
18th Annual Corporate Governance Academic Conference at Drexel University
In collaboration with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) and the Society for Financial Studies (SFS), the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University invited papers in any area related to corporate governance, which included topics related to the board of directors, compensation, ownership structure, shareholder activism, mergers, private equity, capital structure as a form of governance, ESG-related issues, corporate governance regulation, talent management, political economy of corporate governance, etc. This year's conference offered an optional dual submission to the Review of Corporate Finance Studies (RCFS). The submission deadline was December 30, 2024.
📆 Conference details:
This is an in-person only event.
The registration fee for attending the conference is $200.
Conference dates and time:
- Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 18:00 to 21:00 EDT
- Friday, April 11, 2025, from 08:30 to 16:30 EDT
📍 Conference Location: Drexel University LeBow College of Business, GHALL 220, 2nd Floor
If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact ggi-conference@drexel.edu for further details.
Program Committee:
David Becher (Drexel University); Jay Cai (Drexel University); Jeffrey Coles (University of Utah); Naveen Daniel (Drexel University); Diane Del Guercio (University of Oregon); David Denis (University of Pittsburgh); Daniel Dorn (Drexel University); Eli Fich (Drexel University); Laura Field (University of Delaware); Nick Gantchev (University of Warwick); Todd Gormley (Washington University in St Louis); Tom Griffin (Villanova University); Jarrad Harford (University of Washington); Peter Iliev (Pennsylvania State University); Wei Jiang (Emory University); Dalida Kadyrzhanova (Federal Reserve Board); Joseph Kalmenovitz (University of Rochester); Jonathan Karpoff (University of Washington); Tanja Kirmse (Miami University); Michelle Lowry (Drexel University); Nadya Malenko (Boston College); Lalitha Naveen (Temple University); Ed Nelling (Drexel University); Greg Nini (Drexel University); Micah Officer (Loyola Marymount University); Gordon Phillips (Dartmouth College); Anh Tran (City, University of London); Paolo Volpin (Drexel University); Michael S. Weisbach (Ohio State University); Jared Wilson (Indiana University); Tracie Woidtke (University of Tennessee); Yuhai Xuan (University of California, Irvine); Ke Yang (Lehigh University); David Yermack (New York University).
Programme
Keynote Speaker
Speaker(s)
Cocktail Reception
Breakfast
Session I | Chaired by
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Succession
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Coffee Break
Session II | Chaired by
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Public Sentiment Decomposition and Shareholder Actions
Speaker(s)
Discussant
All Shareholder Votes Are Not Created Equal
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Keynote Speaker
Speaker(s)
Lunch Break
Session III | Chaired by
Speaker(s)
The Politicization of Social Responsibility
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Voting on Public Goods: Citizens vs. Shareholders
Speaker(s)
Discussant
Escaping Pay-for-Performance
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Discussant
End
Speakers
Jeffrey Coles
Marco Pagano
Yaniv Grinstein
Presentations
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