In this thought-provoking and hard-hitting session, Prof. Colin Mayer, Professor of Management Studies at the Said Business School at Oxford University, will delve into the necessary conceptual and practical improvements of capitalism in today’s world, and reveal how a new understanding of profit can drive positive change.
In a fireside chat-format, Prof. Dr. Eelco Fiole, CFA, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Neuchâtel, will invite Colin Mayer to explore the intersection of economics, law, and finance to uncover innovative approaches for investors and businesses to tackle global crises.
This webinar qualifies for up to 1 PL credit. CFA Society Switzerland members can record PL credit for their participation using the online tracking tool (CFA Institute login required).
Prof. Colin Mayer, CBE, FBA
Professor of Management Studies, Said Business School, University of Oxford
Prof. Colin Mayer, CBE, FBA
Colin Mayer is Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford and Visiting Professor at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the European Corporate Governance Institute, an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, an Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and St Anne’s College, Oxford, and he has an Honorary Doctorate from Copenhagen Business School. He was the first professor at the Said Business School in 1994, Dean of the School between 2006 and 2011, and the founding professor of the Oxford Rethinking Performance initiative. He was co-chair of the Scottish Government Business Purpose Commission, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Playhouse, the UK Government Natural Capital Committee, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the International Advisory Board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. He was chairman of the economics consultancy, Oxera Ltd. between 1986 and 2010, and a founding director of the energy modelling company, Aurora Energy Research Ltd between 2013 and 2020. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours. Between 2017 and 2021, he led the British Academy enquiry into “the Future of the Corporation” and his most recent book Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them was published by Oxford University Press in 2024.
Prof. Dr. Eelco Fiole, CFA
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Neuchâtel
Prof. Dr. Eelco Fiole, CFA
Prof. Dr. Eelco Fiole, CFA, Fellow IoD, is co-founder (2015) and Managing Partner of Alpha Governance Partners, an international boutique fiduciary partnership, honorary professor of Finance Ethics at the University of Neuchâtel, Chair Switzerland of Tiger21, where he facilitates peer governance for a diverse group of primarily Swiss-based UHNWIs, and a nominee director for the IFC. With almost three decades in finance, including over 15 years of board, CFO and COO-experience with multi-billion USD alternative investment organizations, a.o. with Credit Suisse Asset Management, Eelco is an accomplished governance specialist and investment executive. His board mandates are in complex investments, impact and blockchain.
A Dutchman, he holds a.o. a PhD in Economics from the University of Basel and various professional designations, and volunteers for a variety of high-end bodies. In 2022, Eelco was one of four recipients of the global CFA Institute Inspirational Leadership Awards. In 2024, he was named an Exemplar by the DRCOI for a career of Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, and Service.
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