2008 Global Corporate Citizenship Conference

Sept. 18-19 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Washington, DC 

Public-Private Partnerships for Emerging-Market Development

The accelerated pace of world trade has expanded the influence of business abroad and has brought significant social and economic challenges that require multi-stakeholder approaches and solutions.

BCLC's Global Corporate Citizenship Conference: Public Private Partnerships for Emerging Market Development will bring over 250 business, government and nonprofit leaders together to address these issues and to showcase the many ways that businesses are having a constructive impact on the communities in which they operate.

Participants will:

• Develop important contacts in the international aid community including within government agencies, NGOs, multilateral institutions, and other businesses;
• Learn about the trends and new strategies driving global corporate citizenship;
• Share best practices about the positive contributions businesses are making to society.

A Pre-Conference welcome reception will be held on September 17 at the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Washington, DC, sponsored by SNV Netherlands Development Organization.

On September 18, conference sessions will focus on facilitating public-private partnerships, humanitarian issues, sustainability, micro-finance, global food crisis, post-earthquake recovery in China, farmer development, supply chain management, water shortage and much more. 

On September 19 NGO and advocacy organizations representing a variety of viewpoints about globalization will make their arguments in a moderated debate to be held in the Chamber's Hall of Flags.  The debate will be followed by a panel of corporate commentators who will respond to the questions raised in the debate.

Don't miss this opportunity. For more information or to register, go here.

Pre-Conference Co-host