3rd Scientific Conference
Corporate Governance and Technology in the ESG Era
- 23 June 2025
- Piran - Slovenia (onsite & online)
The conference titled Corporate Governance and Technology in the ESG Era will focus on the intersection of corporate governance and technology, with an emphasis on how boards can represent shareholder views and values, and the responsibilities of boards to operate their companies sustainably.
It was once plausible for corporate boards to focus solely on maximizing the economic value of their firms. Today, however, shareholders, consumers, workers, and the public demand more. This conference will bring together leading scholars from Slovenia and around the world to discuss how boards can incorporate broader social interests into their decision-making and the extent to which technology can bridge the gap between corporations and the public good.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Authors have submitted original contributions (abstracts of papers), which will be presented at the conference. The proceedings with paper abstracts will be published on the day of the conference.
CONFERENCE FEE & REGISTRATION
We kindly ask participants to send us your registration form (enclosed), filled in with your data. Speaker do not have to register additionally. There is no participation fee.
ACCOMODATION
Participants must care for their accommodation and travel costs on their own. We will have space for a limited number of participants on site, so please register early. Participation will also be possible over Zoom. A link will be provided after registration.
Additional information:
- The official language of the conference is English.
- All participants must register for the conference with an application form.
Hour | Program | Speaker / Topic |
8:30 | Registration, morning coffee | |
9:00 – 9:20 | Introduction
| Opening Speeches (10 min):
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9:20 – 10:40 | Panel 1: Shareholder Voting
| Speakers (3 x 20 min):
[Moderator/Discussant: Yaron Nili, J.S.D.] |
10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee break & networking | |
11:00 – 12:20 | Panel 2: Corporate Governance | Corporate Governance (3 x 20 min):
[Moderator/Discussant: Jeff Schwartz] |
12:20 – 13:20 | Lunch & networking | |
13:20 – 14:40 | Panel 3: Digital Rights, ESG & Securities Enforcement
| Digital Rights, ESG & Securities Enforcement (3 x 20 min):
[Moderator/Discussant: Rui Dias] |
14:40 – 15:00 | 3rd Scientific Conference –conclusions | Discussion with Participants, Feedforward, Conclusions of the conference [Moderator: Jeff Schwartz, Anita Hrast] |
Speakers:
- Alessio Bartolacelli, Associate Professor, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Department of Law
- Rado Bohinc, President, EMUNI University
- Jill Fisch, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Research Member and Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute
- Dušan Jovanovič, Associate Professor, University of Maribor Faculty of Economics and Business
- Yaron Nili, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
- Jerneja Prostor, Associate Professor, University of Maribor Faculty of Law
- Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci, Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra University Law School
- Christina Sautter, Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University
Jeff Schwartz, Hugh B. Brown Presidential Professor of Law, University of Utah, SJ Quinney College of Law, Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute - Urska Velikonja, J. Crilley Kelly and Terry Curtin Kelly Professor of Business Law, Anne Fleming Research Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Georgetown Law
- Jill Fisch (https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/jfisch)
- Christina Sautter (https://www.smu.edu/law/faculty/profiles/sautter-christina)
- Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci (https://law.hofstra.edu/sergio-alberto-gramitto-ricci/)
- Alessio Bartolacelli (https://www.rgsl.edu.lv/about-rgsl/people/alessio-bartolacelli)
- Dusan Jovanovic (https://www.epf.um.si/o-fakulteti/organiziranost/zaposleni/oseba/53/)
- Jerneja Prostor (https://www.pf.um.si/o-nas/zaposleni/ucitelji/zaposleni/izredne-profesorice-in-profesorji/jerneja-prostor/)
- Jeff Schwartz, Hugh B. Brown Presidential Professor of Law, University of Utah and Research Member European Corporate Governance Institute (https://www.ecgi.global/network/our-members/jeff-schwartz)
- and others.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
| ORGANISATIONAL BOARD:
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Conference venue: Conference will be held in Piran, Slovenia, EU (onsite & online). Participants will get detailed location after their registration to the Conference.
Official language: English
Conference contact: Anita Hrast, M.Sc., Organizational Committee, anita.hrast@zrs-kp.si
We kindly ask you to:
Look at the conference programe and invitation:
- 2025 ZRS Koper – EMUNI 3rd Scientific Conference – Invitation ENG 3.4.2025
- 2025 ZRS Koper – EMUNI, 3. Znanstvena konferenca- Vabilo SLO, 3.4.2025
- 3-konferenca_VABILO-kor2
Send us your registration form, filled in with your data: 2025-ZRS Koper EMUNI-Conference-Registration-form, 3.4.2025
Please send us your registration form to anita.hrast@zrs-kp.si.
Conference participation is for free, registration is demanded for all participants (online & onsite).
We look forward to your participation and contribution to this important conference. Sincere thanks in advance for your interest to participate!
More about our work you can find here:
- https://www.zrs-kp.si/en/institutes-and-units/law-institute/
- https://www.zrs-kp.si/publikacija/corporate_social_responsibility/
- https://www.zrs-kp.si/publikacija/corporate-social-responsibility2/
- https://www.zrs-kp.si/en/sodelavec/dr-rado-bohinc/
- https://www.zrs-kp.si/novice/druzbena-odgovornost-podjetij-kot-odgovornost-direktorjev/