Principled Entrepreneurship Conference Schedule
Ethical Management and Faith in an Era of Woke Capitalism
October 13-14, 2020
Monday, October 12th
Optional Activity
Napa Legal Institute Workshop - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. EST
Practice What You Preach: Securing Your Religious Identity in Cancel Culture
*This activity is free of charge; prior RSVP is required.
Tuesday, October 13th
Morning Agenda - On-Demand Videos
Welcome and Conference Opening - Released at 9:00 a.m. EST
- Welcome by the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley
- Introduction to the Conference with Dr. Andrew Abela
- Opening Panel with Tim Busch, John Meyer, Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., and David Bahnsen
- Managing in the Light of Faith with Steve Green
Part 1: Defining the Problem - Released at 10:00 am EST
Session 1: No Excuses: The Social Utility of Free Markets as Observed by a Wall Street Strategist with Jason DeSena Trennert
Session 2: Is Capitalism Moral? with James Otteson
Session 3: Colleague or Commissar? How Diversity Officers (Mis) Align Corporate Culture with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
Session 4: What is Wokeness and Where Did It Come From? with Dr. Elizabeth Corey
Wednesday, October 14th
Morning Agenda - On-Demand Videos
Welcome and Intro to the Day - Released at 9:00 a.m. EST
- Opening Panel with Tim Busch, John Meyer, Fr. Robert Spizter, S.J., and David Bahnsen
Part 2: Pathways to a Solution - Released at 10:00 am EST
Session 8: A Missionary on Wall Street: Why Christian Business Leaders Need to Engage, Not Run From, Woke Capitalism with Stephen Auth, CFA
Session 9: The Christian Anthropology of St. John Paul II with Msgr. Martin Schlag
Session 10: Three Kings & Two Children with William P. Mumma
Session 11: What are the Legal Implications of Gender and Life Issues for Business and What Degrees of Freedom Do Business Still Have? with John Bursch
Session 12: Dialoguing with Integrity in a Time of Division with Roger Severino
Tuesday, October 13th
Afternoon Agenda - On-Demand Videos
Part 1: Defining the Problem (continued) - Released at 12:00 pm EST
Session 5: What is Woke Capitalism and Why Should I Care? with Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Session 6: The Cultural Contradictions of the Woke Capitalism Bargain with Ross Douthat
Session 7: How Woke Capitalism Corrupts Business with Dr. Samuel Gregg
Wednesday, October 14th
Afternoon Agenda - On-Demand Videos
Part 2: Pathways to a Solution (continued) - Released at 12:00 pm EST
Session 13: Religious Liberty in Corporate America with Brian J. Grim
Session 14: The Displacement of "Good Work" for "Bad Woke" with Dr. Michael J. Naughton
Session 15: Woke Capitalism and the "Sale of Indulgences" with Andreas Widmer
Session 16: "Three Things Remain . . ." - The Spiritual Battle for What Really Matters with Fr. Philip Bochanski
Exploring Related Issues in the Culture - Released at 2:00 pm EST
The Catholic Antidote to Woke Capitalism with Sohrab Ahmari
How To Live as Missionary Disciples in Your Own Circumstances with Most Rev. Thomas Daly
Believe in People: Bottom Up Solutions for a Top Down World with Brian Hooks and Tim Busch
Interview with His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell
Interview with Jimmy Lai, led by Francis X. Maier
Tuesday, October 13th
Live Event - Beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST
6:00 p.m. EST: Holy Mass Livestreamed from the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel at The Busch School of Business
7:00 p.m. EST: Panel Discussion on Sessions from the Day
- Dr. Andrew Abela, Dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America
- Tim Busch, CEO of Pacific Hospitality Group
- Fr. Roger Landry, Attaché, Permanent Observed Mission of the Holy See to the United States
- John Meyer, Executive Director of the Napa Institute
7:30 p.m. EST: Faith & The Economy with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Wednesday, October 14th
Live Event - Beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST
6:00 p.m. EST: Holy Mass Livestreamed from St. Patrick's Cathedral
7:00 p.m. EST: Paul Singer, Founder, Elliott Management, interviewed by Professor Robert P. George
7:30 p.m. EST: Closing Remarks
Tuesday, October 13th
Evening Agenda - On-Demand Video
Released at 8:00 pm EST
Concert with The Catholic University Chamber Choir
Wednesday, October 14th
Evening Agenda - On-Demand Video
Released at 8:00 pm EST
A Remarkable Relic of The Resurrection with Fr. Robert Spitzer, S. J.