Symposium Overview
8:30am Coffee/Donuts
9:00am Welcome
Dr. John O’Keefe
Dr. Anthony Hendrickson
This symposium was made possible by
the generosity of Creighton’s Center for
Catholic Thought, as well as the
symposium speakers who were willing to
give of their time.
October 3rd, 2014
Creighton University, Harper Center
9:15-10:30am Session 1
a. Kim Lamberty,
Catholic Relief Services
b. Dan Lawse, Verdis Group
c. Rick Virgin,
Creighton, U. Development
Keynote Speaker:
10:45am-noon Session 2
a. Erika Arguello, Grameen Bank
b. David Vetter, Grain Place Foods
c. Erin Albers &Mark Goetz,
Home Instead
Dr. Daniel Finn
Professor of Theology & Clemens
Professor in Economics & the Liberal Arts
St. John’s/St. Ben’s University, Collegeville, MN
Noon-1:15 pm Lunchbreak
1:30-2:45pm Session 3
a. Bill Musgrave,
MAX Insurance
b. Jeff Gustafson,
Prairie Plains Institute
c. Jeff Slobotski,
Silicon Prairie News
3-4:15pm Keynote Address
Dr. Daniel Finn, St. John’s/St. Ben’s
Business, Faith
and the
Common Good
Also represented:
The goal of this symposium is to
bring together the concerns of faith
values, business, and the common
good. Our hope is to build bridges
between theology and business, the
ethical and practical, the good and
the efficient, and theory and
practice.
4:30pm Reception for all
Symposium Organizers
Thomas M. Kelly, Ph.D. (CCAS)
Andy Gustafson, Ph.D. (HCB)
Catholic Relief Services
Verdis Group
Creighton
Grameen Bank
Grain Place Foods
Home Instead
MAX Insurance
Prairie Plains Institute
Silicon Prairie News
The Symposium Schedule
8:30 AM
Coffee/Donuts
9:00 AM
Introduction and Welcome
John O’Keefe and
Dean Tony Hendrickson
9:15:-10:30 AM
Session 1: Concurrent Sessions
a. Helping the Poor Make Money
(Kim Lamberty, Catholic Relief
Services)
b. Sustainable Strategies
Consulting (Dan Lawse, Verdis
Group)
10:45-Noon
Session 2: Concurrent Sessions
b. Restoring the Plains One Acre
at a Time (Jeff Gustafson, Prairie
Plains Institute)
a. Helping the Poor Help
Themselves (Erika Arguello,
Grameen Bank)
b. Organically Faithful (David
Vetter, Founder and CEO, Grain
Place)
c. A Business for Doing Good
(Lori Hogan, Home Instead)
c. Creating Community for the
Greater Good (Jeff Slobotski,
Silicon Prairie News)
(15 min. break)
3:00-4:15 PM Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Daniel Finn, St. John’s/St. Ben’s
University, Collegeville, MN
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12:15-1:15 Lunch (provided in
Harper Center for invited
speakers)______________
c. The Challenges of Utilizing
Private Sector Donations for the
Common Good (Rick Virgin,
Creighton University Development)
Break (15 min.)
1:30-2:45
Session 3: Concurrent Sessions
Blending Faith & Business (Bill
Musgrave, MAX Insurance (a B-corp)
4:30 PM Reception: for participants,
faculty and students