Programme including workshop sessions: to be updated as PDF
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Wednesday 10.3.2027
10:00–10:30 Registration, coffee (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
10:30–10:45 Conference opening (Pinni B1100 / Zoom)
Welcoming words
10:45–12:00 Keynote speakers (Pinni B1100 / Zoom)
Prof. Jan Bebbington
“Can the notion of Corporate Biosphere Stewardship guide sustainability in business aspirations?”
Prof. Judith Walls
“Biodiversity – the Next Business Research Frontier.”
12:00–13:00 Lunch (Pinni B, Minerva, at own cost)
13:00–15:00 Workshop 1
- Track 1: (Pinni B1100)
- Track 2: (Pinni B1097)
- Track 3: (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
- Track 4: (Zoom)
- Track 5: Business ethics (EBEN track) (Hybrid: Pinni B4113 + Zoom)
15:00–15:30 Coffee (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
15:30–17:30 Workshop 2
- Track 1: (Pinni B1100)
- Track 2: (Pinni B1097)
- Track 3: (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
- Track 4: (Zoom)
- Track 5: Yritysetiikka (EBEN track) (Hybrid: Pinni B4113 + Zoom, in Finnish)
18:00– Conference dinner (Requires registration)
Thursday 11.3.2027
08:30–10:00 Workshop 3
- Track 1: (Pinni B1100)
- Track 2: (Pinni B1097, in Finnish)
- Track 3: (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti, in Finnish)
- Track 4: (Zoom)
- EBEN Doctoral student tutorial (B4074B, B4078, B4079, only for registered participants)
10:00–10:30 Coffee (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
10:30–12:30 Workshop 4
- Track 1: (Pinni B1100)
- Track 2: (Pinni B1097, in Finnish)
- Track 3: (Pinni B, Lasikabinetti)
- Track 4: (Zoom)
- EBEN Doctoral student tutorial (B4074B, B4078, B4079, only for registered participants)
12:30–13:30 Lunch (Pinni B, Minerva, at own cost)
13:30–14:15 EBEN Finland best thesis and best conference paper awards (Pinni B1100 / Zoom)
14:15–15.45 Panel discussion: (Pinni B1100 / Zoom)
Panelists: to be confirmed.
- Moderators:
15:45–16.00 Conference closing
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Keynote speakers on Wednesday 10.3.
Prof. Jan Bebbington
“Can the notion of Corporate Biosphere Stewardship guide sustainability in business aspirations?”
Jan Bebbington is the Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University and has published on topics such the governance for sustainability outcomes, the functionality of reporting and corporate sustainability assessment. Jan is involved in long-term collaborations with ecologists that aim to identify when and how corporate actors might contribute to sustainability transitions, especially in the ocean.
Prof. Judith Walls
“Biodiversity – the Next Business Research Frontier.”
Judith Walls is Full Professor & Chair of Sustainability Management and Director at the Institute of Responsible Innovation, Sustainability and Energy (RISE-HSG), the Delegate (Associate Dean) for Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of St.Gallen, as well as Academic Director of the bachelor’s certificate programme (minor) in Integrative Sustainability Management (SuM-HSG).
Judith’s research sits at the nexus of corporate governance and corporate sustainability. Her work on micro-foundations of sustainability strategy seeks to understand socio-psychological underpinnings of board directors and CEOs—e.g., personality traits, characteristics, backgrounds, experience—for outcomes like environmental and social performance. She also looks at contested industries and dynamics of greenwashing. In 2025, she launched the Business and Biodiversity Lab at the University of St.Gallen, where her ongoing work looks at how biodiversity can be measured, managed, and governed at companies, with an eye on regenerative practices. She serves as an editor at Strategic Organization and two special issues on the topic of business and biodiversity. Judith regularly conducts keynote speeches, podcasts, interviews and talks on corporate sustainability for academia, business practice, and the general public. She serves on several corporate and non-profit advisory boards.
