Events
Past Events
2007-2008 Calendar
| SPRING 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Lunch & Learn (E. Nikbakht) "Why hedging with derivatives did not work in subprime debt" |
March 12th |
| Executive Seminar Series (Bank of New York Mellon) "Operational Risk of Hedge Funds" |
April 2nd, 6:30-8:30 pm |
| Lunch & Learn (G. Papaioannou) "Financial Literacy" |
April 2nd |
| Business Conference "Stock Exchange Competition and International Listings" Keynote Presentation: Is New York Really Losing its Competitive Advantage in Global Capital Markets? Professor Andrew Karolyi |
Monday, May 5 |
| FALL 2007 | |
| Roundtable: Corporate Governance and Responsibility Series (S. Cebenoyan, Moderator) "The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: How the Housing Market Bubble Shook the Global Financial System" |
Wednesday, November 28 |
| Lunch &Learn (E. Lyn, Moderator) "Alternative Sources of Finance" |
Wednesday, November 14 |
| Lunch & Learn (S. Cebenoyan, Moderator) "Subprime Mortgage Crisis" |
Wednesday, October 10 |
| Distinguished Scholar Seminar "Globalization of Financial Markets" Dr. Reena Aggarwal, Stallcamp Faculty Fellow and Professor of Finance, Georgetown University |
Friday, September 28 |
Academic Year 2006-2007
May 2, 2007
"Private Equity: A new force for Value Creation"
Annual Conference
8.00 A.M - 9.30 A.M: Executive Breakfast with keynote speaker
9.30 A.M - 4.30 P.M: Conference (Two morning sessions and an afternoon roundtable discussion)
Selected Papers (presented as Powerpoint Files):
- Private Equity Returns and Disclosure Around the World: Douglas Cumming and Uwe Walz
- Linkages between the Public & Private Markets: Georgiana Fung
- Investigative Due Diligence: Applications for Private Equity: John MacKessy
- PIPES: Public Investments in Private Equity: Jennifer Marietta-Westberg
- Private Equity: An Overview: Clark L. Maxam
April 25, 2007
6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.: Roundtable on the State of Economic Globalization
Topic:" China's Impact on the Global Economy"
Selected Papers (presented as Powerpoint Files):
March 28, 2007
Lunch & Learn: "Investor Sentiment and Markets."
Moderators: Dr. Elaine Sherman and Dr. Keun Lee
March 14, 2007
Executive Speaker Series, The Bank of New York White Paper Presentation, "Institutional Demand for Hedge Funds Will Triple to $1 Trillion By 2010."
Brian Ruane, Executive Vice President, The BONY, and Orla Nallen, Managing Director, The BONY.
February 21, 2007
Lunch & Learn: "Fundamental Indexing."
Moderator: Dr. Steven Krull
November 29, 2006
6.30 P.M - 8:30 P.M: Roundtable on Corporate Governance and Responsibility
Topic:"THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DEBATE"
November 8, 2006
Lunch & Learn: "The Geography of Capital Markets: The Rise and Decline of Financial Centers."
Moderator: Dr. George Papaioannou
Academic Year 2005-2006
October 19, 2005
Lunch & Learn: "Hedge Funds"
Dr. Steven Krull, Zarb School of Business
November 16, 2005
Lunch & Learn:"Asset Price Bubbles"
Dr. Esmeralda Lyn, Zarb School of Business
March 8, 2006
Lunch & Learn: "Development and Organization of Financial Markets and Services: The Interaction of Commercial and Investment Banks"
Dr. George Papaioannou, Zarb School of Business
March 29, 2006
Fourth Roundtable on The State of Economic Globalization: "Africa in the Global Economy"
Panelists: Dr. Catherine Pattillo, Senior Economist, IMF African Department, Dr. Emmanuel Goued-Njayick, Deputy Director of MDG Global Watch and former U.N. Director, Dr. Grant Saff, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Science.
Moderators: Drs. Esmeralda Lyn and Edward Zychowicz, Zarb School of Business.
April 5, 2006
Lunch & Learn: "The Marketing - Finance Interface"
Dr. Elaine Sherman and Anil Mathur, Zarb School of Business
April 27-29, 2006
"Managing Risk in Financial Institutions: From Theory to Practice"
Co-Directors: Drs. Ehsan Nikbakht and Nancy White, Zarb School of Business
Keynote speakers: Dr. Anthony Saunders and Charles Smithson
Three-day International Conference
Nine sessions; twenty papers from nine countries; one roundtable discussion.
Academic Year: 2004-2005
May 9, 2005
"The End of a Beautiful Financial World?: Global Challenges and Emerging Opportunities"
Welcoming remarks: Anoop Rai, Ph.D., Hofstra University, Conference Co-Director
Keynote speaker: Dr. Jose Barrionuevo, Barclays Capital
Fourth Annual Business Conference on International Investments: Opportunities in Equity and Bond Market
SESSION 1: INVESTING IN THE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MARKET
"ADRs as Vehicles for Foreign Investments"
Julio Lugo, The Bank of New York
"Global Online Trading: Current and Future Trends"
John Longo, The MDE Group
"The Emerging Equity Markets of Asia: Does Growth in Output Lead to Superior Returns?"
George Hoquet, State Street Global Advisors
"Online Securities Trading in Korea: Facing New Challenges"
Kyehwa Lee, Samsung Economic Research Institute
Nancy White, Ph.D., Hofstra University
SESSION 2: INVESTING IN THE INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKET
"Overseas Bond Investments: Performance and Prospects"
Yvette Klevan, Lazar Asset Management
"Benefits of Bond Investing in Emerging Markets"
James Donofrio, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
"Impact of Deficits and the Declining Dollar on Interest Rates"
John Schwartzman, Ph.D., Hofstra University
Andrew Spieler, Ph.D., Hofstra University
SESSION 3: OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS - INVESTOR PROTECTION AND REGULATORY ISSUES
"Accounting and Governance Issues after Sarbanes-Oxley"
Scott Green, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP
"United States Regulation on International Companies"
Robert Ripin, Esq., Lovells
"Asian Corporate Governance"
Hasung Jang, Ph.D.
Moderator: Elizabeth Venuti, Ph.D., Hofstra University
Concluding Remarks: Wi Saeng Kim, Ph.D., Hofstra University, Conference Co-Director; George Papaioannou, Ph.D., Director, Merrill Lynch Center
February 23, 2005
Third Annual Roundtable on The State of Economic Globalization: The Globalization Challenge for Europe
Moderator: Dr. George Papaioannou, Finance, FGZSoB, Hofstra University
"Europe's Role in the World Economy"
Dr. Rusty-Mae Moore, Marketing and International Business, FGZSoB, Hofstra Univ.
"European Integration As A Response to Globalization"
Dr. Carolyn Dudek, European Studies, Political Science Dept., Hofstra University
"Russia – Integration, Isolation, or Stagnation"
Dr. Shawn Thelen, Marketing and International Business, FGZSoB, Hofstra University
December 1, 2004
Third Annual Roundtable on Corporate Governance and Responsibility: Disclosure and Transparency: Truths, Half-Truths, and the Ticker Tape
Moderator: Dr. Sinan Cebenoyan, Department of Finance, Hofstra University
Panelists: Dr. George Papaioannou, Department of Finance, Hofstra University; Dr. Richard Jones, Department of Accounting, Taxation and Legal Studies in Business, Hofstra University; Dr. Steven Krull , Department of Finance, Hofstra University; Dr. James Neelankavil, Marketing and International Business Dept., Hofstra University.
October 15, 2003
Lunch & Learn: "The Basle Accord II"
Moderator: Dr. Sinan Cebenoyan, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
November 19, 2003
Lunch & Learn: "Globalization of the Steel Industry"
Moderator: Dr. Rusty Mae Moore, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
December 3, 2003
Second Annual Roundtable Discussion on Corporate Governance and Responsibility: "Moving Toward New Institutions and Rules: An Appraisal of the Post-Enron World"
Moderator: Dr. James Neelankavil, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
Panelists: Professor Susan Martin, Dr. Elizabeth Venuti, Dr. Sinan Cebenoyan (Zarb School of Business), Professor Jeffrey Seltzer (Hofstra Law School).
April 2, 2004
Lunch & Learn: IT Security
Moderator: Dr. Laura Lally, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
April 21, 2004
Second Annual Roundtable Discussion on The State of Economic Globalization:
New Forces in the Global Capital and Labor Markets: The Case of China and India
Moderator: Dr. George Papaioannou, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
Panelists:
Dr. K.G. Viswanathan, Dr. Edward Zychowicz, Dr. James Neelankavil and Dr. David Flynn, Zarb School of Business.
May 5, 2004
Third Annual Conference on The Design, Development and Marketing of Financial Services and Products:
Credit and Interest Rate Risk: Issues, Trends and Models
Co-Directors: Dr. Ehsan Nikbakht and Dr. Nancy Huckins, Zarb School of Business.
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Thomas P. Gibbons, E.V.P. & Chief Risk Policy Officer, Bank of New York.
Speakers: Nick Barcia, The Culbert Group; Susan Mangiero, Mangiero Associates and Fairleigh Dickinson University; Donald McKinnon, S.V.P. and Sr. Risk Manager, Bank of America; George Koo, Dahlman Rose Weiss, LLC; Sidney Hardee, Thomson Financial; Giuseppe Castellacci, Risk and Analytics Researcher, OpenLink Financial; Theresa Schnepf, Managing Director, Global Risk Management, JP Morgan Chase; Narashimba R. Bonda, I-Flex Solutions; Raphael Doudy, Research Director, RiskData; Anne Hitchman, V.P. Market Risk Management, JP Morgan Chase.
Best Undergraduate Honor's Essay Award: 2003-04
Victoria Danilevskaia, "An Analysis of Optimal Capital Structure in Eastern European Countries."
Best M.B.A./M.S. Thesis or Paper Award: 2003-04
Carol Tsay, "Underpricing and Long-Term Performance of IPOs in China and Other Asian Countries."
Faculty Research Grant: 2003-04
Dr. James Neelankavil, "An Investigation into the Cultural, Educational, and Family Influence on the High Ethical Standards of the Scandinavian Businesses and Government Agencies."
Publication
Newsletter, Fall 2003, 6/1.
Academic Year: 2002-2003
May 5, 2003
Annual Business Conference on The Design, Development and Marketing of Financial Services and Products:
Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds, REITs, and Exchange Traded Funds
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Gary L. Gastineau, Managing Director, ETF Advisors, LP
Conference Participants: Allen Gillespie, Principal, GNI Capital; Stephen Lee, Vice President, Citigroup Alternative Investments; William R. Yost, Senior Vice President, DLIBJ Asset Management USA Inc.; Daniel J. Cohen, Chief Financial Officer, First Evergreen; Michael McMahon, Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Taxation, Reckson Associates Realty Corp.; Dr. Raja Nag, Associate Professor of Finance, William Patterson University; Robert Tull, Vice President, New Product Development, American Stock Exchange; Craig Lazzara, Director of Marketing and Client Services, ETF Advisors, LP; Matthew F. Mark, Business Development Officer, Barclays Global Investors Services
Conference Co-Directors: Dr. Robert Campbell and Dr. Ahmet Karagozoglu, Department of Finance, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
April 2, 2003
First Annual Roundtable Discussion on Economic Globalization:
The State of Economic Globalization: Views and Perspectives from Around the World
Moderator: Dr. George Papaioannou, Director, Merrill Lynch Center, Hofstra University
Panelists: Dr. Rusty M. Moore, Marketing and International Business Dept., Hofstra University; Dr. Tao (Tony) Gao, Marketing and International Business Dept., Hofstra University; Dr. James P. Neelankavil, Marketing and International Business Dept., Hofstra University; Dr. Irene Finel-Honigman, Columbia University.
March 26, 2003
Lunch & Learn: Customer Relationships in the Financial Industry
Moderator: Dr. Keun Lee, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.
February 26, 2003
Lunch & Learn: Law and Finance
Moderator: Dr. Esmeralda Lyn, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.
November 20, 2002
First Annual Roundtable Discussion on Corporate Responsibility:
Corporate Responsibility: Recent Events, Consequences and Possible Solutions
Moderator: Dr. Esmeralda Lyn, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
Panelists: Dr. Wi Saeng Kim, Dr. Steven Krull, Dr. Tara Radin, Dr. Elizabeth Venuti (Zarb School of Business) and Professor Jeffrey Seltzer (Hofstra Law School).
November 13, 2002
Lunch & Learn: Business and Political Environment in Latin America
Moderator: Dr. Rusty M. Moore, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.
October 9, 2002
Lunch & Learn: Financing Litigation
Moderator: Professor Susan Martin, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
Academic Year: 2001-2002
May 6, 2002
Conference: "Marketing Strategies for Financial Services Firms"
Co-Directors: Professors Elaine Sherman and Tony Gao, Zarb School of Business
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gerald Grisse, Minister, European Union Delegation in Washington, D.C., and Permanent Representative of the ECB to the International Monetary Fund.
Speakers: David Ross, Director, Merrill Lynch & Co.; ManHo Yoon, Senior Deputy General Manager, Korea Development Bank; Kwong Sai, Vice President, Agency.com; Dr. Jose Barrionuevo, Director, Barclays Capital; Dr. Edward Graham, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics; Vitali Meschoulam, Co-Head, EG Americas (Eurasia Group); Jennifer Kingson, Senior Editor, American Banker, Vijay Velu, President, Turret Technology; Fred Patykewich, Head of Marketing, CIBC Oppenheimer, Michael Alesandro, President, Integrated Business Systems.
March 20, 2002
Lunch & Learn: "Globalization and Agency Problems"
Moderator: Dr. Wi Saeng Kim, Zarb School of Business.
March 13, 2002
Seminar: "Style Investing"
Speaker: Kari E. Bayer, Senior U.S. Strategist, Merrill Lynch and Co.
February 20, 2002
Lunch & Learn: "Global Positioning on the World Wide Web: Business Vs. Pleasure"
Moderator: Dr. Laura Lally, Zarb School of Business.
November 7, 2001
Lunch & Learn: "Economic and Political Challenges to the Future of Globalization"
Moderator: Dr. George Papaioannou
October 5, 2001
Seminar: "E-Commerce: Emerging Realities"
Coordinators: Professors Ehsan Nikbakht and Laura Lally, Zarb School of Business.
Speakers: Michael Alesandro, President, Integrated Business Systems; Alex Pelaez, 1-800 Flowers; Peter Shifrin, E-Commerce Consultant; and Professors Joel Evans, Ehsan Nikbakht and Laura Lally, Zarb School of Business.
Academic Year: 2000-2001
May 4, 2001
Symposium: Wall Street Analysts and Corporate News Disclosure - Have the Crystal Balls Turned Cloudy?
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Michael Thompson, Co-Founder & Co-President, BulldogResearch.com, Inc. Symposium Participants: Irwin Simon, Chairman, President & CEO, The Hain-Celestial Group, Inc.; Michael Thompson, Co-Founder & Co-President, BulldogResearch.com, Inc.; Dr. Richard Mendelhall, Finance Dept., Notre Dame University.
Symposium Coordinator: Dr. Steven Krull, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra.
April 25, 2001
Lecture: The Culture of the New European Multinationals
Speaker: Dr. Irene Finel-Honigman, former senior advisor, Finance Policy, International Trade Administration, Commerce Dept. (Clinton administration), faculty in the Master's of International Business Program, Johns Hopkins University.
November 16-18, 2000
Co-sponsor of the 27th Meeting of the European Working Group on Financial Modeling
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Marti Subrahmanyam, Finance Dept., New York University, Dr. Giuseppe Castellacci and Dr. Michael Siclari, OpenLink Financial, Inc., Dr. Allen Berger, Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Wharton Financial Institutions, Joseph Stefanelli, Executive V.P., American Stock Exchange, Dr. Anthony Saunders, Chairman, Finance Dept., New York University
Twelve sessions; 38 eight papers; 86 presenters.
Conference Program Director: Dr. Anoop Rai, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.
Academic Year: 1999-2000
May 10, 2000
Symposium: The Strategic Impact of Mergers in the Financial Sector
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: John C. Morris, Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Financial Institutions Group, Salomon Smith Barney. Participants: Simon Moules, HSBC; Michael Nelson, Federal Reserve Board of NY; Mark Anderson, EAB; Prof. Nicholas Economides, NYU; John Conefry, Jr., Astoria Financial Corporation and Hofstra Trustee.
Symposium Director: Dr. James Neelankavil, Marketing and International Business Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.
March 17, 2000
Lecture: The Exciting Potential of the Web
Speaker: Evan Missula of Sane Capital.
December 10, 1999
Panel Presentation: Financial Information Technology: A Panel Discussion
Participants: Chris Concannon, Island ECN; Coleman Fung, OpenLink Financial, Inc.; John Grandinetti, Hyperfeed Technology; Lawrence Ng, Money Line.
Academic Year: 1998-1999
May 5, 1999
Symposium: The Impact of the Euro: U.S. Firm Operations and Investors
Executive Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Ernest T. Patrikis, Esq., Special Advisor to the Chairman, AIG
Symposium participants: Dr. Irwin Kellner, Economics Dept., Hofstra; Michael Sherman, Chairman, Sierra Global Management; Eric Krasnoff, Chairman & CEO, Pall Corp.; Jaqueline Kaiko, Senior V.P., International Banking Region, The Chase Manahattan Bank; Marie Hollein, V.P., ABN-AMRO North America
Symposium Directors: Esmeralda Lyn & George Papaioannou
April 23, 1999
Panel Presentation: Asia: The Road to Recovery
Participants: Dr. Zhongjun Hao, C.V. Starr Chair in Int’l. Business, Zarb School of Business, Bo Yung Chung, Chief Representative of the Bank of Korea, Neil C. Mackrell, Chief Representative, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Esmond Lee, Chief Representative, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Raymond W. M. Fan, Director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office.
March 26, 1999
Seminar: The Global and Legal Impact of the Y2K Problem
Participants: Charles L. Kerr, J.D., Partner, Chair of Firm’s Y2K Working Group, Morrison & Forester. LLP; Dr. Laura Lally, Bus. Comp. Info. Sys. Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra.
November 18, 1998
Lecture: The World of International Finance: A New Role for the World Bank/IMF?
Speaker: Eugene H. Rotberg, former V.P. and Treasurer of the World Bank and former executive V.P. of Merrill Lynch & Co.
October 30, 1998
Panel Discussion: The Long Term Capital Management Debacle: Lessons and Implications
Participants: Dr. George Papaioannou, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Steven Krull, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Anoop Rai, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra.
October 1-3, 1998
International Conference: Financial Services in the Evolving Global Marketplace: Approaching the New Millennium
Academic Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Hawaini, INSEAD, France.
Business Keynote Speaker: Alfred R. Berkeley, III, President, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
Guest Speaker: Kenjiro Nagasaka, President, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan.
Twenty sessions; 65 papers; 98 presenters and moderators.
Academic Year: 1997-1998
March 20, 1998
Seminar: Crisis in Asia: Economic and Financial Analysis
Participants: Dr. Esmeralda Lyn, Finance Dept. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Steven Krull, Finance Dept. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. George Papaioannou, Finance Dept. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Robert Guttmann, Economics Dept., Hofstra.
February 27, 1998
Seminar: Crisis in Asia: Analysis and Perspectives
Participants: Dr. James Neelankavil, Marketing and Int’l. Bus. Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Zhongjum Hao, C.V. Starr Chair in Int’l. Bus., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra; Dr. Keun Lee, Marketing and Int’l. Bus. Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra.
Academic Year: 1996-1997
April 11, 1997
Symposium: On the Threshold of the Asian Century: Financial Markets and Services in the Asia-Pacific Region
Participants: Dr. Jianping Mei, New York University; Dr. Yasushi Hamao, Columbia University; Dr. Raj Aggarwal, John Carroll University; Nelso Co., Citicorp Securities; Thomas Sanford, The Bank of New York; Abdel Bouab, Ph.D., United Nations; Stijn Claessens, Ph.D., World Bank; Lan Cow, J.D., Brooklyn Law School; Susan Tiefenbrun, Ph.D., J.D., Hofstra Law School.
December 11, 1996
Seminar: Investing in Emerging Markets
Guest Speaker: Walter T. Molano, Ph.D., Director, Economic and Financial Research, SBC Capital Markets, Inc.
Participants: Dr. Edward Zychowicz, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra, Dr. George Papaioannou, Finance Dept., Zarb School of Business, Hofstra.
April 29, 1996
Inaugural Reception
Keynote Address: Mr. Brian C. Mck. Henderson, Senior V.P. Merrill Lynch International, Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co.