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The 2018 ECGI Annual Members' Meeting took place at ESMT, Berlin on 3 - 4 May 2018.
Open to the public:
Focus Panel (3 May)
Oxford-Style Debate (3 May)
Annual Lecture (4 May)
Working Paper Prizegiving (4 May)
Members only:
Members dinner (3 May)
EGM and AGM (4 May)
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Information

3 May - Day 1
Registration
Focus Panel - Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance- keynote presentation by Prof. Xavier Vives
Moderator:
Panelists:
Focus Panel - Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance- keynote presentation by Prof. Xavier Vives
The ECGI focus panel on “Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance”, moderated by Prof. Marco Becht (ULB), composed of Prof. Xavier Vives (IESE), Barbara Novick (BlackRock), and Greg Medcraft (OECD). The panel discussed the challenges faced by asset managers holding significant stakes in multiple companies in the same industry. The discussion brought out very clearly the tension between increased stewardship and governance involvement on the one hand, and concerns about potential collusion between competing firms having the same shareholders. The discussion highlighted the desirability of increased stewardship engagement that does not impair product market competition and thus entails no antitrust liability risk for asset managers.
Click here to access Prof. Xavier Vives' working paper.
Click here to access Prof. Xavier Vives' slide presentation.
Moderator
Panelists
Tea/ coffee break
Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers"
Discussant:
Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers"
The Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers" which took place at the ECGI Annual Members' Meeting at ESMT Berlin in 2018. Arguing for the Proposition: Levin Holle (German Federal Ministry of Finance) and Peter Montagnon (Institute of Business Ethics). Arguing for the Opposition: Professors John C. Coffee (Columbia Law) and Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (University of Mannheim). The debate was chaired by Lisa Rabbe (ECGI).
Discussants
Annual Members Dinner - Refugium Restaurant
Speakers:
Annual Members Dinner - Refugium Restaurant
The 2018 Members' Dinner speaker was Dr. Eckhard Cordes, German Industrialist with over 20 years experience working on 13 separate boards in various geographic regions. Watch Dr. Cordes impart his views and share his experiences with ECGI members.
Speakers
4 May - Day 2
Registration for ECGI AGM- ESMT
ECGI- EGM & AGM
Tea/ coffee break
Annual Lecture - “Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?”
Speakers:
Annual Lecture - “Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?”
The ECGI Annual Lecture 2018, delivered by Prof. Antoinette Schoar, Michael M. Koerner (49’) Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance, at ESMT Berlin. The title of the lecture was: "Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?"
Speakers
Conference Documents
ECGI 2018 Working Paper Prizes (Law & Finance)
Light Reception
Speakers
Presentations
Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers"
Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers"
The Oxford Union-style debate - "This House believes that Brussels should have the power to block foreign takeovers" which took place at the ECGI Annual Members' Meeting at ESMT Berlin in 2018. Arguing for the Proposition: Levin Holle (German Federal Ministry of Finance) and Peter Montagnon (Institute of Business Ethics). Arguing for the Opposition: Professors John C. Coffee (Columbia Law) and Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (University of Mannheim). The debate was chaired by Lisa Rabbe (ECGI).
Speakers
Discussants
Annual Members Dinner - Refugium Restaurant
Annual Members Dinner - Refugium Restaurant
The 2018 Members' Dinner speaker was Dr. Eckhard Cordes, German Industrialist with over 20 years experience working on 13 separate boards in various geographic regions. Watch Dr. Cordes impart his views and share his experiences with ECGI members.
Speakers
Annual Lecture - “Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?”
Annual Lecture - “Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?”
The ECGI Annual Lecture 2018, delivered by Prof. Antoinette Schoar, Michael M. Koerner (49’) Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance, at ESMT Berlin. The title of the lecture was: "Is Big Data a Challenge for Boards?"
Speakers
Conference Documents
Panel Discussions
Focus Panel - Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance- keynote presentation by Prof. Xavier Vives
Focus Panel - Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance- keynote presentation by Prof. Xavier Vives
The ECGI focus panel on “Common Ownership: Antitrust Meets Corporate Governance”, moderated by Prof. Marco Becht (ULB), composed of Prof. Xavier Vives (IESE), Barbara Novick (BlackRock), and Greg Medcraft (OECD). The panel discussed the challenges faced by asset managers holding significant stakes in multiple companies in the same industry. The discussion brought out very clearly the tension between increased stewardship and governance involvement on the one hand, and concerns about potential collusion between competing firms having the same shareholders. The discussion highlighted the desirability of increased stewardship engagement that does not impair product market competition and thus entails no antitrust liability risk for asset managers.
Click here to access Prof. Xavier Vives' working paper.
Click here to access Prof. Xavier Vives' slide presentation.