Speaking Engagements

 

April 2022: Key Note Speaker at BPeace Annual Member Conference 2022

September 2020: 

Plug N Play Keynote Speaker at Annual Conference 

Topic: The Need for Sustainability while Building Capacity: Sustainable Supply Chains, Virtually at Silicon Valley, California

October 2018: Thunderbird Graduate School Speaker Series in Phoenix, Arizona

May 2015: Speaking on "Supply Chain Responsibility" at TBLI Latin America in Buenos Aires, Argentina

October 2013: Speaking on "Supply Chain Responsibility" at Commit Forum in

New York City, New York

September 2013: Speaking on "Greening the Supply Chain" at APEC Ministerial Conferences (prior to global leaders meeting) in Bali, Indonesia

June 2012: Panel Moderator on "SCR Procurement Scorecards" at

Sustainable Brands in San Diego, California

March 2012: Panel Moderator on "Collaboration" at Ethical Sourcing Forum in New York City, New York

March 2012: Panel Moderator on "People Power: Bringing to Light the Hidden Value of The Sustainability Equation" at Go Green in Austin, Texas

April 2011: Speaker at Entrepreneurs Foundation in Austin, Texas

March 2011: Speaking on "Global Forum on Sustainability" at Thunderbird Graduate School in Phoenix, Arizona

November 2010: Panel Moderator on "The Role of Corporate Best Practice and Socially Responsible Investing in Preventing Environmental Health Risks" at CEHI Scientific Symposium​ in Houston, Texas

June 2009: Keynote Presentation on "Sustainability and IR" at National Investor Relations Institute Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida

Oct 2008: Speaker at National Investor Relations Association Conference in Dallas, Texas

August - September 2008: Official Delegate at United Nations Conference on Women and Migration​ in Manila, Philippines

June 2008: Featured Speaker on “CSR/Sustainability in the Supply Chain” Panel at

CRO Conference in ​San Francisco, California

May 2008: Keynote Speaker addressing supply chain responsibility at Whole Foods Supplier Meeting​ in Austin, Texas

April 2008: Speaker on “Trends in CSR” Panel at CRO Conference​ in New York City, New York

March 2008: Moderator for Panels on “Filling Green Shoes” and “The Sustainable Procurement Challenge: The Case of China” at Ethical Sourcing Forum (Intertek) in New York City, New York

Feb 2008: Speaker at The University of Texas at Austin's Climate Change Forum in Austin, Texas

Jan 2008: Speaker on “Green Sourcing” Panel at The University of Texas at Austin's Sustainable Business Summit in Austin, Texas

2008: Lecturer to McCombs School of Business Alumni at The University of Texas at Austin's Faculty Speaker Series in ​Washington, D.C.

2008: Speaker at The University of Texas at Austin's CCIMS Conference on Branding Sustainability in Austin, Texas

2007: Moderator for Panel at The University of Texas at Austin's Inaugural Conference on Sustainability Issues and Branding ​in Austin, Texas

2007: Keynote Speaker at Curran and Connor’s Corporation Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas

2007: Key Contributor to groundbreaking publication entitled “The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility”​

2007: Speaker at Ethical Corp Conference on Climate Change

2007: Speaker at Ethical Corp Conference on CSR Communications

2006: Guest Speaker on CSR at University of South Australia in Australia

2006: Speaker on “CSR and Investor Relations” at National Investor Relations Association in Dallas, Texas

2006: Organizer and Leader of Panel on Sustainability and Marketing at The University of Texas at Austin's Conference on Sustainability Issues in Branding and Marketing in Austin, Texas

September 2005: Speaker on CSR Panel at United Nations DPI Conference​ in New York City, New York

November 2004: Speaker at Thunderbird School of Global Management's Global Citizenship Forum in Glendale, Arizona

July 2004: Speaker at University of Florida at St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, FL

June 2004: Speaker at Austin Sustainable Business Council in Austin, Texas

2004: Speaker at Pax World Investment Forum in Austin, Texas

December 2003: Speaker at Thunderbird School of Global Management's Global Citizenship Forum in Glendale, Arizona

November 2003: Speaker at Net Impact National Conference in Miami, Florida

April 2003: Moderator for Panel on “Responsible Globalization” at Greater Austin International Coalition Conference​ in Austin, Texas

Aug - Sep 2002: Official Delegate at United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa

Jan 2002: Speaker on “Corporate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility” at Thunderbird School of Global Management's Forum on International Technology Business in Glendale, Arizona

March 2001: Keynote Speaker for McCombs School of Business on “Corporate Ethics and CSR” at The University of Texas at Austin's Ethics Lecture Series in Austin, Texas

Feb 2001: Speaker on CSR Panel at The University of Michigan's Women’s Leadership Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Oct 2000: Speaker at Ethics Officers Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois

 

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Media Interviews

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March 2022: Senior Executive Media

November 2014: Contributor to Forrester's Latest "Meet Customers’ Demands For Corporate Responsibility" Report

October 2013: WSJ – Risk Management and SCR

July 2011: The Middle Market.com – Mergers and Acquisitions

January 2011: Quinlan HR Compliance Law Bulletin: Practical and Effective HR Management Advice –Contributor to “Spotlight: Corporate social responsibility may prove to be recession proof and smarter than ever”

June 2009: Financial Executive – “Is Corporate Green Getting the Yellow Light?”

March 27, 2009: Austin Business Journal – “Businesses cutting corporate social responsibility spending”

Dec 2008: Kansas City Star

2008: The CRO Magazine

May 17, 2007: Dow Jones Market Watch – “Do you have that in green?  Even big-box Wal-Mart and Home Depot are embracing ecology”

2007: Austin Business Journal

2007: The CRO Magazine

November 27, 2006: The University of Texas Magazine – “The Triple Bottom Line: Caring for environment, community produces results for corporate America

April 9, 2006: Austin-American Statesman – “Austin advertising agency helps companies tell of good deeds”

2006: Austin Business Journal

November 16, 2002: Austin Business Journal

September 22, 2002: Austin-American Statesman – “Special deals for corporate leaders linger”

September 3, 2002: National Public Radio

2002: The Wall Street Journal

Other: KUT Public Radio, PBS Nightly Business Report, The Compliance Weekly, The Daily Texan, The Financial Times, WetFeet CSR Career Guidebook