Debate : Can activists change business for good?

This debate brings together scholars and practitioners to explore and discuss the complex relationships between businesses, activists, and regulators at different periods. In particular, participants will assess the role activists played in changing business behaviors and modus operandi and analyze how businesses reacted and responded. Based on their research or professional experiences, our guest speakers will reflect on the success and failure of activism to change business for good.

• Peter van Dam, Professor of Dutch History at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam
• Sabine Pitteloud, Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at UniDistance Suisse

• Sarah Soule, Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School
• Hiske Arts, Campaigner at Fossielvrij NL
• Lora Verheecke, Investigator at Multinationals Observatory