Agenda: |
09:00 |
Registration |
09:30 |
Welcome and Opening Speeches
- Dr. Eva Chan, Chairman, HKIRA
- Mr. Sherman Yan, Managing Partner, ONC Lawyers |
09:40 |
From Engagement to Activism – a Hong Kong Case Study
- Ms. Pru Bennett, Director, BlackRock |
10:00 |
Shareholder Activism in Hong Kong – a Legal Perspective
- Mr. Sherman Yan, Managing Partner, ONC Lawyers |
10:15 |
Panel Discussion 1: Shareholder engagement and activism – Views from Investor Relations officers, Listco management, Regulators and Investors
- Dr. Eva Chan, Chairman, HKIRA
- Mr. Derek Cheung, Executive Director & CEO, New Century Asset Management Limited
- Mr. Ronnie Lim, Senior Engagement Specialist, Active Ownership, Robeco Hong Kong Limited
- Mr. Hugh Pye, Head of Investor Relations, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Holdings plc
- Ms. Megan Tang, Senior Director, Corporate Finance, SFC |
10:55 |
Coffee Break |
11:10 |
Loan-to-own for Foreign Investors in Debt-Equity Swap Change of Control Ownership Conversion Strategies in the PRC (Non-Performing-Loans and distressed/defaulting Corporate Bonds)
- Dr. Ami de Chapeaurouge, Partner, de Chapeaurouge + Partners, Frankfurt/New York
- Mr. Jeff Chen, Partner, Dentons Hong Kong |
11:35 |
Criteria for Activist Investing Outside the U.S.: An Investment must be worthwhile in view of the added challenges encountered in Europe and Asia
- Mr. Stephen Fraidin, Vice Chairman, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. |
12:00 |
Minority Shareholder Protection Comparison Delaware and Hong Kong against the Backdrop of Hong Kong Campaign Experience
- Mr. Steve Wolosky, Partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York
- Mr. Seth Fischer, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Management Ltd. |
12:25 |
Defense Developments in the U.S. and abroad, including Hong Kong / China Campaign Experience
- Mr. William D. Anderson, Jr., Senior Managing Director, Global Head, Strategic Shareholder Advisory Business, Evercore L.L.C., New York
- Mr. Scott Spieth, Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Business, Evercore New York |
12:50 |
Lunch |
13:50 |
If only INEDs were independent
- Mr. David Webb, Deputy Chairman, SFC Takeovers and Mergers Panel |
14:10 |
Panel Discussion 2: Shareholder activism - an offshore angle on practice and suggested reform
- Dr. Ami de Chapeaurouge, Partner, de Chapeaurouge + Partners, Frankfurt/New York
- Mr. Timothy Haynes, Partner, Walkers
- Mr. Ian Mann, Partner, Harneys
- Mr. Oliver Payne, Partner, Ogier
- Mr. William Wong SC, Barrister-at-law, Des Voeux Chambers |
14:50 |
Coffee Break |
15:05 |
Panel Discussion 3: Emerging Thematic Areas of Investor Engagement for the Next 5+ Years (Cybersecurity, Tech Disruption, Board Quality / Diversity, Climate Change)
- Mr. Dominic Wai, Partner, ONC Lawyers
- Ms. Emily Chew, Global Head of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Ms. Susan Finder, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, School of Transnational Law, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
- Mr. Shinbo Won, Director, BlackRock |
15:45 |
The Available Tools for Achieving Shareholder Activism in Hong Kong
- Mr. Warren Lee, Managing Director, Yu Ming Group |
16:10 |
Panel Discussion 4: Developments in Hong Kong Shareholder Engagement and Activism
- Mr. Huen Wong, Consultant, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Hong Kong
- Prof. Louis Cheng, Professor of Finance, School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Mr. Peter Guy, Columnist, SCMP
- Mr. David Webb, Deputy Chairman, SFC Takeovers and Mergers Panel
- Mr. Frank Wong, First Class Management |
16:40 |
CMB campaign sharing
- Mr. Kin Chan, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Argyle Street Management Limited |
17:00 |
Event closed |
*Showing confirmed speakers only; time and topic subject to change.
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