30th Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC) 2023
Plenary Speakers
Please note changes to the line up of plenary speakers below:
Dr Cristina Neesham
Associate Professor of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Cristina Neesham is Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability at Newcastle University Business School (UK).
Her research explores the impacts of digital technologies on individuals and organisations, and responsibilities of global corporations for global environmental sustainability. She applies philosophical methods to inform the strategic management of global-systemic problems such as socio-technological transformations and climate change. She is co-investigator in the multi-university EPSRC (UK) grant-supported project “Assuring Citizen AGENCY in an World of Complex Online Harms” 2022-2025, leading on responsible innovation and digital ethics.
Cristina serves as Chair of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management. She is also Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy of Management, co-Editor-in-Chief of the Handbook of Philosophy of Management (Springer), and Associate Editor for Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility.
Associate Professor of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Cristina Neesham is Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability at Newcastle University Business School (UK).
Her research explores the impacts of digital technologies on individuals and organisations, and responsibilities of global corporations for global environmental sustainability. She applies philosophical methods to inform the strategic management of global-systemic problems such as socio-technological transformations and climate change. She is co-investigator in the multi-university EPSRC (UK) grant-supported project “Assuring Citizen AGENCY in an World of Complex Online Harms” 2022-2025, leading on responsible innovation and digital ethics.
Cristina serves as Chair of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management. She is also Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy of Management, co-Editor-in-Chief of the Handbook of Philosophy of Management (Springer), and Associate Editor for Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility.
Professor Janine Bosak
Professor of Work & Organizational Psychology, DCU Business School, Ireland
Janine Bosak (PhD, University of Bern) is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Dublin City University (DCU) Business School and Director of Research of the Leadership & Talent Institute (LTI) at DCU. Prior to joining DCU, Janine worked as a visiting research scholar at Northwestern University (USA) and the University of Cambridge (UK) and she held faculty positions at the Universities of Bern and Fribourg in Switzerland. Janine was also a visiting Research Fellow at Boston University (USA) in 2015, a James M. Flaherty Visiting Professor at HEC Montreal (Canada) in 2016, and she is currently a Visiting Professor at the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing (China).
Janine served as executive committee member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) from 2017 – 2022 and currently serves as representative-at-large of the Academy of Management (AOM) Careers Division. She is also an elected fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Janine conducts research, teaches, and consults in the areas of organizational behavior; gender and leadership; and employee well-being in organizations. Her work has been published across a range of journals (e.g. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Human Resource Management Journal) and she sits on different editorial boards (e.g. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology). Janine is also a certified and trained coach who advances the systemic and solution-focused approach to coaching.
Professor of Work & Organizational Psychology, DCU Business School, Ireland
Janine Bosak (PhD, University of Bern) is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Dublin City University (DCU) Business School and Director of Research of the Leadership & Talent Institute (LTI) at DCU. Prior to joining DCU, Janine worked as a visiting research scholar at Northwestern University (USA) and the University of Cambridge (UK) and she held faculty positions at the Universities of Bern and Fribourg in Switzerland. Janine was also a visiting Research Fellow at Boston University (USA) in 2015, a James M. Flaherty Visiting Professor at HEC Montreal (Canada) in 2016, and she is currently a Visiting Professor at the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing (China).
Janine served as executive committee member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) from 2017 – 2022 and currently serves as representative-at-large of the Academy of Management (AOM) Careers Division. She is also an elected fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Janine conducts research, teaches, and consults in the areas of organizational behavior; gender and leadership; and employee well-being in organizations. Her work has been published across a range of journals (e.g. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Human Resource Management Journal) and she sits on different editorial boards (e.g. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology). Janine is also a certified and trained coach who advances the systemic and solution-focused approach to coaching.
Professor David G. Collings
Chair of Sustainable Business, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
David G. Collings holds the Chair of Sustainable Business at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. He previously held faculty positions at Dublin City University, the University of Sheffield (UK) and National University of Ireland, Galway. A former Fulbright Scholar, he has held visiting positions at Cornell University, King’s College London and Nanyang Business School in Singapore. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He was the 51st Chair of the HR Division of the Academy of Management (2021/2022), the first non-US based scholar to be elected to this role.
He is a leading international expert on talent management, global mobility and sustainable work. He has published extensively in leading journals on these issues, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management and Organization Science. He has also edited 12 books including the Oxford Handbook of Talent Management. His work has been cited in media outlets including the BBC, Forbes, Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has been ranked in the 2% of scientists based on research impact and his impact on practice has been recognised by HR Magazine (UK) who named him as one of the most influential thinkers in HR on five occasions.
He is currently associate editor at Academy of Management Perspectives and a former editor-in-chief at Human Resource Management Journal and the Journal of World Business. He sits on numerous editorial boards including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management and Journal of International Business Studies.
Chair of Sustainable Business, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
David G. Collings holds the Chair of Sustainable Business at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. He previously held faculty positions at Dublin City University, the University of Sheffield (UK) and National University of Ireland, Galway. A former Fulbright Scholar, he has held visiting positions at Cornell University, King’s College London and Nanyang Business School in Singapore. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He was the 51st Chair of the HR Division of the Academy of Management (2021/2022), the first non-US based scholar to be elected to this role.
He is a leading international expert on talent management, global mobility and sustainable work. He has published extensively in leading journals on these issues, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management and Organization Science. He has also edited 12 books including the Oxford Handbook of Talent Management. His work has been cited in media outlets including the BBC, Forbes, Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has been ranked in the 2% of scientists based on research impact and his impact on practice has been recognised by HR Magazine (UK) who named him as one of the most influential thinkers in HR on five occasions.
He is currently associate editor at Academy of Management Perspectives and a former editor-in-chief at Human Resource Management Journal and the Journal of World Business. He sits on numerous editorial boards including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management and Journal of International Business Studies.
Professor James R. Otteson
Professor of Business Ethics, University of Notre Dame, US
James R. Otteson is John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame (US). He also serves as the director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, the Business Honors Program, and the Business Ethics and Society Program at Notre Dame.
He received his BA from Notre Dame and his PhD from the University of Chicago. His most recent books are Honorable Business (Oxford, 2019) and Seven Deadly Economic Sins (Cambridge, 2021).
Professor of Business Ethics, University of Notre Dame, US
James R. Otteson is John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame (US). He also serves as the director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, the Business Honors Program, and the Business Ethics and Society Program at Notre Dame.
He received his BA from Notre Dame and his PhD from the University of Chicago. His most recent books are Honorable Business (Oxford, 2019) and Seven Deadly Economic Sins (Cambridge, 2021).
Mr Colm Kincaid
Director of Consumer Protection, Central Bank of Ireland
Colm was appointed to the role of Director of Consumer Protection in October 2021. Prior to this, he was Director of Securities and Markets Supervision and prior to that Head of Consumer Protection: Policy & Authorisations and Deputy Head of the Legal Division at the Central Bank of Ireland. He joined the Central Bank in 2004 and has also practised as a solicitor in commercial practice in London and Dublin, specialising in financial regulation and structured finance.
Director of Consumer Protection, Central Bank of Ireland
Colm was appointed to the role of Director of Consumer Protection in October 2021. Prior to this, he was Director of Securities and Markets Supervision and prior to that Head of Consumer Protection: Policy & Authorisations and Deputy Head of the Legal Division at the Central Bank of Ireland. He joined the Central Bank in 2004 and has also practised as a solicitor in commercial practice in London and Dublin, specialising in financial regulation and structured finance.
Professor Alejo José Sison Galsim
School of Economics, University of Navarra, Spain
Alejo José G. Sison, Ph.D., holds appointments from the School of Economics of the University of Navarra, and accreditation as Catedrático (Full Professor) from the Spanish state university system. He is Visiting Ordinary Professor at the Busch School of Business of the Catholic University of America and Adjunct Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Business and Society of IESE Business School. He was formerly Director of the Rafael Escolá Chair of Professional Ethics at the School of Engineering (TECNUN) from 2003 to 2007. Previously, he worked at the University of Asia & the Pacific (Manila). He was President of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) from 2009 to 2012. In 2019 he was elected to the board of the Society for Business Ethics and is President from 2022 to 2023. Please see his personal academic webpage for more information.
School of Economics, University of Navarra, Spain
Alejo José G. Sison, Ph.D., holds appointments from the School of Economics of the University of Navarra, and accreditation as Catedrático (Full Professor) from the Spanish state university system. He is Visiting Ordinary Professor at the Busch School of Business of the Catholic University of America and Adjunct Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Business and Society of IESE Business School. He was formerly Director of the Rafael Escolá Chair of Professional Ethics at the School of Engineering (TECNUN) from 2003 to 2007. Previously, he worked at the University of Asia & the Pacific (Manila). He was President of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) from 2009 to 2012. In 2019 he was elected to the board of the Society for Business Ethics and is President from 2022 to 2023. Please see his personal academic webpage for more information.