Opening remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Good corporate governance underpins the success and integrity of corporations, institutions and markets. Thus, it is a top priority for OECD. Maintaining open markets is critical for reaping the benefits of globalisation... I am pleased to note that ICGN was one of the first international organisations to endorse the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and I am very glad to be back to address your annual conference... more

Keynote Speech, Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister

I believe the ICGN performs a pivotal function in providing solutions for issues regarding sustainable development and prosperity of the world economy within the mechanism of market economy... Improvement of corporate governance is surely one of the factors that contributed to the stability of the Korean capital market... more

Speech by SEC Staff: Investors' Choice in the Regulation of Global Capital Markets?
Ethiopis Tafara - Director, Office of International Affairs U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The challenge of globalization is familiar to us all. At its core the challenge derives from the fact that although the capital market is global, its constituent parts are still regulated at the national level and, in light of national sovereignty, this approach is bound to endure for some time... more

Reports from the Breakout Sessions During the 2008 Annual Conference, delegates attended one of four separate Breakout Sessions and one of four separate Hot Topic Workshops. As part of the discussions questions were formulated which were then put to the full conference to vote on during the plenary feedback sessions. The different sessions are listed below. Click on the links to see the full write up of each session and the results of the voting. • Financial Sector Governance and the Sub-prime Meltdown Financial Sector Governance and the Sub-prime Meltdown results • Cross-border Voting: Overcoming the Barriers Cross-border Voting: Overcoming the Barriers results • Promoting Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Getting from Warm Words to Action Promoting Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Getting from Warm Words to Action results • Minority Shareholder Protection: Dealing with State, Family and other Controlling Owners Minority Shareholder Protection: Dealing with State, Family and other Controlling Owners results

Reports from Hot Topic Sessions • Governance of Gatekeepers: Who guards the Guards? Governance of Gatekeepers: Who guards the Guards results • Shareholder Activism: How do Mainstream investors respond? Shareholder Activism: How do Mainstream investors respond results • Board Evaluation: How do Boards Drive Value Creation? Board Evaluation: How do Boards Drive Value Creation results • Emergence of BRIC Economies: What is the Impact on Corporate Governance? Emergence of BRIC Economies: What is the Impact on Corporate Governance results Voting Results In addition to the questions which came out of the Breakouts and Hot Topic Workshops, questions were also put to delegates at most of the plenary sessions. To see the full results of all these votes please click here.

2008 Conference Yearbook

Click here for the fourth ICGN Yearbook. "It is my great pleasure to be the Guest Editor for this collection, and I would like to thank the contributors who have provided their thoughts and experience to educate and inform us all. This will not only support our discussions in Seoul at the annual meeting but also help to guide the future development of the ICGN’s work programme." Hasung Jang, Dean, Korea University ICGN Board Member