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Winter Academic Conference 2021

The Law schools Global League (LSGL) & Tilburg University invites you to

The Winter 2021 Academic Conference on

“Sustainable Globalisation – How to Ensure Sustainability in a Globalized World”

Monday, February 8

To participate, please register here:

SGLWinterConference2021@tilburguniversity.edu

Program

12.45 – 01.00 PM (GMT) check-in

1:00 – 1:15         WELCOME GREETINGS AND OPENING REMARKS

Prof. Geert Vervaeke – Dean Tilburg Law School (chair)

Prof. Amnon Lehavi – Dean, Harry Radzyner Law School, IDC Herzliya; Co-President, LSGL

Prof. Gonçalo Nuno da Cruz Saraiva Matias – Dean Catolica Global School of Law;
Co-President, LSGL

 

Session 1

1:15 – 1:45         KEY NOTE BY PROF. UGO MATTEI, TOWARDS NEW INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMONS

1:45 – 1:50         Power break

1:50 – 2:20         Referent Prof. Hans Lindahl (Tilburg University) and discussion with participants

2:20 – 2:30         Break

 

Session 2

2:30 – 3:00         PANEL PRESENTATIONS ON GLOBALIZATION AND (CLIMATE) JUSTICE

Theófilo Miguel de Aquino, Magali Favaretto Prieto Fernandes, Maria Eugênia do Amaral Kroetz, FGV São Paulo

Managing Rodrick’s Trilemma through International Law’s Value Reorientation

Dr. Anna Berti Suman – Tilburg University

Citizen Sensing as Way to Legitimize Global Environmental Regulation

Camila Bustos & Rachael Stryer – Yale Law School

The Role of Global Law Firms in the Climate Crisis

3:00 – 3:05         Power break

 

3:05 – 3:35          Discussion

Discussant: Narita Roy Chaudhuri – PhD candidate, Tilburg University

Chair: Prof. Randall Lesaffer – Full Professor, Tilburg University

3:35 – 3:45         Break

 

Session 3

3:45 – 4:15         PANEL PRESENTATIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY, CORPORATE FINANCE & TAX

Prof. Emilios Avgouleas – University of Edinburgh

Resolving the Sustainable Finance Conundrum: Activist Global Policies and Financial Technology

Dr. Dionysia Katelouzou – King’s College London

Addressing Sustainability through Stewardship: Bold Promises but Baby Steps

Prof. Eleonora Lozano Rodríguez – Universidad de los Andes

Tax Incentives in Pacific Alliance Countries, the BEPS Project (Action 5) and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

4:15 – 4:20         Power break

4:20 – 4:50          Discussion

Discussant: Dr. Carla De Pietro – Assistant Professor, Tilburg University

Chair: Dr. Paul Verbruggen – Associate Professor, Tilburg University

4:50 – 5:00         Break

 

Session 4

5:00 – 5:30         PANEL PRESENTATIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Narae Lee – Seoul National University

Building Sustainable Governance for Ethical AI Services

Dr. Helena Stoop – University of Cape Town

Globalisation and the Corporate Objective – Can Company Laws Buttress Sustainability?

Prof. Giorgio Monti – Tilburg University

Are Competition Laws a Barrier or a Boost for the Development of Private Sustainability Initiatives?

5:30 – 5.35          Power break

5:35 – 6:05          Discussion

Discussant: Steffie van den Bosch – PhD Candidate, Tilburg University

Chair: Dr. Leonie Reins – Assistant Professor, Tilburg University

6:05                       CLOSING WORDS