Dear Zelle Although, I am not fully clear about the subject at hand, my spontaneous reaction is that one very good way to raise awareness about an important subject is to facilitate an OST meeting where, in this case, these leaders would get the opportunity to meet and dialogue with people with interest, passion and experiences in this very area. To meet and share experiences, face to face with people who have first hand experiences is very strong, opposed to most lectures, I think. Best regards Thomas Herrmann
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]För Zelle Nelson Skickat: den 4 september 2002 21:29 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Looking for impactful speakers and ideas for BP top 40 Exec. inclusivity event... Hello! I have a question that I hope you might be able to help me with. If you could have the ear of 40 powerful business people in the world, with the perspective of inclusivity in mind, who would you choose to talk with them, what would you choose to have them experience? I'm helping to create an event for the top 40 executives at BP (British Petroleum). Which is a pretty powerful group seeing they're now the 3rd largest corporation on the globe. The purpose of the event centers around the "price of exclusion," or what happens when you create an "other." They realize, as a global company that moves people from country to country and impacts local communities, it's imperative for them to make high level policy decisions with inclusivity in mind. I give them a lot of credit for this, and have seen them really take it to heart. I'm in the research stage right now and would love it if you'd be willing to give your thoughts on who you think might be a good speaker, or who should take part because their ideas are, or could be, really shaking up the world. People who have firsthand experience in third world countries or within an organization that is heavily facing these issues and is working to deal with them. That kind of thing. After the top 40 experience this before the end of the year, they'll cascade it to the next 500 and then to about 2000 middle managers over the next couple of years. Any ideas? I want to find traditional speakers and thought leaders and definitely alternative people and ideas that might not fit the filter of Harvard or Oxford. Also, we're looking to find a good portion of the people from outside the US and UK, so they experience a better world view. Thanks so much for your thoughts! I really appreciate your knowledge. Zelle ********************************** Zelle Nelson Know Place Like Home Why do conference rooms all around the world look the same? [email protected] Ph 001.828.693.0398 Fax 001.773.326.0659 US Mobile 001.847.778.9834 UK Mobile 011.44.7810.426.061 2021 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 USA Join us for the New Underground Gathering Sept. 19-22 - see www.newunderground.org for more details! -- ÐÏ à¡± á
