DCU

Wednesday, June 20th

Social Dinner

18:30-21.00

Prof. Brian MacCraith,
DCU President

dr. Simone de Colle, 
DCU Institute of Ethics

Prof. R. Edward Freeman,      University of Virginia

• Welcome and Opening Remarks  

• Introduction to concepts & plan of the Responsible Capitalism Programme

• What Business Ethics and Stakeholder Theory are (and are not)

 Thursday June 21st

Understanding the Complexity of Human Beings

Key Lecturers &

invited speakers

Key Topics

Prof. Ed Freeman, 
Darden School of Business, Univ. of Virginia.

Prof. Lorenzo Sacconi, 
Univ. of Trento, Italy

Dr. Simone de Colle, 
DCU Institute of Ethics

Invited speaker:

NovoNordisk (DK)

• The genesis of Stakeholder Theory, and the problems it tries to solve
• Ethics, Rationality and Self-Interest: Understanding the complexity 
of human motivation to balance stakeholder interests with mutually advantageous solutions
• Business Ethics tools for managerial decision-making: Code of Ethics, Ethics Training etc.
• Integrating stakeholder in strategic decision-making: the leading example of NovoNordisk 

Friday June 22nd

From Corporate Social Responsibility 
to  Company Stakeholder Responsibility

Key Lecturers &

invited speakers

Key Topics

Prof. Michael Hopkins, 
University of Geneva &
MHCinternational

Dr. Simone de Colle, 
DCU Institute of Ethics 

Invited speakers: 

Business in the Community Ireland

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): concept and performance measures
• Why Ethics & CSR matter? The “Business Case” from 5 perspectives (Stakeholder claims; Corporate Governance; Risk Management; Organizational Identity; Value Creation) plus a case-study on “How to convince the CFO”
• Residual and Integrated CSR: 
From CSR to Company Stakeholder Responsibility  
• Navigating through CSR Management Standards and Frameworks: SA8000, AA1000, GRI, UN Global Compact, ISO26000 and BWR

Saturday June 23rd

Integrating the Stakeholder Approach

into Strategic Thinking

Key Lecturers &

invited speakers

Key Topics

Prof. Ed Freeman, 
Darden School of Business, 
University of Virginia. 

Dr. Simone de Colle, 
DCU Institute of Ethics

Invited speaker:

Prof. Robert Henke (tbc), Chair, Performing Arts Department; Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Washington University in St. Louis, MO

• Creating a living conversation about values inside and outside your organization
• Turning stakeholder conflict into value creation opportunities 

• Understanding a variety of ideas about leadership to build your own
• The logic and tools of a corporate ethics program
• Beyond the Mask:
  Managerial lessons from the Commedia dell’Arte