Events
2011
December
13.12 Guest Lecture by Prof. Martin Holmén, University of Gothenburg. Topic: What Corporate Governance research tells us about the Swedish Model.
7.12 Guest lecture by Keith Kessel, Procopé & Hornborg Ltd. Attorneys at Law. Topic: Risk Management: The Achilles Heel of the Corporate Governance System.
November
14.11 Guest Lecture by Prof. Ruediger Fahlenbrach from Swiss Finance Institute, EPFL. Topic: Who's in Control, the Board or the CEO?
October
19.10 Guest Lecture by Philip Aminoff. Topic: The roles of Owner, Chairman and CEO in a privately held company. Implications for board and CEO recruitment.
5.10 Guest Lecture by NASDAQ OMX. Topic: Improving Corporate Governance: The Role of the Stock Exchange
September
21.9 Guest Lecture by Professor Martin Kenney from UC Davis. Topic: Does Inventor Ownership Encourage University Research-Derived Entrepreneurship?
7.9 Guest Lecture by Björn de Smidt, MSCI. Topic: Institutional Shareholder Services.
5.9 Introduction seminar for the first-year students. Case: Nokia.
August
31.8 Guest Lecture by Michael Schröder, Analyst, FIM. Topic: Nokia as Seen by Financial Analysts.
29.8 - 2.9 "Explaining Behaviour Using Economics", a course in how Economics help us understand the world. Prof Javier Estrada from IESE Business School.
May
31.5 Get-together with the Corporate Governance Student Association.
10.5 Guest Lecture by Prof. Piet Sercu, University of Leuven. Topic: Corporate-Governance Ratings and Company Performance
April
6.4 Guest Lecture by Vuorineuvos Jorma Eloranta, the former, very successful, CEO of Metso. Topic: Corporate Governance from a CEO perspective.
March
23.3 Guest Lecture by Klaus Ilmonen, Partner and Head of Capital Markets Finland, Hannes Snellman. Topic: Dynamics of Takeovers - a case study
14.3 Guest Lecture by Prof. Karin Thorburn. Topic: Corporate Restructuring.
4.3 Guest Lecture by Prof. Steen Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School, Center for Corporate Governance. Topic: The Governance of Industrial Foundations.
February
2.2 Guest Lecture by Grigory Dudarev, Managing Director Evli Russia Oy. Topic: Pitfalls in conducting M&As in Russia.
January
28.1 Student Get-together! Organized by the Corporate Governance Student Association.
2010
December
15.12 Programme Pre-Christmas party. Venue: Teachers' coffee room (5th floor, Hanken main building).
2.12 Guest lecture by Shab Hundal, Doctoral researcher at Jyväskylä University. Corporate Governance System in India: Developments and Challenges
November
10.11 Guest lecture by Ilona Ervasti-Vaintola, Group Chief Counsel, Sampo. Corporate Governance - Regulation in Finland and Revised Code 2010
October
27.10 Guest lecture by Henrik Andersin, Chairman at Evli Bank Plc. Topic: Venture Capital Models in the US and Europe - What's the Difference?
21.10 Guest lecture by Prof. Andrei Yakovlev, Vice Rector, Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Topic: Corporate Governance Studies in Russia.
6.10 Guest lecture by Tom Palmberg, chartered director and board professional. Topic: Corporate Welfare - Can the Board Contribute?
September
29.9 Guest lecture by Keith Kessel, Procopé & Hornborg Ltd. Attorneys at Law. Topic: Governance Principles & Pitfalls - A Practitioner's Perspective.
6.9 Introduction day for the first-year students.
1.9 Guest lecture by Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall from Center for Management and Organization (Stockholm School of Economics). Topic: South African Old Mutual's Hostile Takeover of the Swedish Insurance Company Skandia.
30.8-3.9 "Explaining Behaviour Using Economics", a course in how Economics help us understand the world. Prof Javier Estrada from IESE Business School.
May
26.5 Guest lecture by Professor Renee Adams from UQ Business School (The University of Queensland, Australia). Topic: "Asking Directors About Their Dual Roles". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
24.5 Guest lecture by Dr. Suzanne Young from Graduate School of Management (La Trobe University, Australia). Topic: "International Perspectives on Social Responsibility and Governance". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
April
15.4 Guest lecture by Dr. Aleksandra Gregoric from Centre for Corporate Governance, Copenhagen Business School. Topic: "Panel data methods in corporate governance research". Venue: Auditorium 409.
14.4 Guest lecture by Dr. Aleksandra Gregoric from Centre for Corporate Governance, Copenhagen Business School. Topic: "Promoting board diversity in Northern Europe: Consequences for company behavior and performance". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
March
19.3 Guest lecture by Professor Alexander Ljungqvist from New York University's Stern School of Business. Topic: "Monitoring Managers: Does It Matter?". Venue: Seminar room 3-4, Economicum building (ground floor), Arkadiankatu 7.
10.3 Guest lecture by Mika Winqvist, Director Compliance, Security & Quality at Siemens Osakeyhtiö in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Topic: "The Compliance Program of a Global Company - Case Siemens". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
8.3 Guest lecture by Karel Lannoo, Chief Executive Officer at Center for European Policy Studies. Topic: "Financial Regulation in Europe after the Crisis". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
3.3 Guest lecture by Professor Alexander Kostyuk from Ukrainian Academy of Banking on "Corporate governance in banks during financial crisis". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
February
10.2 Guest lecture by Professor Nina Smith from School of Economics and Management (Aarhus University). Topic: "Is The Glass Ceiling Cracking in Denmark? - The Gender Pay Gap in Top Corporate Jobs". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
January
27.1 Guest lecture by Professor Martin Holmén from University of Gothenburg on "Swedish Corporate Governance: What are the problems?". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
2009
December
15.1 Guest lecture by Mrs Gunvor Kronman, Director of Hanaholmen Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, on "How to cope as female member of a male dominated board". Venue: auditorium Futurum.
10.12 Programme Pre-Christmas party. Venue: Teachers' coffee room (5th floor, Hanken main building).
7.12 Guest lecture by Dr. Gerald P. Dwyer from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on "The Financial Crisis of 2008 in Fixed Income Markets". Venue: Auditorium Futurum.
2.12 Guest lecture by Mr Tomas Lindholm from Roschier on "The Role of the Board in a Major Corporate Crisis". Venue: 601 (Casa).
November
2.11 Guest lecture by Prof Darius Miller from SMU COX School of Business on "The history of international corporate governance". Venue: auditorium 304.
October
21.10 Guest lecture by Detective Chief Inspector Jenni Juslén from National Bureau of Investigation on "Aspects of corruption from the perspective of the Finnish police". Venue: auditorium Futurum.
28.9 - 2.10 Guest lectures by Professor Helen Bowers from Lerner College of Business and Economics (University of Delaware).The lectures are compulsory part of the course
Corporate Governance - A Synthesis. Professor Bowers is an expert in Corporate Finance and Delaware law.
Please read more about Professor Bowers under
http://www.be.udel.edu/personnel/Finc/list/bowers.html
September
30.9 Guest lecture by Prof Kent Hickman, Professor of Finance at Gonzaga University. Title: "Empirical evidence on board of directors' composition and efficacy". Venue: auditorium Futurum.
29.9 - 2.10 Prof Helen Bowers', Lerner College of Business and Economics (University of Delaware), guest lectures.
Prof Bowers is an expert in Corporate Finance and Delaware law. The lectures are part of the course Corporate Governance - A Synthesis.
Read more about Prof Bowers
http://www.be.udel.edu/personnel/Finc/list/bowers.html
16.9 Guest lecture by Mr Henrik Grunditz - Nordic relationship manager and Mr Martin Wennerström - Nordic research analyst on "Insights on Corporate Governance in 2009" from RiskMetrics Group. Venue: auditorium Futurum
Read more about Risk Metrics group
7-11.9 "Explaining Behaviour Using Economics", a course in how Economics help us understand the world. Prof Javier Estrada from IESE Business School.
Click on this link [pdf] 365k to read more about the course.
4.9 Introduction day for the first-year students.
March
23.3 - 3.4 "How to write well" by Mr Graham Watts. Mr Watts has worked on the Financial Times for 21 years, including as Editor of the FT's Weekend Magazine. Mr Watts is now an independent consultant and editor.
18.3 Guest lecture by Mr Christian Liljeström from KPMG on "SOX light - New internal control requirements on listed companies".
April
6.4 Guest lecture by Prof Ulrich Hege from Fédération Bancaire Française Chair in Corporate Finance HEC Paris on "Basel II and Bank Capital Requirements".
1.4. Guest lecture by Mr Pekka Luoma on "Bank risk-management systems - can we trust them?".
March
23.3 - 3.4 "How to write well" by Mr Graham Watts. Mr Watts has worked on the Financial Times for 21 years, including as Editor of the FT's Weekend Magazine. Mr Watts is now an independent consultant and editor.
18.3 Guest lecture by Mr Christian Liljeström from KPMG on "SOX light - New internal control requirements on listed companies".
February
25.2 Guest lecture by Dr Jukka Vesala from Financial Supervision (Rahoitustarkastus) on "Risk Management and Internal Governance in Banks".
12.2 Guest lecture by Mr Will Cardwell, Technopolis Ltd., on "High Tech VC in the new Financial Markets".
12.2 Amadeus database training by Mr Christoffer Kjellström from Bureau van Dijk in auditorium 409.
January
21.1 Guest lecture by Prof Steen Thomsen's, Copenhagen Business School, on "Do boards matter?".
14.1 Guest lecture by journalist and economist Max Arhippainen, former Editor-in-Chief and CEO of daily newspaper Hufuvstadsbladet. Title: "Experiences of being ousted by the board, regardless of having received agreed goals".
2008
November
5.11 Guest lecture by Dr Keith Kessel, Special Councel at Laakso, Lukander & Ruohola, on "From Textbook to Application: Corporate Governance Perspectives".
October
15.10 Guest lecture by Dr Aku Penttinen on "Hedge Funds; will they survive the global financial market turmoil?".
13.10 Guest lecture by Mr Jukka Ruuska, previously CEO of Stockholm Stock Exchange now at Capman private equity, on "Corporate Steering in Public vs. Private Equity Markets".
6.10 Guest lecture by Mr Henrik Andersin, Evli Bank's Chairman of the Board, on "What
investors should look for in terms of governance of the firms they invest in".
August
8.9 Guest lecture by Prof Mark Flannery from University of Florida on "Sub-Prime crisis in the US".
Please read more about Prof Flannery under
http://www.cba.ufl.edu/contact/facultyinfo.asp?WEBID=281
June
16.6 Guest lecture by Prof David Yermack from Stern Business School on "Lessons from current research on Boards of directors and shareholder returns and Family business groups".
Please read more about Prof Yermack under
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/fin/fac/yermack/vitae.htm
May
12.5 Mr Kaj Lindevall's, CEO of Encorium, guest lecture on "Working as a foreign CEO with a US board in a US-listed firm".
Please read more about Mr Lindevall under
April
21.4 Prof Raghavendra Rau, Krannert School of Management, guest lecture on "Corruption, Bribery and Expropriation". Venue: Futurum. The presentation starts at 17.15.
Please read more about Prof Rau under
http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/faculty/rau/home.asp
31.3 - 4.4 Prof Helen Bowers', Lerner College of Business and Economics (University of Delaware), guest lectures. Prof Bowers is an expert in Corporate Finance and Delaware law. The lectures are part of the course Comparative Corporate Governance. Venue: auditorium 601 (Casa). The lectures are held from 16.30 to 18.45 (every day during one week).
Please read more about Prof Bowers under
http://www.be.udel.edu/personnel/Finc/list/bowers.html
March
27.3 Dr Paul B. Bennett, senior vice president and chief economist of the New York Stock Exchange. Venue: assembly hall (Hanken). The presentation starts at 17.00.
Please read more about Dr Bennet under
http://www.law.duke.edu/globalmark/advisors/bennett.html
26.3 Mr Panu Pappanen, CEO ABN AMRO Finland, guest lecture on: "Experiences from acquisition of ABN AMRO by RBS, Fortis and Banco Santander". Venue: auditorium Futurum. The presentation starts at 16.30.
Please read more about Mr Pappanen under following pdf
10.3 Prof Tim Jenkinson from Oxford Said Business School guest lecture on: "Private Equity in Europe". Venue: auditorium Futurum. The presentation starts at 18.00.
Please read more about prof Jenkinson under
http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/faculty/Jenkinson+Tim/
February
27.2 Mr Jan-Erik Stenman's, CEO of Veritas Finland, guest lecture under the following title: "EXPAT - never or forever?". Venue: auditorium 501 (Casa). The presentation starts at 16.30.
Please see more information about Veritas under
http://www.veritas.fi/eng/etusivu.shtml
22.2 Graduate student Mr Erm Tõnis's guest lecture under the following title: "Prospective working opportunities after graduation from M.Sc Corporate Governance programme". Venue: auditorium futurum. The presentation starts at 14.30. Welcome all!
13.2 Mr Kari Kaario's, Vectia, guest lecture under the following title: "Bringing the customer dimension into enterprise management system". Venue: auditorium 501 (Casa). The presentation starts at 16.30.
Please see more information about Vectia under www.vectia.fi
January
23.1 Mr Philip Aminoff, Chairman of Europe's family firm association, will be giving a guest lecture under the following title: "Adaptation to Change in a mature family business. Venue: auditorium 303. The presentation starts at 17.15. Welcome all!
Please see more information about Mr Aminoff under pdf.
14.1 Prof Alexander Wagner from University of Zurich, a prominent researcher of corporate boards, provides a presentation under following topic: "Boards of directors - developments in practice and findings in research" starting at 17.15 in auditorium Futurum.
Click here to discover a brief overview of Prof Wagner's background.
Further information about prof. Wagner is is found under the following link
http://www.isb.uzh.ch/institut/staff/wagner.alexander/
2007
November
20.11 Mr Søren F. Aagaard from Bureau van Dijk presents ZEPHYR in auditorium 406 at 14.30 - 16 p.m. The presentation is held in English.
Welcome!
ZEPHYR Training Session
ZEPHYR is an information solution containing M&A activity, IPOs, joint ventures and private equity deals. The database has five years of global coverage and includes deals involving European or American companies going back to 1997. A brochure is found here.
Hanken has access to the database; http://proxy.shh.fi/login?url=https://zephyr.bvdep.com/ip
7.11 A guest lecture by Mr Risto Venermo from Ernst & Young. Title: "Corporate Governance - The Board and Performance". Auditorium Futurum at 16.30 - 17.30 p.m.
5.11 A guest lecture by Professor Javier from IESE Business School. Title: "Emerging Markets: 1988-2006". Auditorium 210 at 17.15 - 18.15 p.m. Read more about Professor Estrada under http://web.iese.edu/jestrada
October
24.10 A guest lecture by Mr Bo-Erik Ekström. Title: "Ownership Strategy and Corporate Management - a missing link?". Auditorium Futurum at 16.30 - 17.15 p.m. Read more about Mr Bo-Erik Ekström under following file [pdf] 22k
8.10 A guest lecture by Prof Ernst Maug from Mannheim Universität. Title: "Bankers on the Boards of German Firms: Causes and Consequences". Auditorium Futurum at 17.30 - 18.15 p.m. Read more about Prof Ernst Maug under http://www.konzern-management.de/maug.html
September
26.9 Mr Tom Palmberg, chairman of Hallitusammattilaiset ry (the Finnish Association of Professional Board Members), will give a guest lecture on Wednesday 26.9 at 16.30 in auditorium 210. Title: "Corporate Governance - who benefits?".
6.9 The course Introduction to Corporate Governance will commence.
August
31.8 Introduction day for the first-year students.
June
1.6 List of admitted students in 2007 is published.
May
11.5 The Foundation for the Promotion of Securities Markets in Finland
The Foundation for the Promotion of Securities Markets in Finland celebrates its 20th anniversary by holding a half-day seminar at Hotel Kämp under the topic: "The Importance of Corporate Governance and Financial Market Institutions". The seminar runs from 08.50 until 13.20 with presentation by Andrei Shleifer (Harvard), Bengt Holmström (MIT), William Goetzmann (Yale), and Geert Rouwenhorst (Yale). The seminar is free of charge, and will include refreshments and lunch after the event.
Please, see attached file [pdf] 542k or register directly by e-mail to gabriel.mastico (at) hanken.fi by April 11th, 2007. N.B. registrations will be accepted in order of apperarance, due to limited amount of places.
April
March
27.3 Thomson One Banker Training Session
Maria Håård from Thomson Financial presents the One Banker database in auditorium 407 in English at 14.30 - 16 p.m.
Agenda:
- General presentation of Thomson One Banker
- Companies Tab; Overview, Prices, Worldscope data, Estimates, Research Reports, Peers
- Deals Tab; Mergers & Aqcuisitions database, advanced search
- Private Equity Tab; sample search
- Excel Add-in; building reports
- Answers to questions
Enter One Banker; http://banker.thomsonib.com
Please contact InfoBITen for password, phone 431 33360, Marcus Sandberg
19-23.3 Prof Helen Bower's, University of Delaware, guest lectures on the role of Delaware court in the US legal framework. Lectures are compulsory part of the course Comparative Corporate Governance.
Schedule for Helen Bowers' lectures:
Monday: 16.15-18.30 in Futurum (-1 floor)
Tuesday: 16.15-18.30 in Room 305 (3rd floor)
Wednesday: 16.15-18.30 in Room 308 (3rd floor)
Thursday: 16.15-18.30 in Room 305 (3rd floor)
Friday: 14.30-16.45 in Room 304 (3rd floor)
February
14.3 Dr Jonas Spohr will give his guest lecture on the practice of financial statement analysis and valuation in auditorium 303 on Wednesday, March 14th, 16:30-18:00.
13.2 DATASTREAM TRAINING SESSION
Sevda Mercil, from Thomson Financial, presents Datastream Advance - a financial database in English on Tuesday, at 14 .30 - 16. 00 p.m. in room 407.
N.B. Please register in advance to marcus.sandberg (at) hanken.fi
Agenda;
* Search for codes - The Navigator
o Equities, Indices, Currencies and Economics.
* Search for datatype
o Price, PE and Estimates
* How to build charts in DataStream
o Price charts and comparison charts
o How to integrate DataStream with Office applications
* Download data into Excel
o Time series and static requests
7.2 Mr Will Cardwell's, Valimo Inc., guest lecture (starting at 16.10 p.m.) on Corporate Governance issues in non-listed firms under heading "Raising Capital for Private Technology Companies". Venue: auditorium futurum.
Read more about Valimo at www.valimo.com
January
30.1 AMADEUS TRAINING SESSION. Søren F. Aagaard from Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP) presents Amadeus in english- an advanced financial database.
Venue: room 406.
Amadeus is a comprehensive, pan-European database containing financial information on public and private companies. BvDEP's analysts track ownership links, taking all types of ownership into account. The ultimate owner of a company is indicated as well as intermediate ownership.
Amadeus flyer;
http://www.bvdep.com/brochurePDFs/25742%20BvD%20Amadeus%20BrochureFINAL.pdf
29.1 Hanaholmen seminar day. Gunvor Kronman's, Director of Hanaholmen Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, guest lecture on "Gender issues in Corporate Governance".
1.1 Henrik Keinonen is appointed as the new program assistant. He is the successor to Mr Mikael Ahlers.
2006
December
12.12 Christmas" get-together for corporate governance students and personnel at 16.30 in Futurum.
November
21.11 Mr Georg Schubiger, Head of East Europe Banking in Sampo Bank, will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum, Title: "Expanding banking services into Eastern Europe - Governance and other challenges".
October
24.10 Book exam in the course Introduction to Corporate Governance at 17.00 in the Semirum of the Department of Law. Exam literature: "Business Fairytales: Grim Realities of Fictitious Financial Reporting", written by Jackson
3.10 Mr Henrik Andersin, CEO of Evli Bank, will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum, Title: "Governance and incentives in building an international professional service firm
September
4.9 The course Introduction to Corporate Governance will commence.
1.9 Introduction day for the first-year students.
June
List of admitted students is published.
May
23.5 Departments of Management and Organization, Finance and Accounting will inform about thesis writing in their departments at 14.00-15.30 in Semirum (Department of Finance and Statistics, Casa).
16.5 Department of Economics will inform about thesis writing in their department at 16.00 in Futurum. The event will also function as the final class of the course Drafting of a Research Plan .
12.5 Department of Commercial Law will inform about thesis writing in their department at 10.00 in Semirum (Handelsrätt, 5th floor in Hanken main building).
9.5 Mr Yaw Ayeboafo will give a presentation on his thesis at 10.15-12.00 in Semirum (Department of Finance and Statistics, Casa).
April
March
11.3 Final exam in Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation.
8.3 Final exam in The Corporation and its Employees.
2.3 Dr Thomas Finne, Senior Manager, Internal Control. Nokia Corp/NRC, will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum, Title: "Setting up an Internal Control process in a Global Division within Nokia".
1.3 Application deadline for entrance in September 2006.
February
18.2 Final exam in Corporate Governance - A Synthesis, second attempt
16.2 Mr Pentti Hakkarainen, member of the Bank of Finland Board, will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum, Title: "Tasks and work of the external audit commitee of the IMF".
11.2 Final exam in Economics of Organization and Information, second attempt.
January
21.1 Final exam in Comparative Corporate Governance, second attempt
1.1 Mr Mikael Ahlers is appointed as the new program assistant. He is the successor to Mr Jan Wallgren.
2005
December
20.12 Final exam in Economics of Organisation and Information.
17.12 Final exam in Comparative Corporate Governance.
14.12 Informal gathering to discuss experiences during the fall at 15.00 in 305.
November
28.11 Prof Jan Hanousek will give a guest lecture at 10.30 in room 309.
26.11 Final exam in Corporate Finance, second attempt
24.11 Dr Kaj Lindevall, CEO for Remedium (Successful Finnish start-up in Bio tech), will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum. Title: "Challenges in setting up a multinational new venture in today's Europe ".
10.11 Prof Dusan Mramor, former Finance Minister of Slovenia , will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in room 305. Title: "Privatization in Transition Economies - The Importance of Corporate Governance Issues.
7.11 Final exam in Strategic Management, third attempt.
October
29.10 Final exam in Strategic Management, second attempt
27.10 Mr Tomas Lindholm, Senior Partner of the law firm Roschier Holmberg, will give a guest lecture at 16.30 in Futurum. Title "Board Responsibilities and Duties in Corporate Crisis".
25.10 Final exam in Strategic Management.
22.10 Final exam in Corporate Finance.
September
29.9 Mr Tom Palmberg, chairman of Hallitusammattilaiset ry (the Finnish Association of Professional Board Members), will give a guest lecture on Thursday 29.9 at 16.30 in room 308. Title: "How to Become an Efficient Board Director".
17.9 Introductory exam in Strategic Management, second attempt.
10.9 Introductory exam in Strategic Management.
5.9 Tuition starts.
1.9 Introductory session for the new students at 16.00 in Futurum.