Day 1 Program

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Hosted by
Institute of Business Law Renmin University of China

2nd 2016 ICGL Forum
14-15 December 2016
‘Globalisation of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impacts on Corporate Governance: The Chinese Approach and International Experiences’

Wednesday 14 December 2016
08:30-09:00 Registration:

Room. 601, Level 6, Mingde Law School Building, Renmin University of China, No. 59, Zhongguancun Ave., Haidian District, Beijing, China, Zip Code: 100872

09:00-09:10 Official Opening of Forum:
Professor Wang Liming
Executive Vice President, Renmin University of China;
Professor Han Dayuan Dean, Law School, Renmin University of China
09:10-09:20 General welcome:
Professor Sandeep Gopalan
Dean and Head of the Deakin Law School, Deakin University (Australia)
09:20-09:30 Introduction of presenters and keynote speaker:
Professor Jean du Plessis
Deakin Law School, Deakin University (Australia)
09:30-10:30 Keynote Address:

TBC by Junhai LIU
(Position of Person)

10:30-11:15
Chair:
Professor Gill North
Session 1:
Professor Cindy Schipani
Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Michigan (USA)
Professor Junhai LIU
School of Law, Renmin University of China:
‘Doing Business in a Connected Society: The GSK Bribery Scandal in China’
11:15-11:45 Networking Break / Morning Tea/ Coffee
11:45-12:30
Chair:
Professor Afra Afsharipour
Session 2: Professor Cindy Schipani
Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Michigan (USA)
‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance: The Significance of Worker Voice’
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15
Chair:
Associate Professor Umakanth Varottil
Session 3: Dr. Jeroen Veldman
Senior Research Fellow at Cass Business School, City University, London (UK):
‘CSR and Global Value Chains: the case for Corporate Governance’
14:15–15:00
Chair:
Dr. Andreas Rühmkorf
Session 4: Professor Patrick Leyens
Honorary Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Law School, and Guest Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, Law School (Germany):
‘Corporate Social Responsibility: Developments, Challenges and Perspectives’
15:00-15:30 Networking Break / Afternoon Tea/ Coffee
15:30–16:15
Chair:
Professor Cindy Schipani
Session 5: Associate Professor Jigchen ZHOU
Associate Professor in Law in the School of Law’s Centre for Business Law and Practice at the University of Leeds (UK):
‘Board Accountability and the Regulation of Corporate Social Responsibility’
16:15-16:45
Chair:
Professor Gill North
Open Discussion on Sessions 1-5:

16:45-17:00 Day 1 Summary & Perspectives: Professor Junhai LIU & Professor Jean du Plessis
19:00 Conference Dinner for Presenters