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2 June (Tuesday) 2009, Rotterdam
Erasmus Institute Monitoring & Compliance
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Sponsored by KPMG
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Just a few decades ago, blockholding in public firms was claimed to be superior to the dispersed ownership because of the larger control possibilities concentrated owners have to discipline managers. More recently, in contrast, the control based (continental) European corporate governance regime was seen as an intermediary phase in an inevitable global convergence on the dispersed ownership structures of the US and the UK; one in which the separation of ownership and control had not yet fully materialized because of legal and other institutional deficiencies. In the wake of the worst financial crisis we have had for almost a century, some are now advocating a more relational corporate governance system, in which institutional shareholders hold relatively large positions in a relatively small portfolio of public firms, and are actively involved in controlling the company. This change of intellectual moods on the presumed costs and benefits of block holding in Europe raise the question in what direction the control based European corporate governance system should develop. |
| The symposium invites speakers to give a presentation on where they think the continental European corporate governance system should be heading. It features renowned scholars and practitioners in the field who will give argued reflections on the future of the European corporate governance system. The symposium is organized to serve the interests of practitioners like lawyers, accountants, consultants, executives, academics, policy specialists and everyone who is interested in corporate governance. Its ambition – and that of the Erasmus Institute Monitoring & Compliance in general – is to facilitate the mutual intellectual exchange between academics, professionals and executives in novel and emerging fields of knowledge. |
Programme
| 1.30 |
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Welcome and registration |
| 2.00 |
PM |
Welcome by chair Mijntje Lückerath, associate Professor and member of the Executive Board of EIMC and
Opening by Maarten Kroeze, dean of the Erasmus School of Law |
| 2.10 |
PM |
Speakers Marco Becht, Paul Frentrop, Ailsa Röell and Jaap Winter |
| 3.30 |
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Break |
| 4.00 |
PM |
Panel discussion (with speakers, Abe de Jong and Hans van Oosterhout) and interaction with audience |
| 5.00 |
PM |
Drinks and networking |
Speakers bio's
Please click here for the speakers bio's.
Registration and fee
For registration, please use the registration card you have received or use the registration form beneath before 20 May 2009. The symposium fee is € 150, with the exception for employees of academic universities who will pay € 75. Participants will receive a confirmation by email.
Cancellation
All cancellations must be made in writing. For registrations cancelled less than 14 days prior to the symposium date, a € 50,- service charge will be assessed. Registrations cancelled within 7 days of the symposium will be assessed the full registration fee, and no refund can be made.
Location
KPMG
Fascinatio Boulevard 200-250
3065 WB Rotterdam
Please note the location is changed |
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