Corporate Governance

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1 Corporate Governance S U M M I T Ensuring transparency & sustainability in emerging markets Book before 18 December 2008 and SAVE UP TO US$ 00! International Summit: 9 10 February 2009 / Interactive Workshops: 8 February 2009 and 11 February 2009 Al Manzil Hotel, Dubai, UAE Hear leading regional and international experts including: Güler Manisali Darman Senior Partner, Principal Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS Center), Turkey André Baladi Co-Founder, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Switzerland Nick Nadal, Programme Director, Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance, UAE William Foster, Executive Director, IOD Mudara, UAE Martin Steindl, Program Manager MENA, IFC-Corporate Governance, World Bank Group, Egypt Stephen Davis, Project Director and Fellow, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance Yale School of Management, USA Nivedita Kasargod, Vice President/Head of Management s Internal Control, Group Governance and Quality Management, Emirates NBD, UAE Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, Senior Consultant, CCL Compliance Consultants, UAE Nadim Safa, Head of Compliance Unit, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait Nikos Avlonas, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE), Belgium Khalid Yousaf, VP in-charge of Investments and Capital Markets, Siraj Capital, UAE Can Simga Mugan, Professor of Accounting, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Thomas Totton, Deputy General Manager of Internal Audit, Bank Muscat, Oman Dr. Fatih Mehmet, Network & Communications Manager, CSR Middle East, UAE Agata Waclawik, Former Executive Board Member, KDPW, Poland By attending this highly valuable event you will be able to: Comply with international corporate governance best practice Improve transparency and disclosure amongst your board members Educate top management in the benefits of good corporate governance Implement internal policies and procedures in alignment with compliance and risk management departments Understand the regulatory procedures when in international financial markets Improve financial reporting standards to increase investor and shareholder confidence Researched and developed by: Media partners: Supported by:

2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SUMMIT 2009 Key reasons to attend: Hear an update on corporate governance standards and policies in the region by Hawkamah and Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority Improve transparency and disclosure amongst your board of directors Examine the role of corporate governance across investor markets Gain trust of all stakeholders and attracting investors Establish internal policies and procedures Comply with international corporate governance best practice to increase investor and shareholder confidence Understand cross-border regulation and cooperation Corporate Governance Summit 2009 attendee profile All those that are involved with implementing corporate governance and disclosure policies in their organisation including but not limited to: Chief Financial Officers Corporate Governance Managers / Directors Heads of Audit Financial Directors / Managers / Controllers Heads of Finance / Accounting Compliance Manager Company Secretaries Global Heads (of Reporting) CEOs Board Directors / Members Executive Directors Presidents / Vice Presidents Chairmen Managing Directors In-house Counsel Comments from Corporate Governance 2008 delegates: A very useful and informative conference Bashir Hassan, Department Manager, Barwa R.E. Co. Such workshops and summits are very useful for understanding the transparency in the work fields Ali Al-Abui, Board Member, Hazoon Electricity Co. Really amazing organization with good subjects discussed and managed Abdulrazzag Hijan, Material Department Manager, SWCC The summit gathered some gods of CG from all over the world Rami S. Raslan, Assistant Secretary to BOD, NBAD An excellent insight on corporate governance from academics and practitioners Hekmatt Semaan, Head of Communications, Zamil Group KSA Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities Only at Corporate Governance Summit 2009 will the highest-level decision makers be attending, in one place at one time. They will evaluate products and services and will be looking to short list potential suppliers. Can you afford to miss out on this opportunity? Do you have a product or service that our senior decision-makers and influencers need? We have a range of business development / marketing and sales solutions that will be tailored to specifically deliver on your business objectives. For more details, call or sponsorship@iqpc.ae

3 C O R P O R A T E Essential interactive workshops 8th February 2009 and 11th February 2009 IQPC s workshops are unique opportunities to spend valuable time with industry experts. These interactive sessions are extended to ensure that you will get to the heart of the conference s most critical issues and uncover practical solutions you can apply in your own company. Pre-Summit Workshop Sunday 8th February 2009, Corporate governance ownership, structure and approaches Corporate governance What is it? Who owns it? How does it fit into the real business world? Recognised structures Models, frameworks and their application in reality Links with ethics Compliance and business practices including profitability and long term viability Workshop leader: Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, Senior Consultant, CCL Compliance Consultants, UAE Post-Summit Workshop Wednesday 11th February 2009, Director Development Implementing disclosure and transparency at board level The course will include case studies and interactive group exercises, to enable participants to benchmark their board practices with other companies in emerging markets. Topics covered will include: The board s role in information disclosure and transparency Establishing effective internal audit and control procedures The board and its audit committee Interacting with the external auditor Developing a best practice annual report The board s role in protecting shareholder rights Workshop leader: William Foster, Executive Director, IOD Mudara, UAE IQPC provides business executives around the world with tailored practical conferences, large scale events, topical seminars and in-house training programmes, keeping them up-to-date with industry trends, technological developments and the regulatory landscape. IQPC s large scale conferences are market leading must attend events for their respective industries. IQPC produces more than 1,700 events annually around the world, and continues to grow. Founded in 1973, IQPC now has offices in major cities across six continents including: Berlin, Dubai, London, New York, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and Toronto. IQPC leverages a global research base of best practices to produce an unrivalled portfolio of conferences.

4 G O V E R N A N C E Monday, 9 February : Registration and coffee Chairman s opening remarks Güler Manisali Darman, Senior Partner, Principal, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS), Turkey Regional Overview Hawkamah changing the face of corporate governance in the region Hawkamah s role in helping organizations reach international standards How can Gulf companies comply with international standards when investing in foreign countries/ companies? How to implement the standards developed by Hawkamah and IFC (World Bank) Nick Nadal, Programme Director, Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance, UAE Linking corporate governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to benefit companies in the region Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in the Middle East region An update on the main CSR issues in the region How companies can achieve profitability and sustainable growth through incorporating CSR Dr. Fatih Mehmet, Network & Communications Manager, CSR Middle East, UAE Networking and refreshment break Assessing Corporate Governance trends in the MENA region This presentation will focus on the results of recent research undertaken by the IFC, including issues on: Business case for good corporate governance External stake holder interests Shareholder value and competiveness Family owned enterprises Benchmarking corporate governance Martin Steindl, Program Manager MENA, IFC- Corporate Governance, World Bank Group, Egypt Networking lunch for speakers and delegates International Best Practice Guidance on good practices in Corporate Governance disclosure This session will provide an update and assessment of UNCTAD s Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) as well as from the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). André Baladi, Co-Founder, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), Switzerland Corporate Governance Implementation Educating top management on the benefits of good corporate governance in your business Promoting the business case of corporate governance Communicating good corporate governance throughout your organisation Driving standards to improve sustainability of your business Güler Manisali Darman, Senior Partner, Principal, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS), Turkey Networking and refreshment break Establishing internal policies and procedures to create effective corporate governance The role of auditors in internal control and risk management Managing risk from top level down Ensuring transparency and integrity in reporting Nivedita Kasargod, Vice President/Head of Management s Internal Control, Group Governance and Quality Management, Emirates NBD, UAE Close of conference day one 11.5 Panel Discussion: The role of the board of directors in corporate governance Compliance with the code set by ESCA insuring independent decision-making Improving board role their processes and practices

5 S U M M I T Tuesday, 10 February Morning refreshments Networking lunch for speakers and delegates Chairman s opening remarks Güler Manisali Darman, Senior Partner, Principal, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS), Turkey Linking good corporate governance with an effective compliance function How to create and establish the link The role of compliance officers in assuring good governance Enhancing compliance competency through staff training How to integrate compliance policy within the bank strategy Nadim Safa, Head of Compliance Unit, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait Capital Markets Focus Improving your financial statement and reporting standards to attract investors Linking CR Reporting with corporate governance Designing and implementing your CSR strategy to attract investors Understanding the criteria and international guidelines for SRI Nikos Avlonas, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE), Belgium Networking and refreshment break Cross border regulation, co-operation and competition Capital markets are becoming increasingly integrated and investors seek opportunity on a global scale. Do different approaches to regulatory enforcement undermine global harmonisation? Is competition between markets a pressure that raises or drives down standards? Regulating financial markets enhancing clarity and disclosure Stephen Davis, Project Director and Fellow, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance, Yale School of Management, USA Examining the role of corporate governance across investor markets Which types of investors raise new corporate governance concerns? What are the major corporate governance issues? Is there a conflict between globally accepted corporate governance best practice and regional corporate culture? Disclosure issues Khalid Yousaf, VP in-charge of Investments and Capital Markets, Siraj Capital, UAE The role of assurance in corporate governance Who are the providers of assurance? What are the differences between them? What assurance might be provided; to whom, when and how often? The roles of assurance; protecting gains made, driving change and becoming the conscience of an organisation Conditioning the organisation and promoting corporate governance as a competitive advantage Corporate governance in action at Bank Muscat: - the role of assurance providers - the support of the Board and Executive Management - the impact of principal committees on working life - the future Thomas Totton, Deputy General Manager of Internal Audit, Bank Muscat, UAE Corporate Governance And Investment Gaining trust of all stakeholders and attracting investors Improving financial statement and reporting standards to attract investors both regionally and internationally Assessing the benefits of corporate governance on shareholder value Improving shareholder trust through the right structures and transparency Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, Senior Consultant, CCL Compliance Consultants, UAE Networking and refreshment break Corporate reporting: trends and tensions in convergence Global convergence in financial reporting is becoming a reality will a single set of standards work? What are the challenges in implementing IFRS? Are these standards being followed effectively by organisations in the region? Do they serve the interests of investors? Can Simga Mugan, Professor of Accounting, Middle East Technical University, Turkey The long-term profit maximization norm and the current developments in corporate governance Maintaining the long-term profit perspective in a multi-stakeholder environment Reconciling long-term and short-term goals The increasing role of shareholders in corporate governance Agata Waclawik, Former Executive Board Member, KDPW, Poland Close of summit

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