PROGRAMME overview
GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE
18th September 2017 (Monday) 9.00am – 5.00pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grand Ballroom 1, Level 6 Main Tower
Time | Programme |
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8.00am | Registration and Breakfast |
9.00am | Welcome Address by |
9.05am | Keynote Address by Guest of Honour |
9.20am | Launch of 8th Corporate Governance Week |
9.25am | Dialogue on Purpose, Values and Culture in Governance Dialogue with Sir Winfried Bischoff, Chairman, Financial Reporting Council, United Kingdom, Purpose and Governance Starting and surviving in today's economy is hard, but the companies that have “figured it out” have something in common: the pursuit of purpose, alongside the pursuit of profit. A purpose mobilizes people in a way that pursuing profits alone never will. For a company to thrive, it needs to infuse its purpose in all that it does. Purpose is a key ingredient for a strong, sustainable, scalable organizational culture. It's an unseen-yet-ever-present element that drives an organization. How then does purpose per mutate through the organisation? How does it affect how the company does business, manage it suppliers and customers in making sure we have a better place to live? How does it ensure its sustainability in the long run and how do you identify these companies and invest in them? |
9.45am | Presentation: Sustainability & Governance Speaker: |
10.05am | Presentation: Investing in Purpose Driven Companies Speaker: |
10.25am | Coffee Break |
10.40am | Panel Discussion: Purpose, Values & Culture- How Does it Drive Governance? Moderator: Panelists: Values and Governance |
11.40am | Presentation: Mitigating Misconduct Risk in International Business & Case studies on Corporate Misconducts Speaker: |
12.10pm | Lunch Break |
1.30pm | Panel Discussion: What is Values – based Governance? Moderator: Panelists: Culture and Governance |
2.30pm | Presentation: Stakeholder engagement – How to Build Trust Speaker: |
3.00pm | Presentation: Why Diversity Matters in the Boardroom Speaker: |
3.15pm | Coffee break |
3.30pm | Panel Discussion: Corporate Culture - a Board Priority?
Moderator: Panelists: |
4.30pm | Closing Address |
5.00pm | End of Conference |
SIAS 18th Investors' Choice Awards Dinner Presentation
19th September 2017 (Tuesday) 7.00pm – 10.00pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grand Mandarin Ballroom, Level 6 Main Tower
Time | Programme |
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6.30pm | Arrival of Guests & Cocktail Reception |
7.25pm | Guests to be seated |
7.35pm | Opening Performance |
7.40pm | Presentation on ICA Scorecard & Methodology |
7.45pm | Arrival of Guest-of-Honour |
7.55pm | Welcome Address by SIAS |
8.00pm | Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour |
8.10pm | SINGAPORE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD |
8.50pm | Entertainment 1 |
9.00pm | SINGAPORE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD - GOLDEN CIRCLE AWARD |
9.05pm | SUSTAINABILITY AWARD |
9.10pm | SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AWARD |
9.25pm | Entertainment 2 |
9.35pm | TRANSPARENCY AWARD - SMALL & MID CAP |
9.45pm | BEST RETAIL BROKER AWARD |
9.50pm | FINANCIAL JOURNALIST AWARD |
10.00pm | Group Photo Taking |
*Programme subject to change
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FORUMS
20th September 2017 (Wednesday) 10.30am – 5.00pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Imperial Ballroom, Level 35, Orchard Wing
Time | Forum 1: 'Comply or Explain' – Does it help investors? |
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10.00am | Registration and Refreshments |
10.30am |
Most of the corporate governance codes in various jurisdictions is not mandatory but on a 'Comply or Explain' method. Malaysia, recently have shifted from the 'Comply or Explain' method in the 2012 code to an 'Apply and Explain an Alternative' method. South Africa has moved to 'Comply and Explain' method. Investors have been skeptical about companies paying lip service to the corporate governance non prescriptive codes. Which is more effective for investors? What is the experience in other jurisdictions? Moderator: Panelists: |
12.00pm | Programme Ends |
Time | Forum 2: Corporate Culture – How do you report it? |
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1.00pm | Registration and Refreshments |
1.30pm |
Although there is no 'one size fits all' when it comes to culture, encouragingly, we are witnessing progress and this growing focus on understanding 'purpose' is helping to drive some behavioural change and long-term thinking, as many companies are finding that a 'common purpose' is helping to bind their organisations together. This year the number of FTSE100 companies communicating their purpose in a way which explains why their company exists (which extends beyond financial terms, to focus on the wider value the organisation creates for society and other stakeholders) almost doubled to 60% from last year, as evidenced in the Black Sun annual FTSE100 research on the trends in corporate reporting. Although less established in reporting in Singapore, there is growing recognition that for a company to thrive, it needs to infuse its purpose in all that it does. This forum will explore the trends in culture reporting among the Singapore Straits Times Index STI30 constituents, based on the findings of Black Sun's flagship research piece “The Art and Science of Better Reporting”, as well as how companies should report on culture in their annual reports. We will also share with participants our analysis of the FTSE100 companies as to how they report on culture. Presenters: |
3.00pm | Programme Ends |
Time | Forum 3: Executive Compensation - How Important are Risk-Taking Incentives? |
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3.00pm | Registration and Refreshments |
3.30pm |
The level of compensation and the extent of pay-for-performance for chief executive officers (CEOs) has been a topic of debate by all stakeholders. Critics of CEO compensation practices argue that because the board of directors is influenced by the CEO, the board does not structure the CEO's compensation package to maximize value for outside shareholders. Is there an association between the level of CEO compensation and the quality of firms' corporate governance, and whether firms with weaker governance structures have poorer future performance? What happens if the CEO is also the chair of the board? How effective are the remuneration committees in this scenario? What measures are needed to be put in place? Moderator: Panelists: |
5.00pm | Programme Ends |
CHARITY GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE
21st September 2017 (Thursday) 9.00am – 1.00pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grand Ballroom 1, Level 6 Main Tower
Time | Programme |
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8.00am | Registration and Breakfast |
9.00am | Welcome Address by |
9.05am | Opening Address by |
9.15am | Presentation : A Closer Look on the Code of Governance for Charities and IPCs (2017)
Speaker: |
9.45am | Panel Discussion: A Closer Look on the Code of Governance for Charities and IPCs (2017) Moderator: Panelists: |
10.50am | Tea Break |
11.10am | Presentation: Managing the most valuable resource – People Speaker: |
11.40am | Panel Discussion: Managing the most valuable resource – People Moderator: Panelists: |
12.45pm | Networking Lunch |
GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP
21st September 2017 (Thursday) 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Ballroom 1, 2, 3, Grange
Workshops Breakout Session – Governance (concurrent)
Time | Workshop 1: Building an Effective Charity Board |
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2.30pm | The refined Code of Governance for Charities & IPCs was issued by The Charity Council in April 2017. This workshop will discuss the key changes and implications, as well as future areas of interest in the continuing effort to build a stronger and more robust charity sector. The ability of a charity to fulfil its mission and objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of its Board in guiding the charity to establish clear, robust systems and structure to manage day-to-day risks as well as aligning the charity's purpose and strategic objectives. The Board must also ensure commitment to the right values and behaviours though policies and processes, and to maintain transparency and accountability to all its stakeholders. The workshop will discuss the prevalent Board performance problems and suggest key areas for improvements. Presenter: Panel Discussion: |
4.30pm | Programme Ends |
Time | Workshop 2: Managing Social Media in the age of mobile computing |
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2.30pm | Social media has made everyone today a reporter – eyes on every road, and the newspaper in every smart phone. Information is now disseminated at ultra-fast pace, and sometimes broadcast live. How then do companies and charities manage this? What policies do you need to put in place? How do you manage your image and reputation online? Moderator: Panelists: |
4.30pm | Programme Ends |
Time | Workshop 3: Why have Whistle-Blowing policy? |
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2.30pm | Whistleblowing plays an important role in helping to inform those who need to know about potential risks, problems or even criminal activities within companies or charities, allowing appropriate action to be taken to set things right. Should companies and charities have a policy on whistleblowing and how should they communicate it? What are the drawbacks of whistle blowing – What can organizations do to make employees feel comfortable raising concerns? What are the procedures to whistle blowing? How do you manage it? Speaker: Moderator: Panelists: |
4.30pm | Programme Ends |
INVESTOR FORUM
22nd September 2017 (Friday) 7.30pm – 9.00pm
SGX Auditorium
Investor Forum – Governance and Performance – How to identify well run companies that perform
Investors today are more and more concerned with governance of companies. Following the 2008 Financial Crisis, it highlighted the need for investors to focus more on corporate governance. SIAS conducts research on SGX listed companies' corporate governance practices, with investor centric criteria, in collaboration with NUS CGIO annually. Gain insights into the corporate governance trends and find out which companies and industries are leading in corporate governance practices. Empirical evidence shows that companies with good corporate governance also have better performance. How can corporate governance be used as a screener for investing in companies?
Recently, with the fall in oil prices many companies in the maritime, oil and gas are faced with order cancellations and falling rates leading some to seek the protection of the courts and restructure their debt and bonds in the hope of staving off liquidation. What is the right of a bondholder in this situation? How do you reserve the value of your investment? Lawyers from Morgan Lewis Stamford will explain your rights and what bond holders can do to protect their interests. Speakers will share their views on recent cases in Singapore.
Time | Programme |
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7.00pm | Registration |
7.30pm | Welcome Address by SIAS |
7.35pm | Corporate governance assessment for Investors' Choice Awards 2017 |
8.00pm | Using corporate governance rating for stock selection |
8.20pm | Rights of Noteholders in a Restructuring |
9.00pm | End of Forum |