Posted 9/21/09
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY FINANCE SYMPOSIUM
"FINANCE ON THE MOVE"
20 November 2009
The School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at
Deakin University will host a finance symposium on
Friday 20 November, with the theme "Finance on the Move."
The symposium will recognise the career contributions of
the most prolific financial markets researchers in
Australian and New Zealand universities listed by name in
"Most prolific authors in the finance literature: 1959-
2008" (Heck and Cooley, 2009) and "Ranking of finance
programs in the Asia-Pacific region: An update" (Chan, Chen
and Lung, 2005). The symposium will also host two
distinguished keynote speakers from public service and
academia. The distinguished ministerial speaker will be The
Honourable Lindsay Tanner, Member of Parliament and Federal
Minister for Finance and Deregulation. The distinguished
academic speaker will be Stephen Brown, David S. Loeb
Professor of Finance at New York University and University
of Melbourne. Commemorative awards will be presented by
SIRCA, the leading provider of financial data and eResearch
services in Australia and New Zealand.
FIRST ACADEMIC SESSION:
Opening address:
- Michael Kidd, Head of School of Accounting, Economics &
Finance, Deakin University
Session chair:
- Samson Ekanayake, Deakin University
Speakers:
- Charles Corrado, Deakin University
- Henk Berkman, University of Auckland
- Glenn Boyle, University of Canterbury
- Robert Brooks, Monash University
- Robert Faff, Monash University
SECOND ACADEMIC SESSION:
Session chair:
- Michael Chng, Deakin University
Speakers:
- Michael Aitken, University of New South Wales
- Tim Brailsford, University of Queensland
- Alex Frino, University of Sydney
- Edwin Maberly, Monash University
- Fariborz Mosharian, University of New South Wales
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS SESSION:
Keynote session introduction:
- Gael McDonald, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law,
Deakin University
Distinguished ministerial speaker introduction:
- Sally Walker, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University
Distinguished ministerial speaker:
- The Honourable Lindsay Tanner, Member of Parliament and
Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Distinguished academic speaker introduction:
- Gerard Gannon, Deakin University
Distinguished academic speaker:
- Stephen Brown, David S. Loeb Professor of Finance, New
York University and University of Melbourne
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION:
Topic:
- Finance on the Move Looking forward into the 21st
century
Panel moderator:
- Paresh Narayan, Deakin University
Discussants:
- Michael Aitken, University of Sydney
- Henk Berkman, University of Auckland
- Glenn Boyle, University of Canterbury
- Tim Brailsford, University of Queensland
- Robert Brooks, Monash University
- Charles Corrado, Deakin University
- Robert Faff, Monash University
- Alex Frino, University of Sydney
- Edwin Maberly, Monash University
- Fariborz Mosharian, University of New South Wales
FURTHER INFORMATION:
The symposium will be convened at the Burwood campus of
Deakin University in Melbourne. Attendance is open to the
general public. For further information about the symposium
please contact any member of the organising committee:
CONTACT: Charles Corrado
Email: MAILTO:corrado@deakin.edu.au
CONTACT: Gerard Gannon
Email: MAILTO:gerard@deakin.edu.au
CONTACT: Samson Ekanayake
Email: MAILTO:samson@deakin.edu.au
CONTACT: Paresh Narayan
Email: MAILTO:paresh.narayan@deakin.edu.au
CONTACT: Michael Chng
Email: MAILTO:mchng@deakin.edu.au