The South Bay Organizational Development Network (SBODN) is an informal forum focused on making a difference in how organizations and the people in them survive and thrive.

Sun, Adobe and SBODN Conference: Friday, October 19, 2007 from 8:30 – 5 p.m. at the Sun Microsystems Auditorium in Santa Clara

8:15 Registration

9:00 -10:00 a.m. Keynote Downstairs
Adobe – Engaged in the Community, Donna Morris, SVP HR and Ann Lewnes, SVP Marketing, Adobe

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions

Downstairs: Corporate Eco Responsibility – Sun’s Experience, David Douglas, VP of Eco-Responsibility Sun:

Upstairs: Exercising Influence for CSR: A New Role for OD Practitioners, Kim Barnes, President and CEO, Barnes and Conti, Inc.,

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Downstairs: Panel: Investing in CSR.
Panel Moderator: Tom Foremski, Silicon Valley Watcher

Panelists: Sean Foote, Labrador Ventures (about EF Foundation), Premal Shah, President, www.Kiva.org (Loans that Change Lives), Adam Werbach, CEO ActNow.

Upstairs: Corporate Social Responsibility from a Civic Perspective, Dr. Marvin Brown, Professor Business Ethics USF and Saybrook

12:00 Sun: A few words from Rich Lang, VP HR about Sun and Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Downstairs: Meeting of the Minds: The Business Case for Corporate Responsibility, Christine Arena, Author, the High Purpose Company and Andy Atkins, Director, Client Services, Interaction Associates

Upstairs: Building Businesses with Passionate People: CSR Experiences with Large Corporations, Start-ups and Developing Countries, Andrew F. Smith, Founder and CEO of ATDynamics, Inc. and Consultant, Natural Capitalism, Inc.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Downstairs: Saving the Corporate Soul: 8 Principles for Creating and Preserving Wealth for You and Your Company without Selling Out, David Batstone

Upstairs: Implementing CSR Panel: Dan Henkle, Senior Vice President, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc.; Cecily Joseph, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Symantec; Dinesh Chandra, Founder, Global Citizenship; Dr. Nick Imparato, Professor of Management and Globalization at USF

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Networking and CSR Action Steps Facilitated by: Contributing Authors from the CSR Guide Book for the HR Professional : Rossella Derickson and Krista Henley, Directors, www.SBODN.com and Principals, www.Corporate-Wisdom.com; Cindy Campbell and Heather Connors; Almaz Negash; Salvatore Falletta, President and CEO, Leadersphere, Inc., Azure Kraxberger, Ph.D.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Keynote Downstairs:
Creating the Good Company: Useful Lessons from 40 years of CSR, James O’ Toole, Research Professor and Director, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California (USC) and Fellow, Aspen Institute

5:00 p.m. Conference Close