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ICGN Academic-Practitioner Seminar

Monday 19 June 2023

About the event

ICGN will be joined by expert academics in the fields of corporate governance as we discuss two recent papers, highlighting the emergence of welfarist corporate governance and corporate fraud. Taking place at the ICGN Annual Toronto Conference, this seminar will serve to bridge understandings of corporate governance for those who view it from an academic lens, and for those who put it into practice. 

To attend this discussion, register for our Annual Conference.

Date

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Location

Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1E3, Canada

Fee

This discussion is featured as part of the ICGN 2023 Annual Toronto Conference. Click here to learn more and to register for attendance.

Speakers

David Beatty

Chair, David & Sharon Johnston Center for Corporate Governance Innovation &
Professor of Strategy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
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James Andrus

Vice President of Sustainability Global Markets
Franklin Templeton
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George Dallas

Head of Content
European Corporate Governance Institute
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Alexander Dyck

Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy
Rotman School of Management
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Michael Herskovich

Global Head of Stewardship
BNP Paribas Asset Management
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Maureen Jensen

Chair and CEO (Former)
Ontario Securities Commission
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Marcel Kahan

George T. Lowy Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
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Catherine McCall

Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG)
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Richard Powers

Associate Professor, National Academic Director, ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program & Governance Essentials Program
Rotman School of Management
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Chris Pinney

President & CEO
High Meadows Institute
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Agenda

  • 19 June 2023 - ICGN Academic-Practitioner Seminar

    10:15 - 10:20
    Welcome Remarks
    10:20 - 11:40
    Session 1: 'Corporate Governance Welfarism', authored by Edward Rock and Marcel Kahan

    Presented by

    Discussants

    Panellists

    • James Andrus, Vice President, Sustainability Global Markets, Franklin Templeton, US
    • Catherine McCall, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Coalition for Corporate Governance, Canada

    Moderated by George Dallas, Education & Research Advisor, ICGN

    11:40-11:50
    Comfort Break
    11:50 - 13:10
    Session 2: ‘How Pervasive is Corporate Fraud’, authored by Alexander Dyck, Adair Morse and Luigi Zingales

    Presented by

    • Alexander Dyck, Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy, Rotman School of Management, Canada

    Panellists

    • David Beatty, Academic Director, The David and Sharon Johnstone Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation, Canada
    • Maureen Jensen, Chair, Ombudsman for the Banking and Securities Industry Canada (OBSI), Director, Franco Nevada Corporation, Neo Exchange & The Prosperity Project and Governor, FINRA, Canada
    • Carol Nolan Drake, Governance and Stewardship Policy Manager, ICGN

    Moderated by Richard Powers, Associate Professor, National Academic Director, ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program & Governance Essentials Program, Rotman School of Management, Canada

    13:10 - 13:15
    Closing Remarks