20th International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society

8:15-9:00

Registration

Joan Fontrodona, Professor, Business Ethics Department, and Chairperson of the Symposium, IESE Business School

The first panel lays the groundwork for the symposium. In the context of a world where machines seem to be replacing human work, we explore the value of work from a philosophical perspective, and the feasibility of machines replacing human work from a scientific perspective.

• Marta Bertolaso, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  Is work as human activity still meaningful and valuable?

• Ramón López de Mántaras, Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  Will machines substitute human beings?

• Amitai Etzioni, University Professor and Professor of International Affairs; Director, Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies, The George Washington University
  The coming job collapse and the new sources for a good life[video conference]

Chair: Joan Fontrodona, Professor of Business Ethics, and Head of the Business Ethics Department, IESE Business School

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

Technological advances can have a strong impact on employment and generate new forms of work. In this panel, we analyze, from a macroeconomic and strategic perspective, how companies should react, and the challenges they face, in this new context.

• Anne Maria Engtoft Larsen, Knowledge Lead, Science and Technology Studies, World Economic Forum
  Technology at work: the future of innovation and employment
  
  
• Juan Menéndez-Valdés, Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
  The future of work

Chair: Alfred Pastor, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Banco Sabadell Chair of Emerging Markets, IESE Business School

12:00-12:15 

Break

13:45-14:45

Lunch

Technology can have a positive impact on professional performance and living conditions. This session considers the ethical and social implications of AI, both for the workplace and for society.

• Paula Boddington, Senior Researcher, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford
  Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence

• Thomas Malone, Professor of Management, Director MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
  Superminds: the surprising power of people and computers thinking together

Chair: Marc Sachon, Professor of Production, Technology and Operations Management, IESE Business School

16:15-16:30

Break

In a world dominated by technology, we must not forget the spiritual dimension of the human being. Work must also be seen from this perspective. In this panel, we will have a conversation between representatives of different religions to reflect on how they can contribute to making work meaningful.

• David P. Goldman, President, Macrostrategy LLC
  Work and leadership in traditional Jewish thought
  
  

• Martin Schlag, Director, John A. Ryan Institute; Alan W. Moss Chair for Catholic Social Thought; Professor of Catholic Studies and Ethics & Business Law, University of St. Thomas
  Integrating faith and work: contribution of the Catholic SocialDoctrine’s principles

• Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, Chairman of The Center for Enterprise , Markets and Ethics
  Faith and work from a Christian perspective

Chair: Domènec Melé, Emeritus Professor of Business Ethics, and Business and Ethics Chair, IESE Business School

10:15-10:30

Break

12:00-12:15

Break

The new scenario occasionedby the Fourth Industrial Revolution poses challenges regarding the management of talent and the leadership of companies. In the final panel, we reflect on the competencies and capacities required for managers to succeed in this new environment.

• Thomas Osburg, Professor of Sustainable Management and Leadership, Fresenius Business School
  Who will lead us in the future and can we manage the talent of algorithms?

• Jordi Canals, Professor of Economics and Strategic Management, IESE Business School
  The meaning of leadership and management, and the future of work

  Chair: Mireia Las Heras, Associate Professor of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School

As a closing of the symposium we are preparing a modest performance, with a social component, which will serve to remind us of the centrality of people at work, and as a tribute to the twenty editions of the Symposium. Please, stay until the end and celebrate with us this milestone.

14:15-15:30

Cocktail