Monash University Malaysia

Invitation
The Malaysian Business Unit. a research unit within the School of Business Monash University Malaysia, will be conducting a seminar on corporate governance entitled: "Latest Developments in Corporate Governance in the Asia Pacific Region" on Thursday. September 30th 2004.

Objective of the Seminar
Corporate governance is fast becoming one of the key business issues in recent years. The importance of corporate governance to organizations around the world has also been reflected in an explosion of research in the field.

This seminar is designed to be interactive, with a mixture of presentations, discussions and case study sessions on the following areas:
•Recent amendments to legislation and selfregulatory codes on corporate governance in the Asia Pacific region;
•The new 'Gold Standard' for corporate governance and business ethics: and
•Developments in corporate governance to restore and maintain public confidence in corporations.

Who Should Attend
This seminar will provide a platform for the meeting of minds between regulators, practitioners and academics to enhance knowledge, facilitate discussion and debate in corporate governance and the current trends in the Asia Pacific region.

Venue
Monash University Malaysia
No 2. Jalan Kolej, Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya. Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Key Presenter 1 : Professor Paul Von Nessen
Key Presenter 2 : Ms. Kala Anandarajah
Key Presenter 3 : Mr. Phillip Lipton

Program Itinerary
Thursday, 30 September 2004
08:15am - 09:15am - Registration (venue Monash Foyer)
09:15am - 09:30am - Welcome Address
09:30am - 10:15am - Professor Paul Von Nessen "Legislative and Regulatory Responses of Australia to Corporate Governance
                                 Failures: International Comparisons"
10:15am - 10:45am - Tea Break 1 (Venue West Wing Atrium)
10:45am - 11:30am - Ms. Kala Anandarajah "Corporate Governance In Asia - Recent Developments Affecting Directors" 11:30am - 12:15pm - Mr. Phillip Lipton H/H and CLERP 9: Recent Developments in Corporate Governance Regulation in                                  Australia"
12:15pm - 01:30pm - Lunch
01:30pm - 02:30pm - Workshop (Session I) Ms. Kala Anandarajah "Have Independent Directors Become More effective? A                                  Practical Approach For The Independent Director"
02:30pm - 03:00pm - Tea Break 2 (Venue West Wing Atrium)
03:00pm - 04:00pm - Workshop (Session II) Ms. Kala Anandarajah "Have Independent Directors Become More effective? A                                  Practical Approach For The Independent Director"
04:00pm - 04:30pm - Closure

Registration Fee
Corporate Sector               - RM250
Public Sector / University    - RM200
Student                               - RM 100

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