11 - 12 September 2008, Cranfield University School of Management

The Colloquium is EABIS’s annual event which distinctively brings together almost 300 representatives from business, academia, policy bodies and think-tanks interested in CR, sustainability and management development to register for one of the world’s largest collaborative business–academic conferences in the field.

This year’s Colloquium will explore vital issues and priorities around the topic of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability: Leadership and Organisational Change. Keynote speeches will be given by Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group plc and former Chairman of KPMG International, John Elkington, Founder of SustainAbility, and Prof. Dexter Dunphy from the University of Technology Sydney. There will be additional high-level inputs; for details please see the up-to-date programme on the conference website.

Expecting more than 300 participants from academia, business, policy and leading stakeholder bodies, the conference will feature a combination of plenary, breakout sessions, and an International Gala Dinner. Around 70 papers and case studies on organisational change and sustainability from senior researchers, business managers and international think-tanks will be presented in an interactive debate on latest thought leadership and practice.