Seminar 2
Financialisation and the rise of the wealthy
September 18 2009, London School of Economics and Political Science New Academic Building, Room NAB 115
This seminar focuses on financial elites because they have become such an important group in the UK and other places. While in some senses the ‘City’ is highly visible, the sub-groupings of those who form various financial and related elites are less well understood, as is the broader economic, social and cultural impact of the material success of this sector.
Provisional Programme
9am - Registration and coffee
9.30 – 10.30
Mitchell Abolafia, (University of Albany, SUNY), Fine-tuning the Signal: Sensegiving Practices at the Federal Reserve
10.30-11.00 - Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
Sarah Hall, (University of Nottingham), The Strength of educational ties? (Re) producing MBA alumni networks in London's financial district
12.00-12.30 - Discussion
12.30-1.30 - Lunch (Room NAB 204, New Academic Buikding)
1.30-3.00
Olivier Godechot, (CNRS, Paris), "Hold-up" in finance: the conditions of possibility for high bonuses in the financial industry
Jan Simon (IESE), Yuval Millo (LSE) and Neil Kellard (Essex Business School), The fall of a financial elite: Hedge funds and the demise of the 'Consensus Trade'
3.00-3.15 - Tea
3.15-3.45 - Panel Discussion 'The future of financial elites',
John Plender (Financial Times)
Philip Augar( Author and columnist)
Venue
The seminar will take place in the New Academis Building in rooms NAB 115. Lunch will be in room NAB 204 New Academic Building.
FOr directions to the LSE, see:
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.aspx
Registration
This seminar is free of charge but we do urge people to register to secure a place. Please complete the Registration Form and send this to the CRESC office.