Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square: Opening Plenary

On September 15, 2022, the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, together with the Harvard Business School Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society, the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership, and the Harvard Data Science Initiative, hosted, Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square: Multistakeholder Engagement on ESG Commitments, Metrics, and Accountability. This video comprises speakers and panels that took place in the opening plenary.

The event starts with differing perspectives on the role of business in the public square delivered by senior leaders. These perspectives set the stage with perspectives from a CEO and key stakeholders on how to produce measurable, sustainable, and accountable ESG commitments. The morning plenary concludes with a view from the UK and a conversation on the role of regulation. Click the time markers below to jump to a particular speaker.

Schedule:

00:00 Welcome
• David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Vice Dean, Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Director of the Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law
• Brad Smith, President and Vice-Chair, Microsoft

16:58 Lightning Talks - Perspectives on the Role of Business in the Public Square
• Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst and Kenneth Frazier, Executive Chairman, Merck
• Joshua Bolten, CEO, Business Roundtable with Brad Smith, President and Vice-Chair, Microsoft
• Lucian Bebchuk, Professor, Harvard Law School

51:49 Sustainability as Strategy
• Dina Powell McCormick, Global Head of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth, Goldman Sachs
• Chair: David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Vice Dean, Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Director of the Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School

1:09:54 Making ESG Commitments: A Conversation with Satya Nadella
• Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft
• Chair: Debora L. Spar, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Sr. Associate Dean, Business and Global Society, Harvard Business School

1:41:17 Keeping ESG Commitments: Stakeholder Perspectives
• Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel Emeritus, NAACP LDF
• Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
• Chair: Deval Patrick, Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; former Governor of Massachusetts

2:45:59 Address from the CEO of the London Stock Exchange on ESG Rules
• Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange
• Chair: John Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School

3:07:39 The Role of Regulation: A Fireside Chat with the Chair of the SEC
• The Honorable Gary Gensler, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Chair: John Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School

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