BFCG Symposium

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The Business, Faith and the Common Good Symposium is an annual fall event which brings academics and practitioners to Creighton’s campus to speak about how faith impacts their business, how business contributes to the common good, or whose vision of the common good is inspired by faith.

2013 Keynote: Robert Audi, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame. “Religion in the Workplace: Support for Ethics, or an Obstacle to Business?”

2014 Keynote: Daniel Finn, Professor of Theology, Clemens Professor in Economics and the Liberal Arts, St. John’s/St. Ben’s University, Minnesota  “Business, Faith, and the Common Good”

2015 10/9 Keynote: “Good Goods” Kenneth Goodpaster, David and Barbara Koch Endowed Chair in Business Ethics : Ethics and Business Law Department, St. Thomas University, MN

2016: 10/8 “Good Work”  Michael J. Naughton, Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair in Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas, MN

2017: 10/8 “Good Wealth” Charles Clark, Professor of Economics at St. John’s University, New York City

2018: (October)  Conference Symposium on “Business, Faith and the Economy of Communion” including invited speakers: John Mundell, Angus Sibley, Amy Uelmen, Greg Beabout, David Cloutier, John McNerney and Nick Sanna

2019: Mark Dahir, Director and COO of Heart Ministry Center

2021: Julie Kalkowski, Director of the Financial Hope Collaborative

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