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ICGN 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
“Best in Class: How to Make Corporate Governance Succeed”
Rio de Janeiro
The Conference was co-hosted by:
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) - the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission
Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (IBGC) - the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance
BOVESPA - Brazil’s Stock Exchange

Wednesday, July 7
14:00-18:00
Registration
19:00-22:30
Welcome Reception
Official Greeting – Morro da Urca
ICGN Awards Presentation
Stephen Davis, Chairman, ICGN Awards Committee and President, Davis Global Advisors - USA

Thursday, July 8
08:00-08:05
Welcome Address
Alaistair Ross Goobey, Chairman, ICGN
08:05-08:30
Welcome Speech
Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
08:30-09:30
Is There a Corporate Governance Revolution in Latin America?
How markets are adapting to demands for accountability and transparency
Moderators: Mats Isaksson, Director Corporate Affairs, OECD - France, Mike Lubrano, Principal Financial Specialist, International Finance Corporation - USA
Panelists: Stephen Dover, Managing Director, International Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Advisors- USA , Renato Grandmont, Head of Global Corporate Governance Research, Deutsche Bank – USA , Daniel Marx, Partner, AGM - Argentina, Atul Mehta, Director for Latin America and Caribbean, International Finance Corporation - Brazil
09:30-10:00
Networking Break
10:00-11:15

Shareowner Activism: Obstacles and Solutions
Moderator: Andrew Clearfield, Director, International Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF – USA
Panelists: Cynthia Richson, Corporate Governance Officer, Ohio PERS – USA, Brian Bailey, Treasurer, West Midlands Pension Fund - UK, Sérgio Ricardo Silva Rosa, President, Previ – Brasil, Simon Zadek, Executive Director, AccountAbility and Co-chair, AccountAbility/World Economic Fórum Responsible Investment Project – UK

11:15-12:15
How Far Should Regulators Go?
Moderator: Claude Lamoureux, CEO, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan – Canada
Panelists: Ken Rushton, Project Director, Listing Review, Financial Services Authority – UK, Marcelo Trindade, President, Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – Brazil, Sandy Easterbrook, Principal, Corporate Governance International – Australia
12:15-13:45
Buffet Lunch
13:45-14:15
Keynote: Making the New OECD Principles Work
Veronique Ingram
, Chair OECD and Steering Group on Corporate Governance- Australia
14:15-15:15
Stock Exchanges: Driving or Following Governance?
Moderator: Marianne Huvé-Allard, Director of Communications, FTSE International – UK
Panelists: Paul Chow, CEO, Hong Kong Stock Exchange – Hong Kong, James Cochrane, Former Senior Vice President NYSE - USA, Leni Boeren, Member of the Managing Board, Euronext – Belgium , Gilberto Mifano, CEO, São Paulo Stock Exchange/Novo Mercado - Bovespa – Brazil
15:15-16:15
Family Dynasties and Corporate Governance
Moderator: Guy Jubb, Investment Director, Head of Corporate Governance, Standard Life Investments– Scotland
Panelists: Roque Benavides, President and CEO, Compania de Minas Buenaventura – Peru, Vincent Cappucci, head of Securities Litigation, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP - USA, Woochan Kim, Director, Center for Good Corporate Governance – South Korea, José Guimarães Monforte, Chairman, The Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance
See: Presentation by Roque Benavides, President and CEO, Compania de Minas Buenaventura
and Presentation by José Guimarães Monforte, Chairman, The Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance
16:15-17:00
Networking Break
17:00-17:30
Keynote Speech
Wilson Pinto Ferreira Junior, Ceo CPFL ENERGIA - Brazil
19:30-22:30
Reception and Gala Dinner – Copacabana Palace

Friday, July 9
08:00-08:30
Keynote Speech: Corporate Success Stories: CEO Perspectives on Making Governance Work
Michael Capellas, President & CEO, MCI – USA (by vídeo)
08:30-09:30
Discussion Panel
Moderator: Cheryl Hesse, Counsel, Capital International, Inc. and Capital Guardian Trust Company – USA
Panelists: Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Vice Chairman and CEO, Nestlé – Switzerland, Robert W. O’Leary, Chairman and CEO, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International - USA
09:30-10:30
Governance at State Owned Enterprises
Moderator: Stilpon Nestor, Principal, Nestor Advisors – UK
Panelists: Francisco Gros, President, Fosfértil Ultrafertil- Brazil, Dmitry Vasiliev, Managing Director on Corporate Policy, Mosenergo – Russia, John Lim, President, Singapore Institute of Directors and Director Temasek Group - Singapure
See: Best in Class: How to make Corporate Governance succeed, presentation by John K M Lim, President, Singapore Institute of Directors
10:30-11:00
Networking Break
11:00-12:00
Alternative Paths to Corporate Governance: Venture and Hedge Firms
Differing approaches to governance in the portfolio management process
Moderator: Jon Lukomnik, Principal, Sinclair Capital – USA
Panelists: Robert J. Chaves, Partner, Matlin Patterson – USA, José Luiz Osório, Partner - Jardim Botânico Partners, Daniel Ruppen, Associate Director, UBS AG – Switzerland
See: Speech by José Luiz Osório, Partner - Jardim Botânico Partners
12:00-13:00
Boardroom Superheroes? The Challenge of Independent Directors
Moderator: Charles Elson, Professor, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance - University of Delaware – USA
Panelists: Phil Armstrong, Managing Director, ENF Corporate Governance Services – South Africa, James E. Heard, Institutional Shareholder Services - USA, Paulo Vasconcellos, Principal, ProxyCon - Brazil, Richard Zisswiller, Director, Institute of French Directors and Directeur Délégué, Conference Board Europe – France
See: Notes for speech by Paulo Vasconcellos, Principal, ProxyCon
13:00-13:15
Chairman’s Conclusions & Closing Remarks
Alastair Ross Goobey, Chairman, ICGN – UK