CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM

Will this Be the Next Chapter in the Long History of American Enterprise?

Presenting will be Ralph “Bud” Sorenson, member of the Board of Directors of Whole Foods Markets. Bud will be visiting as a distinguished guest of Ken Zolot.

Today, in the wake of the recent economic meltdown and the attendant public outcry over scandals involving executive greed, fraud, and mismanagement, the laissez faire concept of capitalism espoused by Milton Friedman is under siege.  As a result, questions are being raised about capitalism itself.

This workshop will focus on whether there is a way to retain capitalism as a powerful positive force for creating jobs, wealth, and innovation, while at the same time making it more responsive to the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

It will explore the concept of “Conscious Capitalism” that is based on the proposition that the primary goal of corporate leaders and entrepreneurs should be to optimize the returns to all stakeholders: customers, employees, supply chain partners, communities, the environment and, of course, shareholders.

The workshop will present an in-depth example of an actual company that is putting “Conscious Capitalism” into practice.