You’re part of a movement of business leaders who understand the need to embed purpose into corporate strategy, and the opportunity to advance progress on the world’s largest social challenges through core business capabilities. You’re a shared value practitioner, and you’re changing the world. While attending the annual UN Week and related events in New York this September, please join the Shared Value Initiative—the foremost global platform dedicated to organizations advancing shared value and deepening its practice—and our partners for a knowledge exchange and workshop on Wednesday, September 20.

Featuring companies highlighted on the Fortune Change the World list and thought leaders who are challenging the status quo, our program will be an opportunity to connect with others like you who are shaping the new role of business in society. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of a set of tools that will track aspiration and progress across the shared value field. We hope you’ll join us to contribute your insights and engage with our community of leaders.

Full Agenda

7:30-8:10 am: Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:10-8:30 am: Welcome Remarks: Relevance of Shared Value in Today’s Context

• Justin Bakule, Executive Director, Shared Value Initiative

8:30-9:15 am: Companies Changing the World: Social Change through Business Strategies

• Cliff Leaf, Editor in Chief, Fortune Magazine
• Gary Cohen, Executive Vice President and President, Global Health and Development, BD
• Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, Public-Private Partnerships, MasterCard

9:15-10:00 am: The Sociopolitical Context for Corporate Social Engagement Today

• Simon O’Connell, Executive Director, Europe, Mercy Corps
• Mary deWysocki, Senior Director for Corporate Affair, Cisco

10:00-10:30 am: Networking Break

10:30-11:45 am: Working Session | Partner Insights into Tracking Shared Value Aspirations and Progress Across the Field

In an interactive working session, partners will offer their insights into the utility of two proposed shared value tools to be developed by the Shared Value Initiative: A set of Shared Value Principles to encourage broader awareness and adoption, and a Shared Value Diagnostic to more deeply track progress and enhance the practice of more advanced organizations.

11:45 am-12:00 pm: Closing Comments

• Justin Bakule, Executive Director, Shared Value Initiative
• Kirsten Gagnaire, Managing Director, FSG

12:00-1:00 pm: Networking Lunch + End of Shared Value Initiative Knowledge Exchange session