The B Academics 2023 Teaching Roundtable will focus on a unique experiential learning model, B Impact Teams (BITs), where college/university students work with businesses to measure, manage and improve their impact using the B Impact Assessment (BIA). The Roundtable will provide an opportunity to learn more about BITs, including how to start one on your campus, contribute to a conversation about how to strengthen the BIT ecosystem and engage with a leading B Corp champion and author, Ryan Honeyman.

(11:00AM-12:30PM) B Impact Teams Webinar - Join B Academics for a B Impact Teams Webinar which will provide participants with a roadmap of how develop, launch and run a successful B Impact Team on your campus. The first 15 webinar registrants will receive a free ebook copy of our keynote's latest book, The Next Economy MBA: Redesigning Business for the Benefit of All. ** Please note: registration for the webinar is $200 for members and $300 for non members, please register here.

(12:45PM-2:15PM) Building the B Impact Teams Ecosystem Discussion - Join us for an in-depth discussion, bringing together educators, students, alumni, B Corp representatives, community members and other stakeholders on how we can develop the tools, resources, networks and infrastructure to create an engaged global BIT ecosystem. ** Please note: registration is free for this discussion.

(2:15PM-2:50PM) Keynote - Join us for a closing keynote talk with Ryan Honeyman, a Partner / Worker-Owner at LIFT Economy, co-author of The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good and co-author of The Next Economy MBA: Redesigning Business for the Benefit of All. ** Please note: registration is free for this keynote,

(2:50PM-3:00PM) Closing Remarks 

Who should attend? Students, staff, faculty, alumni, B Corp representatives, aspiring B Corp representatives, community members, coaches and anyone interested in supporting the B Impact Teams ecosystem.

Format? The Roundtable format will be hybrid, with an opportunity to participate virtually or in person at select partner locations around the world.

B Academics Teaching Roundtable In Person Locations

NC State Poole College of Management, Raleigh, NC, USA - Albright Entrepreneurship Garage 
DePaul University Institute for Business & Professional Ethics, Chicago, IL, USA 
University of Georgia Terry College of Business, Athens, GA, USA 
Miami University Farmer School Of Business, Oxford, OH, USA 
Dallas College, Dallas, TX, USA 
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
Campus b, São Paulo, Brazil 

Contact Jessica Yinka Thomas, B Academics Executive Director, at jessica.thomas@bacademics.org if you’re interested in hosting an in person event as part of the Teaching Roundtable.

Contact Rachel Haynes, NC State Program Manager, at rachel.haynes@bacademics.org for any question on the in person NC State Event.