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Corporate Governance in the Information, Communications, & Technology Sector

9:00

Welcome and Overview

Robert Atkinson, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

9:05 -10:40

Chair: Robert Atkinson, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

The Recurring Crisis in Corporate Governance.

Paul W. MacAvoy, Yale School of Management

Is the ICT Sector More Prone to Flawed Governance?

Ken Robinson, Attorney and Consultant, formerly with the FCC and DOJ

Changes in Auditors’ Incentives since Sarbanes-Oxley

Neal C. Stolleman, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Discussant

Charles Himmelberg, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

10:40

Coffee break

10:55 – 12:30

Chair: Thomas Aust, JPMorgan Fleming

The Real Issues in Corporate Governance and Their Remedies

Michael C. Jensen, Harvard University

Governance and Shareholder Value in Telecommunications

Lawrence Darby, Darby Associates

M&A in the ICT Sector:  What "Deals from Hell" Can Tell Us about Corporate Governance.
Robert F. Bruner, Darden School, University of Virginia

Discussant

Dan Reingold, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

12:30 lunch

The Role of Governance in Macroeconomic Performance

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University

2:00-3:30

Chair: David E. Bronston, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP

The Legal Perspective: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Finance Issues

Andrew Calamari, Securities and Exchange Commission

Bruce Krauss, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher

Dale Oesterle, Morritz College of Law, Ohio State University

Discussant

Judith D. O'Neill, Greenberg Traurig

3:30 -4:45

Moderator: James Alleman, University of Colorado

Panel: What have we learned?

Paul W. MacAvoy, Yale School of Management

Michael C. Jensen, Harvard University

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University

Lawrence Darby, Darby Associates

4:45 -5:00

Closing

James Alleman, University of Colorado