PROGRAMME overview
GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE 26th September 2016, Monday, 9am – 5.30pm Mandarin Orchard Hotel
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8.00am | Registration and Breakfast |
9.00am | Welcome Address by Mr. David Gerald |
9.05am | Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour, Mr. Ong Chong Tee |
9.15am | Launch of 7th Corporate Governance Week |
9.20am | Presentation on “Change and Innovation in Governance” More new economy companies with no assets such as Facebook are listed on the stock exchanges globally. There have been controversial discussions on how sustainable are these companies and if they can drive shareholder value. With the basic operation model of a company changing in the new economy; how does governance change when operating model changes? How to protect shareholder rights in a situation where companies don’t have or own the assets? |
9.50am | Panel Discussion on “Change and Innovation in Governance” Moderator: Panelists: |
10.45am | Coffee Break |
11.00am | Presentation on “Building trust – Trust, but Verify” Investors today are increasing their demands that trust be accompanied by verification. “Trust but verify” was a slogan used during the Cold War to describe the basis for transparency in political relationships. Today, the term can be used to describe a strategy for narrowing the “trust gap” not between nations, but between companies and stakeholders. While transparency is an all-important first step in building trust, it is not the entire solution. Without credibility, transparency remains an unverified promise. Organizations can achieve the transparency and credibility that lead to trust in the marketplace by taking steps to do so internally and by the help of an independent third party. SIAS, did a survey on the “Value of audit, views from private investors” with ACCA highlighted that, almost all (94%) of respondents desired that the additional information to be made available to the public and not be restricted to only the audit committee. What must companies do in this digital social media driven age to drive trust and credibility? How do companies report on non-financial data? Are the current codes sufficient to meet the demands of investors today and do companies need to do more? |
11.30am | Panel Discussion on “Building trust – Trust, but Verify” Moderator: Panelists: |
12.30pm | Lunch |
1.30pm | Presentation on “Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement and Future of Corporate Reporting” With the changing climatic condition affecting everyone globally, 195 countries have adopted the Paris accord. SGX also launched the new requirements for listed companies to conduct "comply or explain" sustainability reporting in 2018. How can companies do better in communicating their ESG activities? What are the best practices and do they translate to better shareholder value? |
2.00pm | Presentation on “Future of the Annual Report- What does a Good Annual Report look like?” Today, there is growing changes on the company disclosure requirements – Sustainability reporting, governance and compliance requirements, reporting on risk and Integrated Reporting. Investors are also relying on more non-financial information in decision making. What else should go into the annual report? How will the future of annual report look like? |
2.30pm | Panel Discussion on “Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement and Future of Corporate Reporting” Moderator: Panelists: |
3.30pm | Tea Break |
3.45pm | Presentation on “Corporate Culture and Long-Term Success” Corporate culture is an important part of corporate governance but it does not get enough attention from the board and management as most companies spent time pursuing tangible financial KPIs. What is exactly is corporate culture and why does it matter? What went wrong in Volkswagen? Is there empirical evidence of successful management of a succession in founder/family owned companies? |
4.15pm | Panel Discussion on “Corporate Culture and Long-Term Success” Moderator: Panelists: |
5.15pm | Closing speech by Dr. Roger Barker |
5.30pm | End of Conference |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FORUMS 27th September 2016, Tuesday, 9.30am – 5pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grand Ballroom 1, Level 6 Main Tower
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Forum 1: What does good look like: Towards better corporate reporting by Black Sun |
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9.00am | Registration and Breakfast |
9.30am | Presentation The debate about how to improve the usefulness and transparency of corporate reporting has been going for years in Singapore and beyond. Following the introduction of the International Integrated Reporting ( Black Sun believes that the challenge is not only to comply with international and Singaporean reporting frameworks, but to also develop a strategic corporate reporting approach that would help companies address the changing information needs of investors and other stakeholders, as well as respond to other drivers, such as brand, technology and efficiency. In this workshop, hear from senior thought leaders of Black Sun share a reporting roadmap based on market drivers, stakeholder expectations and requirements of different reporting frameworks. They will also be sharing about the 11th edition of The Complete 100, which is Black Sun’s annual assessment of all FTSE 100 Annual Reports, which identifies trends and best practices in corporate reporting under these four key themes: Value Creation, Connectivity and Long-Term Thinking, Governance and Accountability and Corporate Culture. Through case studies, look at how these themes can support the value creation process and proposition. |
10.00am | Discussion |
11.30am | End of Forum 1 |
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Forum 2: Disclosing for good corporate governance by Dentons Rodyk |
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12.00pm | Registration and Lunch |
12.30pm | Presentation In the promotion of good corporate governance, SGX-listed companies are subject to a myriad of disclosure requirements under various rules and regulations, including the SGX listing manual, the ‘comply or explain’ regime of the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance, and the Companies Act. It would be beneficial for companies to have sound knowledge on corporate governance, which is an area that has been increasingly and prominently featured in the Singapore media and business community. Develop a better understanding on the disclosure requirements of listed companies in this session with Dentons Rodyk’s Senior Partner Chan Wan Hong. This forum will cover an overview on the disclosure requirements for listed companies. Gain valuable insights on good disclosure practices and recognise the importance of maintaining high standards of corporate governance during the discussion, which will touch on several recent cases relating to the issue. |
2.30pm | End of Forum 2 |
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Forum 3: Culture: what’s the point? by SIAS |
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2.30pm | Registration |
3.00pm | Presentation It is nearly impossible to open a business magazine today without stumbling on the word ‘culture’. Often held as the culprit in cases of corporate wrongdoing, sometimes described as the magic ingredient to drive business success, culture is certainly a ‘trending’ business topic. Yet, how many organisations could currently claim that they manage culture in a coherent or integrated way? Only a handful, at best. So, does culture really matter? Does it help organisations create long-term value, or is it another management fad with no real impact on organisations’ performance? This workshop will be a practical and interactive session to explore what a healthy culture means in today’s world of business, 24/7 communications and growing stakeholder empowerment. In this workshop, learn how you can:
This session will be a combination of short presentations, interactive polls and table discussions, where you will be able to share challenges and opportunities around building and embedding culture within organisations. |
4.00pm | Panel Discussion Moderator: |
5.00pm | End of Forum 3 |
CHARITY GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE 28th September 2016, Wednesday, 9am – 12.45pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Function Rooms
**Delegates from Charities or IPCs are required to adhere to the Attendance Policy to be entitled for the VCF Training Grant subsidy. This includes signing-in on arrival for the Conference and signing-out after the end of the Workshop selected, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes.
Workshop availability is subjected to first come first serve basis.
Due to limited seats, we are only able to accommodate 2 representatives per organisation. Subsequent registration from the same organisation will be placed on a waiting list.
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8.00am | Registration |
9.00am | Introduction |
9.10am | Welcome Address |
9.20am | Opening Address |
9.30am | Lessons on Corporate Governance Applicable to Charities
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10.00am | Panel Discussion #1: Lessons on Corporate Governance Applicable to Charities |
10.50am | Tea Break |
11.20am | Investing Surplus Funds For charities, venturing into financial investment is another avenue to generate investment income to spend on your charity's aims, as a way to meet its aims directly or both. Investments needn't be daunting if good planning is in place to support the process and the investment strategy is simple. This segment on Investments touches on pertinent questions such as:
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11.50am | Panel Discussion #2: Investing Surplus Funds |
12.30pm | Presentation of Token of Appreciation |
12.45pm | Networking Lunch |
GOVERNANCE WORKSHOPS28th September 2016, Wednesday, 2pm – 4pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Function Room
Workshops Breakout Session – Governance (concurrent)
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Workshop #1: Effective Communication and Crisis Management |
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2.00pm |
Public image is important for both corporates and charities. In the event of a public relations crisis, is your organisation well-equipped to deal with it? Corporates may have the experience and resources to brush off bad press, but what about charities? Charities depend greatly on the confidence and trust from the public for donations and continued support to its charitable causes, hence negative publicity can be very damaging to charities. This workshop will guide the organisation in terMs. of preparing a crisis management plan and the dos and don’ts in managing stakeholders’ relations in an event of a crisis.
Moderator: |
4.00pm | End |
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Workshop #2: Organisational Performance And Sustainability With Good Governance by RSM |
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2.00pm |
Panel Session #1: "Staying on Track With Robust Governance”
In the current volatile, uncertain and complex environment, organisations have to continually review and adapt their strategies and effectively anticipate emerging risks for their businesses to succeed and grow. Regulators and other stakeholders have also stepped up their expectations on management’s and Board of Director’s responsibilities on corporate governance, internal control and risk management. This panel discussion looks into the important fundamentals of good governance and how governance provides assurance that the business stays on track and achieves long term sustainability.
Moderator: Panel Session #2: "Governance and Sustainability For Non-Profit Organisations” A robust governance framework is key in managing the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of public organizations including charities and other non-profit organizations. The organisations work for the benefit of public and are accountable to the public and the other stakeholders. Good governance is an important criterion for the public and stakeholders to donate funds or volunteer their services to an organisation. This panel discussion looks at the roles and responsibilities of the Board and the management of the organisation to implement good governance practices for the effective performance and sustainability of their operations.
Moderator: |
4.00pm | End |
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Workshop #3: Enterprise Resilience in the Age of Disruptive Technologies |
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2.00pm |
Enterprises today are subjected to a host of dynamic forces like technological changes - like the rise of automation, the growth of the ‘internet of things’; new business models - like the rise of the sharing economy and ‘everything as service’ where an increasing number of services that are delivered over the Internet rather than provided locally or on-site; workforce changes - with a greater incidence of freelancing and the growing expression of private beliefs such as religious/sexual preferences in the workplace etc. Organizations are increasingly struggling to cope with such changes as evident from fast rise and fall of many new and established companies in the recent years. As such, enterprises need to adopt a flexible model that can collaborate with a wide group of stakeholders on a continuous basis. Case Study: The future of government - how government organizations are coping with disruptive technologies and business models (eg. No tax filing in Singapore; Payment for staying healthy in England). The workshop will focus on implications of disruptive technologies for governance on organizations such as Charities. Presenter: |
4.00pm | End |
INVESTORS' FORUM 29th September 2016, Thursday, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
SGX Auditorium
Investors’ Forum - Sustainability and Long Term Value Creation
Environmental and social issues affect valuation and financial performance. If your investment decisions focus only on the financial disclosures, you will not be looking at the complete picture.
81% of market value in the S&P 500 is due to intangible factors (environmental capital, human capital, sustainability governance and stakeholder relationships). Only 19% is accounted for by physical and financial assets.
Companies listed on SGX will have to publish a sustainability report from 2017 financial year onwards. With more non-financial information made available, how do you access a company? What do you look out for?
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7.00pm | Registration |
7.30pm | Welcome Address by SIAS |
7.35pm | Presentation on “Importance of Sustainability Reporting for Retail Investors” |
8.00pm | Presentation on “Sustainability Reporting” |
8.25pm | Presentation on “Investing in Sustainability – Does it pay?” |
8.50pm | Panel Discussion on “Sustainability and Long Term Value Creation” |
9.30pm | End of Forum |
SIAS 17th INVESTORS’ CHOICE AWARDS DINNER PRESENTATION CEREMONY 30th September 2016, 7pm – 10.30pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grand Mandarin Ballroom Level 6 Main Tower
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6.00pm | Arrival of Guests & Cocktail Reception |
6.45pm | Guests to be seated |
6.45pm | Arrival of Guest-of-Honour |
7.05pm | Event Opening Performance |
7.15pm | Welcome Address by SIAS |
7.25pm | Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour |
7.35pm | SUSTAINABILITY AWARD |
7.45pm | SINGAPORE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD |
8.15pm | BEST RETAIL BROKER AWARD |
8.25pm | INTERNAL AUDIT EXCELLENCE AWARD |
8.30pm | Trio String Instrument Stand up Performance 1 |
8.45pm | FINANCIAL JOURNALIST AWARD |
9.00pm | MOST TRANSPARENT COMPANY AWARD |
9.20pm | MOST TRANSPARENT COMPANY AWARD |
9.40pm | Trio String Instrument Stand up Performance 2 |
9.55pm | MOST TRANSPARENT COMPANY AWARD |
10.15pm | Group Photo Taking with Guest-of-Honour & Award Winners on stage |
10.30pm | End of SIAS 17TH Investors’ Choice Awards Dinner Presentation Ceremony |