About

The Junior Round Table (JRT) is an informal network of young professionals with various backgrounds and occupations. Members come from all over the world, are active in economic or business life, and have at least five to ten years of work experience. The JRT sets for itself the goal of inspiring its members through the exchange of ideas, beliefs, and experiences between its members. Its purposes include:

improving the understanding and collaboration between individuals of various backgrounds and nationalities;
broadening the perspective on economic and social issues in small and large businesses;
asserting the need for effective business principles and evaluating their practical application; and
encouraging the members, both as individuals and working as a team, to take initiatives going beyond their day to day employment.

Annual Meetings: Members meet annually in July during the "Caux Conference for Business and Industry" (CCBI) in Switzerland and remain in regular contact with each other throughout the year. The Junior Round Table has held six annual meetings so far (1994 through 1999).

The discussions of previous meetings encompassed a number of different issues, such as our own experiences in the companies that we work for and what we can do to improve the organization. Other topics included quality systems, the information society, the relationship between government and business, and ethics in business, to name a few. The added value of these discussions partly came from the variety of input - up to ten different nationalities were represented at each meeting. In our program, attention is also paid to social activities in order to promote team-building and the exchange of personal experiences. In 1997, our forum was devoted to publishing the "Assessment tool to Determine the Ethical Behavior of Organizations". In 1998 and 1999, different subjects were discussed like improving the assessment tool, setting up a JRT web site, and the topic of balance between work and private life.

Interim Meetings: In addition to the meetings at Caux, various Interim Meetings have been organized. 1996 saw the first Interim Meeting which was held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The 1997 Interim Meeting took place in London, UK and the 1998 Interim Meeting in Milano, Italy. In 1999, the Interim Meeting was held in Krakow, Poland; in April 2000, the meeting was held in Washington, DC; and in March 2001 the meeting was held in Porec, Croatia. The main purpose of the Interim Meetings is to build the JRT network and to prepare the JRT's program for that year's CCBI conference.

The JRT is a not-for-profit organization. Costs for activities are covered by personal and corporate contributions.