Shareholder Engagement Asia
SEPTEMBER, 2021
RENAISSANCE HONG KONG HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL
1 HARBOUR ROAD
WAN CHAI, HONG KONG
Time | Description |
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8:00-8:25 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
8:25-8:30 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
8:30-9:00 | Bridging the Cultural Divide: Shareholder Engagement in East and Southeast Asia Discussants: Ronald Low, Managing Director and Head of the Hong Kong Office, Sard Verbinnen & Co David Katz, Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Cas Sydorowitz, Global Head of Activism, Georgeson |
9:00-9:20 | Presentation Topic: TBA Presenter: Richard Barton Managing Partner, Greater China, Newgate Communications |
9:20-10:00 | Panel Discussion The Active Approach: Diverse Styles of Engagement in Asia Moderator: Panelists: James Han, Partner, TMAM GO Japan Engagement Fund Edward Lee, Consultant, Saga Tree Capital Advisors Phillip Meyer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Oasis |
10:00-10:20 | Networking Break |
10:20-11:00 | Panel Discussion How to Manage Changing Shareholder Expectations Around Multigenerational Board Directors Moderator: Panelists: Eric Wong, Director, TCG Capital |
11:00-11:20 | Presentation Narrowing the Tech Valuation Gap: Dual Class Shares in Hong Kong Presenter: |
11:20-12:00 | Panel Discussion M&A Activism: Lessons Learned and How to Apply Them Moderator: Panelists: Walied Soliman, Partner and Co-Chair of the Special Situations Team, Norton Rose Fullbright Canada LLP |
12:00-1:00 | Networking Luncheon |
1:00-1:40 | Panel Discussion Public Proxies: Communicating with Shareholders and Activists Moderator: Panelists: Richard Barton, Managing Partner , Greater China, Newgate Communications Orestes Pasparakis, Partner and Co-Chair of the Special Situations Team, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Christian Sealey, Chief Operating Officer – Australia, Morrow Sodali |
1:40-2:10 | Discussion Session Data Analytics: Breaking Down Public Activist Requests Discussants: |
2:10-2:40 | Armchair Chat Abenomics: Shareholder Rights and the Road Ahead Discussants: Kensaku Bessho, Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co |
2:40-3:00 | Networking Break |
3:00-3:40 | Panel Discussion Issues with CEOs: On the Front Lines of Engagement and Activism Moderator:Panelists: Ronnie Lim, Senior Engagement Specialist, Robeco Derek Zaba, Co-Head, Shareholder Activism Practice, Sidley Austin LLP |
3:40-4:20 | Panel Discussion Sector by Sector: The Most Engaged with Companies and Why Moderator: Panelists: Eva Chan, Chairman, Hong Kong Investor Relations |
4:20-5:00 | Panel Discussion Activist Frontier: What to Expect from Asia in the Years Ahead Moderator: Panelists: James E. Langston, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb, LLP |
5:00 | Program Adjourns; Networking Reception Begins |
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