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A popular summer lecture series will feature an impressive lineup of guest speakers from Hawaiʻi and the U.S. mainland, including former presidential candidates U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell. The series, sponsored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law and Shidler College of Business, will be presented virtually on Zoom starting July 14.

Former securities executive and part-time Hawaiʻi-resident Will K. Weinstein’s ethics conversation series features panelists representing several areas including law, business, medicine, technology, economic inequality and politics.

The first six sessions are from 6–7:30 p.m. HST with the August 13 session from 6–8 p.m. HST, and they are free and open to the public. Register at the Shidler College of Business website. A link to the Zoom session will be emailed after participants register. Licensed attorneys are eligible for continuing legal education credits.

For the past 17 years, Weinstein has opened his ethics class to the general public for a lively and fascinating discussion on current ethical issues and dilemmas facing the world.

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
  • Josh Green—lieutenant governor, Hawaiʻi
  • Eric Swalwell—U.S. Representative, California’s 15th Congressional District
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