Symposium
Crucial questions, conversations, and connections
The annual McGowan Symposium on Business Leadership & Ethics is the springboard to McGowan’s yearlong Fellows program. At the symposium, the McGowan community welcomes our new Fellows as they delve into meaningful conversations with peers, alumni, recognized leaders in business, government, and academia, as well as with thought leaders from outside their own MBA programs. In addition, the weekend includes a half-day retreat for alums, sponsored by the McGowan Fund.
Symposia focus on specific issues, always with an eye to the intersection of current trends in ethical leadership and decision-making.
Past Symposia
Words at Work: Response and Responsibility in a Volatile Time
Who Comes First? When Profits and Principles Compete
2023
Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management
The Future of Being True
2022
Georgetown University
McDonough School of Business
What Can Conscious Capitalism Do?
University of Virginia
Applying Principled Leadership in Uncertain Times
2020
Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business
Leading in a VUCA World
2019
MIT
Sloan School of Management
Leadership. Connection. Commitment.
2018
Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
The History & Revitalization Efforts in Detroit
2017
University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
Socially Responsible Innovation
2016
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
The Sustainability Imperative: Developing Communities in a Changing World
2015
Columbia University
Columbia Business School
Global Inequality: Shifting the Conversation to Creative Solutions
2014
University of Chicago
Booth School of Business
The New World of Work: Are You Ready?
2013
Dartmouth College
Tuck School of Business
Values-Based Leadership: Exploring Ethical Standards and Practice
2012
Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management
Business & Government: Who’s Ethically Challenged?
2011
Georgetown University
McDonough School of Business
Ethics & the Financial Crisis
2010
National Archives
William G. McGowan Theater