 | Saudi-CG-2019: First International Corporate Governance Conference in Saudi Arabia Hotel Fairmont, Business Gate Qurtubah Area Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2019 |
| Conference web page | https://cob.alfaisal.edu/en/saudicg2019 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=saudicg2019 |
| Abstract registration deadline | December 5, 2019 |
| Submission deadline | December 5, 2019 |
Corporate Governance Center at Alfaisal University is pleased to host the first international conference in Saudi Arabia on corporate governance. The conference will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 9th, 2019.
Corporate governance has evolved rapidly during the last two decades and has had a tremendous impact on all countries and business organizations. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently issued comprehensive corporate governance principles to help companies adopt good governance principles. The main objective of the conference is to bring academicians, lawyers, policymakers, and business sector representatives from the Kingdom and abroad to exchange their perspectives on best practices and major challenges in corporate governance. The conference will particularly focus on the interaction between good governance, finance, and investment. The conference is expected to provide a platform in which delegates can interact and network, with the topic areas being at the forefront of corporate governance developments and finance within the national, regional, and international contexts. The conference is expected to increase awareness of good governance, promote best practices among the companies, and encourage scholarly research on corporate governance.
Keynote Speakers
Dr.Alex Edmans | Professor of Finance & Director of Centre for Corporate Governance, London Business School
The author of Grow The Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit (forthcoming)
Alex’s research interests are in corporate finance (corporate governance, executive compensation, investment/growth/innovation, and M&A), behavioral finance, corporate social responsibility, and practical investment strategies."
Alex’s research has been covered by The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, The Economist, and The Times; and he has been interviewed by Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, Fox, ITV, NPR, Reuters, Sky News, and Sky Sports. He was awarded the Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing and the Investor Responsibility Research Centre prize and was named a Rising Star of Corporate Governance by Yale University and a Rising Star of Finance by NYU/Fordham/RPI. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, presented to the World Bank Board of Directors as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, and given the TED talk What to Trust in a Post-Truth World and the TEDx talk The Social Responsibility of Business. He has written op-eds for the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, writes regularly for Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, World Economic Forum, and CityAM, and runs a blog, Access to Finance, that aims to make complex finance topics accessible to a general audience.
Dr. Alfred E. Osborne Jr. Professor of Global Economics, Management, and Entrepreneurship
Founder, Director of Education, and Certification Program, Faculty Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., is UCLA Anderson’s senior associate dean for external affairs, with oversight of a variety of key initiatives for the school, including resource development, alumni relations, corporate initiatives and executive education. Osborne also holds an appointment as Professor of Global Economics, Management and Entrepreneurship and is the founder and faculty director of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He served as UCLA Anderson's interim dean from July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019.
Osborne’s research interests include venture capital and private equity, family and closely-held business, and the role of boards of directors in private, public and not-for-profit organizations. A corporate governance expert, he established a Director Education and Certification Program designed to help officers and directors of public, private and nonprofits prepare for the fiduciary duties and legal responsibilities of governance. This program also addresses best practices and topical issues confronting directors.
Osborne is interested in leadership development, specifically, “how young people in this turbulent world can find their voice and develop the ability to influence a challenging environment by being powerful. This speaks to my theme of moral, value-based leadership, with an active practice of achieving desired outcomes in constructive and collaborative ways.”
Al Osborne served many years on the corporate boards of major US firms including the Times Mirror Company, US Filter Corporation, Greyhound Lines Inc., Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc., First Interstate Bank of California, Nordstrom Inc. and K2 Inc., among others. Prof. Osborne holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics, 1974, from Stanford University, an MBA in Finance, 1971, and an M.A. in Economics, 1971, from Stanford University, as well as a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1968, from Stanford University.
Simon Osborne is the former Chief Executive of ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute and a Board Evaluation Consultant
Simon stepped down as chief executive of ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute on 30 June 2019, having held the role since 1 October 2011. That appointment followed eight years as Joint Head of ICSA Board Evaluation, a role to which he has since returned. Simon is a Fellow of the CGI, having qualified first as a solicitor. He worked as in-house counsel for 30 years in the railway industry, latterly as company secretary and general counsel and then as a main board executive director of the former Railtrack Group PLC. Simon is now an Executive Fellow with the London Business School Leadership Institute. He also delivers training programmes for company directors and is a member of the International Corporate Governance Network (he is the immediate past chair of ICGN’s Bylaws & Procedures Committee and was a founder member of its Business Ethics Committee). He is a vice-president of a charity, the Railway Benefit Fund of which he was previously the deputy chair. He has served also as a NED of a boutique media and events company, as a member and chair of the audit committee of The Law Society of England and Wales and as a member of the audit committee of a major City of London law firm.
CG Excellence Award
At the conference, Alfaisal University Corporate Governance Center will release its annual CGI scores and ranking for all listed companies in the Kingdom. Top three companies within the financial sectors and the top five companies within non-financial sectors will receive the CG Excellence Award.
List of Topics
The conference will explore the best practices and major challenges related to corporate governance in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. The conference will provide participants with a great opportunity to discuss issues and challenges in the fields of corporate governance and regulation within legal, governmental, accounting, economic, and business perspectives. The conference will cover both theoretical and empirical studies on corporate governance.
The conference will revolve around the following sub-themes:
- Recent trends and hot topics in corporate governance
- International best practices of good corporate governance
- Corporate governance principles and practices in the Kingdom
- Corporate governance principles and practices in GCC
- Diversity and structure of boards for good governance
- Roles and responsibilities of boards in good governance
- Legal and ethical aspects of corporate governance
- Corporate governance and social responsibility
- Investor perspectives on corporate governance
- Shareholders rights and good governance
- Stakeholders rights and good governance
- Public disclosure and transparency and good governance
- Corporate governance issues in executive compensation and incentive structure
- Whistleblowing in the context of corporate governance
- Corporate governance in a family-owned business
- Risk identification and management in corporate governance
- Governance of state-owned enterprises
- Establishing incentives for better corporate governance
- Corporate governance principles in the Kingdom and around the world
- Sustainability of good governance and its cost
- Financial performance and good governance
- Incentives structure, corporate governance, and financial performance
Target Audience
This conference will appeal to governance professionals, policymakers, business/industry professionals, and academics:
- Academicians
- Regulators
- Lawyers
- Consultants
- Researchers
- Company top executives
- Corporate Social Responsibility Managers/Directors/Staff
- Corporate Investment Managers/Directors/Staff
- Social Investment Managers/Directors/Staff
- Corporate Sustainability Managers/Directors/Staff
- Board Members and Secretaries
- Human Resources Managers/Directors/Staff
- Marketing Managers/Directors/Staff
- Public Relations Managers/Directors/Staff
- Corporate Communications Managers/Directors/Staff
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- The abstract shall be around 500 words
- All submissions should be along with Curriculum Vitae and photos.
- Language: English & Arabic
- Writing format:
- Full paper should be between 6000-11000 words A4, 1.0 spacing, TNR 12, papers with (at least) 3 JEL Classifications
- Symbol and equation must be written using Microsoft Equation
- Reference must follow APA Style
Conference Committee
Conference Chair: Dr.Necati Ayden, Professor of Economics, Research Director of Corporate Governance Center
Committee Members:
- Dr.Bajis Dodin, Dean of College of Business, Alfaisal University
- Dr.Mashour Mourad, Executive Director of Corporate Governance Center, Alfaisal University
- Dr.Ahmed Alanazi, Assistant Profesor of Finance, Alfaisal University
- Dr.Hayat Khan, Assistant Profesor of Finance/Economics, Alfaisal University
Publication
Saudi-CG-2019 proceedings will be published on the Alfaisal University CGC website.
Venue
- The conference will be held in the Fairmont Hotel, Riyadh https://www.fairmont.com/riyadh/
Visa
Citizens from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, are visa-exempt and can travel to the country without a visa. We are pleased to announce that citizens of 49 countries could apply for an online visa through the following website:
Conference Fees and Payment
- Conference registration (full)
The conference is open to both academicians and practitioners. The registration fee for students is SAR400 and for others is SAR1100.
| Early Birds (register by November 28th) |
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| Academicians | SAR 950 | SAR 1100 | |
| Professionals/Practitioners | SAR 950 | SAR 1100 | |
| Students | SAR 350 | SAR 400 |
2. Conference Registration (evening session only)
The fee for the evening session (starting at 6 pm) is SAR 500. Please follow the link to register and pay the fee:
For the evening session, early birds will pay SAR 400 discount if they register by November 28th.
3. Workshop Registration
Workshop registration fee is SAR 3750
Terms and Conditions:
- Conference/Workshop Fee is inclusive of:
- Admission to the conference venue, keynote and parallel sessions
- Lunch, dinner and two coffee breaks
- Conference/Workshop Program
- Conference/Workshop Kit
- Presenter/Listener/Session Chair Certificate
- Publication of a paper in the Conference Proceedings (online)
- Paper submission, and review.
- The fee does NOT cover travel expenses and lodging for participants.
- Students must upload a valid Student ID (JPEG or PDF) when prompted by our online registration system.
- Co-authors/co-presenters and listeners must register and make payment separately.
- Each additional paper submitted by an author must be paid for separately.
- Only paid participants will be allowed into the venue and receive conference certificates.
Corporate Governance Workshop
There will a workshop parallel to the conference with the theme of "CG Assessment and Best Practices". For more information about the workshop and registration, please visit the CGC website: https://cob.alfaisal.edu/en/cgc
Workshop Program
8:00-9:00 Registration and Light Refreshments
9:00-9:30 Keynote Speech by Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. Professor of Global Economics, Management and Entrepreneurship, Founder, Director Education, and Certification Program, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
9:30-10:45 Session I: Effectiveness and Evaluation of the Board, Simon Osborne is the former Chief Executive and a Board Evaluation Consultant of International Corporate Governance Network (ICSA): The Governance Institute
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Session II: International Best Principles and Practices of Good CG related to Shareholders and Public Disclosure, Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
12:00-1:15 Break and Lunch
1:15-2:30 Session III: Assessment Methodology for Alfaisal CGI, Dr.Necati Ayden, AU
2:30-3:30 Session IV: Examples of good and bad CG practices based on Alfaisal CG evaluation, Dr.Mashhour Mourad, Executive Director of Alfaisal CG Center
3:30-3:45 Coffee Break
3:45-4:15 Keynote Speech by Dr. Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance and Director of Corporate Governance Center at London Business School
4:15-5:30 Session V: How to grow the pie through good governance by Dr.Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School.
5:30-5:45 Certificate presentation ceremony
Riyadh Season
- The conference participants will have a unique opportunity to participate in many cultural and entertainment events. Please visit the following website to learn more about over 100 events to discover Riyadh: https://riyadhseason.sa/en
Contact
- All questions about submissions should be emailed to cgi@alfaisal.edu
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Corporate Governance Center, Alfaisal University, College of Business, P.O. Box 11533, Riyadh, 50927 phone:+966 11 215 7706