EU Presidency conferences on
European Company Law and Corporate Governance |
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 2011 Conference in Warsaw during the Polish Presidency |
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The next conference, the 11th in the series, will take place in Warsaw on 15 November 2011. Further details will appear here in due course. Meanwhile, see: |
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 2010 Conference in Brussels during the Belgian Presidency |
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The 10th Conference took place in Brussels on 6-7 December 2010. The Conference was organised by Guberna, European Commission, ECGI, EABiS, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and ecoDa under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the EU. The ECGI organised a session on the theme of Shareholder Activism : A Source of Value Creation? |
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 2010 Conference in Madrid during the Spanish Presidency |
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The theme of the 9th Conference which took place on 28-29 June 2010 in Madrid was "The new corporate governance in Europe". The Opening speech was given by
Ms. Soledad Nuñez Ramos,
Director General of Treasury and Financial
Policy, Spanish Ministry of the Economy. The Conference was organised by the Spanish Ministry of the Economy and the Instituto de Consejeros-Administradores (IC-A). |
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 2009 Conference in Stockholm during the Swedish Presidency of the EU |
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The theme of the 8th Conference which took place on 2-3 December 2009 in Stockholm was “Beyond the Crisis – New Challenges for Corporate Governance”. Keynote speakers were Mats Odell, Swedish Minister for Local Government and Financial
Markets and Jörgen Holmquist, Director General, DG Internal Market and Services,
European Commission. The Conference was organised by the Swedish Corporate Governance Board and the ECGI.
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 2008 Conference in Paris during the French Presidency of the EU |
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The theme of the 7th Conference which took place on 16-17 October 2008 in Paris was “Modern Governance for Competitive European Companies”. The keynote speakers were Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Rachida Dati, Keeper of the Seals, French Minister of Justice and Christine Lagarde, (then)French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment. The Conference was organised by Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF).
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 2007 Conference in Lisbon during the Portuguese Presidency of the EU |
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The theme of the 6th Conference which took place on 17 October 2007 in Lisbon was “Challenges for the Control of Corporate Europe”. Keynote speaker were Jörgen Holmquist, Director General, European Commission and Eddy Wymeersch, Chairman CBFA and CESR. The Conference was organised by Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) and the ECGI.
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 2007 Conference in Berlin during the German Presidency of the EU |
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The 5th Conference took place on 27-28 June 2007 in Berlin. The keynote speaker was Charlie McCreevy,
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. The Conference was organised by the Federation of
German Industries (BDI).
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 2006 Conference in Helsinki during the Finnish Presidency of the EU |
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The theme of the 4th Conference which took place on 5 October 2006 in Helsinki was 'Better Regulation in EU Company Law, Process and Substance'. The keynote speaker was Professor Ron Gilson, Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School. The Conference was organised by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.
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 2005 Conference in London during the UK Presidency of the EU |
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The 3rd Conference took place on 14 November 2005 in London. The Conference was organised by the (then) UK Department of Trade and Industry.
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 2005 Conference in Luxembourg during the Luxembourgois Presidency of the EU |
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The 2nd Conference took place on 28 June 2005 in Luxembourg. The keynote speaker was Charlie McCreevy,
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. The Conference was organised by the Edmond Israel Foundation.
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 2004 Conference in The Hague during the Dutch Presidency of the EU |
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The Inaugural Conference took place on 18 October 2004 in The Hague. Keynote speakers were Frits Bolkestein, Member of the European Commission, in charge of the
Internal Market, Taxation and Customs, The Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, UK Minister of State for Industry and Regions, and Gerrit Zalm, Finance Minister of the Netherlands.
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Report on the Conference by Klaus Hopt, José Garrido García, Jonathan Rickford,
Guido Rossi,
Jan Schans Christensen,
Joëlle Simon and
Jaap Winter, setting out:
- An overview of Corporate Governance developments in Company Law and Corporate Governance Codes in Member States
- Conclusions of the The Hague Conference
- The Conference programme
- Keynote Address by Frits Bolkestein, Member of the European Commission, in charge of the
Internal Market, Taxation and Customs
- Keynote Address by The Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, UK Minister of State for
Industry and Regions
- Keynote Address by Gerrit Zalm, Finance Minister of the Netherlands
- Members of the European Corporate Governance Forum
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