| Conference
Programme |
Friday
10 November
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| 08:30 - 09:30 |
Registration |
| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Inaugural Session |
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Welcome:
Mr Philip Armstrong, ICGN Board member and Head of
the World Bank-OECD Global Corporate Governance Forum
Mr
M.K.Chouhan, Vice Chairman, Global Advisory Board,
Asian Centre for Corporate Governance
Dr. J. J.
Irani, Director, Tata Sons Ltd & Member Conference
Steering Committee |
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Opening address
Mr. M. Damodaran, Chairman, Securities &
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Session One
Theme: Setting the scene:
the investment climate in India – what are investors looking
for and what are the issues facing companies? |
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Moderator:
Ms Anne Simpson, ICGN Executive Director,
UK
Presentation: Recent
developments in corporate governance in India
Dr Y R K Reddy,
Commonwealth Secretariat Advisor, Hyderabad & Global Corporate
Governance Forum
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Responses:
- Indian corporate perspective:
Dr J.J. Irani, Director, Tata Sons Ltd
- Indian investor perspective:
Mr T.S. Vijayan,
Chairman Life Insurance Corporation of India
- International investor perspective:
Mr John Wilcox, Senior Vice President, TIAA CREF, USA
Ms Anita Skipper, Head of Corporate Governance, Morley
Fund Management, UK |
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
Session Two
Theme: What is the evidence
on Corporate Governance and performance in India? |
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Moderator:
Mr Philip Armstrong, Head of the World Bank-OECD
Global Corporate Governance Forum
Presentation of research results:
Professor Bernard Black, University of Texas
Law School, USA
Dr Balasubramnian, Bangalore Management Institute
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Responses:
- An Indian corporate perspective:
Mr R. Gopalakrishnan,
Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd
- An international investor perspective:
Mr Christian Strenger, Director, DWS Germany,
member of the Private Sector Advisory Group of the Global Corporate
Governance Forum |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14.00 – 14.45 |
Keynote
address
Dr. Mark Mobius, Managing
Director, Templeton Asset Management Ltd. Singapore |
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| 14:45 - 15:45 |
Session Three:Roundtable
Discussions
Theme: What are the barriers
to corporate governance reform in India and how can they be
overcome? |
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Senior representatives
from the investor and corporate sector will participate in
moderated table discussions on the issues raised earlier in
the day, and via a rapporteur will make their recommendations
on what practical measures need to be taken to build the investment
climate in India.
Moderators:
Mr. Subodh Bhargava, Chairman, Videsh Sanchar
Nigam Limited
Mr Peter Butler, Founder, Governance for
Owners, UK
Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Chairman, Bombay Stock
Exchange & HDFC Bank
Mr. Charnchai Charuvastr, President, Thai
Institute of Directors
Mr Moses Cheng, Former Chairman, Hong Kong
Institute of Director, HKIoD
Mr Piyush Goyal, Director, State Bank of
India
Mr Shailesh Haribhakti, Managing Partner
& CEO, Haribhakti & Co
Ms Fianna Jesover, Manager, OECD Asia Roundtable
on Corporate Governance, France
Dr A K Khandelwal, Chairman & Managing
Director, Bank of Baroda
Mr. John Lim Kok Min, President, Singapore
Institute of Directors (SID)
Mr S K Mitra, Director, Aditya Birla Management
Corporation Ltd
Mr Nasser Munjee, Chairman DCB Bank &
Member Global Advisory, Asian Centre For Corporate Governance
Mr Minoo Shroff, Member Global Advisory Board,
Asian Centre For Corporate Governance
Dr Ram Tarneja, Member, Global Advisory Board,
Asian Centre For Corporate Governance
Mr S M Trehan, Managing Director, Compton
Greaves Limited |
| 15:45 – 16:00 |
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Tea break |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 |
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Executive
Summary of outcome of Roundtable discussions:
Mr
Sumant Batra, Kesar Dass & Associates |
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
Session Four
Theme: Where do we go from
here? Next steps for India in corporate governance
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Moderator:
Mr M.K.Chouhan, Vice Chairman, Global
Advisory, Asian Centre For Corporate Governance
- A regulatory perspective:
Mr T.C.Nair, Whole Time Member, SEBI
- A market view:
Mr Rajnikant Patel, Managing Director and Chief Executive,
Bombay Stock Exchange
- An Indian investor perspective:
Mr. U. K. Sinha, Chairman & MD, UTI
Mutual Fund |
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| 17:00 - 17:45 |
Valedictory address
Mr Mervyn King, Chairman, Brait South Africa Limited
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Summing up:
Ms Anne Simpson, ICGN Executive Director,
UK |
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| 19:00 - 22:00 |
Corporate Governance
Awards and Gala Dinner
Awards will
be presented by Mr Mervyn King, Chairman, Brait South
Africa Limited and Mr. Philip Armstrong, Head
of the World Bank-OECD Global Corporate Governance Forum, (GCGF),
Washington |
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