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"My congratulations to Carl and Tina on a most successful meeting here in DC. I was most impressed with both the speakers as well..."

Mary Moore Hamrick, Senior Director of External Relations & Strategic Planning, Center for Audit Quality

 

Programme

Registration 19th Mar, 16:00pm - 19th Mar, 18:00pm

Pre-dinner drinks 19th Mar, 18:00pm - 19th Mar, 19:00pm

Conference dinner 19th Mar, 19:00pm - 19th Mar, 21:00pm

ICGN Welcome and launch of ICGN Model Mandate
Dinner Keynote Speech

Conference Chairman 20th Mar, 08:00am - 20th Mar, 18:00pm

Anthony Hilton

Anthony Hilton, Financial Editor, The Evening Standard and Business columnist, The Independent, UK

Welcome Remarks 20th Mar, 08:30am - 20th Mar, 08:40am

Lawrence Churchill

Richard Regan, Cheif Commoner,City of London
Lawrence Churchill, Chair, NEST Corporation, UK
Christianna Wood, ICGN Chairman

Session 1: The Long and Short of It - next steps for the Kay Review 20th Mar, 08:40am - 20th Mar, 09:40am

Glen Moreno
Helena Morrissey

Opening remarks

Panel discussion
Glen Moreno, Chairman of Pearson Plc and Deputy Chairman, FRC, UK

Eric Ducoulombier, Internal Markets and Services, European Commission, Belgium

Helena Morrissey, CEO, Newton Investment Management
Audience Q&A

Session 2: Future of bank governance - getting the balance right between regulatory and shareholder oversight 20th Mar, 09:40am - 20th Mar, 10:40am

John Plender

Impact of new regulation on future capital raising
Shaping positive board behaviour
Incentives
Role of Shareholders versus regulators

Panel discussion:
John Plender, Journalist, Financial Times

Refreshments 20th Mar, 10:40am - 20th Mar, 11:00am

Session 3: Stewardship - defining future priorities for practical action 20th Mar, 11:00am - 20th Mar, 12:00pm

David Jackson
Baroness Hogg
Michelle Edkins
Eduard van Gelderen

Opening Remarks from Baroness Hogg, Chairman, FRC

Panel Discussion
David Jackson, Chairman of the Hundred Group and Company Secretary of BP, UK
Eduard van Gelderen, CIO Capital Market Investments, APG Asset Management, The Netherlands
Michelle Edkins, Managing Director, Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, BlackRock, USA

Lunch 20th Mar, 12:00pm - 20th Mar, 13:00pm

Breakout Sessions 20th Mar, 13:00pm - 20th Mar, 14:15pm

Mark Fawcett
Helena Levandar
Peter Butler
Sacha Sadan
Jean-Nicolas Caprasse

1. Model Mandate: driving alignment and accountability in the investment chain

Moderator:Paul Lee, Director, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd, UK
Mark Fawcett, NEST, Chief Investment Officer, UK



2. Optimal board balance: the role of shareholders in influencing board nominations, succession and appraisal

Moderator:Peter Butler, Founder Partner & CEO, Governance for Owners, UK
Helena Levander, Independent Board Member, Sweden


3. Integrated reporting: driving effective stewardship through more improved information

Sacha Sadan, Director of Corporate Governance, Legal & General Investment Management


4. Proxy progress: the future for advisory?

Sarah Wilson, Chief Executive, Manifest, UK
Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, Director, ISS Europe, European Governance Head, ISS, Belgium


Refreshments 20th Mar, 14:15pm - 20th Mar, 14:45pm

Breakout sessions report back 20th Mar, 14:45pm - 20th Mar, 15:15pm

Anita Skipper, Corporate Governance Director, Aviva Investors, UK

Session 4: Controlling shareholders and the governance 'gaps': influxof foreign listings and their adaptability to the UK governance standards 20th Mar, 15:15pm - 20th Mar, 16:15pm

Michael McKersie

Karina Litvack, Director, Head of Governance & Sustainable Investment, F&C Management Limited, UK

Michael McKersie, Assistant Director, Capital Markets, Investment Directorate, Association of British Insurers, UK

Afternoon Keynote: Corporate Governance in Europe 20th Mar, 16:15pm - 20th Mar, 16:30pm

Sebastian Bodu

Sebastian Valentin Bodu, Romanian MEP, European People's Party, Rapporteur for the Legal Affairs Committee on the corporate governance green paper

Session 5: Putting words into action: the agenda for practical solutions going forward 20th Mar, 16:30pm - 20th Mar, 17:30pm

Summary 20th Mar, 17:30pm - 20th Mar, 17:45pm