Lecture Series
BERGES LECTURE SERIES IN BUSINESS ETHICS (Sponsored by the John A. Berges Endowment)

The Berges Lecture Series is presented each fall by the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business and Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide. The series features senior executives speaking on their experiences of the ethical dimensions of business.  View the presentations by clicking the Streaming Video links below.  Contact the Institute for more information.

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All lectures will be held at 7 p.m. Eastern Time in the Jordan Auditorium in the Mendoza College of Business.

Fall 2007: Speakers
 

Data Mining: Business, Ethical and Societal Considerations: A Panel Discussion
September 11, 2007

Sarv Devaraj, Associate Professor of Management; Joe Holt, Director of Executive Ethics; Barry Keating, Professor of Finance; Constance Porter, Assistant Professor of Marketing. Moderator—Patrick E. Murphy, Co-Director, Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide, all participants are faculty members in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

 

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The Market Value of Integrity
September 24, 2007

John Brennan, CEO and Chairman, Vanguard Group.

 

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What Really Matters: Service, Leadership, People and Values
October 4, 2007

John Pepper, former Chairman and CEO, Procter & Gamble and author of a book by the same title.


 

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Business and Human Rights
October 31, 2007

Klaus Leisinger, Chairman, Novartis Foundation.

 

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Act with Integrity and Value Your People
November 6, 2007

James Owens, CEO and Chairman, Caterpillar.

 

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Fall 2006: Speakers
 

Freedom on the Internet and the Ethical Responsibility of IT Companies in China: A Panel Discussion: September 5, 2006

Lionel Jensen, Department Chair, East Asian Languages and Literature, David Clairmont, Assistant Professor of Theology and Oliver Williams, Director of Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business, Moderator-Georges Enderle, O'Neil Professor of International Business Ethics, all participants are faculty members at Notre Dame.

       
         
     

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What's Hot in Business Ethics: September 18, 2006

Nancy Thomas-Moore, Director of Ethics and Business Conduct, Weyerhaeuser Corporation.

 

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No Smoke, No Mirrors. Straight Down the Middle: September 27, 2006

Robert Lane, Chairman and CEO, John Deere.


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Leadership and Ethics: November 1, 2006

Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche, USA LLP.

 

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Village: November 14, 2006

Thomas Costa, Vice President of International Policy & Government Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.


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Integrity Selling in the 21st Century: November 27, 2006

Ron Willingham, CEO and founder of Integrity Systems and author of several books including Integrity Service: Treat Your Customers Right-Watch Your Business Grow.

 

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Fall 2005: Speakers
 

Business Schools are Partially to Blame for the Corporate Ethics Scandals: Multiple Viewpoints: August 31, 2005

Panelists include: Robert Audi, Gallo Professor of Business Ethics, Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Director of Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business, Michael Crant, Professor of Management and Barry Keating, Professor of Finance
Patrick E. Murphy, Smith Co-Director of the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide will serve as moderator.

     

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Values-Based Leadership: September 13, 2005

Harry Kraemer, Madison Dearborn & Partners and former CEO of Baxter International.


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Faith and Fortune in Business: September 28, 2005

Marc Gunther, senior writer at Fortune magazine and author of Faith and Fortune: The Quiet Revolution to Reform American Business.


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Ethics and Compliance in a Large Public Company: November 8, 2005

Kathryn Reimann, Senior Vice President, Global Compliance, American Express Corporation.

 

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Our Ethics - The one thing in the world over which we have complete control:
November 15, 2005

Stan Hubbard, CEO of
Hubbard Broadcasting
Company and KSTP-TV of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

 

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Transparent Leadership: November 29, 2005

Herb Baum, retired CEO of Dial Corporation and author of The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through
Straight Talk, Openness, and Accountability
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