Clermont Financial Innovation Workshop - 2024

The objective of the workshop « Upgrading Corporate Governance for Sustainability and Social Innovation » organized by ESC Clermont Business School and CleRMa is to present theoretical and empirical academic research on sustainable and responsible corporate governance’s practices. The committee welcomes studies that provide forward-thinking insights into current research. Specific topics can include, but are not limited, board gender diversity and sustainability, board characteristics and corporate sustainability, corporate board and sustainability reporting quality, sustainability reporting and earnings quality, corporate board and greenwashing, board sustainability committee and ESG performance, corporate ownership and sustainability, family governance and social performance, institutional ownership and sustainability, corporate governance and green bonds issuance, governance and ESG risktaking, climate-linked compensation, corporate climate change disclosures, governance codes and ESG performance, as well as the interplay of these topics with financial accounting, regulation, and entrepreneurship.

Keynote speakers:

• Douglas Cumming, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, USA
• Konstantinos Stathopoulos, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester University, UK.

PROGRAM:

• 9.00 am – 9.15 am, Opening session
• 9.15 am – 10.00 am, Keynote speech with Pr. Konstantinos Stathopoulos.
• 10.00 am – 10.30 am, Testimony and Panel discussion with board members from APIA.
• 10.30 am – 12.30 pm, Parallel sessions
• 12.30 pm – 1.45 pm, Lunch and a visit to the exhibition “Elles font la science”, Jardin Lecoq
• 1.45 pm – 2.30 pm, Keynote speech with Pr. Douglas Cumming.
• 2.30 pm – 3.00 pm, Testimony and Panel discussion with board members from APIA.
• 3.00 pm – 3.15 pm, Coffee break.
• 3.15 pm – 5.45 pm, Parallel sessions
• 5.45 pm – 6.00 pm, Closing session

Call for paper:

The workshop seeks excellent research papers in all fields of corporate governance and sustainability. We welcome notably papers that built on recent data and surveys. All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be discussed following presentation by a participant scholar.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES:

The best workshop papers will be invited for submission to:

• Corporate Governance: An International Review (ABS-3, FNEGE-3)
• Finance Contrôle Stratégie (FNEGE-3)
• Journal of Industrial and Business Economics (ABS-1)
• Economic Analysis and Policy (ABS-1) — Special Issue

SCIENTIFIC AND PROGRAM COMMITTEE (ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

• Alexander Blasberg, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
• Géraldine Broye, EM Strasbourg Business School, France.
• Daniela Borodak, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
• Emilie Bourlier-Bargues, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
• Karima Bouaiss, Lille School of Management, University of Lille, France.
• Jinzhao Chen, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
• I-Hsuan Ethan Chiang, Belk College of Business, North Carolina University Charlotte, USA.
• Douglas Cumming, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
• Meryem Duygun, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham University, UK.
• Jacquelyn Jacobi Eidson, Kansas University, USA.
• Andrea Flori, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
• Jean-François Gajewski, University of Jean Moulin Lyon, France.
• Mathieu Gomez, IAE School of Management, Clermont Auvergne University, France.
• Guanming He, Durham Business School, Durham University, UK.
• Thi Hong Van Hoang, Montpellier Business School, France.
• Md Sayed Iftekhar, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia.
• Anil Savio Kavuri, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK.
• Rüdiger Kiesel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
• Satish Kumar, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, India.
• Alfred Lehar, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada.
• Jane Li, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, USA.
• Yves Mard, IAE School of Management, Clermont Auvergne University, France.
• Jérôme Maati, Lille School of Management, University of Lille, France.
• Sylvain Marsat, IAE School of Management, Clermont Auvergne University, France.
• Ivan Miroshnychenko, IMD Business School, Switzerland.
• Narmin Nahidi, Exeter University, UK.
• Mirza Nawazish, Excelia Business School, France.
• Duc Khuong Nguyen, Leonard de Vinci Business School, France.
• Stefano Pegoraro, Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame University, USA.
• Maxence Postaire, ESC Clermont Business School, France”.
• Yves Rannou, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
• Robert Rieg, Aalen University, Germany.
• Konstantinos Stathopoulos, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester University, UK.
• Nisha Mary Thomas, Int. School of Management Excellence, India.
• Aymen Turki, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
• Ludovic Vigneron, Lille School of Management, University of Lille, France.
• Thomas Walther, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

About Clermont-Ferrand:

Clermont-Ferrand is located at the heart of Auvergne, surrounded with volcanoes. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the 2nd economic region and the 1st industrial region in France. Clermont-Ferrand is the headquarters of several large companies such as Michelin and Limagrain. It has also seen the birth of start-ups that have today become international companies. A young and dynamic city, Clermont-Ferrand offers a pleasant living environment to its citizens. Along with its highly distinctive black lava stone Gothic Cathedral, Clermont-Ferrand’s most famous site includes the public square Place de Jaude and Puy-de-Dome Volcano among others. It’s not surprising to find Clermont-Ferrand on a list of “Best Places to Live in France”. It’s not Paris, but for anyone looking for all the amenities of city life in a spectacular natural setting, this is the place to be!