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ECGI Conversation Series

ECGI
Corporate Governance
ESG
Sustainable Investing
Private Equity
Market For Corporate Control
Takeover Activism
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Initial Public Offering
Corporate Purpose
Continuation Funds
Proxy Voting
Climate Change
Climate Risk
CEO Succession Planning
Say On Pay
Welfarist Corporate Governance
Airlines Industry
Finance
Danish Foundations
Mutual Funds

Leading Research with Global Impact. ECGI (The European Corporate Governance Institute) is an international non-profit membership organisation that provides a platform for debate and dialogue among academics, policymakers, and business leaders, with a focus on major corporate governance, ESG, and stewardship issues. Through world-class research, high-level conferences, and active engagement with g... more

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Dr Tom Gosling interviews Prof. Jill Fisch, the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics on her recent paper "Corporate Democracy and the In... more

Dr Tom Gosling interviews Prof. Wolf-Georg Ringe, Professor of Law and Finance and Director of the Institute of Law & Economics at the University of Hamburg, on his recent paper "Net-Zero Transition and Divestments of Carbon-Intensive Assets ", co-au... more

Watch the latest ECGI Conversation as Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Prof. José Azar, Associate Professor of Finance at IESE Business School at the University of Navarra, on his award-winning co-authored paper ‘Revisiting the Anticompetitive Effects of C... more

Watch Jennifer Hill, Bob Baxt AO Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law at Monash University in conversation with Dr Tom Gosling, on her recent paper "Shareholder Engagement Inside and Outside the Shareholder Meeting", co-authored with Tim Bowley ... more

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Jill Fisch
Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Jill Fisch
Georg Ringe
Professor of Law and Finance at the University of Hamburg, Faculty of Law
University of Hamburg
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Georg Ringe
José Azar
Associate Professor at IESE Business School, University of Navarra
IESE Business School
Episode: ECGI Conversations - José Azar
Jennifer Hill
Facilitator of the panel on the role of corporate law in supporting purpose
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Episode: ECGI Conversations - Jennifer Hill
Michelle Lowry
TD Bank endowed Professor of Finance at Drexel University
Drexel University
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Michelle Lowry
Anete Pajuste
Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Visiting Professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; Boston University Questrom School of Business
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Anete Pajuste
Dan Puchniak
Professor of Law at Yong Peng Hao School of Law, Singapore Management University
Singapore Management University
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Dan Puchniak
Dirk Jenter
Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science
Episode: ECGI Conversations - Dirk Jenter
Michal Barzuza
Professor of Law at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia School of Law
Episode: ECGI Conversations – Michal Barzuza

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Tom Gosling
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ECGI Conversations - Roy Shapira
Q: What are the implications for regulators and the judiciary?
Regulators might focus on credible, comparable disclosures rather than prescribing specific traits. Courts may scrutinize director oversight duties through the lens of effort and good faith, and expert directors could, in fact, reduce liability for others if they diligently ask questions and challenge information.
ECGI Conversations - Roy Shapira
Q: How might this affect board size and diversity?
Adding experts can inflate board size, which slows decision-making and harms coordination. It can also clash with diversity goals if the candidate pool for high-demand expert roles is not diverse, potentially hindering broader demographic and representation efforts.
ECGI Conversations - Roy Shapira
Q: What are the main benefits and drawbacks of injecting these experts into boards?
Benefits include more proactive questions, better anticipation of future problems, and enhanced governance on niche issues. Drawbacks include supply constraints leading to potentially lower-quality overall board judgment on non-expertise areas, and the risk of authority bias where other directors rely too much on the expert.
ECGI Conversations - Roy Shapira
Q: Can you define what you mean by 'specialist directors' and why this trend is accelerating now?
Specialist directors are board members with domain-specific expertise (e.g., cyber, climate, DEI, ESG) that they bring to board discussions. The acceleration comes from growing regulatory and societal demands, and a growing set of disclosures showing more directors with these specific skills on boards, especially in response to governance and risk challenges.
ECGI Conversations - Philip Bond
Q: Should we all be stakeholder capitalists now, or are there limitations to the conclusions, especially when purposeful and profit-maximizing firms coexist?
If both types coexist, the dynamics depend on tools available to purposeful firms. Takeovers and incentives can influence outcomes, and while profitable firms may dominate on profits, purposeful firms can still drive welfare improvements through sustained ESG commitments; the final mix depends on investor preferences and takeover dynamics.

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The show concentrates on governance, ESG, and corporate law at the intersection of academia, policy, and business practice. Across recent episodes the conversations explore fiduciary duty in value- and values-based investing, net-zero transitions and divestment, ownership structures and their real-world price and competition effects, corporate governance reforms, CEO succession and pay, and the governance implications of AI and tech-enabled decision making. The discussions are data- and theory-driven, often featuring academic researchers alongside seasoned practitioners, policymakers, and industry observers who unpack regulatory constraints, market incentives, and practical pathways for aligning corporate action with broader societal goals.... more

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5. Michelle Lowry
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