ABOUT THE DEBATE
The CNBC debate asks what business leaders should prioritise amid a global downturn and shifting power bases. Passion or profit ? Purpose or power? Which can deliver success as growth slows and market models undergo change?
CNBC brought together four leading executives at the World Economic Forum meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and asked each to lay out the case for one of these key drivers.
When times are hard, do business leaders have a responsibility to keep their eyes firmly on the bottom line, protecting jobs and incomes or does personal conviction and a sense of wider social responsibility become more important than ever?
CNBC brought together four leading executives at the World Economic Forum meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and asked each to lay out the case for one of these key drivers.
When times are hard, do business leaders have a responsibility to keep their eyes firmly on the bottom line, protecting jobs and incomes or does personal conviction and a sense of wider social responsibility become more important than ever?
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THE PANELLISTS
PASSION: |
John Hope Bryant CEO, Operation Hope |
POWER: |
Prof Sandeep Parekh Indian Institute of Management |
PURPOSE: |
Vikram Akula CEO, SKS Microfinance |
PROFIT: |
Geoff Riddell CEO, Zurich Financial Services Global Corporate |
SPECIAL GUESTS
Selina Lo, CEO, Ruckus Wireless
Shai Agassi, CEO, Better Place
Justin Mallen, CEO, Silk Road Telecommunications
David Green, CEO. Project Impact
Shai Agassi, CEO, Better Place
Justin Mallen, CEO, Silk Road Telecommunications
David Green, CEO. Project Impact
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