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Conference
on Corporate Governance and Investment in Transitioning Economies
April 24-26, 2003
 The Gorbachev Foundation
of North America at Northeastern University in Boston invites you to
attend our Conference on Corporate Governance and Investment in the
Transitioning Economies of the Former Soviet Union and Central and
Eastern Europe. Founded in 1997, a major mission of the Gorbachev
Foundation is to foster democracy around the world.
Corporate governance
includes policies and practices relating to a firm’s ownership
structure, shareholder rights, composition and responsibilities of
boards of directors, and management decisions, as well as the degree of
transparency in conducting and reporting business and financial
transactions. Effective corporate governance practices and the
surrounding infrastructure of legislation and judicial and
administrative enforcement are consistent with democratic principles of
openness, fairness, access to information, and informed decision making.
All of these promote trust and ethical business behavior, are supportive
of democratic principles and action, and encourage investment.
The conference brings
together executives, academics, and government and nonprofit officials
from transitioning economies as well as the U.S., Canada, Western
Europe, and elsewhere to discuss the latest developments in corporate
governance.
We hope you will join us
at this important and timely event and look forward to your
participation.
Conference
Program
Speakers include leading business executives,
academic experts, and government and nonprofit officials from the Former
Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, and Western
Europe.
Thursday,
April 24, 2003
4:00-6:30
Registration
6:30-7:15 Welcoming
Reception
7:15-9:30 Gala Dinner
and Keynote Speech
Friday, April 25,
2003
7:30-8:30
Breakfast buffet and registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome by GFNA Chairman Dr. George
Matthews, Executive Director Dr. Anthony Jones, and Program Director Dr.
Sheila Puffer
9:00-10:15
Session 1 – Plenary Panel: Progress Toward Effective Corporate
Governance
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:15 Session 2 –
Plenary Panel: Changes in Legislation and Judicial Reform
12:30-2:00 Luncheon and Distinguished
Address
2:00-3:30
Session 3 – Plenary Panel: Infrastructure for Corporate
Governance
3:30-3:50 Coffee
break
3:50-4:50 Session 4 –
Concurrent Breakout Sessions and Academic Poster Sessions
5:00-6:15 Distinguished
Address and Summary of the day’s sessions by GFNA staff
6:15-7:30 Free time
7:30-9:30 Gala Dinner
and Distinguished Address
Saturday, April 26, 2003
8:00-9:00
Breakfast buffet
9:00-10:15 Session 5 -
Plenary Panel : Opportunities for Direct and Indirect Investment
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:15 Session 6:
Concurrent Breakout Sessions and Academic Poster Sessions
12:15-2:00 Closing
Luncheon and Distinguished Address
2:00-5:00 Cultural Program
Call
for Papers
Call
for Papers: Academic
colleagues are invited to submit 250-word abstracts of papers related to
the conference theme. Submit abstracts by e-mail to Dr. Sheila Puffer,
Program Director, at spuffer@attbi.com
by February 15, 2003. Selected papers will be published in a special
issue of the Journal of World
Business. For further information, see
the complete Call for Papers here.
Conference
Details
Location:
All events to be held on the Northeastern University campus in
downtown Boston.
 Accommodations:
The
Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116, offers a block
of rooms at the special conference rate of $159 per night, plus 12.45%
taxes, for the nights of April 24-26, 2003.
Reservations are to be made
directly with the hotel by emailing the Reservations Manager, Stephanie
Moody, at smoody@colonnadehotel.com
or by telephone at 617-424-7000 or 800-962-3030 or fax to
617-424-1717. Be sure to refer to the GFNA Conference on Corporate
Governance to obtain
the special rate.
The special rate cannot be guaranteed after March 17,
2003, but the hotel will endeavor to fulfill requests.
Additional information about the hotel can be found on their web site at
www.colonnadehotel.com.
Substitutions/Cancellation
Policy: Refunds
of 50% of the conference registration fee will be made if requested in
writing by April 10, 2003, after which time no refund will be issued. A
substitute participant will be accepted at any time upon written
notification.
Registration
Includes: Attendance
at all conference sessions, breakfasts, luncheons, coffee breaks, gala
dinners, and a conference packet including abstracts of all
presentations.
To
register, please contact info@gfna.net,
or use our online registration form.
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