BSI Gamma, ISK Wien and Universität Wien invite to a
CONFERENCE and PANEL DISCUSSION on
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
November 11, 2004
Palais Coburg
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Please register by November 4, 2004 at isk(a)iskwien.at
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Programme:
www.iskwien.at/upload/invito_vienna_04.pdf
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
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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