We are at a time when the grey areas between right and wrong is expanding and individual decisions are ever more subjective. Businesses are fighting to survive and grow against fierce competition, and success in terms of money and fame is harder to come by. Under such circumstances it is may be easy to overlook the essentials of ethics and responsible leadership.
So how true is it that pursuit of corporate growth can be only at the expense of integrity? Can business leadership adopt a sense of societal responsibility? Is the external environment conducive to ethics? Is the regulatory system weak or incapable? Is regulation itself enough? All these and allied issues were the focal point of deliberations and discussions at the ‘Corporate Ethics and Responsible Leadership’ seminar, which was addressed by eminent achievers and national and international members of the academia.
Inaugural Session
Welcome Address: Mr. Bikram Dasgupta, Founder & Executive Chairman, Globsyn Group
Chief Guest: Dr. H.P. Kanoria, Chairman & Managing Trustee, Kanoria Foundation
Guest of Honor: Mr. Abraham G. Stephanos, MD, TSPDL
Session 1: Can Business be Ethical Yet Retain Values?
Speakers: Prof. Mary C. Gentile, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA (via video); Prof. Sanjay Mukherjee, IIM Shillong.
Session Moderator: Dr. D.P. Chattopadhyay, Globsyn Business School
Session 2: Do Ethics and Leadership stand as a Dichotomy?
Speakers: Prof. Antonio Argandona, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain (via video); Mr. Basab Bagchi, CEO, Thakral Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Prof. Ajay Ray, IIT Kharagpur
Session Moderator: Dr. Debraj Datta, Globsyn Business School
Session 3: Is it Possible to Practice Ethics in 21st Century Business?
Speakers: Prof. Lewis W. (Jody) Fry, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA (via video); Prof. Nishigandha Bhuyan, IIM Calcutta; Mr. Sandipan Chakravarty, Chairman, Tata Maritime Logistics Ltd.
Session Moderator: Prof. Manas Chakravarty, Globsyn Business School
Valedictory Session
Valedictory Address: Swami Narasimhananda Ji Maharaj, Rama Krishna Mission, Mayabati (Uttarakhand)
Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks: Dr. Subir Sen, Principal, Globsyn Business School