ECGI Roundtable Series

ECGI Roundtable Series

The ECGI Roundtable Series provides an engagement platform between ECGI Research Members and Institutional or Patron Members of ECGI.  The topics are selected based on geographic relevance and the interests of the participating members. For queries about hosting or taking part in an ECGI Roundtable, contact Prof. Marco Becht, ECGI Executive Director.

***Events are by Invitation Only***

 

 

Past events

[NYC] The Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance at NYU hosted a roundtable on the subject "For Whom is the Corporation Managed?" on Friday 6 December 2019

Date:
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 09:00
Location:
NYU School of Law, 108 West 3rd Street, NY 10012
Speakers:

The Roundtable focused on the reasons and implications of fewer companies going public. The steep decline in initial public offerings in the U.S. has raised concerns about reduced opportunities for...

Date:
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 10:30
Location:
Stockholm School of Economics, Strēlnieku iela 4a, Riga, Latvia

The Roundtable focused on loyalty shares as a legal solution for encouraging long-term ownership, a concept that is gaining traction in Europe with the support of the European Commission, and has also attracted interest in the United States. 

Date:
Friday, December 7, 2018 - 09:00
Location:
NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012, USA

The Roundtable focused on the impact of new technologies such as blockchain and AI on corporate governance.

Date:
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 15:30
Location:
Allen & Overy, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD

This ECGI Roundtable was hosted by Hermes Investment Management on 25 October 2018. The Roundtable focused on the nature of governance interventions by institutional shareholders. 

Date:
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 15:30
Location:
Hermes Investment Management, 150 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6ET

The Roundtable focused on loyalty shares as a legal solution for encouraging long-term ownership, a concept that is promoted by policy makers, including the European Commission, some institutional investors and issuers. This event was by invitation only. Institutional and Patron members were invited.

Date:
Monday, June 18, 2018 - 10:30
Location:
Rue de la Régence 4, 1000 Bruxelles

The Roundtable focused on the role of foreign institutional investors and proxy advisory firms in promoting corporate governance and sustainable investment.

Date:
Monday, November 13, 2017 - 15:00
Location:
National Stock Exchange of India, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Speakers:

This Roundtable focused on the role of employees in corporate governance against the backdrop of the recent UK Green Paper on corporate governance...

Date:
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 13:00
Location:
170 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HF