July 2014: Beijing

2nd Geneva-Harvard-Renmin-Sydney Law School Conference :July 11-12, 2014

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Following Geneva, the University of Renmin hosted the second conference of the Universities of Geneva, Harvard, Renmin and Sydney (GHRS). The conference took place on July 11th and 12th, on the theme Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility.

The conference consisted of 7 sessions including Corporate Governance and State-owned Enterprises, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and Freedom of Speech, Diverse Corporate Governance, Protection of the Individual Reporting and Corporate Governance: Chinese Practice and Experience.

Day One: Monday 11 July

Welcome Professor Wang Liming, Vice president of Renmin Law School

Professor Christine Chappuis, Dean of the Faculty of law of the University of Geneva

Professor William P. Alford, Vice Dean of Harvard Law School

Professor Joellen Riley, Dean of Law School of the University of Sydney

Professor Han Dayuan, Dean of Renmin Law School

Session 1: Corporate Governance and State-owned Enterprises

Moderator:Professor William P.Alford, Harvard Law School

Professor François Bellanger, University of Geneva

Professor Ye Lin, Renmin Law School

Session 2: Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

Moderator : Professor Christine Chappuis, Dean of the Faculty of law of the University of Geneva

Professor Henry Peter, University of Geneva, The (apparent) incompatibilty between the aim of private corporations to maximize their profits and Corporate Social Responsibility

Professor Allen Ferrell, Harvard Law School

Professor Liu Junhai, Renmin Law School

Professor David Kinley, Sydney Law School

Doctor Giulia Castracane

Session 3: Corporate Governance and Freedom of Speech

Moderator : Professor Jennifer Hill, University of Sydney

Professor Maya Hertig Randall, Sydney Law School

Professor Liu Haijun, Renmin Law School

Session 4: Diverse Corporate Governance

Moderator : Professor Long Yifei, vice dean of Renmin Law School

Professor Reinier Kraakman, Harvard Law School

Professor Zhu Yan, Renmin Law School

Professor Jennifer Hill, Sydney Law School

Professor Tang Xin, Tsinghua University

Professor Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School (remote partcipation)

Session 5: Protection of the Individual Reporting

Moderator : Assistant Professor Guo Rui, Renmin Law School

Professor Valérie Junod, Geneva Faculty of Law

Assistant Professor Guo Rui, Renmin Law School

Doctor Olivia Dixon, Sydney Law School

Session 6: Corporate Governance: Chinese Practice and Experience

Ms. Fu Tong, Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd

Mr. Li Mingliang, China Financial Futures Exchange

Ms. Jiao Jiao, Jingdong Century Trade. Ltd

Mr. Li Zhuyong, Peoples Insurance Company of China

Mr. Yao Jun, Ping An Insurance Group

Ms. Yu Siying, Alibaba Group

Mr. Yu Tengqun, China Railway Group Limited

Mr. Zhang Yuantang, China Resources Snow Breweries

Day Two: Tuesday 12 July

Public Conference

Professor Henry Peter, University of Geneva, Is Corporate Social Responsibility an Utopia, a Duty or an Opportunity?

Professor Allen Ferrell, Harvard Law School

Professor Liu Junhai, Renmin Law School

Professor David Kinley, Sydney Law School

Other Online References

Henry Peter/ Guillaume Jacquemet, Corporate Social Responsibility - Analysis of the 2013 annual reports of the ten biggest SMI-listed companies

Guo Rui / Alejandro García Jimeney / Zhuo Zhenbin, How globalization influences corporate governance and corporate social responsibility in the world — the second Geneva-Harvard-Renmin-Sydney conference on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (July 11–12, 2014) in: 10 Frontiers of Law in Chine 1, 202.

Guo Rui, Corporate Governance from a comparative perspective : Blowing whistle without protection: Can Chinese Regulator Afford Sending Sheep Among Wolves?, in: 10 Frontiers of Law in China, Volume 1, 123.

List of Participants

  • William P. Alford, Professor, Vice Dean of the Harvard Law School

  • François Bellanger, Professor, Geneva Faculty of Law

  • Doctor Giulia Castracane

  • Christine Chappuis, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of law of the University of Geneva

  • Han Dayuan, Professor, Dean of Renmin University of China Law School

  • Olivia Dixon, Professor, Sydney Law School

  • Allen Ferrell, Professor (Harvard Law School)

  • Liu Haijun, Professor, Renmin Law School

  • Jennifer Hill, Professor, Sydney Law School

  • Liu Junhai, Professor, Renmin Law School

  • Valérie Junod, Professor, Geneva Faculty of Law

  • David Kinley, Professor, Sydney Law School

  • Reinier Kraakman, Professor, Harvard Law School

  • Wang Liming, Professor Vice president of Renmin Law School

  • Ye Lin, Professor, Renmin Law School

  • Luke Nottage, Professor, Sydney Law School

  • Henry Peter, Professor, Geneva Faculty of Law

  • Maya Hertig Randall, Professor, Sydney Law School

  • Joellen Riley, Professor, Dean of Law School of the University of Sydney

  • Guo Rui, Assistant Professor Renmin Law School

  • Tang Xin, Professor, Tsinghua University

  • Zhu Yan, Professor, Renmin Law School

  • Long Yifei, Professor, vice dean of Renmin University of China Law School

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