbette Doyle - Chief Diversity Officer, Aon Healthcare
The Social Sector
Sponsored by United eWay
Making Waves: How social entrepreneurs bring about change
Moderator: Patrick O'Heffernan - Director of Finance and Development, Coro Center for Civic Leadership
Panelists: Daniel Lurie - President + Founder, Tipping Point Community
David Murphy - President and CEO, Better World Books
David Wish - Founder and Executive Director, Little Kids Rock
Launching the Venture
Moderator: Anne Marie Burgoyne - Portfolio Director, Draper Richards Foundation
Panelists: Lewis Lavine - President, Center for Nonprofit Management
Scott Morgan - Founder & Executive Director, Education Pioneers
Angelique Xanthopoulos - Founder, InsightArgentina
Redesigning the Urban Community
Moderator: Sanjiv Gokhale - Professor, Director of Construction Management Program, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Thomas K. Davis - Design Director, Civic Design Centers
Diane Gleason - President and CEO, MakaCante LLC
Dan Jones - 21st Century Parks
Mike Pyatok - Architect, Pyatok Architects
Business and Education: Reinvigorating the American education system
Panelists: Jessica Lewis - Research Associate, National Center on Performance Incentives
Michael Robbins - Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives, The SEED Foundation
Workforce Development: Finding talent in underserved communities
Moderator: Mark Popovich - Senior Program Officer, The Hitachi Foundation
Panelists: Margaret McClain - President and CEO, Opportunities Industrialization Center
Catherine Rohr - Executive Director, Prison Entrepreneurship Program
Becca Stevens - Thistle Farms
John Younger - Founder, Accolo Group
Business as a Vehicle for Youth Development
Moderator: Jon Frere - Consultant, Frere & Associates
Panelists: Brian Diller - Executive Director, St. Luke's Community House
Sam Kirk - Executive Director, Youth About Business
Jim Schorr - Adjunct Faculty/Board Member, Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)/Juma Ventures
Case Study: REDF Farber Program
Moderator: Emily Bolton - Enterprise Development Manager, REDF
Panelists: Samra Haider - Farber Intern
Minakshi Radhakrishnan - Farber Intern
Rachel Small - Farber Intern
Hybrid Models: Utilizing strategic partnerships to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Panelists: Clay Caroland - Principal, Watershed/Corporate Development
Lesley Edwards - Vice President of Partnerships, Common Impact
Michael Schreiber - United Way
Scaling- Growing social ventures with focus and design
Moderator: Cydnee Dubrof - Regional Director of Talent & Recruiting, Bridgespan
Panelists: Brian Cayce - Founder, Gray Matters Capital
Vicky Colbert - Founder, Escuela Nueva Foundation
Scott Knox - Vice President of National Expansion, The Steppingstone Foundation
Building the Brand: Marketing your non-profit
Panelists: Shirley Drescher - Mrs., Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
Stacey Kinkead - Director of Development, The Matale Line
Mary Weisnewski - Principal, Kite, Inc.
Encores in service: Baby boomers are ready to support your cause. Are you ready for them?
Moderator: Jennifer Anastasof - Building Blocks International, Founder
Panelists: David Bank - Senior Vice President, Civic Ventures
Ann Jaramillo - Director Senior Circle and Healthy Woman, Community Health Systems
Jan Newsome - Special Assistant to the CEO of Strategic Initiatives - Engaging Baby Boomers, Corporation for National and Community Service
Immigration & Opportunity
Moderator: Carol Swain - Professor, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Jose Gonzalez - Co-Founder/Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Conexion Americas/Belmont University
David Lubell - Director, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition
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