Financial Geography (FinGeo)
Finance is undoubtedly one of the most globalised and networked phenomena in the world, yet it continues to display enormous geographical diversity in its operation and outcomes. In order to understand finance in its complexity, a global research network with a distinctly geographical approach is required.
Chaired by Professor Dariusz Wójcik, Oxford University, the Global Network on Financial Geography (FinGeo) is an open and interdisciplinary network of academics, practitioners and experts interested in research on the spatiality of money and finance and its implications for the economy, society, and nature.
Event details
When and where
Date: Monday 27 May 2019
Time: 7.30am - 9am
Venue: Jacaranda Room, Brisbane Marriott Hotel, 515 Queen Street, Brisbane
Registration
Limited seats available and strictly by invitation only.
Keynote speakers
Dr Thomas Sigler
FinGeo Regional Ambassador
Senior Lecturer of Human Geography, University of Queensland
Dr Thomas Sigler is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at The University of Queensland. His research focusses on the impacts of economic globalisation in cities, and the connections that create occupational and industry change within them. He has extensive collaborations internationally, and has been published widely in leading scholarly journals such as Urban Studies, Regional Studies, IJURR, Urban Geography, Geoforum, and Cities. In the past two years, he has presented his research in Brussels, Luxembourg, Oxford, Boston, New Orleans, Lugano, Utrecht, and Ghent.
Professor Michael Drew
Professor of Finance, Griffith University
Director, Drew, Walk & Co.
Michael E. Drew, Ph.D. is a consulting financial economist specialising in the areas of investment governance, pension plan design, and outcome-oriented investing. Michael is a Director of Drew, Walk & Co. and a Professor of Finance at Griffith University. His research has appeared in leading practitioner journals, including the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, the Journal of Portfolio Management, and the Journal of Retirement. Concurrently, Michael serves as a specialist member of the QSuper Investment Committee and is a member of the Investment Advisory Board of the Petroleum Fund of Timor-Leste.
Program
| 7.15 - 7.30 am | Registration and coffee |
| 7.30 - 7.35 am | Welcome Professor Robert Bianchi, Griffith University |
| 7.35 - 8.00 am | Presentation - How Multinational Corporate Networks Connect Cities and Countries Dr Thomas Sigler, Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland 5-minute Q&A session facilitated by Professor Robert Bianchi |
| 8.00 - 8.25 am | Presentation - Harms-based regulation: Is there a ‘right’ way forward for defined contribution pension plans? Professor Michael Drew, Professor of Finance, Griffith University 5-minute Q&A session facilitated by Professor Robert Bianchi |
| 8.25 - 8.30 am | Closing address |
| 8.30 - 9.00 am | Networking |
Hosted by the Griffith Center for
Personal Finance and Superannuation
