2025 Agenda
Theme: Purpose in Practice: Launching Impact Careers in Business
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Venue: McColl Building, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
INTRODUCTORY PHASE – McColl (Koury) Auditorium
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration and Check-in
Check-in, welcome materials, and locally sourced breakfast served
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Keynote Address
Speaker: Dean, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Topic: Business at the Crossroads of Purpose and Performance
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcome Address
Speaker: Associate Director
Ackermen Centre for Excellence in Sustainability (ACES)
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
Goodwill Message
Speaker: Abimbola Abikoye
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM
Opening Presentation: The Sustainability Industry - Finance, Consulting, Community and Impact Investing
Speakers:
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Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
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Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Transition Break
10:40 AM – 10:45 AM (5 mins)
Lunch Time: Sustainable Networking 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM (60 mins)
Venue: Latane Plaza
PANEL SESSIONS (BREAKOUT) - 2250, 2500 and 2575
Morning Panel: This consists of three sessions. Participants are only allowed to choose one of the three panel. Each Panel lasts for 45 mins.
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Tech Panel
Topic: Tech as a Force for Impact: Analytics, AI & Digital Strategy Careers
Location: McColl 2250
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Energy Panel
Topic: Power with Purpose: Building a Net-Zero Career in Energy
Location: McColl 2575
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Healthcare Panel
Topic: Impact at Scale: Reimagining Health Systems for Equity and Access
Location: McColl 2500
Transition Break
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM (10 mins) back to Koury
11:40 AM – 11:55 AM
Alex Brandwein, Founder of Brandwein Bagel
Conversation: A UNC-Chapel Hill Story: Small Business, Big Purpose
Location: McColl Auditorium
Audience: All participants
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
A goodwill message from MBASA President
Brette Baumhover
Location: McColl Auditorium
Audience: All participants
12:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Time
Sustainable Networking Lunch
Audience: All
Location: Latane Plaza
Transition Break
1:10 PM – 1:20 PM (10 mins)
Afternoon Panel: This consists of three sessions. Participants are only allowed to choose one of the three panel. Each Panel lasts for 45 mins.
1:20 PM – 2:05 PM
Consulting Panel
Topic: Advising for Good: How Consultants Shape Sustainable Business Strategy
Location: McColl 2250
1:20 PM – 2:05 PM
Finance Panel
Topic: Beyond the Bottom Line: Investing in a Regenerative Economy
Location: McColl 2575
1:20 PM – 2:05 PM
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital
Topic: Mission-Led Startups: Scaling Ventures that Serve People and Planet
Location: McColl 2500
Transition Break
2:05 PM – 2:10 PM (5 mins)
CONCLUDING PHASE – McColl (Koury) Auditorium
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Fireside Chat
Topic: From Campus to Career: Recruiting with Purpose in a Changing World
Location: Koury Auditorium
All participants
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Remark
Topic: Speaker: MBA Associate Director, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Location: Koury Auditorium
All participants
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Networking and Closing Reception
Location: McColl Cafe and Latane
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Light refreshments
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Open social mingling with alumni, speakers, and employer reps
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Informal debriefs on the day