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PEACEthroughCOMMERCE A CONFERENCE ON PARTNERSHI P S AS THE N EW PARADIGM UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, NOVEMBER 12–14, 2006 At the founding of the United Nations in 1945, political and business leaders as well as scholars shared the conviction that commerce could play an important role in fostering peace. Half a century later, with the emergence of the interlocking global economy and the enormous new reach of business, the business community is increasingly forming partnerships with NGOs as an important new avenue for achieving social development. This conference will examine some of those partnerships focusing on what makes a successful collaboration. This conference will be keynoted by Kofi Annan, Secretary- General of the United Nations (subject to UN schedule) and will bring together academics, corporations, NGOs and government leaders. It seeks to advance the understanding of the role of business in society and to encourage new and more effective partnerships. The conference also hopes to lay the foundation for new courses in business schools on the subject of peace through commerce. The conference is being convened by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the United Nations Global Compact Office, the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies of the University of Notre Dame. For further information and registration details, see the website for the conference: http://www.nd.edu/~ethics/ethicsConference/ The following will present some of the conceptual issues arising from the collaborative venture with NGOs and the private sector: Mary B. Anderson Executive Director CDA (Collaborative for Development Action) Timothy L. Fort The Lindner-Gambal Professor of Business Ethics The George Washington University School of Business Klaus M. Leisinger President and CEO, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development Special Advisor of the UN Secretary General on the Global Compact Professor for Development Sociology University of Basel Oliver F. Williams, CSC Director Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business University of Notre Dame David Wheeler Dean of Management Dalhousie University John Paul Lederach, Professor of International Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute University of Notre Dame Gerald F. Cavanagh, SJ Charles T. Fisher III Chair of Business Ethics College of Business Administration University of Detroit Mercy The following companies will be represented in discussing actual partnerships with NGOs: Anglo American BASF - The Chemical Company Bristol-Myers-Squibb Cadbury Nigria Plc Chevron Coca-Cola Ford Motor Company Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. General Electric Hershey Foods IBM Lansdowne Consulting Nestlé, SA Newmont Mining Corporation SAB Miller Starbucks Coffee Company A number of NGOs will be participating, including Oxfam, The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, International Alert and others. There will also be a special panel organized by the AACSB, including Dean Carolyn Woo, Chair of the AACSB Committee on Peace Through Commerce, Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies in the Mendoza Col- lege of Business, Jennifer Potter, Managing Director, Initiative for Global Development, John J. Fernandes, President and Chief Executive Officer, AACSB International INTERNATIONAL the global compact