{"id":548,"date":"2026-01-05T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:47:50","slug":"business-and-society-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/centers-and-outreach\/business-and-society-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Business and Society Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Business and Society Lecture Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Sentry School of Business and Economics is proud to host a Business and Society Lecture, bringing a noted author or thought leader to Central Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1776386100880894\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Ken Favaro<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">2026<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Based on his decades of experience working with CEOs, executive teams and boards, Ken Favaro has written <em>Real Strategy<\/em>; published in 2024, the book is a no-nonsense guide to the most difficult questions about strategy. Favaro has also co-developed a new approach to innovation known as \u201cPrecedents Thinking\u201d which was featured in the <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em> in 2025.<br><\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2026\/03\/11\/ken-favaro-shares-insights-on-real-strategy-and-innovation-at-business-and-society-lecture-series\/\" target=\"_self\">Recap <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwspsentryschool\/posts\/pfbid02Wn89oXrvdZvbHm7F35fxneFX6QGXNo8uGKwJkVJKx4o2S946RzwJ5uurfhkLrwSXl\" target=\"_self\">View Photos <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KSf2n956SEo\" target=\"_self\">Watch Video <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSf2n956SEo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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