Mervyn King to Deliver Keynote at 2015 AR-CSR

Former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa and Chairman of  International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC),  Prof. Mervyn King has been confirmed as Key note speaker and headliner of the 2015 Africa CEO Round-table & Conference on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility (AR-CSR™).

A statement by the conveners, ThistlePraxis Consulting said this year’s event is particularly significant not just because it is taking place in Lagos but because it marks the fifth anniversary of the The AR-CSR™, which has become the biggest platform for discussing issues of Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, as well as the enhancement of a public-private synergy for the attainment of a credible business environment in Africa.

This year’s AR-CSR conference will proceed under the theme: ‘From Corporate Governance to Sustainable Governance,” and during the conference speakers and panelists and participants will seek to interrogate some of the following issues: “What is the role of corporate governance in relation to sustainability?” “What is the link between the individual pillars of sustainable development and corporate governance?” “Is there a nexus between the economic, environmental performance, social performance and corporate governance of an organisation?” amongst others.

Other confirmed speakers aside Professor King are: Dr. Nat Ofo, Lecturer, College Of Law, Igbinedion University, Nigeria; Eric Hensel, Partner, Sustainable Square; Reana Rossouw, CEO, Next Generation Consultants South Africa; Prof. SHYAKA Anastase, CEO, Rwanda Governance Board; Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, Director, Falcon Corporation; Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, CEO, Global CSR; Monaem Ben Lellahom, Partner, Sustainable Square.

The statement explained: “We have chosen Prof. King as our Keynote Speaker because he is the pre-eminent authority on the subject and we hope that his address will explore public concerns and practical issues deeply while attempting to rethink theoretical debates and institutional policies critically in the broad area of corporate responsibility, corporate governance and sustainability around the world.

"It will examine the social, economic and environmental impacts of corporations, and the real effects of corporate governance, CSR and business sustainability on societies in different regions.  We hope that deliberations during the conference will further facilitate a better understanding of how value systems, cultures and traditions in different societies may affect the policies and practices of corporate governance and sustainability."

"It will clearly identify and define the future development trends of corporate governance and sustainability in contexts", it added.

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