{"id":6521,"date":"2019-08-27T18:49:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T09:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2019-12-19T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T03:13:56","slug":"%e9%ab%98%e7%ad%89%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e6%89%80%e3%82%bb%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b7%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba%e3%80%90%e6%94%bf%e6%b2%bb%e3%83%bb%e7%b5%8c%e6%b8%88%e3%83%bb%e6%b3%95-55-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/news-en\/2019\/08\/27\/6521\/","title":{"rendered":"JSPS Core-to-Core Program: International Seminar on “Governance Reforms from Comparative Perspectives” (November 5-7\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"

This seminar has finished successfully. We would like to thank you all for your participation and cooperation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leaflet<\/a>
\nBrief Report<\/a><\/p>\n

JSPS Core-to-Core Program: International Seminar on “Governance Reforms from Comparative Perspectives” (November 5-7\uff09<\/h4>\n
Outline<\/h5>\n

Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) will conduct a 3-day international seminar with Said Business School, University of Oxford, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (EHESS) and University of British Columbia (UBC) by Core-to-Core Program of JSPS. A 3-session workshop for invitees will be held on the first day, while the second and third day will be roundtable discussion on the evolving diversity of corporate governance in Europe and emerging countries in Asia. The purposes of this seminar are to wrap up the past research activities and to explore new issues to be challenged.<\/p>\n

Date & Time \/ Venue<\/h5>\n

November 5, 2019 (Tue) 10\uff1a00 – 17\uff1a30 Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)<\/strong>
\nNovember 6, 2019 (Wed) 13\uff1a30 – 17\uff1a00 Blendipity Hall, Waseda University Nihombashi Campus<\/strong>
\nNovember 7, 2019 (Thu) 14\uff1a00 – 17\uff1a00 Conference Center, South Tower 3F, Otemachi Financial City
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organizer<\/h5>\n

Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)<\/p>\n

Co-organizers<\/h5>\n

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
\nDevelopment Bank of Japan, Research Institute of Capital Formation (DBJ-RICF)
\nThe Japan Economic Research Institute (JERI)
\nEuropean Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
\nWaseda Business School (WBS)
\nTop Global University Project (TGU) Positive\/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy<\/p>\n

Target audience<\/h5>\n

undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, general public<\/p>\n

Registration<\/h5>\n

Seminars on 6 and 7 November are open to public. (5 November for research members and invitees only)
\nPlease follow the link below for attendance registration.
\nAttendance Registration<\/a><\/p>\n

Language<\/h5>\n

English \/ *Japanese *(with simultaneous interpretation on November 6 and 7)<\/p>\n

Program<\/h5>\n

*Subject to change<\/p>\n

November 5 (Tue)<\/strong>
\n10:00<\/strong>\u3000Opening Remarks:
\nRikutaro Matsui (Head, International Research Cooperation Division I, International Program Department, JSPS)
\nMakoto Yano (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI)<\/p>\n

10:10-12:00<\/strong>\u3000Session 1 \u201cThe Role of Institutional Investors\u201d<\/strong>
\nChair: Colin Mayer (University of Oxford)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe engagement of long-term investors: the case of Standard life\u201d<\/em>
\nMarco Becht \u00a0(Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles)
\nJulian Franks\u00a0(London Business School)<\/p>\n

\u201cQuiet activism in Japan\u201d<\/em>
\nMarco Becht \u00a0(Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles)
\nJulian Franks\u00a0(London Business School)
\nHideaki Miyajima (Waseda University)
\nKazunori Suzuki (Waseda University)<\/p>\n

13:00-14:40<\/strong>\u3000Session 2 \u201cBoard Reforms and Corporate Governance and Labor Relations\u201d<\/strong>
\nChair: Marco Becht (Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles)<\/p>\n

\u201cCorporate governance, unregularly worker and employment adjustment\u201d<\/em>
\nGregory Jackson (Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin)
\nKatsuyuki Kubo (Waseda University)<\/p>\n

\u201cConsequence of Corporate Governance Reforms\u201d<\/em>
\nTakuji Saito (Keio University)
\nHideaki Miyajima (Waseda University)<\/p>\n

15:00-17:30<\/strong>\u3000Session 3\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cCapital Market and Control\u201d<\/strong>
\nChair: Julian Franks (London Business School)<\/p>\n

\u201cAsset Prices and Corporate Responses to Bank of Japan ETF purchases\u201d<\/em>
\nYupana Wiwattanakantang (National University of Singapore)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnatomy of Stock Returns in Japan from 1977-2017\u201d<\/em>
\nYasuhiro Arikawa (Waseda University)
\nVikas Mehrotra (University of Alberta)<\/p>\n

\u201cStock Repurchases and Corporate Control: Evidence from Japan\u201d<\/em>
\nJulian Franks (London Business School)
\nColin Mayer (University of Oxford)
\nHideaki Miyajima (Waseda University)
\nRyo Ogawa (Chiba University of Commerce)<\/p>\n

17:30<\/strong>\u3000Closing Remarks: Hideaki Miyajima (Waseda University)<\/p>\n

November 6 (Wed)<\/strong>
\n13:30<\/strong>\u3000Opening Remarks:
\nHiroshi Kanno (Director, Institute for Business and Finance, Waseda University)<\/p>\n

13:40-14:40<\/strong>\u3000Keynote Speech \u201cCorporate Governance and Prosperity\u201d<\/strong>
\nChair: Hideaki Miyajima
\nColin Mayer (University of Oxford)<\/p>\n

15:00-17:00<\/strong>\u3000Round Table \u201cCorporate Governance Reforms and Its Consequences\u201d<\/strong>
\nModerator: Hideaki Miyajima (Waseda University) \/ Kazunori Suzuki (Waseda University)
\nPanelists: Marco Becht (Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles)
\nColin Mayer (University of Oxford)
\nJulian Franks (London Business School)
\nGregory Jackson (Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin)<\/p>\n

\u201cStewardship Code, Institutional Investors and Activist\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Impact of Corporate Governance Code on Corporate Behaviors\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Social Consequences of Corporate Governance Reforms\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Next Step of Corporate Governance\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

November 7 (Thu)<\/strong>
\n14:00<\/strong>\u3000Opening Remarks:
\nMakoto Anayama, Member of the Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer, DBJ<\/p>\n

14:10-15:10<\/strong>\u3000Keynote Speech \u201cCapital Market Revisited\u201d<\/strong>
\nChair: Hideaki Miyajima (Waseda University)
\nColin Mayer (University of Oxford)<\/p>\n

15:30-16:55<\/strong>\u3000Round Table \u201cCorporate Governance Reforms and its Consequences around the World\u201d<\/strong>
\nModerator: Hideaki Miyajima (Waseda University) \/ Kazunori Suzuki (Waseda University)
\nColin Mayer (University of Oxford)
\nJulian Franks (London Business School)
\nMarco Becht (Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles)
\nVikas Mehrotra (University of Alberta)
\nYupana Wiwattanakantang (National University of Singapore)<\/p>\n

\u201cListing-delisting Issues\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cChanging Ownership Structure, Stock Buybacks and ETF Purchasing of Bank of Japan\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Role of Private Equity\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Activist Funds in Japan and around the World\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

17:00<\/strong>\u3000Closing Remarks: Kazunori Suzuki (Waseda University)<\/p>\n

Inquiries<\/h5>\n

Masamichi Furuya \/Akimi Ichise
\nWaseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)
\nE-mail: wias-info@list.waseda.jp
\nTEL: 03-5286-2460<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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