2011 International Corporate Governance Conference: Corporate Governance and Value Creation, 14-15 December 2011, Sydney Australia
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER
8-30am-9-00am REGISTRATION
9am-9-10am WELCOME and OPENING REMARKS
John Trowbridge, Interim Director, Centre for International Finance and Regulation
9-10am-10am PLENARY: THE INVESTORS
Speakers:
Ann Byrne, CEO, Australian Council of Super Investors
Hans-Martin Buhlmann, CEO, Association of Institutional Shareholders (VIP), Germany
Amanda Wilson, Managing Director, Regnan
10am-11-15am PLENARY: GOVERNANCE, BOARDS AND DIRECTORS
Speakers:
Thomas Clarke, Director, UTS Centre for Corporate Governance
Morten Huse, President, European Academy of Management
John Roberts, Head, School of Accounting, Sydney University
11-15am-11-30am Morning Coffee
11-30am-12-45pm PLENARY: RETHINKING REGULATION AND DIRECTORS' DUTIES
Speakers:
Justin O’Brien, Director, Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation
Bryan Horrigan, Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Rapporteur:
Paul Redmond, Sir Gerard Brennan Professor of Law, UTS
12-45PM-2.00PM Lunch
2-00pm-3-30pm PLENARY: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, STRATEGY AND PEOPLE
Speakers:
Coral Ingley, Director, Centre for Corporate Governace, AUT, NZ
Graeme Martin, Professor of HRM, Glasgow University
Maarten Van de Waerde, University of Hasselt, Belgium
3-30pm-4pm Afternoon Tea
4pm-5-30pm PLENARY: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Speakers:
Ian Dunlop, Chairman, Safe Climate Australia : Corporate Governance in the Anthropocene - The Transformation to Energy Action (slides)
Mark Starik, San Francisco State University
Suzanne Benn, Professor of Sustainability, UTS
CONFERENCE DINNER - SYDNEY HARBOUR CRUISE, MAN O'WAR STEPS, NEAR SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER
9am-10-30am CONCURRENT PRESENTATION SESSIONS
2.1 BOARDS AND DIRECTORS I
James C. Lockhart & John B. Peebles (Session Chairs), Massey University, NZ: Power and influence on the board’s agenda: Who determines what corporate directors discuss?
Aila Virtanen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Accountability of Corporate Boards in Finland
Philippa Wells, University of Ballarat, and Jens Mueller, University of Waikato, NZ: Compliance v Value Creation: Whither an Independent Board
Gavin Nicholson, Queensland University of Technology: Board Evaluation
2.2 FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
Eliza Wu (Session Chair), University of Technology, Sydney: Home-Country Governance and Cross-Listing in the US
Akintola Owolabi, Lagos Business School, Nigeria: Corporate Governance and Investment Value in the Nigerian Stock Exchange
Karen Van Peursem, Nikki Bourke and Ian Eggleton, University of Waikato, NZ: Governance structures to minimize financial fraud: US Company Analysis 2004-2006
10-30am-11-00am Morning Coffee
11-00am-12-30pm CONCURRENT PRESENTATION SESSIONS
3.1 BOARDS AND DIRECTORS II
Pascal Nguyen (Session Chair), University of Technology, Sydney: Do older boards affect firm performance? An empirical analysis based on Japanese firms
Jyoti Mahadeo, University of Mauritius: Characteristics of Chairman Statements and Firm Performance: Evidence from an emerging economy
Salman Afkhami Rad, Krishna Reddy, Stuart Locke, Waikato University, NZ: Board’s IOD members and performance of New Zealand listed companies
3.2 Diversity and Performance
Antoine Hermens, University of Technology, Sydney and Gerard Hermens, Institute of Strategic Management: Governing Strategic Tensions and Assessing Director Performance in Credit Union Mergers
Krishna Reddy, Stuart Locke and Fitriya Fauzi, Waikato University, NZ: Does Corporate Governance Practices Matter: A Case Study of Registered Charities in New Zealand
Sharon Ayson, University of Newcastle, Australia: The Pipeline of Senior Executive Women: A Value-Adding Ingredient to Australian Boards
Morten Huse (Session Chair), President, European Academy of Management
12-30-1-30pm Lunch
1-30pm-3-00pm CONCURRENT PRESENTATION SESSIONS
4.1 Strategy & Management
Kevin Campbell, University of Stirling, Scotland and Magdalena Jerzemowska, University of Gdansk, Poland: Corporate Governance, Value Creation and the Market for Corporate Control: A Case Study of a Reverse Takeover
Roopinder Oberoi, University of Delhi, India: Complex Terrain of Corporate Governance in the (Indian) Public Sector – A Study of BHEL
Alice Klettner, UTS Centre for Corporate Governance, Corporate Performance in CSR - The Substance of Sustainability
4.2 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Julie Crews (Session Chair), Edith Cowan University, Australia: The ethics of leadership and corporate governance
David Waller and Anurag G. Hingorani, University of Technology, Sydney: Luxury brands - What are they doing about social responsibility?
Marie dela Rama, UTS Centre for Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance and Corruption - Ethical Dilemmas of Asian Business Groups
3-00pm-3-30pm Afternoon Tea
3-30pm-5-00pm CLOSING PLENARY
Shann Turnbull, International Institute for Self-Governance, Sydney: Towards Dual Boards, Network Governance and Self-Regulation (slides)
Vas Kolesnikoff, Australian Shareholders' Association
Simon Connal, Ownership Matters
Morten Huse, President, European Academy of Management
Gavin Nicholson, Queensland University of Technology
Thomas Clarke, Plenary Chair
Conference Organiser: Professor Thomas Clarke
Director, UTS Centre for Corporate Governance
