The Role of Corporations in Advancing Humanitarian Efforts

“The Role of Corporations in Advancing Humanitarian Efforts” panel was held during the Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum on May 9. In the course of the discussion, several leading entrepreneurs whose decisions are capable of impacting around half a million employees offered their insights on doing good for the planet, investing in social standing, and committing to communities.
The panel was moderated by Christine Heenan, Chief Communications Officer & Executive Partner of Flagship Pioneering, and featured Noubar Afeyan, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, and Co-Founder and Chairman, of Moderna; David Goel, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Matrix Capital Management; Alex Gorsky, Former Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson and Board Member of Apple, IBM, and JPMorgan Chase; and Vincent Roche, CEO of Analog Devices. #AuroraInLA #HRHF
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0:00 Introduction by Christine Heenan
1:05 David Goel on the impact of personal life experiences on his philanthropy
4:49 Alex Gorsky on “doing good and doing well” with Johnson & Johnson
9:04 Vincent Roche on the growing importance of humanitarian and social issues to big business
11:48 Vincent Roche on using technology to address challenges related to healthcare
14:51 Noubar Afeyan on AI as a tool for the democratization of healthcare availability and cost
16:53 Noubar Afeyan on the notion of a “license to operate” for corporations
19:50 Alex Gorsky on making the right call when faced with conflicting priorities
24:29 Vincent Roche on the new generation of employees’ need for social involvement
28:17 David Goel on driving profits while improving the lives of the people we love
32:19 David Goel on bringing together technology and creativity
33:27 Noubar Afeyan on imagination as the only mental faculty allowing us to operate in the future
38:26 Vincent Roche on addressing systemic problems in a new way
41:10 Alex Gorsky on the corporations using their power for good
43:09 Noubar Afeyan on big and small countries and their contributions to the world
47:31 David Goel on the acceleration of innovation
50:24 Vincent Roche on the human wisdom that AI will never replace
52:05 Alex Gorsky on the cost of capital and the shift away from globalism
54:22 David Goel on the evolvement of our personal journeys
56:13 Noubar Afeyan on translating complex human emotions into a large language model (LLM)
58:40 Christine Heenan’s closing remarks