Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Harbour 220, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Australian companies and their investors face a range of business and commercial challenges which are reshaping the world as we know it. Join ISS and key figures and leaders as we deepen our collective understanding of the issues and regulatory landscape that impacts the corporate governance dialogue and the roles of various stakeholders.
Conference Agenda
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:30 – 9:35am | Opening Remarks: Björn De Smedt, Sales Executive , ISS Australia |
| 9:35 – 9:50am | ISS Global Business Overview Lorraine Kelly, Global Head of Sales, ISS Inc. |
| 9:50 – 10:20am | Trends and Developments in Corporate Governance in Australia: Dr. Ulysses Chioatto, Head of Australia Research, ISS Australia |
| 10:20 – 10:35am | Morning Tea |
| 10:35 – 11:25am | Keynote David Gonski, Chairman of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Coca-Cola Amatil Limited |
| 11:25 – 11:55pm | Trends in Proxy Voting: Scott Hudson, Head of Intermediary Services, Computershare |
| 11:55am – 12:30pm | An Overview of Australian Class Actions: Andrew Watson, Principal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 1:45pm | Trends and Governance Issues for Investing in Asia: Jun Frank, Head of Asia (ex-Japan) Research, ISS Singapore |
| 1:45 – 2:35pm | Panel Discussion: Trends and Governance Issues of Investing in Asia |
| 2:35 – 2:50pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 2:50 – 3:40pm | Keynote: Cathie Armour, ASIC Commissioner |
| 3:40 – 4:30pm | Panel Discussion: Shareholder Activism |
| 4:30 – 4:40pm | Closing Remarks: Dr. Ulysses Chioatto, Head of Australia Research, ISS Australia, Head of Global Sales, ISS Australia |
| 4:40pm | Post-Event Networking Drinks |
