Programme

14h Introduction
Dr Françoise Dekeuwer-Defossez, Professor of Law, Catholic University of Lille, France

Part I : Comments on the EU Company Law Package 25 April 2018

Moderator: Dr Andra Cotiga-Raccah, Professor of law, Catholic University of Lille, France

14h15–14h45 Comments on the Directive Proposal Relating to the Use of Digital Tools and Processes in Company Law
Dr Corrado Malberti, Professor of law, University of Trento, Italy

14h45–15h15 The Harmonization of the Private International Law of companies within the EU
Dr Mathias Siems, Professor of law, Durham Law School, UK

15h15–15h45 Cross-border Mobility of Companies in the EU – Upsides and Downsides of the Proposals in the EU Company Law Package
Dr Jessica Schmidt, Professor of law, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Part II : Recent Developments Relating to Corporate Governance and Financial Aspects

Moderator: Dr Georges Cavalier, MCF, HDR, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France

16h-16h30 Ownership (Lost) and Corporate Control: an Enterprise Entity Perspective
Dr Yuri Biondi, CNRS, IRISSO, University Paris Dauphine PSL, France

16h30–17h Corporate Governance and Sustainable Investment
Dr Alexia Autenne, Research Associate - Fund for Scientific Research - FNRS; Professor at UCLouvain & ULB, Belgium

17h-17h30 Corporate Financial Reporting: Reinstating Duties in Return for the Right to Limited Liability
Dr Colin Haslam, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, Uk

17h30-18h30 Closing Debate