This high-level seminar will tackle the latest corporate governance issues and help participants understand the importance of corporate governance in today’s difficult financial climate. Held in conjunction with APEC SME ministerial week and endorsed by the APEC Business Advisory Council, the Singapore Business Federation, the Asian Corporate Governance Association, and the U.S. National Center for APEC, the seminar will also serve as an opportune platform for SMEs to hear how risk management can add value to their operations.

Keynote Address: The Rise of an Asian Blend of Corporate Governance?

Keynote Speaker: Hsieh Fu Hua, CEO, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX)

Is there a unique Asian experience with respect to corporate governance? Is there a renewed confidence in local standards and institutions? What does this mean for the future of corporate governance in Asia?

Topics:

• Assessing Corporate Governance in Asia: What’s in Store for the Next Decade?
  
• A Case of Board Failure? Lessons learned for Asia-Pacific
  
• The Role of Corporate Gate Keepers – What Changes Are in the Offing?
  
• Risk Management Priorities for SMEs
  

Speakers & Panelists from U.S.A., Hong Kong, Malaysia & Singapore (in order of appearance):

• Jamie Allen, Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association
  
  
• Gunter Dufey, Professor (emeritus) of CSIB and Finance, University of Michigan & Professorial Fellow, Business and Finance, Nanyang Business School, NTU
  
  
• Ramesh Pillai, CEO and Group Managing Director, Friday Concepts
  
  
• Mak Yuen Teen, Director, Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre, NUS
  
  
• James P. Bronner, Chief Underwriting Officer, Chubb Specialty Insurance
  
  
• Teng Theng Dar, Chairman, ABAC, and Chairman, SBF
  
  
• Soh Kee Hean, Director, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
  
  
• Yun Kok Siong, CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Singapore
  
  
• Yang Yuelin, Managing Director, GC & Member of Executive Office, IMC Corp
  
  

Time	Programmes
1.30 pm	Registration
2.00 pm - 2.10 pm	Opening Remarks: Moses Ojeisekhoba, Managing Director, Senior Vice President, and Asia Pacific Zone Officer, The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
2.10 pm - 2.40 pm	Keynote Address: The Rise of an Asian Blend of Corporate Governance? Hsieh Fu Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Exchange Limited Is there a unique Asian experience with respect to corporate governance? Or is it more a merging of local practices, standards, and institutions with global norms? To what extent is there a renewed confidence in local standards and institutions? What does this mean for the future of corporate governance in Asia?
2.40 pm - 3.10 pm	Session 1: Assessing Corporate Governance in Asia, 1999-2009: What’s in Store for the Next Decade? Jamie Allen, Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) What lessons have been learned in the last decade – from the melt-down of 1997, the dot.com implosion, Enron’s collapse and the credit crunch? Has the family ownership model also contributed to corporate survival? What tangible and substantive improvements has reform achieved in Asia-Pacific? Has it been counterproductive in any way?
3.10 pm - 3.40 pm	Session 2: A Case of Board Failure? Lessons learned for Asia-Pacific Gunter Dufey, Professor (emeritus) of CSIB and Finance, University of Michigan & Professorial Fellow, Business and Finance, Nanyang Business School, NTU Why weren’t boards in the US, UK and Europe able to stop management from making huge mistakes during the global financial crisis? What are the implications and lessons for Asia-Pacific?
3.40 pm - 3.55 pm	Tea Break
3.55 pm - 4.55 pm	Panel Discussion 1: Risk Management Priorities for Small and Medium Enterprises Chairperson: Teng Theng Dar, Chair, ABAC 2009 and CEO, Singapore Business Federation Soh Kee Hean, Director, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, and Chair, APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Taskforce (ACT) Yun Kok Siong, CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Singapore Yang Yuelin, Managing Director (Strategic Projects), General Counsel & Member of Executive Office, IMC Corp Limited What really matters for SMEs? How do governance and risk management for SMEs differ from priorities for large caps?
4.55 pm - 5.55 pm	Panel Discussion 2: The Role of Corporate Gate Keepers – What Changes Are in the Offing? Chairperson: Ramesh Pillai, CEO and Group Managing Director, Friday Concepts (Asia) Mak Yuen Teen, Co-Director of the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre and the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore James P. Bronner, Chief Underwriting Officer, Chubb Specialty Insurance How will the roles of independent directors, audit committees, external and internal auditors change going forward? What have D&O insurers learned from the crisis? What can we expect going forward?
5.55 pm	Closing Comments: Stephen J. Blasina, Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia Regional Manager, The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
6.00 pm	Cocktail Reception

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Admission: By invitation only. Seating is limited.

To register your interest: Contact bchng@chubb.com