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Distinguished thinkers with contrasting views explore the connection of socio-political change with spiritual values, in the context of global changes in capitalism.

This session explores the connection of social or political change with leadership, spiritual values, and practice. The spiritual roots of action too often lead to conflict, instead of generating improved thinking and action. Using dialogue, we hope to generate new perspectives by bringing in diverse views. C. Otto Scharmer works with innovation at the level of the whole system with governments in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and with major global corporations. He is Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on New Leadership Models, and author or co-author of the widely influential books Theory U (2007) and Presence (2004). Ian Mitroff is Professor Emeritus of the University of Southern California. He is the author of 30 books that have influenced business and scholarly thinking for decades, including Dirty Rotten Strategies (2009), A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America (1999), Smart Thinking for Crazy Times: The Art of Solving the Right Problems (1998), and Stakeholders of the Organizational Mind (1983). Michael Miller created and directs PovertyCure at the Acton Institute, which is committed to entrepreneurial solutions to poverty that challenge the status quo and champion the creative potential of the human person. He chaired the philosophy and theology department at Ave Maria College of  the Americas in Nicaragua and has been published in the Washington Times, The Detroit News, The LA Daily News, and Crisis. Allison Garrett, executive vice president of Abilene Christian University, will serve as discussant based on her experience as a corporate executive and university administrator.