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Forum on Corporate Governance in Asia

Saturday, 11 May
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Studies on the causes of the Asian financial crisis in 1997 indicate that weak corporate governance was a major source of economic and financial vulnerabilities. Accordingly, a sound corporate governance system would promote a stable environment for sustainable growth of the private sector.

During the Forum, well-known scholars and practitioners will discuss the following:

  • Corporate governance given rapid institutional change and economic growth in Asia
  • The experience of the People's Republic of China in strengthening corporate governance as an integral part of its economic transition
  • Transparency and disclosure, and corporate governance standards
  • Specific country cases highlighting the complexity of cooperate governance issues, such as impacts of market, political, legal, economic and cultural environment, and the key challenges in improving corporate governance in Asia
  • Roles of shareholders, institutional investors, and the general public
PROGRAM/SPEAKERS
Time SpeakerPresentation
3:15 p.m. Wolfgang Kasper
Professor Emeritus, University of New South Wales and Senior Fellow, Center for Independent Studies		Rapid Growth, Institutional Evolution, and Corporate Governance in Asia
3:30 p.m. Jinglian Wu
Senior Research Fellow, Development Research Center, State Council Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Member, Standing Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; and Chief Economist, China International Capital Corporate Ltd.		Corporate Governance in People's Republic of China
3:45 p.m. George Dallas
Managing Director, Standard and Poor's		Evaluating Corporate Governance of Asian Companies in an International Context
  Commentators
 
4:00 p.m. Nik Ramlah Mahmood
Director, Market Policy and Development Division, Malaysian Securities Commission		Comments Based on Malaysia's Experience as an Illustrative Example
4:15 p.m. Larry Lang
Chair Professor of Finance, Chinese University in Hong Kong		Comments Based on the Experience of Hong Kong, China and Asia Countries
4:30 p.m. James McRitchie
Editor, The Corporate Governance Net		Summary and Comments on Corporate Governance in the Post-Enron Environment
4:45 p.m. Questions and Answers

Moderator:
Shamshad Akhtar
Director, Governance, Finance and Trade Division, East Asia and Central Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Contact Us

For further information, contact Mr. Y. Qian, ADB Manila, tel: (63-2) 632-5945, fax: (63-2) 632-2424, email: yqian@adb.org.





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