Conference Programme

Welcome 7:00pm - 7:05pm

Roderick Munsters, Chief Investment Officer, APG Investments, The Netherlands

ICGN Anti Corruption Guidelines Launch 7:05pm - 7:30pm

David Pitt-Watson, Senior Advisor, Hermes, UK

Gala Dinner 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Krasnapolsky Hotel

Welcome 8:40am - 8:45am

Peter Montagnon

Peter Montagnon, Chairman, ICGN, UK

Financial crisis: lessons learned and way forward

What are the messages on the World Economy and the Financial Crisis?

Opening Address 8:45am - 9:15am

Wouter Bos

Wouter Bos, Minister of Finance, The Netherlands

Overview 9:15am - 9:45am

John Plender, Senior Editorial Writer & Columnist, the Financial Times, UK

Steven M.H. Wallman, Former SEC Commissioner, Founder of PROXY Governance, Founder and CEO of FOLIOfn, Inc., USA

Role of shareholders 9:45am - 11:00am

Roderick Munsters

Jaap Winter

Christy Wood

Are shareholders partly to blame for the financial crisis? How should they behave in the future? What are the rights they need to be effective owners?

Panel Debate

Kenneth A. Bertsch, Executive Director, Corporate Governance, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Global Equity Group, USA

Roderick Munsters, Chief Investment Officer, APG Investments, The Netherlands

Jaap Winter, Professor International Company Law at University of Amsterdam and visiting professor at Columbia Law School, New York, USA

Christy Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Z Asset Management, USA

Moderator

John Plender, Senior Editorial Writer & Columnist, the Financial Times, UK

Coffee Break 11:00am - 11:30am

The new role of Governments as shareholders 11:30am - 12:30pm

Peter Montagnon

Can the Government represent the tax payer effectively but also meet the interest of the market?

Ieke van den Burg, Member of European Parliament (Socialist Group), Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, The Netherlands

Scott Evans, Chief Investment Officer, TIAA-CREF, USA

Steven M.H. Wallman, Former SEC Commissioner, Founder of PROXY Governance, Founder and CEO of FOLIOfn, Inc., USA

Mette Wikborg, Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry

Moderator

Peter Montagnon, Chairman, ICGN, UK

Luncheon Address 12:30pm - 1:00pm

What is the impact of the financial crisis on public markets?

Introduction

Rients Abma, Executive Director, Eumedion, The Netherlands

Joost Van der Does de Willebois, Chairman of Euronext Amsterdam & Member of the Management Committee of NYSE Euronext

Lunch 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Breakout Sessions: what is to be done about...... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Kees Cools

Mark Goyder

Carl Rosen

Erik Breen

Hans Hirt

Geert Raaijmakers

Anne Kwam

Delegates can choose from one of the following sessions that will examine regulatory and market-based initiatives to restore confidence in the wake of the financial crisis.

(A) Remuneration policies

How did remuneration structures contribute to the financial crisis? What is the future of executive remuneration policies? Do shareholders need to be more in control?

Commentators

• Hye-Won Choi, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF, USA
  
• Kees Cools, Professor of corporate financing and strategy at the University of Groningen and Executive Advisor The Boston Consulting Group, The Netherlands
• Mark Goyder, Director, Tomorrow's Company, UK
• Ted White, Chief Operating Officer, Knight Vinke Asset Management, LLC, USA

Moderator

• Carl Rosen, Head of corporate governance and communications, Second Swedish National Pension Fund

(B) Communication between companies and shareholders

How do we get better communication between Boards and Shareholders? What do companies expect from shareholders and vice versa?

Commentators

• Erik Breen, Head of Corporate Governance and Sustainability, Robeco, The Netherlands
• Mark Elliott, Non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier PLC, USA
• Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt, Director, Corporate Governance and Engagement, Asia-Pacific and Europe, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd, Germany

Moderator

• Susan Wolf, Corporate Secretary, Schering-Plough, USA

(C) Integrity of intermediaries

The integrity of intermediaries, like auditors, rating agencies, remuneration consultants, has been questioned. How does confidence get restored?

Commentators

• Peter Butler, Founder Partner & CEO, Governance for Owners, UK
• Stephen Davis, Policy Director, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and performance, USA
• Camiel Selker, Partner, Towers Perrin, The Netherlands

Moderator

• Michael O'Sullivan, President, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

(D) How to protect the rights of minority shareholders?

The position of minority shareholders is under pressure ('hidden ownership', position of controlling shareholders, use of control enhancing mechanisms). Should legislators intervene? Should we give them extra rights? Is more transparency the way forward?

Commentators

• George S. Dallas, Director, F&C Management Ltd ,UK
• Anne Kvam, Global Head of Corporate Governance, Norges Bank Investment Management, Norway
• Geert Raaijmakers, Professor Corporate and Securities Law VU University Amsterdam and Partner NautaDutilh

Moderator

• Andrea Di Segni, Head of Operations, Sodali, Italy

Refreshments 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Report back and recommendations for corporate governance reform 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Moderators will report back on key issues and recommendations. Delegates will have an opportunity to vote through interactive voting devices

Moderator

Anita Skipper, Corporate Governance, Director, Aviva Investors, UK

Future of Capitalism: Is the Stakeholder Model the Way Forward? 4:00pm - 4:20pm

Is the shareholder model fit for purpose or is it time for a reconsideration of the stakeholder model? Or is there a chance for a 'third way'?

Opening remarks: The current financial crisis in historical perspective.

Paul Frentrop, Head of Corporate Governance, APG Investments, The Netherlands

Panel Debate 4:20pm - 5:15pm

Anne Simpson

Jaap Van Manen, Professor Corporate Governance and Partner PwC, The Netherlands

Mark Preisinger, Director of Corporate Governance, The Coca-Cola Company, USA

Christian Strenger, Government Adviser and Director, DWS Investments, Germany

Michael Treschow, Chairman of the Board of Ericsson and Unilever, Sweden

Moderator

Anne Simpson, Executive Director, ICGN, UK

Closing Remarks 5:15pm - 5:20pm

Peter Montagnon, Chairman, ICGN, UK