Skytop Strategies

Shareholder Activism & Engagement Germany

For Management, Boards and Institutional Shareholders

JANUARY 23, 2020
HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK
GOETHEPLATZ 5-7
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

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AGENDA

The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.

Time	Description
8:00-8:40 AM	Registration & Networking
8:40-8:45	*Welcome Remarks*
8:45-9:25	Armchair Chat Activist Versus Active Investor: One Manager’s Approach to Collaborative Engagement Presenter: Andreas Springer, Senior Legal Counsel, Shareholder Value Management, AG
9:25-10:05	Panel Discussion A Look Over Our Shoulder: An Analysis of Last Season’s Shareholder Engagements in Germany Moderator: Panelists: Michael Neises, Partner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
10:05-10:45	Presentation The European Regulatory Framework: What It Means for Shareholder Activists Interviewer: Christoph Gringel, Partner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Interviewee: Dr. Cordula Heldt, Head of Corporate Governance & Company Law, Deutsches Aktieninstitut
10:45-11:15	*Networking Break*
11:15-11:55	*Interview* Shareholder Proposal Trends: What’s Unfolding in Germany and the UK Interviewer: Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies Interviewee: Ami de Chapeaurouge, Partner, de Chapeaurouge + Partners
11:55-12:35 PM	Panel Discussion Institutional Investors: Their Role in Supporting Shareholder Engagements Moderator: Matthias Meitner, Managing Partner, Valuesque Panelists: Florian Herger, CFA and Former Portfolio Manager, Triton Nils Herzing, CFA Charter Holder and Investment Manager, Active Ownership Capital
12:35-1:35	*Networking Luncheon*
1:35-2:15	Panel Discussion Board Defense: How to Manage Activists Campaigns for Constructive Outcomes Moderator: Panelists: David Katz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Patrick Siebert, Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services, Alvarez & Marsal
2:15-2:55	Panel Discussion Staying off an Activist’s Radar: How to Proactively Manage Against the Odds Moderator: Paul Kinrade, Senior Advisor, Alvarez & Marsal *Panelists:* Kai Liekefett, Partner and Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism Practice, Sidley Austin LLP Patrick Siebert, Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services, Alvarez & Marsal
2:55-3:25	*Networking Break*
3:25-4:05	Panel Discussion ESG and It’s Convergence with Shareholder Activism: A New Line of Offense? Moderator: Panelists: Andreas Feiner, Head of ESG Research and Advisory, Arabesque Mark Harland, Head of Governance and Responsible Investment, GAM (unconfirmed) Justin Kew, CFA, Sustainability Manager, Carmignac Risk Managers
4:05	*Closing Remarks*
4:10	*Networking Reception*

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