On Feb. 8, Fuqua will host its 12th annual Sustainable Business & Social Impact (SBSI) Conference, one of the largest student-organized conferences held on campus. Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, will keynote the conference, which has the theme “Business Tackling Global Challenges.” As one of America’s leading philanthropists, Jean Case is a passionate believer […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, Duke University will host the 2016 Duke University Energy Conference. Over 400 executives, students, faculty, and alumni will gather at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business to hear keynote speakers including: Mauricio Gutierrez, President & CEO, NRG Energy Ellen Williams, Director, ARPA-E David Brewster, President & Co-Founder, […]
Across the energy sector, women make up less than 30% of the workforce. In some energy companies, the percent of women is even lower. And in the upper echelons of the board room and C-suite, it is lower still–women make up fewer than 5% of board seats at many industry companies. There are lots of […]
Save the date for the 2015 Duke University Energy Conference! On November 11, over 400 executives, students, faculty, and alumni will gather at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business for the school’s annual energy conference. This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers including: Governor Bill Richardson, Former Governor of New Mexico Kristina Johnson, CEO, Enduring […]
Seth Goldman, President and “TeaEO” of the company Honest Tea, shared his thoughts on corporate responsibility and the role of business in creating a better world in his keynote address at the 2014 Duke Sustainable Business & Social Impact (SBSI) Conference at Fuqua School of Business. — RELATED ARTICLES: Seth Goldman, Honest Tea, on […]
On Mar. 26, more than 100 executives and students gathered at Fuqua School of Business to hear about energy and environmental business opportunities in China at the 2014 EDGE Forum on Cleantech in China. “China is a great place to scale up proven cleantech,” said Elle Carberry, managing director of The China Greentech Initiative, who […]
At the 2012 Duke University Energy Conference, Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, shared his thoughts on the future of the electricity sector in his keynote address at the 2012 Energy Conference at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Coca-Cola’s Chief Product Supply Officer, Brian Kelley, shared insights about the company’s sustainability journey during the closing keynote at the 2011 Sustainable Business & Social Impact Conference at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. — RELATED ARTICLES: A conversation with Hannah Jones, VP of Sustainable Business and Innovation at Nike Rose Marcario on social […]
Nike‘s Vice President of Sustainable Business and Innovation, Hannah Jones, share her thoughts on sustainability in this plenary dialogue from the 2011 Conference on Sustainable Business & Social Impact at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. With opening remarks by Blair Sheppard, Dean of the Fuqua School of Business, and moderated by Dan Vermeer, Executive […]
by Brinda Ramaiya, MBA’11 Duke’s annual Conference on Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI), which is hosted by the Fuqua Net Impact Club, took place on Feb. 9. We were honored to have Hannah Jones, VP of Sustainable Business and Innovation at Nike, attend as our opening plenary in conversation with EDGE executive director, Dan […]