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2008 GlobalCCU Forum

The first global SEMINAR on Corporate Education and Corporate Responsibility, entitled:

Three exciting days of intense learning, open-minded sharing, essential networking, powerful debating, concentrated listening and fun was enjoyed by the representatives from 24 countries throughout five continents! The 2008 GlobalCCU Forum was hailed a great success and an unforgettable experience by the delegates that took part in this first truly global seminar, on the theme ‘Make Your Corporate University a Lever of your Corporate Responsibility’. ‘Outstanding presentations’, ‘beautiful environment’, ‘high level’, ‘thank you’, ‘excellent initiative’, ‘delegates guide is excellent’, ‘very informative, thought provoking’, ‘very practical’, ‘extraordinary event’, was just some of the feedback received.

Newsletters of the 2008 GlobalCCU Forum

 
Issue 1 - 18 February 2008   Issue 2 - 3 March 2008

Teach and learn from experience
By Honorato Lopez Isla
First Vice-President and CEO, Union Fenosa (Spain)

At Union Fenosa, we see training as the lever of the development of our human team, of whom knowledge and capacities make up the most important value for the company. In coherence with the first corporate value of Union Fenosa (“Teach and learn from experience”) the Corporate University has been shaped as the key factor in transferring knowledge that our professionals place in the organization.

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Corporate University promotes and convey a central message for Corporate Responsibilities
By Frank Anderson
President of Defense Acquisition University (USA)

One of the most important roles of a corporate education organization (or in our case, a corporate university), is as a strategic conveyor for the corporate senior leadership – outreach and communicate to its workforce, customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and most importantly, community.

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Issue 3 - 14 March 2008   Issue 4 - 27 March 2008

Social Responsibility as a management tool
By Jean Azéma
Chief Executive, Groupama (France)

At the end of last year, we summarised the meaning of our action for 2008 as follows: “Sustainable and profitable development in a socially responsible group.” The reference to social responsibility in our policy is, for our group, self evident.

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Corporate Responsibility culture in Asia Pacific region
By Lee Choong-Pew
Vice President of Human Resources, Motorola Asia Pacific (China)

The key beliefs of Motorola’s culture are: constant respect for people and uncompromising integrity. Motorola firmly believes that contributing to the development of society and community, and having a sustainable business growth can be done in parallel. This is why being a good corporate citizenship is a major part of Motorola’s development strategy in China.

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The GlobalCCU Grand Dinner at the Sorbonne University on 3 April 2008

The GlobalCCU Grand Dinner at the Sorbonne University on 3 April 2008
The elegant GlobalCCU Grand Dinner was held on the second evening of the Forum at the historic Sorbonne University in Paris. In addition to enjoying the splendour of one of the oldest Universities in the world - the Sorbonne was founded in the 13th century - attendees chatted over dinner with peers from an array of countries and cultures from the around the world. It was an outstanding opportunity to meet our guest of honour, Mr Georg Kell, the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact in New York, who presided over the proceedings. The evening was punctuated with musical interludes, and in the spirit of conviviality, the occasion was open to non-participants of the 2008 GlobalCCU Forum too, including academics, diplomats and public officials. An exceptional night was had by all.

 

 
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Testimonies

"It is the best conference I have ever been to. I’m not just saying that - it really was!”
Mark Allen
Pepperdine University, USA

“It was an excellent opportunity to meet peers, to reflect on an enriching agenda and take away ideas that would otherwise not have been possible. It was an eye-opening experience for me.”
Rajul Asthana
Satyam, India

“I wanted to express my heartfelt thank you for putting together this wonderful forum.  I learned so much and made many valuable contacts that I hope to retain well into the future.”
Tom Pedersen
Credit Suisse AG, Singapore

“GlobalCCU fulfils the real need for a global corporate university enterprise. It is the right time, the right content, and the right forum. We are at the start of something big!”
Chris Hardy
Defense Acquisition University, USA

“It was an excellent opportunity to go ahead in the knowledge of Corporate Social responsibility and to bandy with high level speakers. I appreciated the diversity of attendees and the possibility to exchange on their own experience. A very useful inspiration.”
Christian Aubin
Coface, France

“The networking opportunities were excellent. I felt I gained a lot of opportunities for my company to engage in benchmarking, learn about best practices, etc. I hope to be able to take advantage of these contacts into the future.”
Emily Maxon
Tenaris, Argentina