University of Hawaii is offering a free, online lecture series focused on ethics, starting Tuesday, July 14 on Zoom. This is part of the Will Weinstein Conversation Series. The online Zoom format this year is because of concerns over COVID-19.
Some of the more well-known speakers include former presidential candidates U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, former California Senator Barbara Boxer, plus local businesses and political leaders.
Featured panels:
July 14: Ethics in Capitalism
- Jay Shidler—founder and managing partner, The Shidler Group
- Roger Berkowitz—associate professor of politics, philosophy and human rights; academic director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College
- Peter Ho—chairman, president and CEO, Bank of Hawaii
- John Pritzker—founding partner and director, Geolo Capital
July 21: Ethics in the Boardroom
- Mary Bitterman—president, Bernard Osher Foundation; former lead independent director, Bank of Hawaii; former executive director, University of Hawaiʻi Environmental Simulation Laboratory
July 23: Medical Ethics
- Rick Fried—founding member, Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks
- Josh Green—lieutenant governor, Hawaiʻi
- Jerris Hedges—dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Mānoa
- Lance Williams—senior reporter, Reveal
July 28: Ethics in Technology
- David M. Louie—partner, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
- Ken Tuchman—chairman and CEO, TTEC Holdings, Inc.
- Jay Fidell—founder and CEO, ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc.
- Matt Howard—head of product management, Hitachi Ventara, Digital Solutions Business
July 30: Legal Ethics
- Richard Clifton—senior judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Ken Lawson—professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Mānoa
- Megan Howard—supervisory staff attorney, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Camille Nelson—dean, William S. Richardson School of Law
August 6: Ethical Implications of Economic Inequality
- Bob Harrison—CEO, First Hawaiian Bank
- Peter Ingram—president and CEO, Hawaiian Airlines
- Scott Peppet—president, Chai Trust Company
- Peter Shaindlin—COO, Halekulani Corp
August 13: Ethics in Politics
- Barbara Boxer—former U.S. Senator, California
- Kirsten Gillibrand—U.S. Senator, New York
- Eric Swalwell—U.S. Representative, California’s 15th Congressional District
Sessions are 6–7:30 p.m. HST, and are free and open to the public. Register at shidler.hawaii.edu/weinstein. A link to the Zoom session will be emailed after participants register. Licensed attorneys are eligible for continuing legal education credits.
The series is sponsored by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law and Shidler College of Business.
About “Will Weinstein Conversation Series”
Will K. Weinstein is a money manager who has held principal positions at a wide array of firms in the financial industry. This is Weinstein’s 17th summer teaching the course “Integrity and Ethics in the Real World,” at the UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law and the Shidler College of Business, introducing special guest speakers to the university and making this learning opportunity available to the public. Weinstein also teaches at San Francisco State University and gives courses at several other universities.
Photo is Will Weinstein