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Second European Corporate Governance Conference 2005

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Hémicycle of the Conference Centre Luxembourg,
1 rue Fort Thüngen, Plateau de Kirchberg, L-1499 Luxembourg

08:15 – 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee in the lobby of the Hémicycle
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome speech
Mr André Roelants, Conference Chairman Chairman Edmond Israel Foundation
09:05 – 09:15 Opening speech
Minister Luc Frieden Minister of Justice
09:15 – 10:30 Latest developments on codes for different types of economic organization

Moderator:
  • Prof. Marco Becht, Université Libre de Bruxelles,Executive Director, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Panellists:
  • Dr Carl Friedrich Leuschner, CEO, Deutscher Genossenschafts und Raiffeisenverband eV
  • Count Maurice Lippens, President, Fortis
  • Mr Georges Noël, Director of Research, Public Affairs and Development, European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, (EVCA)
  • Prof. Jaap Winter, Partner, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 The statute of the Societas Europaea in respect of corporate governance practices

Moderator:
  • Prof. André Prüm, Professeur agrégé des Facultés de Droit Université de Nancy 2, Laboratoire de Droit Economique (Luxembourg)
Panellists:
  • Prof. Dr. Theodor Baums, JW Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main and ECGI
  • Prof. Paul Davies, Professor of Commercial Law, London School of Economics and ECGI
  • Prof. Paul Le Cannu, Professeur agrégé des Facultés de Droit, Université de Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
  • Mrs Maria Snobohm, Senior Legal Counsel, Nordea Bank
  • Mr Michel Wurth, Chief Financial Officer, Arcelor
12:30 – 12:50 The European Corporate Governance Action Plan: setting priorities

Speaker: Mr Charlie McCreevy, EU Commissioner for Internal Market & Services
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at the Hémicycle’s bar sponsored by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

The importance of Stock Exchanges rules and practices in the adoption of norms of corporate governance: the Luxembourg case
Speaker: Mr Raymond Kirsch, Chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
14:10 – 14:30 Perspective the European Corporate Governance Forum

Speaker: Mr David Devlin, Member of the European Corporate Governance Forum; President of Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ireland
14:30 – 16:00 Golden shares: a restriction to EU cross border investment.

Presentation of the results of a European Commission survey on the governance obstacles to free movement of capital.

Moderator:
  • Mr Gerassimos Thomas, Head of Unit, European Commission, Free Movement of Capital and Financial Integration
Panellists:
  • Dr. Luis Correia da Silva, Director, Oxera Oxford
  • Prof. Stephan Grundmann, Lehrstuhl für Bürgerlisches Recht, Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Privat und Wirtschaftsrecht, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
  • Prof. Colin Mayer, Professor of Finance, Said Business School and ECGI
  • Mrs Anita Ryng, Director, Ministry of Treasury of Poland
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee break
16:20 – 17:40 Improving the rights of shareholders of companies across the Members States

Presentation of the results of the current European Commission public consultation on shareholders rights

Moderator:
  • Mr Pierre Delsaux, European Commission, Head of Unit Financial Reporting and Company Law
Panellists:
  • Mr Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, Partner, Deminor
  • Mr Jean-Pierre Hellebuyck, Vice-President and Directeur Stratégie d’Investissement, Axa Asset Management
  • Mr Neil T. Henderson, Senior Vice President, JP Morgan
  • Mr Christian Strenger, Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats, DWS Investment GmbH
  • Mrs Mariana Uotinen-Tarkoma, Senior Legal Counsel, Nokia
17:40 – 18:00 Concluding remarks

Prospect and challenges
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Schaub, Director General, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission
18:00 Close of the conference