Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in Clark University. The son of a teacher and a garment worker and the grandson of garment workers, Ross has cared deeply about workers and their conditions and has been learning and teaching about these matters since 1994. He is Vice-President of the Sweatfree Purchasing consortium, an organization of nineteen cities and states which are working to remove sweatshop labor from the supply chains of their public purchasing of uniforms. The author of Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ross has written extensively on the global apparel industry and labor conditions and workers’ rights in it. His writings on these and other issues have appeared in variety of professional and journalistic sources.

Media Content Executive & Social Entrepreneur Maximilian Haidbauer talks about the future of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how brands and non-profits can create more impactful partnerships by going away from a traditional “CSR” model towards a “WHO WE ARE” model. Maximilian Haidbauer is an award-winning Producer & Director and Social Entrepreneur with over 150 hours of Television programs to his credit for Red Bull Media House and other international outlets. He has traveled the globe to more than 30 countries producing & directing content and experienced first-hand some of the world’s most devastating social issues. Most recently, he produced & directed the “Waves for Water” documentary on pro surfer Jon Rose and his lifelong mission to bring clean water to those in need throughout the world This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.