INVITATION (apologies for cross-postings!) WU COMPETENCE DAY 2010: "THE NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE" NOVEMBER 18th, 2010 www.wu.ac.at/wucompetenceday organized by the WU Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistics PROGRAM 9:30-10:00 Welcome Christoph Badelt, Rector Barbara Sporn, Vice-Rector Josef Zechner, Professor of Finance and Investments 10:00-10:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH: "FINANCIAL REGULATION" CHARLES GOODHART, London School of Economics (LSE) 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-11:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH: "FINANCIAL SYSTEM REFORM AFTER THE CRISIS" MARTIN HELLWIG, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion: "THE NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE: WHAT DO WE NEED, WHAT DO WE WANT, AND WHAT CAN WE DO WITHOUT?" Wilhelm Molterer, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Finance Friedrich Strasser, CIO and member of the Executive Board of Bank Gutmann AG Josef Zechner, Professor of Finance and Investments, WU Moderator: Michael Prüller, Die Presse 12:30-14:00 Buffet Lunch 14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS Session 1: "ADVANCES IN ASSET MANAGEMENT" - Session Chair: Josef Zechner Session 2: "HOUSEHOLD FINANCE" - Session Chair: Engelbert Dockner Session 3: "CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR AND INFORMATION PROBLEMS IN INSURANCE MARKETS" Session Chair: Alexander Mürmann 15:30 Refreshments Further information and REGISTRATION: www.wu.ac.at/wucompetenceday Contact: dorothea.grimm(a)wu.ac.at