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EFAG Symposium Summer 2026

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13 July 2026 - 14 July 2026

9:00AM - 2:00PM

Waterside Building and online via Microsoft Teams

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The El Shaarani Centre for Ethical Finance, Accountability and Governance (EFAG) invites you to join them for their annual symposium, which will take place on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July 2026 in Durham University Business School's Waterside Building. The sessions will also be available to join online via Microsoft Teams.

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Please find the programme for EFAG's 2026 Symposium below:

12th July Registration and opening of the Symposium
  Dinner at Marco Pierre White
13th July Durham University Business School and online via Microsoft Teams
9:00-10:30
 Keynote Address 1:
Keynote speaker: Prof Jean Chen (University of Kent)
Keynote Address 2:
Keynote speaker: Prof Gulam Sorwar (Keele University)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00
 Session 2: Corporate Governance and Sustainable Finance 1, chaired by Prof. Marwan Izzeldin (Lancaster University)
Paper 1: When Cheap Talk Has Bite, by Dr Mahmoud Gad (Lancaster University)
Paper 2: Shield or Shackle? Reassessing Anti-takeover Provisions through the Lens of Corporate Social Responsibility, by Zhichao Li (Newcastle University)
Paper 3: The Impact of Crisis on Sustainable European Companies: A Network Approach to Industry Specific Vulnerabilities, by Yassin Essannani (Nottingham Trent University)
  Paper 4: Is there a Greenium in Sustainable Corporate Loan Pricing?, by Vasileios Pappas (University of Surrey)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00
 Session 3: Sustainability & AI Powered Tools, chaired by Dr Mahmoud Gad
Paper 1: Anchored Disclosure: Large Language Models and the Stability of Filing Signals, by Ahmed Asaad (Durham University)
Paper 2: Deregulation and Sustainability Reporting of US Companies, by Dee-Anne Botin (Durham University)
15:00-16:00
 Session 4: Sustainability Reporting and Practice in Higher Education Institutions, chaired by Prof Jean Chen
Paper 1: Juggling between Four Sustainability Rankings of HEIs: A Critical Analysis, by Omneya Abdelsalam (DU), Ahmed Asaad (DU), Terry Harris (DU)
Paper 2: Understanding Sustainability Reporting in Higher Education Institutions, by Panagiota Galetsi (International Hellenic University)
16:00-17:30
 Session 5: Sustainability and the Future of Work, chaired by Dr Marwan Izzeldin (Lancaster University)
Paper 1: Sustainability & Future of Work: Global Evidence from Flexible Work Legislation, by Fatima Rahim (HBKU), Fatima Mahmoud (HBKU), Omneya Abdelsalam (DU)
Paper 2: Flexible Working, Six Capitals and Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from a Developing Country, by Salma Elzamel (HBKU), Karma Sherif (QU)
Paper 3: Career Stage and Remote Work: Female Workers' Perspective, by Farzana Chowdhury (Durham University)
18:30-21:00 Dinner at The Cellar Door
   
14th July Durham University Business School and online via Microsoft Teams
8:30-9:15 Keynote Address 3:
Keynote speaker: Prof Jonathan Batten (RMIT), Address: Why More Disclosure Does Not Improve Credibility
9:15-10:15
 Session 6: Corporate Governance and Sustainable Finance 2, chaired by Prof Omneya Abdelsalam
Paper 1: Sustainable Finance Beyond Public Markets: Evidence from Green Loans, by Khelifa Mazouz (Cardiff University)
Paper 2: When Global Standards Meet Local Organizations, by Terry Harris (Durham University)
10:15-12:15
 Session 7: PhD students/Postdoc Session, led by Dr Auralie Slechen (Lancaster University)
Paper 1: Revealing the Most Valued Attribute of Local Food: Results from a Farm-Shop Field Experiment, by Mingyuan Chen (University of Exeter)
Paper 2: Accounting Conservatism and Carbon Reporting Quality: Evidence from G7, by Qi Wang (Durham University)
Paper 3 : Physical Peers: A Satellite-Based Measure of Firm Similarity, by Nermine Bouabid (Lancaster University)
Paper 4: Does Engagement Partner Workload Affect Public Client Investment Efficiency, by Emad Noureldeen (Lancaster University)
Paper 5: Geopolitical Risk and Lending: Evidence from US Technology Export Controls and the Market for Syndicated Loans by Doni Prasetyo (Bristol University)
Paper 6: SDG Performance of US Listed Firms: Evidence from S&P 500, by Emma Chen (Durham University)
12:15-13:00 Session 8: Organisational Culture & ESG Implementation: Evidence from Industry, chaired by Peter Dorward (IC Select Part of Independent Governance Group)
13:00-13:20 Closing remarks by Prof Sabri Boubaker (EM Normandie Business School)
13:20-14:00 Lunch

Pricing

Free, but registration is required