(@christinearena) is an award-winning author, syndicated blogger and corporate strategist whose books, The High-Purpose Company (Collins, 2007) and Cause for Success (New World Library, 2004), as well as her “Case in Point” blog, separate the strategies and companies that make a positive difference from those that don’t. Christine’s work appears on websites including The Christian Science Monitor, Global Post, Fast Company, Ethical Corporation, APEsphere and others. Her purpose is to inspire stakeholder activism and a greater level of transparency amongst America’s powerful corporations.

(@elainecohen) is a CSR consultant and Sustainability Reporting expert. She has over 25 years of business experience including 16 years with Procter and Gamble in Supply Chain Management roles in Europe, and with Unilever as Human Resources and CSR VP in Israel. Elaine is the co founder of Beyond Business Ltd, www.b-yond.biz/en a consulting firm providing Sustainability strategy, implementation, reporting and assurance services. Elaine writes CSR report reviews for www.CorporateRegister.com, and a blog about CSR reporting at www.csr-reporting.blogspot.com. Elaine is an avid Tweeter at twitter.com/elainecohen. Elaine is married with two children, and is passionate about business transparency, social justice and Chunky Monkey.

(@davidcoethica) is a leading entrepreneur, social media fan, business strategist and an energetic champion for CSR for smaller businesses. He is currently the Founder and Managing Director of Coethica, a CSR consultancy that specialises in advising and actively promoting the agenda for smaller businesses in the UK and now internationally. Based near Liverpool in the UK, David discovered his ethical business calling whilst managing the community engagement programme at Everton Football Club in the English Premier League. During his eight year tenure he was responsible for prestigious national and international acclaim and CSR awards, highlighted by the success of his flagship—and now, world-leading—Disability Football Programme. This also led to three years as Manager of the England Amputee Football Team. In addition to his role at Coethica, he is also Chairman of an inner-city regeneration-through-entrepreneurship project called Enable, and is a Non-Executive Director of a sport-based, social enterprise called Kick4Change. Read more about David and his work on his blog, davidcoethica.wordpress.com.

(@realizedworth) is a keynote speaker, consultant, and author of the “Realizing Your Worth” blog that focuses on CSR and corporate volunteering. In working with businesses and non-profits to create outstanding volunteer programs, Chris presents examples and practices that create value for companies while providing important benefits to the community. Recently, Chris and his partner Angela Parker, acted as advisers in the writing of “Mapping Success in Employee Volunteering: The Drivers of Effectiveness for Employee Volunteering and Giving Programs and Fortune 500 Performance”; produced by Boston College and authored by Bea Boccalandro. They also contribute as expert writers on several websites including Volunteer Canada’s CorporateVolunteering.ca, Businessfightspoverty.com and 3blmedia.com. They are presently collaborating on a book which will be a comprehensive guide to Corporate Social Responsibility for HR managers.

(@fabianpattberg) began working in the CSR field with Futerra Sustainability Communications, having completed a Masters of Science Degree in International Business and Intercultural Management at the Copenhagen Business School. He moved on to become Standards Advisor for AccountAbility London, where he worked on the AA1000 Assurance Standard, including the Stakeholder Engagement Standard and Manual. At E.ON UK he was responsible for the company’s CSR reporting program, including company-wide stakeholder engagement, content identification, content creation, project management and design. He also participated in the development of the E.ON group-wide CSR strategy. Currently Fabian works as a CSR and sustainability expert advising companies on CSR strategies and appropriate social media communication. More information about Fabian can be found at FabianPattberg.com.

is the anchor for the CSR Minute. She has worked and lived for nearly ten years around the world as a human rights–focused writer and editor. Prior to joining the 3BL Media team, Emily was the Senior writer and Editor for a corporate social responsibility news service. Polk's own writing and radio documentaries have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, the Boston Globe, NPR, AlterNet, the Indian Express, Central America Weekly, the Ghanaian Chronicle, and Whole Earth Magazine, among others. Emily lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with her acupuncturist, Tai Chi-practicing husband, Jake and their cat Malu. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Communication for Sustainable Social Change.