8:00 – 9:00

Registration and Refreshments

9:00 – 9:20

Opening Session

Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Naser El Tibi, Financial Analyst / Presenter, CNBC Arabia TV

Inaugural Welcome Note

9:20 – 9:30

Key note speaker on the topic of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
H.E. Khalfan Saeed Al Kaabi, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Center for Corporate Governance (ADCCG)

9:30 – 10:30

Session One
Local Laws and Regulation on Corporate Governance in the United Arab Emirates

• A review of existing Corporate Governance codes.
• Required legal reforms to support existing CG initiatives.

Moderator:
Rainer Geiger, Senior Regional Advisor, MENA-OECD Investment Program, Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)

Panelists:
H.E. Ali Rashed Al Ketbi, Deputy General Secretary of the Public Administration Directorate, General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi (GSEC)
H.E. Maryam Al Suwaidi, Deputy CEO for Issuance, Research & Legal Affairs, Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority (ESCA)
H.E. Rashed Al Baloushi, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)

10:30 – 10:45

Session One Q&A

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30

Session Two
International Best Practices of Corporate Governance

• A review of best practices in corporate governance: international experiences.
• New trends in corporate governance: possible CG reforms in the advent of the global financial crisis.

Moderator:
Dr. Hoe Ee Khor, Head of Economic Development & Chief Economist, Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED)

Panelists:
Anthony Miller, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Stilpon Nestor, Managing Director, Nestor Advisors Ltd
Alissa Koldertsova, Policy Analyst, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
J. Chris Razook, Senior Operations Officer - MENA, CG, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

12:30 – 12:45

Session Two Q&A

12:45 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 15:40

Session Three
Applications of Corporate Governance to Various Industries

• The applications of CG into SOE and government entities – Capital Concepts
• Corporate Governance in Public Listed Companies – Sorouh
• Corporate Governance in Financial Institution - ADCB
• Corporate Governance in the context of Family Owned Businesses – Elaraby Co.

Moderator:
Stilpon Nestor, Managing Director, Nestor Advisors Ltd

Panelists:
Yasser Akkaoui, Chairman and Managing Director, Capital Concepts Sal
Afshar Monsef, Chief Corporate Officer, Sorouh Real Estate PJSC
Simon Copleston, General Counsel and Board Secretary, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)
Mohamed A. Elaraby, Managing Director, Elaraby Co. for Lighting Technology (ECLT)

15:40 – 16:00

Session Three Q&A

16:00 – 16:30

Session Four
Conclusions and Recommendations
   
Moderator:
Khalid Deeb, Director General, Abu Dhabi Center for Corporate Governance (ADCCG)