Member Event: Can global capitalism have a human face?

The University of East Anglia and Tomorrow’s Company would like to invite you to attend our upcoming panel event on Tuesday 24 October, 5-8 pm, taking place at The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ.

At this event, we will discuss how global companies can be a force for good. You will hear different perspectives from a lively panel including Walgreens Boots Alliance, Tomorrow’s Company and UEA faculty and students, facilitated by Prof Fiona Lettice, UEA’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a Q&A session which will be followed by networking drinks.

UEA has been pioneering innovation for over 50 years and is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world and in the UK Top 15. Over 80% of our research has been assessed as being world-leading or internationally excellent, and this expertise is used by regional, national and international organisations to grow their business.

Tomorrow’s Company is an independent not-for-profit think tank that inspires and enables business to create value for staff, shareholders and society through a focus on purpose, values, relationships and the long-term. They combine vision with practicality by identifying the changes needed to ownership and governance structures and government policy in order to create conditions in which companies can flourish.

The schedule for the evening is as follows:

17.00   Drinks reception

17.30    Welcome by Prof Fiona Lettice, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, UEA.

             Keynote by Andy Inchley and Cheryl Hall, Walgreens Boots Alliance

18.00   Panel discussion, response to keynote, and audience Q&A, facilitated by Prof Fiona Lettice

19.00   Canapes and networking

20.00   Event close

We are proud to announce the following speakers and panel members:

Dr Andy Inchley, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Global R&D Director

Cheryl Hall, Director of Quality and Regulatory Policy, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Professor Fiona Lettice, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, UEA

Mark Goyder, Founder, Tomorrow’s Company

Professor Konstantinos Chalvatzis, Norwich Business School, Chair in Sustainable Energy Business

For more information on each of our panel members please refer to the attached document.

We hope that this event will be of interest to you and we would be delighted if you were able to join us. Please RSVP by replying to [email protected].