Symposium Overview 8:30am Coffee/Donuts

9:00am WelcomeDr. John O’KeefeDr. Anthony Hendrickson

9:15-10:30am Session 1a. (H3027) Just Haiti Coffee

Kim Lamberty b. (H3029)Verdis Group, Dan Lawsec. (H3023)Creighton, Development,

Rick Virgin

10:45am-noon Session 2a. (H3027) Grameen Bank

Erika Arguellob. (H3029) Grain Place Foods

David Vetterc. (H3023) Home Instead

Lori Hogan

Noon-1:15 pm Lunchbreak

1:30-2:45pm Session 3a. (H3027) MAX Insurance

Bill Musgraveb. (H3029) Prairie Plains Institute

Jeff Gustafson c. (H3023) Silicon Prairie News

Jeff Slobotski

3-4:15pm Keynote AddressDr. Daniel Finn, St. John’s/St. Ben’s

4:30pm Reception for all

This symposium was made possible by the generosity of Creighton’s Center for Catholic Thought, as well as the symposium speakers who were willing to give of their time.

The goal of this symposium is to bring together the concerns of faith values, business, and the common good. Our hope is to build bridges between theology and business, the ethical and practical, the good and the efficient, and theory and practice.

Symposium Organizers

Thomas M. Kelly, Ph.D. (CCAS)

Andy Gustafson, Ph.D. (HCB)Business, Faith and the

Common Good

October 3rd, 2014Creighton University, Harper

Center

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Daniel FinnProfessor of Theology & Clemens

Professor in Economics & the Liberal

ArtsSt. John’s/St. Ben’s University,

Collegeville, MN

Also represented:Just Haiti Coffee

Verdis GroupCreighton

Grameen BankGrain Place Foods

Home InsteadMAX Insurance

Prairie Plains InstituteSilicon Prairie News

The Symposium Schedule

8:30 AM Coffee/Donuts 9:00 AM

Introduction and Welcome John O’Keefe and Dean Tony Hendrickson

9:15:-10:30 AM Session 1: Concurrent Sessions

a. Helping the Poor Make Money (Kim Lamberty, Just Haiti Coffee)

b. Sustainable Strategies Consulting (Dan Lawse, Verdis Group)

c. The Challenges of Utilizing Private Sector Donations for the Common Good (Rick Virgin, Creighton University Development)

Break (15 min.)

10:45-Noon Session 2: Concurrent Sessions

a. Helping the Poor Help Themselves (Erika Arguello, Grameen Bank)

b. Organically Faithful (David Vetter, Founder and CEO, Grain Place)

c. A Business for Doing Good (Lori Hogan, Home Instead)

________________________12:15-1:15 Lunch (provided in Harper Center for invited speakers)______________

1:30-2:45 Session 3: Concurrent Sessions

Blending Faith & Business (Bill Musgrave, MAX Insurance (a B-corp)

b. Restoring the Plains One Acre at a Time (Jeff Gustafson, Prairie Plains Institute)

c. Creating Community for the Greater Good (Jeff Slobotski, Silicon Prairie News)(15 min. break)

3:00-4:15 PM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Daniel Finn, St. John’s/St. Ben’s University, Collegeville, MN

4:30 PM Reception: for participants, faculty and students