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100% E-Voting in 2018 and Enhancement of Corporate Value

publish time：2018-02-05
100% E-Voting in 2018 and Enhancement of Corporate Value
-From the Perspectives of Corporate Governance, Shareholder Engagement, and Proxy Advisers
 
Date: 5th March, 2018
Venue: Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel (B2, No.12, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.)
Directed by Financial Supervisory Commission
Host: Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation
Co-sponsors: Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, Taipei Exchange
(Simultaneous translation into Chinese and English)
 
Agenda
09:30-10:00  Registration
10:00-10:30  Opening Remarks
Jun-Ji Shih Vice Premier, The Executive Yuan
Cheng-Mount Cheng Vice Chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission
Jan-Yau Hsu    Chairman, Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
Sherman Lin     Chairman, Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation
 
10:30-10:50  Opening Ceremony: The Milestone of 100% E-voting in Taiwan Market
10:50-11:20  Keynote Speech 1: Global Trends in Corporate Governance
An overview of the latest global trends in corporate governance and topics that companies and institutional investors most concern.
Speaker: Kerrie Waring    
Executive Director,
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
11:20-12:00  Keynote Speech 2: Voting Guideline and Analysis of Essential Issues of AGMs in Taiwan
Sharing the global essential issues of annual general meetings and providing the voting guideline and recommendations for Taiwan market.
Speaker: Warren Chen  
Executive Director, Head of Asia ex-Japan research,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
12:00-13:30  Networking Lunch
13:30-13:45  Registration
13:45-15:10  Plenary 1: Proactive Shareholder Relation as a Mean for Enhancing Corporate Value 
As the trends of global investment and regulations transform, corporate governance and shareholder communication have become essential issues for companies.
  • In order to attract institutional investors for long term investment, how do companies promote corporate governance?
  • How do companies manage shareholder relationships? How do companies win shareholder supports for the resolutions of annual general meetings?
Moderator:
Chen-En Ko Emeritus Professor, National Taiwan University
 
Panelists:
Lora Ho Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Spokesperson,                          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Chang-Ken Lee President,                            
Cathay Financial Holding Company Limited
James Jeng President,                            
Taiwan Mobile Company Limited
Dennis Chen Chairman and President,                  
Win Semiconductors Corporation
Grace Yeh Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, PharmaEngine Incorporation
 
 
15:10-15:30  Networking Break and Afternoon Tea
15:30-16:55  Plenary 2: Sharing Best Practices in Active Engagement to Promote Good Corporate Governance
The adoption of the Stewardship Code around the world is putting active engagement at the center of asset ownership by international investors. With a good understanding of investors’ practices and approaches, companies would have better communication with investors.
  • In this light, global investors share their active engagement experiences in promoting good corporate governance.
  • What would be institutional investors’ suggestions on how to improve corporate governance in Taiwan, especially e-voting is fully adopted by listed companies from 2018?
  • What do global investors care most about the resolutions of annual general meetings in Taiwan? What would be institutional investors’ suggestions for Taiwan listed companies?
Moderator:
Benjie Fraser Managing Director,                    
Global Pensions Executive, J.P. Morgan
 
 
Panelists:

Christine Chow		 Associate Director,                
Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited
Gerard W.R. Fehrenbach Attorney at Law/Senior Advisor Responsible Investment,                       
PGGM Investments Limited
Yoo-Kyung Park Head of Sustainability & Governance, Asia Pacific,                             
APG Asset Management Asia Limited
Du Tram Manager of Asia Research,
Glass, Lewis & Co. Limited Liability Company
Flora Wang Vice President,                 
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
 
  
16:55-17:00 Closing Remarks