Short-Termism in European Corporate Governance

University of Antwerp - Harvard Law School - ECGI Conference

Short-Termism in European Corporate Governance

  • 30 May 2023
  • Antwerp, Belgium

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University of Antwerp - Harvard Law School - ECGI Conference

"Short-termism in European corporate governance"

Hosted by University of Antwerp, Belgium

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 | 09:00 - 18:10 CEST
 

Location:
University of Antwerp, Belgium

Organisers

Tom Vos, University of Antwerp
Mark Roe, Harvard Law School and ECGI

 

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ABOUT THE EVENT

This conference aimed to improve the understanding in Europe of short-termism in corporate governance, i.e., the preference for short-term profits against long-term value. Much of the current academic and societal debate on short-termism has focused on the US and the UK. However, corporate governance in Europe differs in a few fundamental respects from corporate governance in the US and the UK, including the important role that large reference shareholders typically play in European corporate governance. The conference aimed to bring together scholars and practitioners from outside and within Europe to reflect on the question whether corporate governance in Europe contributes to or discourages long-term thinking.

Location
University of Antwerp, room s.R.218, Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerp.

Information

Address:
University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Contact:
Tom Vos
University of Antwerp

TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023 | 09:00 CEST

09:00
- 09:10

Introduction and Welcome

Speakers:
Tom Vos
09:10
- 09:40

Keynote: Short-termism: What is it? And how big a problem is it?

Speakers:
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Keynote: Short-termism: What is it? And how big a problem is it?

Time:
09:10h
- 09:40h

Speakers

Conference Documents

09:40
- 09:50

Q&A

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Executive compensation and short-termism

Time:
09:50h
- 10:35h

Speakers

Discussants

Conference Documents

10:35
- 10:55

Coffee Break

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Controlling shareholders and short-termism

Time:
10:55h
- 11:40h

Speakers

Tom Vos

Discussants

Conference Documents

12:40
- 13:40

Lunch

13:40
- 14:10

Keynote: An overview of the evidence on corporate short-termism

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Keynote: An overview of the evidence on corporate short-termism

Time:
13:40h
- 14:10h

Speakers

Conference Documents

14:10
- 14:25

Q&A

14:25
- 15:10

Stewardship, activism and short-termism

Speakers:
Discussant:
Anne Lafarre
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Stewardship, activism and short-termism

Time:
14:25h
- 15:10h

Speakers

Discussants

Anne Lafarre

Conference Documents

15:10
- 15:30

Coffee Break

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Shareholder pay-outs and short-termism

Time:
15:30h
- 16:15h

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Discussants

Conference Documents

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Quarterly reporting and short-termism

Time:
16:15h
- 17:00h

Speakers

Discussants

Conference Documents

18:00
- 18:10

Wrap up

Speakers:
Tom Vos

Speakers

Presentations

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Introduction and Welcome

Time:
09:00h
- 09:10h

Speakers

Tom Vos
Video: 

Keynote: Short-termism: What is it? And how big a problem is it?

Back to all presentations

Keynote: Short-termism: What is it? And how big a problem is it?

Time:
09:10h
- 09:40h

Speakers

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Executive compensation and short-termism

Time:
09:50h
- 10:35h

Speakers

Discussants

Conference Documents

Video: 

Controlling shareholders and short-termism

Mr.
Tom Vos
Back to all presentations

Controlling shareholders and short-termism

Time:
10:55h
- 11:40h

Speakers

Tom Vos

Discussants

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Keynote: An overview of the evidence on corporate short-termism

Time:
13:40h
- 14:10h

Speakers

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Stewardship, activism and short-termism

Time:
14:25h
- 15:10h

Speakers

Discussants

Anne Lafarre

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Shareholder pay-outs and short-termism

Time:
15:30h
- 16:15h

Speakers

Discussants

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Quarterly reporting and short-termism

Time:
16:15h
- 17:00h

Speakers

Discussants

Conference Documents

Back to all presentations

Wrap up

Time:
18:00h
- 18:10h

Speakers

Tom Vos

Panel Discussions