Summit on Moral Leadership

MAINSTAGE SESSIONS:

• OPENING: WHY NOW? THE IMPERATIVE FOR MORAL LEADERSHIP

  Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society 

• THE DISCUSSION CONTINUES: LEADING IN A RESHAPED WORLD
  Leadership has always been framework dependent.  Join us as we hear from two HOW Institute board members who will set the stage for the day with a discussion of the frameworks we need to lead now. 

  Nancy Gibbs, Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, The HOW Institute Board Member
  Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society
  Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation, The HOW Institute Board Member

• TOWN HALL: PRACTICING THE PAUSE
  Together, we will explore the Pause as a practice of Moral Leaders. What does it mean to pause with your team, and how can we use the four ‘Rs’: reflect, reconnect, rethink and reimagine to wrestle with nuance and understand how we can make better choices?  

  Led by: Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society

• WEATHERING THE ECONOMIC STORM
  

  CEOs are facing down the reality of what a recession would mean for their organizations, their employees, and their stakeholders. In the absence of clear answers, leaders often face painful choices between two bad options. Join us as we discover the frameworks and principles to navigate this rough economic terrain. 

  Chip Bergh, President and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co, The HOW Institute Board Member

  Discussion Leader: Darren Walker, Ford Foundation, The HOW Institute Board Member

• INSPIRING, EDUCATING & ELEVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
  

  It might just be the greatest challenge of the 21st century: to nurture and develop a culture full of moral leaders.  In this conversation with leaders across society, we’ll examine how to develop the moral leaders of the future. And, how to ensure that the next generation of moral leaders are in positions of authority.

  The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary of the Air Force
  Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, 17th President, Howard University 

  Discussion Leader:  Dr. Dana H. Born, Faculty Chair, Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Center for Public Leadership, HOW Fellow

• READING: HOW MORAL LEADERS CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT
  

  The benefits and powers that reading bestows upon leaders are almost impossible to measure: from gaining historical perspective and thinking spatially to understanding the human condition and building capacity for empathy, sympathy and compassion. That’s why moral leaders are also by nature good readers. We’ll hear from leaders across the sectors of literacy and education about why the simple act of reading is a crucial one.

  
  Niko Canner, CEO, Incandescent 
  Ann Friedman, Founder and CEO, Planet Word, Museum of Language Arts
  Dr. Michael E. Hill, President, Chautauqua Institution
  

• TRULY LEADING FOR THE LONG-TERM (WHEN LONG-TERM THINKING IS NOT ENOUGH)
  

  In today’s challenging environment, it’s more important than ever for leaders to focus on the long-term.  In this session, we’ll hear how true long-term thinking is about much more than the investment horizon; it’s a moral journey, one in which leaders need to see all stakeholders as coequal constituents and not a means to an end.

  John W. Rogers, Chairman, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
  Dan Schulman, CEO, PayPal  

  Discussion Leader:  Poppy Harlow, Anchor, CNN This Morning  

MAINSTAGE SESSIONS:

• EMERGING LEADERS TACKLING NEW TERRAIN
  

  The NXT-GEN Fellowship is an accelerator for emerging leaders, guiding them in navigating our increasingly interdependent and morally-activated world. Meet and be inspired by our NXT-GEN graduates, who are making a wave of moral leadership in their organizations. 

  Led by: Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss & Co., The HOW Institute Board Member

• MORAL COURAGE: LESSONS FROM THE MILITARY
  

  An extraordinary group of military leaders joins us to discuss how moral courage—doing the right thing, at the right time—even when painful and dangerous—guides their leadership. How do the practices of these military leaders, who support their troops at home and on duty, apply to leaders across every sector?

  Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield (USN), President, U.S. Naval War College
  Lt. General Nadja West, 44th Army Surgeon General, U.S. Army

  Discussion Leader: Thomas Friedman, Author, Columnist, New York Times

• MUSIC AS A PATHWAY TO THE HEART: PART 1
  

  What comes from the heart enters the heart. Moral leaders can connect and inspire using many unconventional methods, including music. Join us for a special performance as we reveal the connection between music and leadership. 

  Performance by: Murray Hidary, Composer and Founder, MindTravel

MASTER CLASS BREAKOUTS OVER LUNCH:

• HOW: YOUR MORAL LEADER(SHIP) JOURNEY 
  

  As taught by: Dr. Dana H. Born, Faculty Chair, Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Center for Public Leadership, HOW Fellow
  

  What does it mean to be a moral leader and how does one embark on this journey? In this master class, we’ll explore how moral leaders live their values and act on their principles, even when it’s uncomfortable, difficult, or inconvenient.  We’ll also dive into how our values fuel the behavior of moral leaders.  We will also discuss the role moral leaders play in inspiring and elevating moral leadership.
  

  Subject Matter Expert: William George, Business School Professor, Harvard Business School

   

• SCALING TRUST WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND BEYOND
  

  As taught by: Dr. Brenda Cassellius, Former Superintendent, Boston Public Schools

  Organizations can only evolve and grow in healthy ways — and be resilient through these transformations — if they are built on a foundation of trust. Growth and innovation also inherently involve risk taking. Mutual trust is an accelerant for smart risk taking and the inspiration that fuels it. Often, this trust stems from the thoughtful extension of trust by formal senior leadership, but it must be continuously earned by how all of an organization’s participants connect and collaborate. Therefore, it’s not enough for formal senior leaders to earn and extend trust, they must also shape organizational cultures that foster mutual trust. In this master class, we will examine the tools and techniques formal leaders have at their disposal to earn, extend, and foster trust within organizations, the positive impact these techniques can have, and the challenges that can sometimes ensue.

  Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine at Stanford University

• MORAL LEADERSHIP FOR NAVIGATING A RESHAPED WORLD                         
  

  As taught by: Nancy Gibbs, Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

  It’s a tall order for any leader today: Navigating a world full of misinformation, where huge sections of the population don’t trust each other and even, intentionally, assault the truth. In this master class, we’ll take a look at how leaders lean into societal issues in a way that honors organizational values, avoids contempt, and demonstrates intellectual humility. How do we engage in tough conversations? How do we make difficult decisions related to risk, especially when it comes to organizational reputation? And, how do leaders foster conversations that build bridges both inside and outside their organizations?

  Subject Matter Expert: Dr. David Agus, Professor of Medicine & Engineering, University of Southern California; CEO, Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine

MAINSTAGE SESSIONS:

• METRICS THAT MATTER
  

  What and how we measure is a window into what we value. That’s why The HOW Institute for Society has prioritized measuring what matters most today—our organizations’ internal patterns, relationships and cultures. In conjunction with today’s summit, we are releasing our 2022 Moral Leadership in Business report to provide leaders with insights to guide them through challenging times. 

  Christie Sclater, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, The Estée Lauder Companies; HOW Fellow

• TOWN HALL: TAKING A STAND IN AN ERA OF MORAL ACTIVATION
  

  Voting rights, gun violence, climate change, abortion, racial justice, election integrity, immigration are among the issues activating people to take stands, in and out of the workplaces. In this town hall led by CNBC and New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin, we’ll hear from top executives and community leaders on how to grapple with and navigate these issues using moral leadership frameworks and models.

  Angela Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi, Central Synagogue
  David Kenny, Chairman and CEO, Nielsen
  Federica Marchionni, CEO, Global Fashion Agenda
  Tom Wilson, CEO, Allstate 

  Led by: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Anchor, CNBC; Columnist, The New York Times
  

• THE CHALLENGE OF AUTHENTIC APOLOGIES… EVEN THOUGH IT’S NO LONGER HARD TO SAY “I’M SORRY”
  

  Whether in politics, business or sports, people view public apologizing as an extension of public relations or crisis management, a way to conduct damage control rather than express genuine contrition. Is it time for an apology cease-fire? Together, we will spend time considering what makes an apology truly authentic and offer a new playbook for saying ‘I’m sorry’.

  Doug Ulman, CEO, Pelotonia
  Cyrus Vance, Former District Attorney, New York; Partner, Baker McKenzie 

  Led by: Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society

   

• TRANSPARENCY IN A CLOUDY WORLD
  

  If sunlight is the best disinfectant, how can leaders manifest transparency when there’s so much misinformation and so little personal responsibility? In this conversation, we’ll dive into frameworks for how professionals can act on their obligations and serve a loyalty higher than what their boss might be telling them. Where do leaders find the strength to honor the oaths they take? 

  Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
  Leni Robredo, 14th Vice President, Philippines

  Discussion Leader: Adi Ignatius, Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Review 

• MUSIC AS A PATHWAY TO THE HEART: PART 2
  

  Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine
  In conversation with: Dr. Elizabeth Askren, Conductor and Founder, Transylvanian Opera Academy

• DOING WHAT’S RIGHT HOWEVER INCONVENIENT AND EVEN DANGEROUS
  

  NBA Free Agent Enes Kanter Freedom knows well the HOW of doing inconvenient things and what it means to take principled actions at a cost. Freedom insists his social activism—including his comments about the NBA and its players’ relationship with China—has cost him the opportunity to play. He joins us to discuss when professional athletes feel morally obligated to put their careers and safety on the line in order to speak out.

  Enes Kanter Freedom, Human Rights Activist, NBA Star, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee

• SPOTLIGHT: LEADERS ON THE VANGUARD
  

  Throughout today’s program, we’ll shine a spotlight on rising leaders who are working to reshape the world through human values of compassion, respect, equity and justice. We’ll hear from National Geographic Young Explorer and Berkeley student Shelby O’Neil, whose collaboration with aviation, health care, and beverage companies has reduced the number of single-use plastic straws used annually by 40 million.

  Shelby O’Neil, Founder, Jr. Ocean Guardians

• THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS IS COMMUNITY
  

  The business of business is no longer just business. The business of business is now community. In this in-depth conversation with the CEO of the world’s largest company, Walmart’s Doug McMillon talks with Dov Seidman about how the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have presented the ultimate leadership litmus test.

  Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Walmart  

  In conversation with:  Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society

• HOPE IS A STRATEGY
  

  Moral leaders are purveyors of hope. Leaders across industries discuss the “HOW” of employing hope as a strategy. 

  Katrina Adams, Executive Director, Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program
  Dr. Brenda Cassellius, Former Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
  Zia Khan, Senior Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation
  Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith America
  Zainab Salbi, Co-Founder, Daughters For Earth

• RISING OR FALLING TOGETHER: BUILDING HEALTHY INTERDEPENDENCIES
  

  As we close out our day, New York Times author and columnist Thomas Friedman joins us to look forward. Friedman shares the imperative for leaders to forge healthy interdependence,  it’s the only way forward in a global, interconnected 21st century.  

  Thomas Friedman, Author and Columnist, New York Times 

  Discussion Leader: Nancy Gibbs, Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, The HOW Institute Board Member

   

• CLOSING CALL TO ACTION
  

  Dov Seidman, Founder and Chairman, The HOW Institute for Society