1st International Corporate Governance Conference

The first CSIA international Corporate Governance
Conference, jointly organised by the Shanghai Stock
Exchange, hailed as a success by global delegates

Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) successfully hosted the inaugural conference - the CSIA 1st international Corporate Governance Conference (iCGC) - in 21-23 September, 2011 in Shanghai. The event was jointly organised by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Over 180 international experts and high-level delegates from all over the world attended to deliberate, question, discuss and debate the question in the conference’s theme: “Sustainable Corporate Governance – Towards a Global Model?”

Speakers and panellists came from Africa, Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, India, the UK and the US as well as many other countries and regions. Added to these distinguished corporate and academic presenters were delegates from the 14 CSIA member countries and a significant number of prominent local governance corporate professionals and businessmen.

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Main Conference on 22 September 2011

Over 180 international experts and high-level delegates from 17 countries all over the world.

Mrs April Chan, President of CSIA and Company Secretry of CLP Holdings Limited delivered Welcome Address.

Mr Qinye Zhou, Chief Accountant of Shanghai Stock Exchange delivered a keynote speech titled "Corporate Governance of Shanghai Stock Exchange- Review and Outlook".

Speakers and Panellists at Session One: Western Corporate Governance Practices: the Role Model?

Speakers and Panellists at Session Two: Non-Western Corporate Governance Practices: the Emerging Model?

Speakers and Panellists at Session Three: Towards a Sustainable Global Model?

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Instant Polling Results

To ensure the conference remained lively and interactive, attendees were provided with an instant voting device to respond to challenging questions posed by speakers and discussion panels. All votes were captured and displayed instantly.

Session 1: Polling result on confidence in the western corporate governance model post the 2008 financial crisis?

Session 2: Polling result on the weakest point of practices noticeable in Emerging Market Economics (EMEs).

Session 3 Question 1: Polling result on whether corporate governance should be mandatory or voluntary.

Session 3 Question 2: Polling result on the most effective forces for convergence.

Session 3 Question 3: Polling result on views on convergence and related issues of corporate governance.

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Roundtable on 23 September 2011

Theme: Reflections on the Path and Implications Towards a Global Governance Model

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Welcome Cocktail on 21 September 2011