The Business of Healing
Our World:

Science, Technology and Commerce Unite To Tackle Global Challenges

The 2007 Bentley Leadership Forum, in cooperation with TIME Magazine, will take place on Wednesday, April 25, on the college’s Waltham campus. The theme of this year’s Forum is “The Business of Healing Our World,” and audience members will be treated to the insights of speakers who collectively represent an especially broad range of experience and expertise.

Speakers include:

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University
Jeff Swartz, President and CEO, Timberland
Nicholas Negroponte, Co-founder of MIT Media Lab; founder of One Laptop Per Child

Panelists include:

Vikram Akula, Founder and CEO, SKS Microfinance, India
Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, M.D., Founder of My Sister’s Keeper in Sudan
Dean Kamen, Founder and President, DEKA Research and Development Corp.
David Refkin, Director of sustainable development at Time, Inc.

Moderator: James Kelly, Managing Editor, Time, Inc.

At the Leadership Forum Luncheon, Bentley will honor The Tomorrow25, a group of high school juniors who have made significant contributions to society. The winners were selected from hundreds of nominations in an international competition.