Saudi-CG-2019

Call for Papers

Corporate governance has evolved rapidly during the last two decades and has had a tremendous impact on all countries and business organizations. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently issued comprehensive corporate governance principles to help companies adopt good governance principles. The main objective of the conference is to bring academicians, lawyers, policymakers, and business sector representatives from the Kingdom and abroad to exchange their perspectives on best practices and major challenges in corporate governance. The conference will particularly focus on the interaction between good governance, finance, and investment.  The conference is expected to provide a platform in which delegates can interact and network, with the topic areas being at the forefront of corporate governance developments and finance within the national, regional, and international contexts. The conference is expected to increase awareness of good governance, promote best practices among the companies, and encourage scholarly research on corporate governance.

Keynote Speakers Dr.Alex Edmans | Professor of Finance & Director of Centre for Corporate Governance London Business School, the author of Grow The Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit (forthcoming)  

Dr. Alfred E. Osborne Jr.  Professor of Global Economics, Management and Entrepreneurship, Founder, Director Education, and Certification Program, Faculty Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management

Simon Osborne is the former Chief Executive and a Board Evaluation Consultant of International Corporate Governance Network (ICSA):The Governance Institute Simon joined ICSA in 2003 as Head of ICSA Board Evaluation. In 2005, he became Chairman of the ICSA Company Secretaries’ Forum. He worked as Chief Executive between 2011-2019. Before joining ICSA, Simon was a freelance governance consultant. In that capacity he acted as the Joint Head of ICSA Board Evaluation, working with companies, UK regulators and other organisations. 

CG Excellence Award

At the conference, Alfaisal University Corporate Governance Center will release its annual CGI scores and ranking for all listed companies in the Kingdom. Top three companies within the financial sectors and the top five companies within non-financial sectors will receive the CG Excellence Award. 

List of Topics

The conference will explore the best practices and major challenges related to corporate governance in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. The conference will provide participants with a great opportunity to discuss issues and challenges in the fields of corporate governance and regulation within legal, governmental, accounting, economic, and business perspectives. The conference will cover both theoretical and empirical studies on corporate governance.

The conference will revolve around the following sub-themes:

1. Recent trends and hot topics in corporate governance
2. International best practices of good corporate governance
3. Corporate governance principles and practices in the Kingdom
4. Corporate governance principles and practices in GCC
5. Diversity and structure of boards for good governance
6. Roles and responsibilities of boards in good governance
7. Legal and ethical aspects of corporate governance
8. Corporate governance and social responsibility
9. Investor perspectives on corporate governance
10. Shareholders rights and good governance
11. Stakeholders rights and good governance
12. Public disclosure and transparency and good governance
13. Corporate governance issues in executive compensation and incentive structure
14. Whistleblowing in the context of corporate governance
15. Corporate governance in a family-owned business
16. Risk identification and management in corporate governance
17. Governance of state-owned enterprises
18. Establishing incentives for better corporate governance
19. Corporate governance principles in the Kingdom and around the world
20. Sustainability of good governance and its cost
21. Financial performance and good governance
22. Incentives structure, corporate governance, and financial performance

Target Audience

This conference will appeal to governance professionals, policymakers, business/industry professionals, and academics:

• Academicians
• Regulators
• Lawyers
• Consultants
• Researchers
• Company top executives
• Corporate Social Responsibility Managers/Directors/Staff
• Corporate Investment Managers/Directors/Staff
• Social Investment Managers/Directors/Staff
• Corporate Sustainability Managers/Directors/Staff
• Board Members and Secretaries
• Human Resources Managers/Directors/Staff
• Marketing Managers/Directors/Staff
• Public Relations Managers/Directors/Staff
• Corporate Communications Managers/Directors/Staff 

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

• The abstract shall be around 500 words
• All submissions should be along with Curriculum Vitae and photos.
•  Language: English & Arabic
•  Writing format:
• Full paper should be between 6000-11000 words A4, 1.0 spacing, TNR 12, papers with (at least) 3 JEL Classifications
• Symbol and equation must be written using Microsoft Equation
• Reference must follow APA Style

Conference Committee

Conference Chair: Dr.Necati Aydin, Professor of Economics, Research Director of Corporate Governance Center

Committee Members:

• Dr.Bajis Dodin, Dean of College of Business, Alfaisal University
• Dr.Mashour Mourad, Executive Director of Corporate Governance Center, Alfaisal University
• Dr.Ahmed Alanazi, Assistant Profesor of Finance, Alfaisal University
• Dr.Hayat Khan, Assistant Profesor of Finance/Economics, Alfaisal University

Publication

Saudi-CG-2019 proceedings will be published on the Alfaisal University CGC website. 

Venue

• The conference will be held in the Fairmont Hotel, Riyadh 
• https://www.fairmont.com/riyad...

Visa

Citizens from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, are visa-exempt and can travel to the country without a visa. We are pleased to announce that citizens of 49 countries could apply for an online visa through the following website:

https://visa.visitsaudi.com/

Conference Registration

1- Conference registration (full)

Conference is open to both academicians and practitioners. Registration fee for students is $200 and for others is $300. Please follow the link to register and pay the fee:

 

Early Birds (register by November 28

Regular rate (pay online or onsite)

Academicians

$250

$300

Professionals/Practitioners

$250

$300

Students

$90

$100

 

2.     Conference Registration (evening session only)

The fee for the evening session (starting at 6 pm) is $125. Please follow the link to register and pay the fee:

For the evening session, early birds will get $25 discount if they register by November 28###sup/sup###.

 

3.     Workshop Registration

Workshop registration fee is $1000

Please follow the link to register and pay the fee:

Terms and Conditions:

1. Conference/Workshop Fee is inclusive of:
   • Admission to the conference venue, keynote and parallel sessions
   • Lunch, dinner and two coffee breaks
   • Conference/Workshop Program
   • Conference/Workshop Kit
   • Presenter/Listener/Session Chair Certificate
   • Publication of a paper in the Conference Proceedings (online)
   • Paper submission, and review.
2. The fee does NOT cover travel expenses and lodging for participants.
3. Students must upload a valid Student ID (JPEG or PDF) when prompted by our online registration system.
4. Co-authors/co-presenters and listeners must register and make payment separately.
5. Each additional paper submitted by an author must be paid for separately.
6. Only paid participants will be allowed into the venue and receive conference certificates.

Corporate Governance Workshop

There will a workshop parallel to the conference with the theme of "CG Assessment and Best Practices". For more information about the workshop and registration, please visit the CGC website: https://cob.alfaisal.edu/en/cg2019

There will a workshop parallel to the conference with the theme of "CG Assessment and Best Practices". For more information about the workshop and registration, please visit the CGC website: https://cob.alfaisal.edu/en/cgc

Workshop Program

8:00-9:00 Registration and Light Refreshments 9:00-9:30 Keynote Speech by Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.  Professor of Global Economics, Management and Entrepreneurship, Founder, Director Education and Certification Program, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management 9:30-10:45 Session I: Effectiveness and Evaluation of the Board, Simon Osborne is the former Chief Executive and a Board Evaluation Consultant of International Corporate Governance Network (ICSA):The Governance Institute

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Session II: International Best Principles and Practices of Good CG related to Shareholders and Public Disclosure, Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management 12:00-1:15 Break and Lunch 1:15-2:30 Session III:  Assessment Methodology for Alfaisal CGI, Dr.Necati Aydin, AU 2:30-3:30 Session IV: Examples of good and bad CG practices based on Alfaisal CG evaluation, Dr.Mashhour Mourad, Executive Director of Alfaisal CG Center 3:30-3:45 Coffee Break 3:45-4:15 Keynote Speech by Dr. Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance and Director of Corporate Governance Center at London Business School 4:15-5:30 Session V: How to grow the pie through good governance by Dr.Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School. 5:30-5:45 Certificate presentation ceremony

Riyadh Season

• The conference participants will have a unique opportunity to participate in many cultural and entertainment events. Please visit the following website to learn more about over 100 events to discover Riyadh: https://riyadhseason.sa/en

Contact

email: cgi@alfaisal.edu

• Corporate Governance Center, Alfaisal University, College of Business, P.O. Box 11533, Riyadh, 50927 phone:+966 11 215 7706