Rotman
School Examines Lesson Learned from Enron
Seminar Honours Prof. John Hull, Winner of 2002 Northrop Frye Award
TORONTO, April 5, 2002 --
Corporate governance. Financial disclosure. Auditing. Risk
Management. The Enron situation raises new and troubling
questions about the way companies operate. Lessons are
emerging that are vital to directors, executives, investors,
and the business community.
Building on
the success of a briefing on these issues last month,
the University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School
of Management is holding two additional seminars for
the business community to examine the issues and lessons
learned from Enron. Panels composed of Rotman faculty
and friends will share their expertise.
SESSION ONE
The first session takes place on Monday, April 8 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm featuring
Rotman Prof. John Hull, Director of the Bonham Centre for Finance and the
Maple Financial Group Chair in Derivatives and Risk Management. Other panellists
include:
- Prof. Laurence
Booth, Professor of Finance and CIT Chair in Structured
Finance;
- Prof. Ramy
Elitzur, Associate Professor of Accounting; and
- Spencer Lanthier,
FCA, Director, Rotman School Advancement Board; Corporate
Director (former Chairman and CEO, KPMG Canada).
The event, to be held at the Rotman School (105 St. George
Street, Toronto), will be followed by a reception to honour
Prof. Hull, who will receive the 2002 Northrop Frye Award
presented by the University of Toronto on May 1. Named
after the renowned literary critic and U of T Professor,
the Northrop Frye Award is co-sponsored by the University's
Provost and the Alumni Association. The Award is aimed
at supporting links between teaching and research and annually
recognizes one individual and one department within the
University for successfully linking teaching and research.
The honouree demonstrates exemplary and innovative ways
of achieving this goal. Prof. Hull's Award marks the first
time that a Rotman School Professor has received it.
Media: To confirm
your registration for this session, please contact,
Ken McGuffin, Manager, Media Relations, (416) 946-3818, mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca.
SESSION TWO
On Wednesday, April 10, from 7:30 to 9:00 am, the Rotman School and the University
of Toronto at Mississauga co-sponsor a breakfast briefing for directors
and officers of publicly traded companies. The briefing will take place
in the Kaneff Centre at the University of Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga
Road, Mississauga. Panellists include:
- Prof. Len
Brooks, Director, Master in Management & Professional
Accounting Program Director, Diploma in Forensic
Accounting Program, Executive Director, Clarkson
Centre for Ethics & Board Effectiveness, and Professor
of Business Ethics & Accounting; and
- Irene Wiecek,
Associate Director, Master in Management & Professional
Accounting Program, and Senior Lecturer in Accounting.
Media: For further details and too confirm your registration
for this session, please contact, Diana Borowski, Director,
Development, Alumni, and Public Affairs, University of
Toronto at Mississauga, (905) 828-3746,
dborowsk@utm.utoronto.ca.
The University
of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
offers leading-edge research and degree programs, including
the prestigious Rotman MBA, the newly redesigned Part-Time
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needs of businesses and individual managers.
Ken McGuffin
Manager, Media Relations
Rotman School of Management
Voice: (416) 946-3818
E-mail: mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca
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