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SUMMARY:Assessing the Politicization of Business
DESCRIPTION:Assessing & Addressing the Politicization of Business\n\n    GISME Templeton Symposium \n\n  Saturday\, April 25\, 2026  ·  8:00 AM – 5:15 PM  ·  Hariri Building\, Room 350  ·  Georgetown University \n\n\n  \n  RSVP (needed for meals)\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Agenda\n\nAll sessions held in Hariri Building\, Room 350 unless otherwise noted. \n\n\n\nFriday\, April 24\nWelcome Dinner · Eve of the Symposium \n\n\n\n\n7:00 PM\n\nWelcome Dinner\nBrasserie Liberté  ·  3251 Prospect St NW\, Washington\, DC 20007\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 25\nSymposium Day \n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:40 AM\n\nBreakfast & Registration\n\n\n\n\n8:40 – 8:45 AM\n\nWelcome\n\n\n\n\n8:45 – 10:15 AM\n\nPanel I\nPhilosophical Perspectives\n\nCarson Young\, SUNY Brockport — “A Qualified Defense of Business Interests in Politics”\nJeff Carroll\, West Virginia University — “Taciturn Firms”\nJason Byas\, Georgetown University — “Potemkin Values”\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 AM – 12:00 PM\n\nPanel II\nTheory and Practice\n\nKevin Boeh\, University of Washington — “Politics in SEC Rules: Effects on Capital Formation”\nPaul Forrester\, Wharton — “Universal Owners\, Private Rules: Asset Managers and the Accountability Deficit in Capital Markets”\nMarian Eabrasu\, EM Normandie — “The Outsourcing of Moral Judgment: Why Public Deference to CEO Politics Should Be Constrained”\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:30 PM\n\nLunch\nHariri Building\, Room 415\n\n\n\n\n1:30 – 2:50 PM\n\nPanel III · Fireside Chat\nManaging Politics Within and Beyond the Firm\n\nWilliam English\, Georgetown University\nBrian Callanan\, Visiting Research Professor\, Georgetown University; former General Counsel of the United States Treasury\nJohn Grant\, Research Fellow\, Georgetown University; Founder\, Privacy & Civil Liberties Engineering\, Palantir Technologies\n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 – 5:00 PM\n\nPanel IV\nEmpirical Studies\n\nChristos Makridis\, Arizona State University and Gallup — “Managing Polarization: How Trust\, Feedback\, and Clarity Buffer Political Divides at Work”\nMichael Lachanski\, Georgetown University — “UBI as a Means to Prevent Corporate Rent-Seeking in Transitioning Economies”\nSiri Terjesen\, Florida Atlantic University — “Breaking Walls\, Forging Bridges: The Entrepreneurial Adaptation of Refugees”\nMark Packard\, Florida Atlantic University — “Platform Entrepreneurship within the Gaps of Political Governance”\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 – 5:15 PM\n\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n6:00 PM\n\nConference Dinner\nPeacock Café  ·  3251 Prospect St NW\, Washington\, DC 20007\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenues & Logistics\n\n\nConference Sessions  ·  Hariri Building\, Room 350\nMcDonough School of Business\, Georgetown University\nView on map →\n \n\n\nLunch  ·  Hariri Building\, Room 415\nApril 25\, 12:00 – 1:30 PM  ·  One floor above sessions\n \n\n\nWelcome Dinner  ·  Brasserie Liberté\nFriday\, April 24 at 7:00 PM\n3251 Prospect St NW\, Washington\, DC 20007\n \n\n\nConference Dinner  ·  Peacock Café\nSaturday\, April 25 at 6:00 PM\n3251 Prospect St NW\, Washington\, DC 20007\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Conference\nHosted by the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics (GISME)\, this research conference brings together leading scholars to examine the ethical\, economic\, and social implications of the politicization of business. The event is part of a broader Templeton-funded research initiative exploring how corporate political activism shapes market societies and public policy. \n\nThrough interdisciplinary dialogue across economics\, philosophy\, law\, and management\, the conference aims to advance scholarly research while generating practical insights for policymakers\, business leaders\, and students navigating increasingly politicized market environments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Can Attend?\n\n  Scholars and researchers in business\, economics\, philosophy\, and public policy\n  Students interested in business ethics and corporate governance\n  Business leaders and practitioners navigating political pressures in markets\n  Policymakers and professionals interested in the role of firms in society\n  Anyone with a scholarly or professional interest in the politicization of business\n\n\n\n  \n  Add to Calendar\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in Attending?\nSeating is limited. Please complete the RSVP form below to request attendance at the conference. \n\n  \n  RSVP\n  \n \n\n    For additional inquiries\, please contact aa3057@georgetown.edu.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n    This conference is supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation and hosted by the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics (GISME).
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