Conference
Programme
The programme is subject to change
The conference takes place at the Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Gothenburg
(see Accommodation for directions) |
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Wednesday
5 March 2008
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| 07:30 - 08:30 |
Networking
Breakfast |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Welcoming Remarks
Eva Halvarsson, CEO, Andra AP-fonden
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Morning Session: The Nordic Way: governance dream or dilemma?
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? |
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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 |
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Delegates will have an opportunity to participate in the debate and vote on the conclusions of the discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Plenary Discussion: Cross Border Voting in Nordic countries:
are proxy advisors a threat or a promise for small markets?
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? |
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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 |
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Questions and answers from the floor |
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12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch hosted by Volvo |
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Keynote Address: “IFRS and the Dream of a Common Language”
Sir David Tweedie, Chairman,
International Accounting Standards Board
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Afternoon Session: Corporate Governance and Sovereign Wealth Funds
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.
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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
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Delegates will have an opportunity to participate in the debate and vote on the conclusions of the discussion |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
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Refreshments |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
Plenary Discussion: Where next in the debate on the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds?
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? |
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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)
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Moderator
Jonathan Koppell, Academic Director, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance, Yale School of Management
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Questions and answers from the floor |
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| 17:30 - 17:45 |
Closing Remarks
Peter Montagnon, ICGN Chairman |
| 17:45 - 18:45 |
Networking cocktail reception |
| 19:00 - 21:30 |
Gala dinner hosted by OMX
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