You’re Invited: 2024 Election Readiness and Corporate Political Responsibility Virtual Conference
Created by AI: With energized stakeholders looking for companies to lead, businesses will undoubtedly be called on to take stands on the 2024 election, our civic processes, and our democratic institutions.
The 2024 General Election is Approaching Fast.
Across the country, voters will go to the polls in a political landscape that is increasingly polarized and volatile. With energized stakeholders looking for companies to lead, business will undoubtedly be called on to take stands on our civic processes and institutions. To address, we are inviting top business leaders from around the country to a private, virtual roundtable.
What is the 2024 Election Readiness and Corporate Political Responsibility Virtual Conference?
This virtual mini-conference, designed for senior leaders in Government Relations, Legal, Sustainability, HR, DEIJ, Corporate Responsibility or Corporate Communications, will lay out the steps companies can take now to prepare for this year’s election environment, drawing on the emerging practice of Corporate Political Responsibility.
What are the Conference Topics?
US political risks and implications for business
Sample scenarios and why business needs principles
Governance structures and crisis response plans
Internal- and external-facing initiatives and actions
What Questions Will We Explore?
How serious is US political risk and what are the implications for business?
What hypothetical scenarios do we need to be prepared for? For example, what if there are questions of election integrity or acts of political violence in a state where we operate?
How will we decide whether and how to engage? What are our principles and “red lines?”
How should we be supporting employee civic engagement — and bridging where there are differing views?
Should we advocate for policy solutions to support trusted elections and civic bridging?
What Will I Get if I Go?
Participants will leave with a better understanding of US political risks and the implications for business, an overview of the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility, and a menu of six specific steps they can take to increase their readiness, including potential partners to help them follow through.
Who is Organizing the Event?
The session will be hosted by the Erb Institute’s Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce, with featured speaker and partners including:
Lauren Caplan, Leadership Now Project
Chris Padilla, IBM
Former Member of Congress Claudine Schneider
Jen Stark and Mary Anne Howland, BSR
Sarah Bonk and Richard Eidlin, Business for America
Anjelica Smith, Civic Alliance
Bruce Freed, Center for Political Accountability
Bennett Freeman, Chatham House – International Law Program
Scott Warren, SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Julia Roig, Horizons Project
Tom Lyon, Terry Nelidov and Elizabeth Doty
And US! :)