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Beyond the Crisis - New Challenges for Corporate Governance |
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The Swedish Corporate Governance Board and the ECGI, in conjunction with the Swedish EU Presidency, will arrange the 8th European Corporate Governance Conference in Stockholm, Sweden on 2-3 December 2009.
The three main topics will be: 'The Future of Corporate Governance Regulation in the EU?', 'Regulating Remuneration – The Way Ahead?' and 'Government in Corporate Governance'. See: |
 Preliminary details
Preliminary, non-binding registration. The number of seats available at the Conference is limited, but preliminary registration will guarantee a seat |
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New
European Corporate Governance Research Foundation |
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The ECGI and
the University of Luxembourg signed an agreement on 18 June
2009 towards the establishment of a new entity, the European
Corporate Governance Research Foundation (ECGRF), in Luxembourg.
The announcement of the agreement was made at a conference
on “Corporate
Governance in Crisis?”, in Luxembourg under
the High Patronage of European Commission President, José Manuel
Barroso. See: |
Press
release in English outlining the details of the agreement
and background material
'Convenience'
translations of the press release in French and German
Photographs of the agreement signing (and the afternoon conference q.v.) |
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23 new Research Associates nominated |
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The ECGI Board has approved the recommendation of the Research Associates Committee, chaired by Professor Klaus Hopt, to appoint 23 new ECGI Research Associates. This brings the number of ECGI Research Associates to 101 and the number of Research Members (including ECGI Fellows) to 138. |
Details of the new Research Associates
List of all ECGI Research Associates
Research Associates Committee and its remit
Research portal on this site |
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Corporate Governance in Crisis? |
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Under the high patronage of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, the ECGI and the University of Luxembourg with support from the Chambre de Commerce, Luxembourg and the Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs held a free half-day Conference on Thursday, 18th June on the occasion of the signing of an agreement between the ECGI and the University of Luxembourg for the establishment of the European Corporate Governance Research Foundation in Luxembourg. See: |
Background to the event
Conference programme (containing the two papers given at the event)
List of participants
Photos from the Conference (and the signing of the ECGRF agreement q.v.)
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2009 Working Paper prizes awarded at General Assembly |
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The
winners of the 2009 Working Paper prizes were announced at
ECGI's General Assembly held at the Paris Chamber of Commerce on 17 April 2009.
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Details of the 2009 prize winners
Previous years' winners
Terms
of Reference for the prizes |
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ECGI's 2009 Dinner, General Assembly and Annual Lecture |
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These took place in Paris on 16-17 April. The General Assembly and Annual Lecture were held at the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ECGI Fellow, Professor Franklin Allen, Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania gave a presentation on Corporate governance and the current crisis. A report on the lecture will appear on this website in due course. Meanwhile, see: |
Programme of events |
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Bank governance - before, during and after the crisis |
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The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the ECGI organised a discussion forum at the offices of the EBRD in London on Wednesday, 18th March 2009. The event was open to ECGI members and invited guests only. See: |
Programme
Audio recording (available only to ECGI Members in the Members' area) |
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