Programs of Kobe Forum

1st Forum

Theme: Business Behavior and Information

Date

November 7-8, 1991

Venue

Kobe International Conference Center

Speaker

Yuji Ijiri, Carnegie Mellon University
Kazuo Shimomura, Kobe University
Shyam Sunder, Carnegie Mellon University
Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Timothy W.McGuire, Carnegie Mellon University and
Nancy Paule Melone, Carnegie Mellon University
Hideki Yoshihara, Kobe University

1st Forum

2nd Forum

Theme: The Japanese Style of Business Accounting

Date

May 27-28, 1995

Venue

Takigawa Memorial Hall, Kobe University

Speaker

Norio Sawabe, Kyushu University: and
Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Shyam Sunder, Yale University
Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Yoshinao Matsumoto, Kansai University
Akira Kajiwara, Kobe University
Kazumi Suzuki, Kobe University
Masatoshi Gotoh, Kobe University
Isao Nakano, Kobe University
Yuji Ijiri, Carnegie Mellon University
Tsunehiro Tsumori, Kanagawa University
Seong-Pyo Cho, Kyungpook National University
Masatoshi Kuroda, Kobe University

2nd Forum

3rd Forum

Theme: Accounting Valuation for the 21st Century

Date

June 29-30, 1997

Venue

#102, 1st Building, Kobe University

Speaker

Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University; and Isao Nakano, Kobe University
Shizuki Saito, Tokyo University
Yoshihiro Tokuga, Kyushu University
Isao Nakano, Kobe University
Kenji Shiba, Kansai University
Hisakatsu Sakurai, Kobe University; and Takanori Sakurai, Kobe University
Hideki Fujii, Kyoto University
Masao Kishida, Kobe University
Yuji Ijiri, Carnegie Mellon University

3rd Forum

4th Forum

Theme: Japanese-Style Banking System and Business Accounting

Date

July 25-26, 1999

Venue

Takigawa Memorial Hall, Kobe University

Speaker

Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Norio Sawabe, Kyushu University
Teruo Sakurada, Hannan University
Kazuhisa Otogawa, Osaka Prefecture University; and Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Ichiro Hoshino, Hiroshima University
Yoshinao Matsumoto, Kansai University
Isao Nakano, Kobe University

4th Forum

5th Forum

Theme: Evaluation of Policy for Accounting in Japan

Date

July 27-28, 2001

Venue

Takigawa Memorial Hall, Kobe University

Speaker

Naoki Tsujikawa, Kobe University
Tsunehiko Nakamura, Kobe University
Masatoshi Gotoh, Kobe University;
Kazuhisa Otogawa, Kobe University; and Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Takashi Yaekura, International University of Japan
Keiichi Oishi, Saga University
Masashi Matsuda, Hokkaido University; and Toshio Yamagishi, Hokkaido University

5th Forum

6th Forum

Theme: Analysis of Accounting Fraud in the U.S. History

Date

July 13, 2003

Venue

#102, 1st Building, Kobe University

Speaker

Hideki Yoshihara, Kobe University
Ichinomiya Shiro, Development Bank of Japan
Yasuhiro Shimizu, Kobe University
Yoshihiro Tokuga, Kyoto University
Shinji Hatta, Aoyama Gakuin University
Yoshinao Matsumoto, Kansai University
Masatoshi Gotoh, Kobe University; and Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University

6th Forum

7th Forum

Theme: Experimental Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Date

December 17, 2004

Venue

Koyama Hall, Kyoto Sangyo University

Co-Organizer

Kyoto Sangyo University and Tokyo University

Speaker

Koichi Hamada, Yale University
Utteeyo Dasgupta, University of Arizona
Peter Bossaerts, California Institute of Technology
Ronald R. King, Washington University

7th Forum

8th Forum

Theme: Waves of International Accounting Harmonization from the EU

Date

March 20, 2006

Venue

#102, 1st Building, Kobe University

Co-Organizer

EU Institute in Japan, Kansai

Speaker

Yoshihiro Tokuga, Kyoto University
Stig Enevoldsen, Chairman & CEO, EFRAG: European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
Toru Shikibu, Financial Services Agency
Peter Sampers, Senior Accounting Officer, Royal DSM N.V.
Yoshihiro Nomura, Financial & Economic Research Center of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

8th Forum

9th Forum

Theme: Japanese Accounting for Manufacturing Organizations and International Accounting

Date

January 26, 2008

Venue

Shinsho Hall, Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Speaker

Toshifumi Matsumoto, Doshisha University
Tadanori Yosano, Kobe University
Kentaro Nobeoka, Kobe University
Isao Nakano, Kobe Gakuin University
Hidetoshi Yamaji, Kobe University
Yoshihiro Tokuga, Kyoto University
Shyam Sunder, Yale University

9th Forum