2007 Company Secretaries' Conference

I will be speaking at this year's annual M2Asia conference, please read details. It is flattering to be invited to speak. I notice when you are in power, or in a reasonably powerful position (as perceived by some...) you get lots of speaking invites. But then again, I know alot of people in powerful corporate positions who never get invited or got invited once...and that's it...not anymore...for reasons..well...you guess is as good as mine..heehee. Don't get me wrong...power has many faces and connotations...depending from which perspective one is looking at...hihi. At home...it would be an utter disappointment if one thinks that the daddy is all mighty and powerful....when your kids grow up...they are the ones who are really in power....hahaha

The 2007 Company Secretaries' Conference

Venue: Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conference Date: 13-14 August 2007

Day One – 13 August 2007, Monday

9.00 Opening Remarks from the Chairperson
Wong Tat Chung
Partner
Wong Beh & Toh

9.10 The Role of Company Secretaries in Enhancing the Board Decision Making Process
Muhammad Suria Doshi Abdullah
General Counsel/Company Secretary
Group Legal & Company Secretarial Department
SIRIM Berhad

10.00 Morning Refreshment

10.20 Guidelines for Company Secretaries Considering M&A as a Corporate Expansion Strategy
Tai Chu Wei
Partner
Raja, Darryl & Loh

11.10 Best Practices in Corporate Governance to Ensure Business Success
Wong Tat Chung
Partner
Wong Beh & Toh

12.00 Company Secretaries Responsibility in the Financial Management of the Company
Mohd Zam bin Mustaman
Director, Company Secretary
KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad

12.50 Lunch

1.50 Developing and Implementing Enterprise Risk Management in your Organization
Ramesh Pillai
Chief Executive Officer
Friday Concepts (Asia)

2.40 The Essence of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Value
Chan Tuck Wai
Internal Audit Manager
GuocoLand Berhad

3.40 Afternoon Refreshment

4.10 Role of Company Secretaries in Corporate Exercises
Tan Wooi Hong
Senior Associate
Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong

5.00 Close of Day One
Day Two – 14 August 2007, Tuesday

9.00 Opening Remarks from the Chairperson
Lee Leok Soon
Head, Client Services Division
Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG)

9.10 Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Company Secretaries
Navin Pasricha
Chairman
Columbus Circle Group

10.10 Morning Refreshment

10.30 Managing the Role, Duties and Liability of Directors
Lee Swee Seng
Managing Partner
Lee Swee Seng & Co

11.30 Latest Updates in The Companies Act 1965 – What Company Secretaries Need to Know
Associate Professor Dr. Aishah Bidin
Law Faculty
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

12.30 Lunch

1.40 Disclosure Requirements for Related Party Transactions for Public Listed Companies
Sharon Koo
Partner
Lee Choon Wan & Co

2.40 Aligning the Remuneration and Rewards with the Performance of the Board and Directors
Khaeruddin Sudharmin LS 7037
Group Company Secretary, HeiTech Padu Berhad &
Managing Director/CEO, Motordata Research Consortium Malaysia
In partnership with THATCHAM UK

3.40 Afternoon Refreshment

4.00 Company Secretaries in Their Role to Communicate and Protect the Rights of Minority Shareholders
Lee Leok Soon
Head, Client Services Division
Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG)

5.00 Close of Conference