Conference
Programme
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Monday
29 October 2007
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| 07:30 - 08:45 |
Networking
Breakfast for all meeting participants |
| 08:45 - 09:00 |
Welcoming Remarks :
setting the scene
Peter Montagnon,
ICGN Chairman and Director of Investment Affairs at the Association
of British Insurers, UK |
09:00 - 10:00 |
Opening
Address
Annette
L. Nazareth,
Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission,
USA
Panel discussion on what's happening with shareholder
rights in America
Meredith Miller, Assistant Treasurer for Policy, Connecticut State Treasurer's Office, USA
Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO, USA
Moderator: Peter Montagnon |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Session 1 – The
Choice of Market & The Effects on the Real Economy
Public debate has focused on the question of whether the USA is losing its historic position as the premier listing choice for publicly traded companies. If so, does this matter to investors? What are the factors affecting the future of the listed market? Competition from other markets? From private equity? And are issuers rejecting the short termism they perceive in the listed market? What is the impact on the real economy? |
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Opening
remarks
Arthur Levitt, author, Take on Wall Street, USA
David Rubenstein, Chairman, Carlyle Group, USA
Moderator
Mark Anson, President & Executive Director, Investment Services,
Nuveen Investments, Inc., USA |
| 11:00 - 11:25 |
Break |
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11:25 - 12:25 |
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Investor
response
Rients Abma, Executive
director, Eumedion, The Netherlands
Yuji Kage, Managing Director, Pension Fund Association, Japan
Ted White, COO,
Knight Vinke Asset Management, USA
Moderated discussion
Moderator: Mark Anson |
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12:25 - 14:00 |
Networking Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Session 2 – Cross border convergence: the impact of regulation and listing rules
International competition among markets is raising new questions about harmonisation of regulation and worldwide IPO migration. Will competitive pressures lead to a rush to the bottom? What should investors be doing to keep standards rising? |
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Opening remarks
Catherine R. Kinney, President and Co-Chief
Operating Officer, NYSE Euronext, USA
Charles D. Niemeier, Member, Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, USA
Moderator
Floyd Norris, Chief Financial
Columnist, New York Times, USA |
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| 15:00 - 16:00 |
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Investor response
Richard Ferlauto, Investment Affairs Director, AFCME, USA
Tracy Stewart, Corporate Governance Manager, State Board of Administration (SBA) of Florida, USA
Michael O’Sullivan, President, Australian Council of
Superannuation Investors, Australia
Anita Skipper, Head of Corporate Governance, Morley Fund Management,
UK
Moderated discussion
Moderator: Anne Simpson, Executive Director,
ICGN, UK |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
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Networking refreshment break |
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16:30 - 17:00
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Address
Carl Icahn, Chairman and President, Icahn & Co,
USA
Questions & answers
Moderated by Peter Clapman,
President & CEO
Governance for Owners, USA |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Session
3 – What Type of Corporate
Governance System Do Investors in US Markets Want: what is
the balance between regulation and shareholder rights?
What is the right balance between appropriate regulation, litigation and shareholder rights? How in turn are these to be balanced with shareholder responsibilities? What are the roles of the different players in achieving this balance? This session will ask investors in the US market who are experienced in different types of governance regulatory schemes (including voluntary codes of conduct, and comply-or-explain systems) to discuss the pros/cons of different approaches, as applied to the US. |
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Opening remarks
The Honorable Jack B Jacobs, Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, USA |
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Investor response
Carl Rosen, Head of corporate governance and communications,
Second Swedish National Pension Fund, Sweden
Greg Smith, General Counsel, The Public Employees' Retirement
Association of Colorado, USA
Gail Stone,
Executive Director, The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System, USA
Daniel Summerfield, Co-Head of Responsible Investment,
Universities Superannuation Scheme, UK
Moderator
John Wilcox, Senior Vice President
and Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF, USA |
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| 18:00 - 18:30 |
Closing Remarks
Peter Montagnon, ICGN Chairman |
| 18:30 - 19:30 |
Networking drinks reception |
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