On Wednesday, November 3, Michael Strong and Magatte Ward will speak at Rockford College.
Michael Strong’s talk is titled “Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems.”
Strong is the co-founder (with John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market) and Chief Visionary Officer of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes Conscious Capitalist solutions to world problems. Strong’ has published in academic journals (The Journal of Business Ethics, Economic Affairs, Critical Review, etc.) and in popular media (The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, RealClearPolitics, etc.). He is author of The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice and co-author of Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems.
Magatte Wade’s topic is “How an African Entrepreneur is Working to Solve African Problems.”
Wade is a serial entrepreneur. She was raised in Senegal, educated in Germany and France, and began her entrepreneurial career in the San Francisco bay area, where she co-founded Adina World Beverages. Her current project is The Tiossano Tribe, Inc., a high-end skin care products line. Wade is also on the boards of several non-profits that support African causes, including Afropop Worldwide, the SEEDS Academy, AllforAfrica.com, and ASNAPP.
Strong and Wade will give their talks in conjunction with my Business and Economic Ethics class at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3 in Scarborough 220. The talks are open to the campus community and the public.
The talks are sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship.