(A) Regulatory reform, King room, Du Pont Hotel
What is the role of the national and cross border regulation in the reform effort? Advisory votes on compensation, access to the proxy, empty voting, discretionary broker votes, hedge fund transparency are critical governance issues facing regulators and the courts. How will US practice evolve? What does international experience suggest?

	Commentators Dennis Johnson, Managing Director, Shamrock Value Activist Fund, L.P.
	Anita Skipper, Corporate Governance, Director, Aviva Investors, UK
	Moderator Ed Rock, University of Pennsylvania Law School, USA

(B) Governance best practices, Sullivan room, Du Pont Hotel
Where does corporate governance best practice fit in with the reform agenda? The financial crisis strengthens the case for: separation of CEO and board chairman, direct communication between boards and shareholders, increased board accountability for risk management, corporate strategy and performance. Can governance best practices address these issues? What are the lessons from international experience?

	Commentator Ann Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Super Investors
	Ken Daly, President and CEO, NACD, USA
	Moderator Charles Elson, University of Delaware, USA

(C) Shareholder litigation, King Sejong room, Du Pont Hotel
In the wake of the financial crisis, what role will litigation play globally in: establishing legal and financial accountability for systemic failures, confirming and strengthening shareholder rights, creating and enforcing more effective governance standards?

	Commentators Richard Ferlauto, Director of Corporate Governance and Pension Investment , American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, USA
	Bess Joffe, Associate director, Hermes Equity Ownership Services, UK
	Moderator Lawrence A Hamermesh, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law at Widener's Institute of Delaware Corporate Law, USA