2008 Women and Management Dinner
The 2008 Women and Management Dinner explored the leadership role women can take in guiding the social responsibility agendas in their organisations. Guest speakers Laura Hartman and Pera Wells brought a wealth of experience and insight to the event and shared their stories. To read more about this event......
Laura Hartman
The Gourlay Visiting Professor of Ethics in Business
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, DePaul University
Laura Hartman is an internationally acclaimed business ethicist. Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies in the Management Department at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Laura Hartman also serves as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and as Research Director of DePaul’s Institute for Business and Professional Ethics. Her work focuses primarily on global labor conditions and standards, corporate governance and culture, and the effects of technology on the employment relationship.
Pera Wells
Secretary General
World Federation of United Nations Associations
Pera Wells was Australia’s first female diplomat to be posted to Africa. She established the Human Rights Section and the Cross-Cultural Program in the Foreign Affairs Department in Canberra and in London she created the first Human Rights Section in the Commonwealth Secretariat. Pera Wells has devoted the last five years to building up a dynamic global network of United Nations Associations and she believes it is women who will play a major role in ensuring this continues to flourish.
MC: Catherine Walter AM, Director, Melbourne Business School
Host: Clare Pullar, Director, Advancement, Melbourne Business School
Date: Tuesday 5 August, 2008
Venue: Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Dress: Business Attire
