BSI Gamma, ISK Wien and Universität Wien invite to a CONFERENCE and PANEL DISCUSSION on CORPORATE GOVERNANCE November 11, 2004 Palais Coburg ----------------------------------------------------- Programme: 13.15 Welcome Prof. Josef Zechner, Prof. Rene Stulz 13.30 - 15.00 Session 1 Predicting Firms' Corporate Governance Choices: Evidence from Korea Bernard Black, Hasung Jang, Woochan Kim Discussant: Rene Stulz Watching the Stop from the Front Seat: Determinant of Venture Capitalists' Representation on the Board Eli Talmor, Reddi Kotha Discussant: Thomas Dangl 15.30 - 17.00 Session 2 The Valuation Effect of Corporate Governance Changes: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers Arturo Bris, Christos Cabolis Discussant: Klaus Gugler Corporate Governance and Earnings Management: International Evidence Francois Degeorge, Yuan Ding, Thomas Jeanjean, Herve STolowy Discussant: Alex Stomper 17.30 - 19.15 Session 3 The Corporate Governance Role of the Media: Clinical Evidence from Russia Luigi Zingales, Alexander Dyck Discussant: Ernst Maug PANEL DISCUSSION: Can corporate insiders be tamed? Alexander Dyck, Harvard Business School Michael Eberhartinger, Austrian Corporate Governance Committee Ernst Maug, University of Berlin Stefan Zapotocky, CEO Vienna Stock Exchange 19.15 Cocktails ----------------------------------------------------- Please reply by October 29, 2004 to gamma.foundation(a)bsi.ch or isk(a)iskwien.at ----------------------------------------------------- Further information: Dr. Otto Randl Institut für strategische Kapitalmarktforschung Coburgbastei 4/1 1010 Wien T: +43-1-51818-900 T: +43-1-51818-920 E: otto.randl(a)iskwien.at