Speakers and Events

Joan Gable, Provost at the University of South Carolina, will join us for a presentation on "The Social Contract of Public Higher Education."

Lucien Dhooge, Law and Ethics Professor at Scheller College will speak on "A Survey of Public Accommodation Statutes and Religious Liberty: Free Access or Free Exercise?"

Ethics in Consulting

Ethical Leadership: Lessons from the Trenches

Special Advisor to the Provost, Alison Davis-Blake, will be joining us from the Ross School of Business.

NFP Vice President & Director for Global Client Solutions, Marykay Mentzer, will be speaking on business ethics and related anecdotes encountered in the course of her work with U.S. Domestic and Global executive benefits administration.

Business Law and Ethics Professor, Deven Desai, will be speaking on The Ethics of Democratized Technology

Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics - Dan Reardon, CEO of North Highland - "Business Ethics"

Cecil B Day Program in Business Ethics presents guest speaker: Jody Blanke

Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics presents: Professor Steve Salbu - "Ethical Issues in Access to Higher Education and to Professional Services."

Karie Davis-Nozemack discusses Corporate Tax Avoidance

Cecil B Day Program in Business Ethics presents: Gregg Kunemund, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement

J.R. Crocker presents: Ethics in Today's Business Environment

Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics presents: Wes Pennington

Larry Keller discusses "Ethical Issues in International Business"

Seletha Butler presents: "Ethical Leadership: Playing the House of Cards"

Presentation by Bill Denman, Chief, Superfund Restoration and Sustainability Section, Environmental Protection Agency, Southeast Region

Attend the Cecil B Day Program in Business Ethics presenting: Randy Martinez, AAR Aviation Services

Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics Welcomes Patrise Perkins-Hooker

The Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics welcomes Ashley Vanderpoel, Global Sustainability Marketing, Digital & Social Media Program Manager, The Coca-Cola Company.

Professor Lucien Dhooge presents "The Shirts on Our Backs: Factory Safety in the Garment Industry."

Cecil B. Day guest speaker Joe Evans, Chairman and CEO of State Bank Financial Corporation

Cecil B Day guest speaker Paula Murray discusses "The Ethics of Using Eminent Domain to Help Underwater Homeowners".

Dean Krehmeyer is Executive Director of the Darden School's Institute for Business in Society. Krehmeyer is responsible for the design, development and implementation of major research and instructional projects, strategic design of educational and research programs, communication with the media and corporate stakeholders and coordination of the Institute's Advisory Council.

David B. Knowles is President and Chief Operating Officer for OM Group. David's responsibilities include overseeing the performance of all OM Group global business operations consisting of Battery Technologies, Magnetic Technologies and Specialty Chemicals, as well as the Global Information Technology group.

Mary Elliot, Manager of Ethics and Business Conduct at Boeing, will speak about "Preparing new employees for entry into the workplace; helping students understand how well-intended, proactive actions can potentially result in missteps and how to avoid missteps by understanding policies, procedures and the importance of company values."

Swire joined the Scheller faculty in the fall term of 2013 as the Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor, in the Law and Ethics Program. At Georgia Tech, he has appointments by courtesy with the College of Computing and School of Public Policy.

Aaron Black and Beverlee Silva are attorneys with Alston & Bird in the firm’s Atlanta office. Join them as they discuss their perspectives on ethics.

Beki Grinter's research focuses on improving the experience of computing by understanding the human experience in the building and using of technologies. Her work contributes to the fields of human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and computer supported cooperative work.

R. Steve Buffington is currently Vice President Supply Chain (SC) for Atlanta based Coca-Cola Company, a position he has held since December 2009. He is responsible for Global SC Strategy, Operational Excellence and capability development for the Coca-Cola system as well as head of SC for the Bottling Investment Group.

Kelly Barrett joined The Home Depot in January 2003 as Vice President, Corporate Controller. In this role, she was responsible for all of the Company’s internal and external financial reporting including its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Company’s Financial Controls and Financial Systems.

Distinguished Alumni Panel Discussion on Business Ethics with panelists:Seletha Butler, MBA ‘10; Kathie Day, IM ‘78; Peyton Day, IM ‘83; Marion Glover, IM ‘65; and Dennis James, IM ‘92