Doing Good Business: McGill Hosts Conference on Sustainability
The 2009 conference will feature keynote speakers Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of the NGO Equiterre and former spokesman of Greenpeace Quebec, and Robert Weese, VP Government for GE Canada.
The opening session, Thursday, Jan. 29, 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel Street, Moot Court Room, will include an introduction by Dean Peter Todd, Desautels Faculty of Management, followed by a keynote address from Mr. Guilbeault. Mr Guilbeault will discuss his views on the future of sustainable business in Quebec.
On Friday, Jan. 30, 5:30pm – 7:00 pm in the Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium, 3450 University Street, Mr. Weese will provide a keynote address on sustainability in the engineering and manufacturing business.
The conference is open to McGill students and to inter-university delegates. Admission to each address costs $5.
The conference is hosted by McGill University and the Desautels Faculty of Management and organized by a student-run committee with funding from the Hantho Family Fund.
About Desautels
Founded in 1906, the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University has been hailed as a top international business school by BusinessWeek, Le Figaro and America Economia. Our exacting standards, innovative programs and historic reputation for excellence continue to attract the finest students and the most prominent professors from around the globe, as well as the most demanding recruiters from the world’s employers of choice.
About McGill
McGill University, founded in Montreal, Que., in 1821, is Canada’s leading post-secondary institution. It has two campuses, 11 faculties, 10 professional schools, 300 programs of study and more than 34,000 students. McGill attracts students from more than 160 countries around the world. Almost half of McGill students claim a first language other than English – including 6,000 francophones – with more than 6,400 international students making up almost 20 per cent of the student body.
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