Stand Up or Stand Down? The New Landscape for CEO Voice

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Thu Aug 11, 2022
1:15pm – 1:45pm EDT

Location

Virtual

Surveys show that consumers and employees alike want CEOs to speak out on issues that matter to them. But as debates on contentious topics from abortion to human rights and gun violence intensify, how can CEOs navigate this changed landscape? Should they lean in, or stay out of politics altogether?

Join Judy Samuelson in a webinar conversation with Roger Bolton, communications guru and head of the Arthur W. Page Society—the premier association for chief communications officers and PR executives—on the release of a thoughtful guide for those in the hot seat, “Chief Communications Officer Guide on Stakeholder Capitalism and ESG”.

Featuring:
Roger Bolton, President, Page Society
Judy Samuelson, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program

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