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Enterprise Excellence 1Events Peter Heslam will be speaking on 'Business and Poverty' at Manchester Cathedral on 15th November at 7.30 pm. The event is organized by the Manchester Theological Society. For further details, contact the Cathedral's Canon Theologian Andrew Shanks on andrew.shanks@manchestercathedral.com or 0161 833 2220. The London Financial Academy (LFA), the London Metropolitan University's new centre for continuing Professional Development, was launched on 12th October in the City. The LFA will be running a monthly ethics forum focusing on how businesses can develop and embed an ethical approach that meets clients' expectations while improving performance. The forum will focus on the practical: what models are most effective in building values-led businesses? For more information contact Prof David Jackman on 020 7320 1430/3237). Free admission. The Institute of Economic Affairs is running a series of forums on the role of morality in the contemporary economy. Recent events in this series have included:
For details of forthcoming events, contact the IEA's events manager Rebecca Connorton, on rconnorton@iea.org.uk or 020 7799 8900. The Industrial Christian Fellowship (ICF) is holding an open lecture by Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, on the recent ecumenical report written by Clifford Longley entitled Prosperity with a Purpose. Westminster Central Hall, London SW1 on 16 November 2005, 18.00 for 18.30. Further details and registration, contact Ann Wright: wright@btinternet.com or 01293 821322. Transforming Business is linking up with the Ridley Hall Foundation (RHF) in Cambridge to put on a conference from 7 to 9 April in Cambridge entitled 'Past, Present and Future: Christian Faith and Business Practice'. The speakers will include Eve Poole and Peter Heslam, both of whom will be presenting the results of their latest research. Further details are soon to go up on RHF website – www.ridley.cam.ac.uk Peter Heslam will also be speaking at Ely Cathedral on 'The Moral Nature of the Company' as part of a Work/Life Seminar organized jointly by Ely Cathedral and the Cambridge Chaplaincy to People at Work from 24–26th February 2006. For more details, contact Janet Leebetter on j.leebetter@cathedral.ely.anglican.org or 01353 660310/668835. Professor David Jackman, Director of the new London Financial Academy and Chairman of the Ethics Foundation, will deliver a lecture on 'The New Cutting Edge: Values-Led Business' on 15 Nov 2005. The Ethical Foundation's accreditation scheme will be launched at this event. The lecture will be followed by a wine reception and an opportunity to network. For more information contact David Jackman on 020 7320 1430/3237). Free admission. A number of faith–based organizations are organizing a day conference on 17 November at St Paul's Cathedral in London entitled 'Takeover by the Company? Finding Personal Wholeness in the Changing World of Work'. Speakers include leading figures in business and theology. In the evening, Dr Laura Nash, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, will deliver the Hugh Kay Lecture entitled 'Reframing Faith and Work for Lasting Success'. For more details of both these events and a booking form, contact John McLean Fox on mclean.fox@btinternet or 01702 472634. The Institute of Business Ethics in London is holding the following two open meetings:
See www.ibe.org.uk/forthcomingevents.html for further details |