Good Corporate Governance leads to better company performance

Good Corporate Governance leads to better company performance, higher profitability and efficiency levels, and increased investor confidence. However despite the obvious benefits to companies, Corporate Governance in the region is still not given top priority and falls way behind international standards. Recent corporate corruption scandals are very detrimental to the region’s reputation as an international business hub. As a result companies should be putting corporate governance at the forefront of their business agenda, ensuring processes and standards are in place to enable transparency and trustworthiness.

With the help of institutions such as Hawkamah, Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority and Dubai Centre for Corporate Values, significant progress has been made to improve corporate governance standards in the region and therefore secure increased foreign investment.

By attending Corporate Governance Summit 2009 you will be able to:

• Improve your financial statement and reporting standards to attract investors
• Understand the regions best practice codes set by Hawkamah and Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority and the penalties for not complying
• Meet the obligations of all stakeholders including shareholders, investors, employee and the wider business environment
• Identify the steps needed to move from a family owned to a listed company
• Enhance the reputation of your company and investment potential through ranking high on ratings and transparency indexes

Meet The Speakers:

• André Baladi, Co-Founder, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), Switzerland
• Güler Manisali Darman, Senior Partner, Principal, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS), Turkey
• Stephen Davis, Project Director and Fellow Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance Yale School of Management, USA
• Martin Steindl, Programme Director, IFC, World Bank, USA
• Najeeb Al Ali, Executive Director, Dubai Centre for Corporate Values (DCCV), UAE
• Nivedita Kasargod, Vice President/Head of Management’s Internal Control, Group Governance and Quality Management, Emirates NBD, UAE
• Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Director - Group Internal Audit & Business Excellence, Dubai World
• Khalid Yousaf, VP in-charge of Investments and Capital Markets, Siraj Capital, UAE
• Agata Waclawik, Former Executive Board Member, KDPW, Poland
• Nikos Avlonas, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE), Belgium
• Nalini Suresh, Managing Director, Greater Good
• Dr. Fatih Mehmet, Network & Communications Manager, CSR Middle East, UAE

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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