Christy Benson

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Peer reviewed Proceedings Paper:  Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) Conference Proceedings, Atlanta GA (November 2017).     Benson, C.  & Timmel, A.   “Reviving Democracy: Using Global Information Systems Data to Reduce Gerrymandering, the Case of North Carolina.” 

• Invited Peer Reviewed Proceedings Paper:  Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) Conference Proceedings, Durham NC (November 2016).   Bardos, K, Gupta, N., Benson, C.   “The Degree to Which Sustainability Improves Stock Price Performance: An International Comparison.”

• Invited Peer Reviewed Presentation:  Benson, C., Gupta, N., Bardos, K.  “Does Sustainability Pay Off? A Cross Country Comparison of the Stock Price Performance of Sustainable Companies" (August 2017) Annual International Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), Savannah, GA.

• Invited paper presentation:  Academy of Legal Studies in Business National Conference, Seattle WA (August 2014), “Paradigm Shifts: Applying Transformative Learning Theories to Courses in Ethics, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship.”

• Co-Organizer and Panelist, National Symposium on Experiential Education in Law (June 2014), hosted by Elon Law School’s Center for Engaged Learning in Law (“CELL”) and the national Alliance For Experiential Learning in Law.

• Competitive Peer reviewed Proceedings Paper: Farrell, K., Cooney, T. , Benson, C., Palin, G. “The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship Education, Experiential Learning Theory, and Business Ethics”, International Association of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) World Congress (2013).

• Benson, C.  “Iraq at the Crossroads: Leveraging WTO Accession to Improve Governance and Increase Trade and Investment.”  Invited Scholars Colloquium Presentation to the Editorial Board of the top-ranked  American Business Law Journal in a Special Session at the 2011 National Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) (August 2011).
• Benson, C.   Invited Panelist, “Business Education Under Attack: Can the Criticisms in Academically Adrift and Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education be Addressed by Strong Business Law and Ethics Programs?”   Panel Session at the 2011 National Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) (August 2011). 
• Benson, C.  “Teaching Sustainability – Experiential Learning Examples.”  Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International Sustainability Conference.   I was invited to present experiential learning projects in business ethics and sustainability, including a hands-on consulting project with regional companies on business ethics, and an interactive “greenwashing” workshop in which student groups critically evaluate green claims made in corporate advertising and GRI sustainability reporting.  (June 2011).
• Benson, C. and Gupta, N.  “Sustainability and Competitive Advantage:  An Empirical Study of Value Creation.”   Presented to the 2011 American Society for Competitiveness (ASC) Conference at Rollins College in Orlando Florida (October 2011). 
• Benson, C.   “Jus Post Bellum in Iraq: Emerging International Legal Norms for Economic Reform in Post Conflict Countries,” Presented to the 2011 Annual Conference of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business.  (November 2011).
• Panel Discussion on Social Media and Business, Hosted by the LSB Board of Advisors (October 2011).  (Served as panelist along with Haya Ajjan, Michael Rodriguez, Michelle Ferrier, and Qian Xu.)
• Benson, C. (November 12, 2010).   “Reviving Ancient Trade Routes: Can Iraq Leverage Trade and the WTO Accession Process to Rebuild A Post-Conflict Economy?” Presented to the 2010 Conference of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business in Charleston, SC.
• Benson, C. (August 6, 2010).   Finalist, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Master Teacher Competition, “Sustainable Companies—Walking the Talk or Greenwashing?:  A Framework for Incorporating Business Sustainability Themes into a Legal Environment Course.”  Presented to the national 85th Annual Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business  in Richmond VA.  (Master Teacher proposal was selected as one of only four national finalists through a double-blind peer-reviewed selection process.   I made my Master Teacher presentation before a large audience of more than 500 attendees at the annual ALSB national conference).
• Benson, C. (August 5, 2010).  “Zeroing In on the WTO Standard of Review in Anti-Dumping Disputes,” presented at the national 85th Annual Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Richmond VA.
• Benson, C., Cooney, T. and Palin, G. (June 2010), “Combining experiential education and entrepreneurship to attack social issues: perspectives from America and Ireland".  Presented at the 55th International Council for Small Business World Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio (June 26, 2010).   I collaborated with our colleague Gary Palin, Director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and Thomas Cooney Ph.D., president of the European Council for Small Business and Research Fellow at Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland in preparing and presenting this social entrepreneurship workshop. 
• Benson, C.  (March 5, 2010).   “Is the Triple Bottom Line Helping the Greenest Blue Chips Create Market Value and Gain Competitive Advantage:  An Empirical Study.”   Presented to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Antonio, Texas.
• Benson, C.  (March 6, 2010).  Business Law Panel Moderator, Closing Session of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business., San Antonio, Texas.
• Benson, C., Clemons, C., and Palin, G. (February 9, 2010).  “Global Sharing of Best Practices in Social Entrepreneurship”.  Presented at the North Carolina Campus Compact 2010 Annual Institute Meeting on Civic Engagement Through Social Entrepreneurship, hosted by Elon University.
• Benson, C., Clemons, C., and Palin, G. (February 25, 2010).   “Connecting Social Entrepreneurship Activities Across Universities". Presented via Webinar to the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) in affiliation with the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) to participants representing universities in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain and the United States.
• Benson, C.  (November 2009).  “Sustainability Across the Curriculum:  Elon University Faculty Sustainability Scholars Program,”  Presentation at the National Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).  
• Benson, C.  (October 2009).   “U.S. Auto Industry Bailouts: Protectionist Potholes on the Road to Nowhere, or an Engine for Driving Innovation on a Path to Improved Competitiveness?”  Presentation at the 2009 Conference of the American Society for Competitiveness, Transformation: Sustaining Competitiveness in an Interdependent World, Session 20. 
• Benson, C.  (August 2009).  “US Automotive Industry Bailout Programs: Avoiding WTO Potholes on the Road to Economic Recovery.”    Presentation at the 2009 National Conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB).
• Benson, C.   (March 2009)   Panel Presentation on Morality in Business , Elon University, Love School of Business. 

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING REPORTS

• Compatibility with WTO Rules of Relief Measures for Automotive Industries in the United States and the European Union, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to Toyota Motor Corp. Japan (November 26, 2008).
• Designing a WTO-Consistent Incentive Program through which IE Singapore can Promote Physical Shipment of Goods Through Singapore, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, International Enterprise Singapore, Government of Singapore (July 27, 2008).
• Status of Certain WTO-Inconsistent U.S. Trade Remedies Practices and Relevance to FTA Negotiations, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (July 7, 2006).
• Rules of Origin and Value Content Calculations in Free Trade Agreements, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to the Federal Customs Authority of the United Arab Emirates (April 11, 2006).
• Legal Briefing Memo on Investor-State Dispute Settlement Provisions in Free Trade Agreements, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to the FTA Investment Chapter Negotiating Delegation of the United Arab Emirates (commissioned by Dr. Nasser H. Saidi, Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority) (October 5, 2005).
• Strategic Considerations in Negotiating Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Free Trade Agreements, Legal Memorandum and Consulting Report to the Ministry of Finance and Industry of the United Arab Emirates (February 25, 2005).
• WTO Inconsistencies in U.S. Law and Procedures in Antidumping Sunset Reviews, Consulting Report to the Japan Fair Trade Center and the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (January 2001) (With Lyle Vader Schaaf and Frank Morgan)
• Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, Chapter in “Survey of Free Trade Agreements,” Consulting Report to the Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment (May 17, 2000).
• The WTO Seattle Ministerial Agriculture Agenda, Consulting Report to the Trade Development Board of the Government of Singapore (November 26, 1999) (With Mark Nguyen and William Moran).
• Environment and Labor Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements, Consulting Report to the Trade Development Board of the Government of Singapore (November 9, 1999).

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING PRESENTATIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS

• Strategic Considerations in Obtaining Distribution and Dealership Rights for Sales of Ford and Toyota Vehicles in Iraq, Consulting Materials Prepared for Dr. Abbas Mehdi, Chairman, Union of Independent Iraqis and Iraqi Representative to the World Bank (October 2009). 
• Potential for WTO Antidumping Proceedings Against Textile and Apparel Products Following Expiration of the WTO Multi-Fibre Arrangement, Consulting Presentation to Textile and Apparel Industry Associations of India and Pakistan, New Delhi India (October 2004).
• Impact of China’s WTO Accession On the Manufacturing Sector in Japan, Consulting Presentation at to the Legal Division of Toyota Motor Corporation (March 4, 2002).
• The WTO Multilateral Trading Framework, Consulting Presentation to the U.S. Department of State International Visitors Program (February 10, 2002).
• U.S. Antidumping Law and Agency Procedures, Consulting Presentation to Representatives of the Foreign Trade Sector of Egypt’s Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade, for Program on “Legal, Policy and Economic Analysis for Trade Policy Making” organized by Africa-America Institute (July 6, 2001).