---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 09:38:46 +0200 From: gfc2003 gfc2003@ebs.de Subject: 10th Global Finance Conference - Call for Participation

Dear Colleagues,

The EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL (ebs) is proud to host the 10th Global Finance Conference from June 15-17, 2003 in Frankfurt/Main. The three Endowed Chairs of the ebs Department of Finance have been organizing a global event where practice benefits from science and science is stimulated by practice.

The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners from across the world for an intensive exchange of new ideas and scholarly findings. Participants will have the chance to gain valuable insights concerning present developments in financial research and will have the opportunity to discuss the presented topics with experts and fellow researchers.

Well known academics such as the following keynote speakers

* Prof. emerit. Richard A. Brealey (London Business School) * Prof. Werner De Bondt (DePaul University, Chicago & University of Wisconsin-Madison) * Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Otmar Issing (Board of Directors, European Central Bank) * Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Tietmeyer (former President of Deutsche Bundesbank, ebs President)

will make the 10th Global Finance Conference an outstanding event for the financial community. About 100 Papers - touching a variety of topics like Corporate-, International- and Behavioural-Finance as well as Corporate Governance and Asset Allocation - will be presented. For a detailed schedule please visit our homepage: http://www.ebs.edu/gfc/ .

We would like to invite you to the Frankfurt Marriott Hotel to attend the 10th Global Finance Conference. (...)

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Frankfurt!

Organizing Committee of the 10th Global Finance Conference (Prof. Ulrich Hommel, Ph.D, Dr. Lutz Johanning, Prof. Dr. Dirk Schiereck)