Symposium Program
This symposium has two sessions to enable the larger business community to interact with academics without taking up too much time:
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Session 1 Monday 24 August
Sub-theme: "The global financial crisis: what, why, how?"
Time: 8:30am to 2:30pm.
Keynote addresses by:
Satyajit Das, Risk derivatives consultant and author
Ross Jones, Deputy Chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
Discussants' comments by Emeritus Professor Frank Clarke and John Martin.
Global financial crisis: What, why, how?
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 8.30am | Registration |
| 8.45am | Networking |
| 9.15am | Welcome address |
| 9.30am | Mr. Satyajit Das on "The global financial crisis: where were the gatekeepers?" |
| 10.45am | Coffee break |
| 11.15am | Address by Mr. Ross Jones, Deputy Chairman of APRA: "Surviving the Downturn: The Role of the Financial Regulator" |
| 12pm | Comments and critique by Chair and discussant, Emeritus Professor Frank Clarke and John Martin |
| 12.30pm | Questions from the floor |
| 1pm – 2.30pm |
Lunch |
Session 2 Monday 24 August
Sub-theme: "Rethinking governance: extending the usual boundaries
of accountability"
Time: Monday 2pm to 5.15pm, and Tuesday 25 August 9am to 1pm
Programme comprises of interdisciplinary academic papers that extend the boundary of conventional concepts of accountability.
| Time | Presentor/Author | Ttitle of Paper | Discussant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.35pm | Associate Professor Jim Jose |
Concepts, Damned Concepts and Governance |
Dr John Tate |
| 3pm | Dr John Tate's review | ||
| 3.10pm | Questions | ||
| 3.20pm | Coffee Break | ||
| 3.45pm |
Associate Professor Jim Psaros Joint author: Dr Michael Seamer |
Corporate Governacne as a Faciltiator of Continuous Market Disclosure |
Dr Lisa Barnes |
| 4.10pm | Dr Lisa Barne's review | ||
| 4.20pm | Questions | ||
| 4.30pm |
Professor Gordon Boyce Joint authors: Dr Elizabeth Maitland; Professor Stephen Nicholas |
The Economics of Governance: Transaction Cost and New Institutional Approaches |
Dr Howard Dick |
| 4.55pm | Dr Howard Dick's review | ||
| 5.05pm | Questions | ||
| 5.15pm | Drinks and finger food |
Session 2 Cont'd: Tuesday 25 August
Sub-theme: "Rethinking governance: extending the usual boundaries
of accountability"
Time: 9am to 1pm
| Time | Presentor/Author | Ttitle of Paper | Discussant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9am |
Dr John Lewer Joint authors: Dr Peter Waring & Professor John Burgess |
The Corporate Social Responsibility and Employment Relations |
Professor Mark Bray |
| 9.25am | Professor Mark Bray's review | ||
| 9.35am | Questions | ||
| 9.45am | Coffee Break | ||
| 10am |
Professor Steve Easton Joint authors: Katherine Ulangco; Robert Faff |
The Equity and Efficiency of the Australian Share MArket with respect to Director Trading |
Paul Docherty |
| 10.25am | Paul Docherty's review | ||
| 10.35am | Questions | ||
| 10.45am | Associate Professor Akhtar Hossain |
The US Financial Crisis, A Global Recession and the Role of Monetary Policy: An Assessment from East Asian Perspective |
Associate Professor Amir Mahmood |
| 11.10am | Assoicate Professor Amir Mahmood's review | ||
| 11.20am | Questions | ||
| 11.30am | Emeritus Professor Frank Clarke's summation and commentary on Governance: Theory and Practice | ||