Conference Program
PROGRAM
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DAY 1 |
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006 |
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8:00-9:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
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9:00-9:30 AM |
Opening and Welcome |
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Christopher Edley, Jr., Dean, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California , Berkeley |
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Jesse M. Fried, Co-Director, BCLB and Professor of Law, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California , Berkeley |
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9:30-11:30 AM |
Session 1: Cultural and Psychological Foundations |
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Michael Harris Bond, Professor of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Kaiping Peng, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California , Berkeley |
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Lilach Sagiv , Senior Lecturer, School of Business Administration , Hebrew University , Jerusalem |
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Discussants |
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Robert C. Berring, Jr., Walter Perry Professor of Law, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley |
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Donald Langevoort, Thomas Aquinas Reynolds Professor of Law, Georgetown University School of Law |
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12:00-1:30 PM |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker |
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Richard Nisbett, Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan and Co-Director, University of Michigan Culture and Cognition Program |
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2:00-3:30 PM |
Session 2: Perspectives from Economics |
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Franklin Allen, Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics, The Wharton School , University of Pennsylvania |
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Joseph P.H. Fan, Professor and Deputy Director of Centre for Institutions and Governance, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Yingyi Qian, Professor of Economics, University of California , Berkeley |
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T.J. Wong, Professor and Director of the Centre for Institutions and Governance, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Discussant |
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Frank Wang, Professor, Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Visiting Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, McGeorge Law School, University of the Pacific; Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Senior Counsel and Founder, U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center |
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3:00–3:45 PM |
Coffee Break |
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3:45–5:15 PM |
Session 3: Principles for Corporate Governance |
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Hasung Jang, Dean and Professor of Finance, Korea University Business School ; Director of the Asian Institute of Corporate Governance |
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Amir Licht , Dean of the School of Law , Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya , Israel |
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Curtis Milhaupt, Fuyo Professor of Law; Director, Center for Japanese Legal Studies; Chair, Transactional Studies Program, Columbia University School of Law |
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Discussants |
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Robert MacCoun, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of California , Berkeley |
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Katharina Pistor, Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law |
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5:15-7:00 PM |
Reception and Cocktails ~ Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way , Berkeley |
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DAY 2 |
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006 |
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8:30-10:00 AM |
Session 4: The Legal Environment |
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Donald Clarke, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School |
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Kon Sik Kim, Professor of Law, Seoul National University |
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Discussants |
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Stanley Lubman, Lecturer, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California , Berkeley |
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Jun Qian, Associate Professor of Finance, Boston College |
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10:00-10:15 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:15-12:00 PM |
Session 5: Reflections from Practice |
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Panelists |
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Carmen Chang, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
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David Mapplebeck, President, Sovereign Global Investment, Ltd. |
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Richard M. Frasch, Vice President, Business Development and Legal Affairs, GlobiTech Holding Company |
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Thomas Manning, Chairman, China Board Directors, Limited |
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Moderator |
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Laura Young, M anaging Partner, Wang and Wang; Professor, Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Visiting Professor, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific; Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Editorial Advisor and Author, CCH’s China Watch and CCH Employment Asia |
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12:00-2:00 PM |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker Stijn Claessens, Senior Advisor, Operations and Policy Department, Financial Sector Vice-Presidency, The World Bank; Co-founder and former Co-Chairman, Global Corporate Governance Academic Network; Professor of International Finance, University of Amsterdam |