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When
Tuesday, October 5th from 6pm to 8pm BSTWhere
Online symposium via Zoom.Format
Presentations plus discussionsWhy you should attend
Our event is inspired by the idea that the confluence of crises we are facing represents an historic inflection point; and that the big question is whether the crises we face are going to be enough to energise the positive, progressive, and purposeful reform that is so desperately needed.
We’ll be showcasing a range of fresh thought leadership ideas and insights that touch on critical “Building Back Better” issues that many stakeholders are coalescing around, such as:
- Making sure we don’t miss what might be the last chance to save the planet
- The super-seismic impact of Covid; and the economic shock wave it is creating
- The need for society to ‘hit the reset button’ and restore basic values of decency
- The need for radical reform of corporate governance
- The need for companies to stop putting profit before principles
- The ascendancy of ESG-orientated investing and why it must become the norm
- Why we need to revisit, reframe and redefine what matters
- How Violation Tracker UK will help to shine a bright light on what’s been in the shadows, hidden from view; until now.
We believe that James Baldwin was right when he said:
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
The more stakeholders involved with this collective effort to make a difference the better, so, as well as booking yourself onto the event, please do what you can to spread the word and encourage those you know to do the same.
Programme details*
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Welcome to the symposium, introductions and initial exploration of the main issues; by
Andy Agathangelou
Founder, Transparency Task Force; Governor, Pensions Policy Institute; Chair, Secretariat Committee, APPG on Pension Scams; Chair, Secretariat Committee, APPG on Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services; Chair of the Violation Tracker UK Advisory Board
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Presentation #1, for 15 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A
Dr. Agnieszka Trzeciakiewicz
Lecturer in Finance, University of Hull
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Monika Tarsalewska
Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Essex
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Justin Chircop
Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Lancaster, Management School
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Presentation #2, for 10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A
Dr. Sharam Alijani
Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, NEOMA Business School
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Presentation #3, for 5 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A
Brian Basham
Public Relations Professional; and more…
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Presentation #4, for 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A
Nick Silver
Board Member and Trustee at Radix, the Think Tank for the Radical Centre
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The “Just a minute round”
A selection of our attendees will spend just a minute sharing their thoughts on the topic, but unlike the Radio 4 programme our speakers won’t be penalised for hesitation, repetition or deviation!
Speakers:
– Speakers to be added –
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General discussion and debate, 25 minutes
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Final conclusions; and suggested next steps and close to the formal proceedings.
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*The programme will continuously evolve so is subject to change.
Agnieszka Trzeciakiewicz
European Partnerships & Exchange Programme Director
Agnieszka Trzeciakiewicz completed her first degree in Banking and Finance at Kozminski University in Warsaw (Poland). Having completed the BA in Business and Financial Management and MSc in Financial Management at the University of Hull, she was awarded the University of Hull Scholarship towards her PhD in Finance, which she finalised in 2014.
Since she joined the faculty in 2012, she has delivered a number of modules, which she fed with her research expertise. Between 2015 and 2017 she acted as Programme Director of BSc in Financial Management programme. Currently she acts as the European Partnerships and Exchange Programme Director.
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Monika Tarsalewska
Senior Lecturer at University of Exeter
Monika Tarsalewska joined the Business School in 2013 as a Lecturer in Finance. She has published in leading international journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, European Journal of Finance. She has been a member of scientific committees for European Finance Association, Midwest Finance Association, EntFin. She is an editorial board member at British Journal of Management.
She received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 and the British Academy. Her research and editorial duties received multiple awards (Journal of Corporate Finance 2018 Best Reviewer Award, Financial Management and Research Conference 2019 Best Paper Award, Corporate Governance Best Paper Award at the 2018 British Academy of Management Meeting). Monika’s research received academic attention (more than 100 citations) and media coverage. For example, her research has been covered by Institutional Investor: Buyouts Lead to Less Innovation, New Research Shows, Columbia Law School Blog: Are CEOs Encouraged to Take Too Much Risk?, Bloomberg: Stakeholders Get a Committee.
She has teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level. Her current interests include investment and financing decisions, executive compensation, corporate takeovers, private equity and venture capital.
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Justin Chircop
Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Lancaster, Management School
Justin Chircop research covers topics related to the capital market effects of changes in prudential regulation. His research has been published in high quality journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting and Accounting Horizons. He earned a Master’s degree from the University of Aberdeen and a doctorate in accounting and finance from Lancaster University.
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Sharam Alijani
Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, NEOMA Business School
Dr. Sharam Alijani is Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School and a research fellow at HABITER Research Center, Reims Champagne-Ardenne University. Sharam’s teaching and research activities lie at the intersection of strategic management and social entrepreneurship with a special emphasis on ethical governance and the geopolitics of innovation. Sharam has designed and headed a joint degree program in Geopolitics with the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. He is on the editorial board of the ‘Journal of Global Responsibility’ and ‘European Public Social Innovation Review’ and serves as Chair of the “Economy and Finance for Society” track at EURAM. His research has appeared in international academic journals and disciplined-based books on entrepreneurship, innovation, economics and finance. Sharam has been involved in EU research projects on entrepreneurship and been a recipient of a research grant on social innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe. He has collaborated with innovative firms and entrepreneurs in Europe and the United States on responsible and sustainable business models for high social impact.
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Brian Basham
Public Relations Professional
Brian is a serial ‘start-up’ entrepreneur. He founded and floated The Broad Street Group, which he established after an early career as a financial journalist with the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and The Times. He became an accredited fund manager to research an investigation into the connection between organised crime and the City’s money laundering activities. This then became dangerous and there were threats to his children.
He moved into corporate communications and eventually founded Broad Street specialising in takeover bid communications. He founded Primrose Care, caring for elderly people in their own homes, which was later sold to BUPA. He founded Equity Development, providing research services to smaller companies, which he sold recently. He founded ArchOver, which is a unique crowdfunding marketplace lender, facilitating secured and insured loans to companies, which was sold to Hampden Group.
He initiated a report for Treasury on Smaller Quoted Companies and wrote the well-regarded publication Tomorrow’s Giants, with the former senior Treasury official Craig Pickering.
Brian’s charitable activities include re-stablishing Remembrance in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of World War II. The initiative enabled the Royal British Legion to raise £20m in that year, saving it from probable dissolution. Remembrance, once again, become a regular feature of British life. He conceived the appeal Coming Home to raise funds for seriously wounded military personnel, that also raised £20m. He stimulated the reactivation of the British Dyslexia Association and has run two marathons to raise funds for Prostate Cancer research.
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Nick Silver
Author of “Finance, Society and Sustainability”
Nick is founder/chairman of Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), founder/director of Radix and Big Tent Ideas Festival and chairman of Callund Consulting. Nick is a visiting fellow at Bayes (City University) Business School, where he teaches the emerging global risks course. Nick has worked with the UN, World Bank and over 30 countries’ governments on climate change and economic development. Nick recently won The President’s Award for outstanding contribution to the Actuarial Profession and the Phiatus Award for his charitable efforts. Nick’s book, Finance, Society and Sustainability was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan. Nick is a Freeman of the City of London.
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