Ernesto Cortés, Jr. (top photo, left), Southwest regional director of the Industrial Areas Foundation; Kwon Roh Kap (top, center), a member of the South Korean National Assembly; and former U.S. Ambassador James Joseph (top, right) of Duke University and the University of Cape Town, were among the keynote speakers at a leadership conference sponsored by the Center for Ethical Leadership. Howard Prince (bottom photo, center), is the center's director. Photos by María de la Luz Martínez except Kap photo by Mark Rutkowski, University Photography Services.

Preparing society's future leaders was the focus of an international conference sponsored by the LBJ School's Center for Ethical Leadership in January.

Called "Models of Ethical Leadership for a Changing World," the event spanned four days and allowed participants from diverse backgrounds to discuss how ethnic, national, and cultural differences affect the exercise of leadership and how emerging trends will shape the need for future leaders.

Workshop topics included community empowerment, leadership programs in higher education, the changing role of ethics in public life, and leadership in the information age. Some sessions were devoted to ethical leadership issues in particular regions and nations, including Latin America, the Balkans, Kuwait, South Korea, and South Africa.

Howard Prince, who heads the School's Center for Ethical Leadership, said the leadership education conference--the center's first--was intended "to help leadership developers become part of a community that meets regularly to learn from each other."

Conference presenters included educators as well as individuals in leadership positions. Keynote speakers included former U.S. Ambassador James Joseph, Duke University/University of Cape Town; Kwon Roh Kap, a member of the South Korean National Assembly; Ernesto Cortés, Jr., Southwest Regional director, Industrial Areas Foundation; Heinrich von Baer, rector, Universidad de la Frontera, Chile; and Southern Methodist University Professor of Ethics William May.

Conference faculty included former U.S. Social Security Commissioner Kenneth Apfel (LBJ Class of 1978), who now holds the LBJ School Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs; Austin City Manager Jesus Garza (LBJ Class of 1977); and Nan McRaven (LBJ Class of 1976), vice president, Motorola Corporation communications and public affairs.

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