Malaysian Corporate Governance Conference Program

I will be attending the Malaysian Corporate Governance Conference, orgainsed by the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, 15 - 16 May 2008 at the Securities Commission, Kuala Lumpur. Anyone else going? Here is the latest program for the event:

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Malaysian Corporate Governance Conference

"Forging Leadership & Sustainability in the Global Environment"

15 - 16 May 2008

Conference Hall 1, Securities Commission, Kuala Lumpur

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 - Thursday: 15 May 2008

8.30am Arrival and Registration of Participants

9.00am Arrival of VIPs

9.15am Welcome Speech by

Yang Berbahagia Puan Sri Datin Seri Susan Cheah

Director, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute

Executive Director, Sunway Management

Official Opening & Keynote Address by

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Yusli Mohamed Yusoff

Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia

9.55am Morning Refreshments & Contact Break

10.15am SESSION ONE: CREATING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

• What are the growing trends in corporate governance in global economies?

• What are the detrimental factors to the sustainability of businesses in global emerging economies?

• What do companies in developed economies do to create sustainability? What can Malaysian companies learn from them?

• Does size matter? Does sustainability differ from a large multinational company to a small company?

• What do Malaysian companies need to leverage on to create sustainable growth in global businesses?

Moderator:

Mr Puvan J. Selvanathan

Executive Director, Caux Round Table Malaysia

Speaker:

Yang Mulia Tunku Abdul Aziz

President, Caux Round Table Malaysia

Former Special Advisor on Ethics to the UN Secretary General

11.30am SESSION TWO:POWER OF THE BOARD "" LEADERSHIP CALL IN GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES

• Some parties have argued that many Malaysian directors do not take corporate governance seriously enough. This does not only hurt the organisations, but the society and nation as a whole. Thus, what role does the board of directors play in ensuring the welfare of the society and the competitiveness of the nation? What are the principal responsibilities of the board?

• What constitute an effective board and what would be the demands and challenges to assume a leadership role in the emerging global environment?

• Having good judgement is a subjective matter, but it is important especially in determining the size of non-executive participation. Thus, what factors are deemed good judgement? Is there a quintessential guide in exercising good judgement for directors?

• Maintaining a successful relationship between the board and management is all about an issue of effective communication. Thus, what are the key elements in ensuring an effective communication between the two parties?

Moderator:

Mr Philip Koh

Senior Partner,

Messr Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh

Speaker:

Mr Jiv Sammanthan

Senior Executive Director

PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services

12.15 pm SESSION THREE:IMPACT OF COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007 AND CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES ACT ON BOARD DECISION MAKING

Speaker:

Mr Philip Koh

Senior Partner,

Messr Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh

1.00pm SPECIAL SESSION: Leveraging on Technologies to Manage Challenges in Corporate Governance

Ms Michelle Yee

Solution Architect - Governance, Risk & Compliance,

SAP (Asia-Pacific Japan)

1.45 pm Networking Luncheon

2.45pm SESSION FOUR:

ACCOUNTABILITY & INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION (IAF)

• What are the duties of audit committees in relation to IAF? What are their roles in accountability?

• How do audit committees establish and preserve their independence with the management?

• What would be the expectations and perceptions of internal audit in the continuous engagement with the management?

Moderator:

Mr Walter Sandosam

Vice President Audit, Maybank and Vice President, Institute Internal Auditors Malaysia

Speakers:

Mr Lee Min On

Partner, KPMG Business Advisory and

Governor, Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia

3.45pm Afternoon Refreshments/Contact Break

4.15pm SESSION FIVE: SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM AND PROTECTION OF MINORITY INTEREST "" THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE

Moderator:Ms Marghanita da Cruz Principal Consultant & Director Ramin Communications, Australia

Speaker:

Mr Lee Leok Soon

Head, Client Services

The Minority Shareholders WatchDog Group

5.00pm End of Day 1 conference

DAY 2 - FRIDAY: 16 May 2008

8.30am Arrival and Registration of Participants

9.15am Arrival of VIP

9.30am Special Keynote Address on:

Malaysian Corporate Governance and Its Impact on the Competitiveness of the Country"

by Yang Berbahagia Datuk Ranjit Ajit Singh

Managing Director, Securities Commission:

10.00am Morning Refreshment & Contact Break

10.30am SESSION SIX:BUILDING ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INVESTOR RELATIONS

• What is the power of investor relations (IRs) function?

• How does a company maintain an effective communication policy with shareholders through IRs?

• How would one draw the line differentiating between Corporate Social Responsibility and IRs? They seem the same, but they are not.

• In order to achieve greater transparency and accountability in financial performance reporting, what would be the best IRs initiatives proposed/practiced by award winning companies?

• Whilst limitations on voluntary disclosure do exist as it may facilitate comparison by competitors, too little disclosure will defeat the purpose it serves. Thus, what would be the "˜right"™ amount of disclosure to ensure the desirability of disclosure is achieved?

Moderator:

Mr Puvan J. Selvanathan

Executive Director, Caux Round Table Malaysia

Speaker:

Mr Justin Leong

Chairman, Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA)

Head of Strategic Investments and Corporate Affairs, Genting Bhd

11.45am SESSION SEVEN:ICT IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE "" THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE

The importance of information and communications technologies (ICT) can not be ignored as the world is heading towards this direction for effective sources of information, communications and world-wide connectivity. Thus, this session aims to cover the followings:

• Overview of Standards

• Electronic Reporting

• Fraud and other Threats from ICT

• ICT impact on Corporate Performance

• ICT Corporate Compliance Requirements

Moderator:

Mr Puvan J. Selvanathan

Executive Director, Caux Round Table Malaysia

Speaker:

Ms Marghanita da Cruz

Principal Consultant & Director, Ramin Communications, Australia

12.45pm Networking Luncheon

2.45pm SESSION EIGHT:COMMITING TO RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES"

• How do responsible business practices contribute to the success of a company in global businesses?

• What kind of value do companies see in committing to responsible business practices in the long run?

• CSR encompasses many different aspects in relation to responsible business practices. The concern is how does a company manage all different aspects of CSR in the global competitive environment? What is the art of balancing the social aspect, economic welfare and environmental aspect of CSR?

Moderator:

Mr Puvan J. Selvanathan

Executive Director, Caux Round Table Malaysia

Speaker:

Dr Geoffrey Williams

Managing Director, OWW Consulting

4.00pm End of Conference & Afternoon Refreshments

Notes:

• The Organiser reserves the right to alter the content and timing of the programme in the best interest of the conference and are not responsible for cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances

• The Organiser accepts no responsibility for statements made orally or in written material distributed by any speakers at the forum. In addition, the Organiser is not responsible for any copying, republication or redistributions of such statements

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• as of 12 May 2008