Business ethics will be the focus of an economic summit planned by the College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno.
"The Nevada Business Summit: Navigating the Ethics Maze" will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Joe Crowley Student Union. The UNR College of Business and its Center for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics are hosting the summit.
Keynote speaker Patrick Gnazzo, senior vice president of U.S. public sector businesses for Computer Associates, was formerly chief trial attorney for the U.S. Navy.
The summit opens with a presentation by attorney Rew Goodenow, past president of the Nevada Bar Association; attorney Mark Tratos; and Bill Dressel, president of the University-based National Judicial College.
The afternoon includes breakout sessions on ethics and capitalism, privacy issues in the digital age, and leadership and ethics.
A panel on practical issues of business ethics includes Krys Bart, president and chief executive of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport Authority; Hal Lenox, president of Nevada AT&T Ted Power, president and publisher of the Reno Gazette-Journal; and Rafik Beekun, professor of managerial sciences and co-director of the University's Center for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics.
Registration for the summit is $110 for guests and $85 for alumni, and includes lunch and a reception at 4:30 p.m. Information and registration is online at business.unr.edu/ or by calling 682-9148.
