The Cadbury Report: Twenty Years On

17:30-19:30, Wednesday 5 June 2013
LT1, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Welcome and Introduction

Professor Gishan Dissanaike (CJBS)

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The Evolution of Corporate Governance

Sir Adrian Cadbury


Professor Gishan Dissanaike and Sir Adrian Cadbury
Professor Gishan Dissanaike and Sir Adrian Cadbury

Formal handover of speeches to Cadbury Archive

Sir Adrian Cadbury and Professor Gishan Dissanaike

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Professor Dame Sandra Dawson will chair the following session. Each talk will be 7 minutes long, followed by a 3-minute Q&A:

  • Directors Misinforming Shareholders: The Case of M&ADr Amir Amel-Zadeh

    Professor Geoff Meeks and Dr Amir Amel-Zadeh (CJBS)

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  • Dr Bang Dang NguyenWhy My Directors Are a Lot Like Me

    Dr Bang Dang Nguyen (CJBS)

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  • Dr Peter SzilagyiShareholder Activism

    Dr Peter Szilagyi (CJBS)

  • Ian JonesDr Michael PollittUnderstanding How Issues in Corporate Governance Develop: From the Cadbury Report to the Credit Crisis and Beyond

    Dr Ian Jones (Oxford)* and Dr Michael Pollitt (CJBS) (*presenting author)

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  • Eilis FerranThe Governance Structure of the European Central Bank

    Professor Eilis Ferran (Law)

  • Professor Simon DeakinCorporate Governance and Financial Development

    Professor Simon Deakin (Law and CBR)

  • Brian CheffinsThe History of Corporate Governance

    Professor Brian Cheffins (Law)

  • Dr Simon LearmountJapanese Corporate Governance: Two Decades after Cadbury

    Dr Simon Learmount (CJBS)

Professor Dame Sandra DawsonFurther Questions & Answers and Closing Remarks

Professor Dame Sandra Dawson (CJBS)


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