Programme

Networking Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Welcoming Remarks 8:30am - 9:00am

Morning Session: The Nordic Way: governance dream or dilemma? 9:00am - 10:30am

Have the Nordic countries got governance right? Will they lead or follow global standards? Will Nordic ways prevail and what are the prospects for one-share-one-vote? What has been the experience with shareholder committees on board nominations? Where next for worker representation, minority shareholder protection and influence?

Overview

Per Lekvall, Board Secretary, The Swedish Corporate Governance Board

Investor Perspectives

Tomas Nicolin,Chief Executive Officer, Alecta

Petra Hedengran, Head of Corporate Governance, Investor AB

Wouter Rosingh, Managing Director, Hermes Focus Asset Management Europe (HFAME)

Moderator

Peter Montagnon, ICGN Chairman and Director of Investment Affairs at the Association of British Insurers

Delegates will have an opportunity to participate in the debate and vote on the conclusions of the discussion

Refreshment Break 10:30am - 11:00am

Plenary Discussion: Cross Border Voting in Nordic countries: are proxy advisors a threat or a promise for small markets? 11:00am - 12:00pm

How do proxy advisors work? Do they need to improve transparency and communication? Are they treating small markets fairly? Do they apply Anglo-Saxon solutions in the wrong places?

Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, European Director, RiskMetrics

Eva Persson, Senior Vice President of AB Volvo and General Counsel of the Volvo Group

Katherine Rabin, Chief Executive Officer, Glass, Lewis & Co

Christy Woods, Senior Investment Officer, CalPERS
Moderator

Carl Rosén, Head of Governance and Communications, AP2

Questions and answers from the floor

Lunch hosted by Volvo 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Keynote Address: ":IFRS and the Dream of a Common Language"

Sir David Tweedie, Chairman, International Accounting  Standards Board

Afternoon Session: Corporate Governance and Sovereign Wealth Funds 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The session will consider what the emergence of Sovereign Wealth Funds means for the global corporate governance landscape. Leaders from some of the most significant of such funds around the world will discuss their perspectives. The session will give the facts about Sovereign Wealth Funds and their investment strategies.

Overview of recent developments

Grant Kirkpatrick, Senior Economist, Corporate Affairs Division, OECD

Perspectives from Sovereign Wealth Funds

Gao Xiqing, General Manager, Chinese Investment Corporation

Anne Kvam, Head of Corporate Governance, Norges Bank Investment Management

Dr. Mahmoud Al Kandari, Director, Legal & Compliance Dept, Kuwait Investment Authority

Peter A. Kazakevitch, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

Moderator

Anne Simpson, Executive Director, ICGN

Delegates will have an opportunity to participate in the debate and vote on the conclusions of the discussion

Refreshments 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Plenary Discussion: Where next in the debate on the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds? 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Dialogue on critical issues in corporate governance for Sovereign Wealth Funds and other investors in global markets. What are the merits of special regulations based on source of capital? Can calls for regulation represent a potential threat to the rights of other large institutional investors and to the global free flow of capital?

Overview

Bob Monks, Chairman, Lens Investment Management & Governance for Owners

Debate

Christopher Ailman, Chief Investment Officer, CalSTRS

John Holland, European Head of Client Execution Services, UBS Investment Bank IMF (speaker to be confirmed)

Moderator

Jonathan Koppell, Academic Director, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance, Yale School of Management

Questions and answers from the floor

Closing Remarks 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Peter Montagnon, ICGN Chairman

Networking cocktail reception 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Gala dinner hosted by OMX 7:00pm - 9:30pm