Dr Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

Date: 20 September 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm (Registration begins at 2.15 pm)
Venue: Ballroom I & 2, Orchard Hotel
Dress Code: Office Attire

As global economic power continues to shift from Western nations to Asian giants and emerging nations; as digital technologies burgeon as both drivers and enablers of change; and as new industries offer new possibilities while requiring different kinds of development partnerships, the innovation imperative takes on increasing urgency and new form. World class companies, small and large, increasingly create and maintain marketplace advantages in the new global competitions through their core values and corporate culture.

Social investments and community involvement appear on their strategic agendas as a source of global control and coherence, employee motivation, and innovation in products and services. These companies can innovate faster, integrate acquisitions more effectively, build their brands, and enhance customer and consumer relationships. Such companies are not only profitable, but they contribute to economic development, helping ensure favourable market conditions.

Through her research on some of the world's best companies, Professor Kanter will illuminate the values and leadership skills that create high-performing companies combining innovation and social responsibility. She will show how leaders can create an internal culture of confidence that fuels self-perpetuating 'winning streaks' -- sustainable success pathways involving continuous innovation and productive change.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations worldwide for over 25 years, through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations and governments. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review (1989-1992), Professor Kanter has been named to lists of the "50 most powerful women in the world" (Times of London), and the "50 most influential business thinkers in the world" (Accenture and Thinkers 50 research). In 2001, she received the Academy of Management's Distinguished Career Award for her scholarly contributions to management knowledge, and in 2002 was named "Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year" by the World Teleport Association. She has received 22 honorary doctoral degrees, as well as numerous leadership awards and prizes for her books and articles. Her latest initiative involves the development and creation of an innovative institute for advanced leadership, to ensure that successful leaders at the top of their professions can apply their skills not only to managing their own enterprises but also to helping solve the most challenging national and global problems.

More about Professor Kanter can be found here.

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