Filmed during the recent Good Profit Conference, the following is a short segment taken from a longer conversation between Professor Andreas Widmer of The Busch School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America and Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries.
What is “Good Profit”?
Coined by Charles Koch in his 2015 New York Times Bestseller by the same name, ‘Good Profit’ refers to his personal business philosophy, Market-Based Management. Koch believes that business is a noble pursuit that has the capacity to improve the world when entrepreneurship and innovation are placed at the service of humanity. These ideas form the basis for an exciting program in which synergies with Catholic social teaching are explored and developed over three days in Washington, D.C., hosted by The Busch School of Business and Economics and the Napa Institute.
Questions We’ll Address
What are the limits to profit as a measure of the health of a business? What is the difference between creating goods and services that customers value and freely choose, versus rent-seeking and exploitation? What is the relationship between entrepreneurship and the creativity of work? What is the business community’s duty to workers displaced by market innovation? …. and more!
Why Join Us?
The Good Profit conference seeks to empower leaders in business, academia, and community life, as well as those in political, religious and non-profit arenas, to contribute to a robust and fully humane economy. Over three days hear from dozens of dynamic speakers, engage in stimulating discussions, and benefit from opportunities for prayer and reflection.
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Charles G. Koch / Speaker
“The role of business in society is to help people improve their lives by providing products and services they value more highly than their alternatives, and to do so while consuming fewer resources.”
By engaging in topics that have practical implications for our businesses, our communities and the world, as well as meeting with others dedicated to making a positive impact on society, this event is more than a conference—it’s a launching point for change!
Speakers
An Incredible Line-Up of Speakers, including…
Charles Koch
Co-owner, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Koch Industries
Charles G. Koch is chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., a position he has held since 1967...
Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson
Ghanaian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Prefect of the new Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development
Born in 1948 in Ghana, Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson studied theology at St Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in New York and was ordained a priest in 1975...
Robert Nardelli
Former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Chrysler and Home Depot
Widely recognized as one of the best operating executives in the United States, Bob Nardelli has grown the sales and profits of a number of multi-national corporations...
Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., PHD
President of the Magis Center and Spitzer Center
Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith, and President of the Spitzer Center...
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BLOG
From the Blog...
Charles Koch’s best-selling Good Profit is the best business book I’ve read since Jim Collins’ blockbuster Good to Great. In the book, Koch introduces Market-Based Management (MBM) as the key to the staggering success of his company, Koch Industries.
Christian respondents to a recent poll conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation were divided about whether personal behavior or circumstance plays the bigger role in contributing to poverty.
With academics, policy makers, ethicists, theologians, and business leaders as presenters, the conference delivered the ideal blend of business theory, social responsibility, theological inspiration, and best practices.
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Previous Attendees or Legatus Members – $2000
Clergy & Religious – $1000 * (priests, deacons, sisters, religious sisters, religious brothers)
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The Good Profit Conference is sponsored by:
Claire Keith of The Catholic University of America
Email: business-events@cua.edu
Phone: 202-319-6749
Jenny Healy of Napa Institute
Email: events@napa-institute.org
Phone:949-474-7368, ext. 157