Institutional investors, leading academics and advisors attended this exclusive forum. The agenda and speakers for the Global Shareholder Activism Conference 7eu included.
Keynotes:
- US Senator Paul Sarbanes
- Chief Justice Myron Steele, Delaware Supreme Court
Panels:
- U.S. vs. European Shareholder Rights - What are the Differences?
- U.S. vs. European Shareholder Rights - The Prospects of European Class Actions
- Corporations That Cook The Books – Can You Catch Them? Can You Stop Them?
- Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity: A Boom For Whom?
- Should Investors Avoid Socially Irresponsible Companies or Countries?
- Stichting Shell Reserves Compensation Foundation Update
- Sub-Prime Debt Crisis – How Far Will the Dominos Cascade?
- Executive Compensation – Can Anything Be Done?
- Class Action Claims Settlements
- Shareholder Litigation 101: Dispelling The Myths
Panelists:
- Horst Benin, Managing Director, Auda Deutschland GmbH
- Bob Bertram, Executive Vice President Investments, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
- Jon Brilliant, Managing Director, Atelier Management
- Stefanie Buchmann, General Counsel, Metzler Investment GmbH
- John Coffee, Adolph A. Berle Professor and Director of Center on Corporate Governance, Columbia Law School
- Charles Cronin, Head, EMEA, CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity
- Stephen Davis, Fellow, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance, Yale School of Management
- Jay Eisenhofer, Managing Partner, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
- Ralph Ferrara, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf
- Paul Frentrop, Head of Corporate Governance, APG Investments
- Stuart Grant, Managing Partner, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
- Abigail Herron, Corporate Governance Analyst, Responsible Investment, Co-operative Financial Services
- Francis Hounnongandji, CEO, Allied Business Controls
- Bess Joffe, Associate Director-Americas, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
- Keith Johnson, Chairman, Reinhart Institutional Investment Services
- Alexis Krajeski, Associate Director, Governance & Sustainable Investment, F&C Management Limited
- Nadine Viel Lamare, HEad of Corporate Communications and SRI, AP1
- Catherine LaMarr, General Counsel, Office of the Treasurer, State of Connecticut
- Michael Lofing, CPA, Managing Director Financial Analysis, Glass Lewis & Co.
- Daan F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Partner, NautaDutilh N.V.
- Peter Montagnon, Director of Investment Affairs, Association of British Insurers
- Walt Pavlo, Lecturer and Author, Etika LLC
- Jim Peterson, Financial and Accounting Columnist, International Herald Tribune
- James Prutsman, Vice President, Epiq Systems
- Alexander Reus, Managing Partner, Diaz Reus & Targ LLP
- Philippe Roesch, Managing Director - Head Private Equity Europe, Auda Private Equity Europe
- Joanne Segars, Chief Executive, National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)
- Daniel Summerfield, Co-Head Responsible Investment, Universities Superannuation Scheme, Ltd.
- Dario Trevisan, Partner, Studio Legale Trevisan & Associati
- Annette van der Krogt, Manager Responsible Investments, Syntrus Achmea Asset Management
- Curtis Verschoor, L&Q Research Professor, DePaul University
| 7eu Conference May 15-16, 2008
Hotel Prince de Galles
33 Avenue George V Paris 75008 · France
Diamond Sponsor: Grant & Eisenhofer
Silver Sponsors: Epiq Systems Glass, Lewis & Co. RBS Citizens, N.A. CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity
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