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Press Release Hyderabad, December 10, 2003: The ISB is co-hosting two prestigious international conferences in December - the Global Corporate Governance Forum, co-sponsored by the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Financial Market Development in Emerging and Transition Economies, co-hosted with The William Davidson Institute, USA; CIFRA (Amsterdam Center for Research in International Finance) at the University of Amsterdam; and the International Review of Finance. This conference is led by some of academia s leading names including Professor Raghuram Rajan, who teaches at the ISB, and is the Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund. Talking about the conference, Professor Raghuram Rajan said, "The conference theme ties in well with the ISB s research focus on emerging markets. I am looking forward to it generating some significant insights." The conferences feature some of the best minds from business and academia from the world over. The Global Corporate Governance Forum, scheduled for December 13-14, 2003, brings together leading international bodies involved with governance reform, with speakers from Europe, USA, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries. The Financial Market Development in Emerging and Transition Economies conference being held on December 15-16, 2003, includes a host of eminent participants such as Nachiket Mor, Executive Director, ICICI Bank; Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund; Luc Laeven, Financial Economist, World Bank; Randy Kroszner, University of Chicago; Josh Coval, Harvard Business School; and Bernard Dumas, INSEAD, among others. The conference is co-sponsored by the ICICI Research Centre and the Journal of Emerging Markets Finance. The ICICI Research Centre is a non-profit research centre, dedicated to promoting research in finance and economics in emerging market economies. Talking about the conferences, Professor Vijay Mahajan, Dean of the ISB said, "The ISB is creating synergies between India, Asia, and the global economy. These conferences provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and global perspectives on emerging economies." About the ISB The Indian School of Business is a research-oriented independent management institution that grooms future leaders for India and the world. Its partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, and London Business School make it one of its kind in Asia. The School offers a one-year Post Graduate Programme; short-duration, high-powered Executive Education programmes for CEOs and senior executives; and a two-year Research Fellowship Programme. The origins and distinctive research of our faculty members ensure that our programme content is contemporary and global in its perspective, and develops our students understanding of modern management opportunities and challenges. Contributed by - |
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