2015 Yearbook -Universidad ORT Uruguay

89 ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2015 Dr. Flavia Roldán (Bolivia) Research Professor of Economics. She presented the paper “Covert networks and antitrust policy” at the 23rd LACEA Annual Meeting (Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association), October 15–18. Dr. Gaston J. Labadie (Chile) Dean. Attended the 50th Annual Assembly of CLADEA (Latin American Council of Business Schools), “Asia-Pacific: Main Business Hub of the 21st Century, A Perspective on Education in the Global Economy,” Viña del Mar, September 6–8. Dr. Nicolás Gambetta (China) Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Accounting and Taxation. He presented the paper “Bank risk profile and target capital ratio before, during, and after the 2008–09 financial crisis: Evidence from Latin America” at the 7th International IFABS Conference: The Future of Financial Institutions and Markets: Navigating the Challenges Ahead, organized by the International Finance and Banking Society, Hangzhou, June 27–29. Andrés Bancalari (China) Associate Academic Coordinator of International Studies. He held meetings at Communication University of China to discuss student exchange programs, and at Beijing Union University to evaluate the possibility of signing an agreement between the two institutions, Beijing, September 28–October 2. Dr. Norma Pontet (Ecuador) Professor of Management Accounting. She delivered the lectures “Research in Accounting Sciences” and “App Project for SMEs” at the First International Congress on Business Management organized by the School of Business Administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ambato, May 26–29. Dr. Gaston J. Labadie at the 23rd CLADEA Annual Assembly. Presented alongside Dr. Carlos Ponce, professor at the Latin American Institute of Doctrine and Social Studies at Alberto Hurtado University. 24 Presented alongside Dr. Meryem Duygun, professor of Banking and Finance at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and Dr. Mohamed Shaban, professor of Accounting and Finance at the University of Leicester, England.