WorkshOP Ethical Finance & Governance

PARIS, December 16, 2011

Chairs of the workshop: H. Jemel (Amiens School of Management, Fr), JM. Sahut (HEG Geneva, Ch & Cerege-Univ. Poitiers, Fr) & F. Teulon (IPAG LAB, Fr). Guest speaker: Z. Sardar (City University London, Uk)
Z. Sardar is a Visiting Professor at City University London and is Editor of the forecasting and planning journal, Futures. He is also a member of the UK Commission on Equality and Human Rights. His journalism appears most often in The Guardian and The Observer. He has written or edited 45 books over a period of 30 years, like Islamic Futures.

Scientific Committee: G. Causse (ESCP Europe, Fr), E. Clark (Middlesex University, Uk), P.H.
Dembinski (Geneva Finance Observatory, Ch), D. Isakov (Fribourg University, Ch), M. Lasfer (City Univ. London, Uk), A. Levy (Cnam, Fr), C. Louche (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Be), J. Mtais (Paris Dauphine Univ.), M. Mili (Univ. Sfax, Tu), Y. Pesqueux (Cnam, Fr), R. Trmolires (Pol. Science, Aix-Marseille 3, Fr), D. Saidane (Univ. Lille 3, Fr), Z. Sardar (City Univ. London, Uk), L. Switzer (Concordia University, Ca), W. Sun (Leeds Metropolitan University, Uk), L. Weill (IEP & Strasbourg Business School, Fr).

Workshop Scope
This workshop aims to consider the development of financial activities in an ethical perspective and problematic of corporate governance. The conference focused on opportunities within sustainable and ethical finance arenas considering, in particular, Islamic finance as a sub-sector of ethical finance. Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to: Ethic and Finance, Islamic Finance, Investment for Social Responsibility, Sustainable Banking, Microfinance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mechanism of Corporate Governance, Fraud and Finance, etc. A proper financial system and governance framework are of fundamental importance in strengthening the performance of economies, in particular those in development and transition.

Important Dates
November 2, 2011: Deadline for paper submission. November 14, 2011: Acceptance or Rejection decision on papers. December 16, 2011: Workshop at IPAG, 184 boulevard Saint-Germain 75006 Paris.

Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers in French or English (word or pdf files) by e-mail to: jmsahut@gmail.com (CC: f.teulon@ipag.fr and hager.jemel@supco-amiens.fr). Oral presentations will be in English.

Publication A selection of the best articles will be published in special issues of international journals: Futures (CNRS/AERES Ranking), Banks, Markets and Investors (CNRS/AERES Ranking), Frontiers in Finance & Economics (AERES Ranking), Journal of Financial Management and Analysis (AERES Ranking), Finance & Biens Communs.