Inaugural Conference of the International Corporate Governance Society

The International Corporate Governance Society will focus its inaugural conference, to be held September 18-19, 2015 at Copenhagen Business School, on how corporate governance systems work to enhance trust in business, and deepen our understanding of how failures in corporate governance systems degrade trust in business.

In our information-based economy, the reputation of a business is essential to its success and survival. The trust of investors, consumers, employees, and the general public as well as regulators can have a direct and profound effect on a company’s bottom line and even its viability. Recently, the importance of reputation has become apparent, as companies such as JP Morgan, BP, and Toyota have had to manage their responses to crises in order to maintain or resurrect the reputation of their companies to their stakeholders.

The Pew Research Center recently reported that 78% of Americans believe “too much power is concentrated in the hands of too few corporations.” This perception is not unique to the United States, as discussed by Colin Mayer in his new book entitled, Firm Commitment. Professor Colin Mayer is one of the keynote speakers on the conference.

Corporate governance has emerged as a central component within the fast-changing global economy. The organizers of this conference think of corporate governance in broad terms - those systems and mechanisms designed to channel corporate power for the well-being of society. As such, corporate social responsibility initiatives and the cultivation of ethical practices fit within our conceptualization of corporate governance as they can be labelled “self-governance” mechanisms. Consequently there will be conference track on all major areas of governance research.

For more information about, keynote speakers, submission of a research proposal etc. visit the conference webpage

Deadline for submission is March 30, 2015 to conf@icgsociety.org