ACGA 2023 Conference Playback
1 November 2023 | Day 1
- Conference Opening
- Regional overview: Asia’s choices
- ACGA Debate: “Is global stock market competition healthy for corporate governance?”
- Forensic governance: Spotting fraud and misinformation
- Time for change: Board renewal in Asia
- In conversation with: Mid-cap heroes
- Gala Dinner, Keynote Speech by Professor G. S. Jayasree
Day 1 Conference Opening
Morning MC:
Mr Jamie Allen, Secretary General, ACGA, Hong Kong
Welcoming Remarks:
Mr Steven Watson, Chair, ACGA; Partner, Capital International Investors, Hong Kong
Opening Remarks:
Ms Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Mumbai
Regional overview: Asia’s choices
Speakers:
Mr Jamie Allen, Secretary General, ACGA, Hong Kong
Mr Seungjoo Ro, Head of Sustain Asia/ESG Research, CLSA, Hong Kong
ACGA Debate: “Is global stock market competition healthy for corporate governance?”
Moderator:
Ms Jane Moir, Head of Research, ACGA, London
Speakers:
Ms Elisa Cencig, Senior ESG Policy Adviser, Norges Bank Investment Management, London
Ms Grace Hui, Founder and CEO, Net Zero Asia; Former Head of Green and Sustainable Finance, HKEX, Hong Kong (Virtual)
Forensic governance: Spotting fraud and misinformation
Moderator:
Mr Christopher Leahy, Specialist Advisor, Southeast Asia, ACGA; Managing Director, Blackpeak, Singapore
Speakers:
Ms Shireen Muhiudeen, Founder, Corston-Smith Asset Management, Kuala Lumpur (Virtual)
Mr Praveen Sangana, Vice President – Equity, ESG & Forensic Research, Fidelity Investments, Bangalore
Time for change: Board renewal in Asia
Moderator:
Ms Gillian Ng, Senior Director of Corporate Governance & Sustainability, Iclif Executive Education Center of the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur
Speakers:
Mr Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation, Singapore
Dr Niraj Gupta, Head of the School of Corporate Governance & Public Policy, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Gurgaon
In conversation with: Mid-cap heroes
Moderator:
Mr Steven Watson, Chair, ACGA; Partner, Capital International Investors, Hong Kong
Speakers:
Mr Debasish Mohanty, CEO, Airawat Indices, Mumbai
Mr Udaya Kumar Hebbar, Managing Director, CreditAccess Grameen, Bangalore
Gala Dinner, Keynote Speech by Professor G. S. Jayasree
Gala Dinner MC:
Ms Sharmila Gopinath, Specialist Advisor, India, ACGA, Kochi
Keynote Speaker:
Professor G. S. Jayasree, Founder & Managing Trustee, Samyukta Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram
Day 2 Conference Opening
Morning MC:
Ms Jane Moir, Head of Research, ACGA, London
Opening Remarks:
Ms Julia Tay, Partner, Asia-Pacific Public Policy Leader, EY, Singapore
SOE governance
Moderator:
Ms Nana Li, Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Asia-Pacific, Impax Asset Management, Hong Kong
Speakers:
Dr Zhengjun Zhang, Founding Partner and CEO, King Parallel Consulting, Beijing (Virtual)
Ms Hetal Dalal, President and Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Investor Advisory Services, Mumbai
Family governance
Moderator:
Mr Chirag Mehta, Chief Investment Officer, Quantum Asset Management Company, Mumbai
Speakers:
Mr Yuelin Yang, Chief Stewardship and Wellbeing Governance Officer, IMC PAA, Singapore; ACGA Council Member (Virtual)
Professor Kavil Ramachandran, Senior Advisor, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Geopolitics and capital markets
Moderator:
Ms Jane Moir, Head of Research, ACGA, London
Speakers:
Mr Udith Sikand, Senior Emerging Markets Analyst, Gavekal Research, Hong Kong
Mrs Karine Hirn, Partner and Chief Sustainability Officer, East Capital Group, Hong Kong
Mr Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow, East Asia, Lowy Institute, Sydney (Virtual)
Post Adani: Lessons learned and CG reform in India
Moderator:
Ms Sharmila Gopinath, Specialist Advisor, India, ACGA, Kochi
Speakers:
Mr Debanik Basu, Lead – Emerging Markets, Responsible Investment & Governance, APG Asset Management, Hong Kong
Mr Sandeep Parekh, Managing Partner, Finsec Law Advisors, Mumbai
Ms Ruchi Biyani, Responsible Investment and Governance Analyst, Janus Henderson Investors, London