2002 University of Kansas School of Business Finance Conference


                     Corporate Control, Corporate Disclosure:
         Lessons for Investors, Directors, Regulators and Research
 
  A conference made possible with the generous assistance of the Wagnon Fund and  arranged by the 
  Center for Management Education, School of Business, University of Kansas

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 The modern financial system is based on the "separation of ownership and control." Investors own 
  corporations, and professional managers secure financing and run them.  It is a system based on a 
  combination of trust, reputation and oversight.  However, this system seems to have failed U.S. investors
  at Enron, Tyco, Qwest, WorldCom and other corporations. It has also drawn criticism of investment 
  bankers and public accountants and  led to federal  legislation.

  The School of Business at the University of Kansas  invites you to join leading practitioners and 
  scholars for a half-day conference on the current state and future of   corporate governance and 
  corporate disclosure.  

  Keynote Speaker:

     George Benston, John H. Harland Prof. of Finance, Emory University, and Shadow Financial 
     Regulatory Committee

  Moderator:

     Henry Butler, James Farley Professor of Economics, Chapman University

  Panelists: 

     Jennifer Bethel, Professor of Finance, Babson College, and former Chief Economist for the Division of 
     Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Sanjai Bhagat, Professor of Finance, University of Colorado.

     Margaret Blair, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, and Research Director, Sloan Project on  
     Business, Georgetown University Law Center.

     Harold S. Bradley, Senior Vice President - Strategic Investments,American Century Investments.

     Kenneth A. Bertsch, Director, Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF

     James DeLong, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington.

     Forrest Hoglund, Chairman & CEO of Arctic Resources Company, Ltd

  Organizers:

     George Bittlingmayer, Wagnon Distinguished Professor of Finance
     Joseph D. Rei, Managing Director, Center for Management Education
     Richard Stilwell, Center for Management Education
 
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