Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

15 Feb 2019

Are we Board-Ready for Blockchain and AI?

Blockchain and artificial intelligence (“AI”) are often referenced as key developments for the boardrooms of the future.
Concluding Remarks

Speaker(s)

Sean Collins
Governance Paper Discussion – The Life Cycle of Dual-Class Firms, by Martijn Cremers, Beni Lauterbach and Anete Pajuste : Session Chair - Davide Tomio

Speaker(s)

Martijn Cremers

Discussant(s)

Michelle Lowry

Doug Grim
Panel – Asset Management and Governance: Voting and Voice

Panelist(s)

Matt DiGuiseppe

Paul Cellupica

Ed Gehl

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Moderator(s)

Sean Collins
Voting Paper Discussion – Picking Friends Before Picking (Proxy) Fights: How Mutual Fund Voting Shapes Proxy Contests, by Alon Brav, Wei Jiang and Tao Li : Session Chair - Ting Xu

Speaker(s)

Wei Jiang

Discussant(s)

Kristin Drake

Nickolay Gantchev
CFA Institute Keynote Luncheon: A Conversation with Bill McNabb

Speaker(s)

Bill McNabb

Discussant(s)

Richard Evans
ESG Paper Discussion – Do Investors Value Sustainability? A Natural Experiment Examining Ranking and Fund Flows, by Samuel M. Hartzmark and Abigail B. Sussman : Session Chair- Shelly Antoniewicz

Speaker(s)

Samuel M. Hartzmark

Discussant(s)

Leonard Kostovetsky

Eric Pollakov
ESG Paper Discussion – Coordinated Engagements, by Elroy Dimson, Oğuzhan Karakaş, and Xi Li : Session Chair - Christof Stahel

Speaker(s)

Oğuzhan Karakaş

Discussant(s)

Thomas C. Bogle

Philipp Krueger
Panel – ESG Investing

Panelist(s)

Edward Farrington

Lukasz Pomorski

Laura Starks

Moderator(s)

Mary Margaret Frank
Welcome

Speaker(s)

Pedro Matos
Closing remarks

Speaker(s)

Dan Puchniak
Independent Directors and Controlling Shareholders

Speaker(s)

Marilena Filippelli

Discussant(s)

Morgan Ricks