An AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Roundtable Discussion: 'The Future of Corporate Governance'

2/19/2003

From: Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105; e-mail: communications@brookings.edu

News Advisory:

WHEN: Tuesday, March 5 2:00-3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.

PARTICIPANTS:

Robert Glauber President, National Association of Securities Dealers

Robert E. Litan Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

Laura Unger Former Member, Securities and Exchange Commission

Paul Volcker Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board

Daniel Yergin (Moderator) Author and Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

Robert Hanh (Introduction) Director, AEI-Brookings Joint Center on Regulatory Studies

In the wake of the 2002 corporate scandals, Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the stock exchanges all have adopted reforms aimed at preventing a recurrence of high-level misdeeds.

This roundtable discussion, featuring some of the nation's leading financial experts, will assess whether the reforms have been adequate, and what additional measures, if any, are required to restore investor confidence in the system of corporate governance.

Robert Litan, vice president and director of the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, will present the conclusions of a new book he has co-authored, Following The Money: The Enron Failure and the State of Corporate Disclosure, which assesses the future of corporate disclosure.

Following the presentation and other remarks, panelists will answer questions from the audience.

RSVP: Please contact the Brookings Office of Communications by calling 202-797-6105 or emailing to communications@brookings.edu.

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