Welcome to the latest newsletter from the USC Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making jointly housed in the Marshall School of Business, Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Viterbi School of Engineering .  
NEXT GENERATION ETHICS CONFERENCE
The Neely Center's Next Generation Ethics Conference brought together a diverse group of leading academics, industry experts and policymakers to discuss important ethical dilemmas that we all face today or will face in the near future. The event held (March 30th) in the Town & Gown ballroom at USC included a panel with four USC Deans, a presentation by Google VP Vint Cerf and a host of other renowned speakers. 
 USC DEANS SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON NEXT GENERATION ETHICS
Dean James G. Ellis of the Marshall School of Business, Dean Jack H. Knott of the Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos of the Viterbi School of Engineering and Interim Dean Laura Mosqueda of the Keck School of Medicine of USC shared important insights into future ethical dilemmas at the Neely Center's Next Generation Ethics Conference. 
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GOOGLE VP VINT CERF DISCUSSES NEXT GENERATION INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY ETHICS
Click here  to watch Google VP Vint Cerf discuss Internet and Technology Ethics at the Neely Center Next Generation Ethics Conference. 
WINNERS OF NEELY CENTER USC STUDENT ETHICS COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the winners of the Neely Center's USC student ethics competition  Towards and Ethically Sensitive Society. The competition finalists presented at the Center's Next Generation Ethics Conference before the winners were announced. The awards were presented by Katharine Harrington, USC Vice President of Admissions and Planning and Neely Center Director Ali Abbas. 
EXPERTS EXAMINE NEXT GENERATION  BUSINESS ETHICS



Click here  to watch a discussion (moderated by Professor James O'Toole) on Next Generation Business Ethics by:
  • Marianne Jennings, Professor, Arizona State University
  • Kirk O. Hanson, Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
  • Marsha Ershaghi Hames, Global Executive Management Advisor in Corporate Ethics
  • Gary Cook, Managing Director, Cook & Company
TED BRAUN EXAMINES NEXT GENERATION  CINEMATIC ETHICS
Click here to watch writer-director Ted Braun, the Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair in Cinematic Ethics, discuss cinematic ethics at the Neely Center's
Next Generation Ethics Conference.
EXPERT PANEL EXAMINES NEXT GENERATION PUBLIC POLICY ETHICS
Click here to watch a discussion of Next Generation Public Policy Ethics by:
  • Frank Zerunyan, Professor of Practice, Sol Price School of Public Policy
  • Kenneth Fletcher, Former Chief Risk Officer, Transportation Security Administration
  • Ben Allen, California Senator, 26th District
  • Jessica Levinson, President, Los Angeles Ethics Commission
  • Timothy Blute, Director National Governors Association Future
ALEXANDER CAPRON EXAMINES NEXT GENERATION ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Click here to watch Alexander Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics present at the Neely Center's  Next Generation Ethics Conference. 
EXPERTS FROM GOOGLE, USC AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY DISCUSS NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY ETHICS
Click here to watch a discussion (moderated by Professor Najm Meshkati) on Next Generation Technology Ethics by:
  • Andrea Armani, Ray Irani Chair in Chemical Engineering, USC
  • Randall Hill, Jr. Executive Director of the Institute of Creative Technologies, USC
  • Max Senges, Head Google Harwar User Research
  • Gunnar Carlsson, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University 
VARUN SONI, USC DEAN OF RELIGIOUS LIFE, DISCUSSES ETHICS AND RELIGION
Click here to watch Varun Soni, Dean of Religious Life at USC present at the Neely Center's  Next Generation Ethics  Conference. 
READ DEAN YANNIS C. YORTSOS' EDITORIAL EXAMINING ETHICS IN AN EXPONENTIALLY CHANGING WORLD
Click here to read an editorial by Yannis C. Yortsos, Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering examining Ethics in an Exponentially Changing World.
NEELY CENTER PEOPLE
IN THE NEWS
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  • Neely Center Director Professor Ali Abbas was called on to discuss the recent troubles at Facebook by numerous media outlets including the New York Daily News, USC News and the Globe and Mail. 
  • Professor Abbas was also interviewed by CBS for a report on the Wireless Emergency Alert System.
  • Professor Abbas discussed Decision Analysis and the Neely Center USC Student ethics competition with BBC Radio 5 Live
  • Professor Abbas discussed driverless cars with USC News. 
  • Neely Center Fellow Marsha Ershaghi Hames wrote an article for HR Morning on anti-sexual harrassment training. 
  • Marsha Ershaghi Hames also discussed whether Artificial Intelligence can predict risky behavior with  
  • Neely Center Fellow Professor Najmedin Meshkati discussed the recent fatal Uber crash with the San Francisco Chronicle and others. 
  • Professor Meshkati also wrote an article for the Hawaii Tribune-Herald on Hawaii's false missile alarm. 
  • Professor Meshkati discussed Amtrak safety with USA Today and others.
WHITE LIES... ARE THEY OKAY?
Neely Center Director Ali Abbas spoke to Angelenos to get their views on white lies. To watch the video   click here. 
NEELY CENTER TO HOST SUMMER SCHOOL ON DECISION MAKING IN LARGE SYSTEMS
The Neely Center, with funding support from the National Science Foundation, will be hosting a six-day Summer School in June 2018 that will introduce graduate students to the foundations of decision making in large systems. To read more click here.
The mission of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making is to inspire and develop leaders dedicated to making effective, ethical and legal decisions. 
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