From business scandals, political divisiveness, and unintended consequences of new technologies, the importance of ethics as an essential part of business and society has become overwhelmingly apparent. Consumers, investors, and employees want to support companies and organizations they view as ethically responsible. Employees have internalized this goal by using their careers to contribute something meaningful and beneficial. Patients and the the professionals who treat them depend on the integrity of technologies and products developed. We have seen the development of many frameworks for “building a better tomorrow,” all illuminating the general sentiment that people are eager to address our current and future challenges. This one-day forum with explore these issues and approaches with speakers from industry, academia, and the public sector.
Talks of particular interest to the Center’s audience:
11:00 am - noon
Theranos to WorldCom: Corporate Misconduct Over Time
Abstract: Are we repeating history? WorldCom and Theranos whistleblowers, Cynthia Cooper and Erika Cheung, will explore how corporate misconduct has changed and stayed the same over time. They will discuss ways to build strong organizational cultures to buffer against ethical risks.
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Honesty in Innovation
When does exaggeration become fraud? How do leaders stay honest while dealing with the pressures of making a business successful? With examples from healthcare to cryptocurrency, Dr. Sophia Yen, Founder and CEO of Pandia Health, and Daren Firestone, Founder of Cryptowhistleblower.com and Partner at Levy Firestone Muse, will provide perspectives on honesty in innovation.
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Technology: Hopes, Fears, and Unintended Consequences
Abstract: What are the future realities of AI? What steps can organizations take to understand and protect the public while building future technologies? For a conversation about expectations for new technologies and technologies’ unintended consequences, join Derek Leben, the author of Ethics for Robots: How to Design A Moral Algorithm, Michael Barber, Director of Data Science R&D at Highmark Health, and Rayid Ghani, CMU Distinguished Career Professor in Machine Learning and Public Policy, and creator of the Data Science for Good Fellowship.
Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and the non-profit Ethics in Entrepreneurship
Location and Address
Carnegie Mellon University, Simmons Auditorium, 4765 Forbes Avenue