IV Annual International Forum “Corporate Governance in Russia 2008” and post conference workshop “MIFID –The Start of Stricter Compliance”
6-7 October 2008, Moscow

THE EVENT WILL FOCUS ON:

o CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: A KEY TO BUILDING INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
o LEGAL STATUS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENTS: INVESTORS VS SHAREHOLDERS
o PROTECTING REPUTATION THROUGH CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
o STOCK EXCHANGE INSTRUMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMPANIES’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
o HOSTILE TAKEOVERS OR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT: WHERE THE BORDERLINE?
o ISSUERS AND STOCK OWNERS PROTECTION FROM HOSTILE TAKEOVERS-HOW REGISTRATION BOARDS CAN HELP
o GOVERNANCE AND SHAREHOLDERS VALUE
o IR DEPARTMENT-STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
o INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR: BURDEN OR SUCCESS FACTOR?
o TRENDS IN SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM
o RUSSIA ON THE THRESHOLD OF A POST-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: OPTIMIZING CORPORATE STRATEGIES

This is a unique opportunity to meet with the leading minds from the industry and your opportunity to gain first hand the knowledge of ever changing role of the Corporate Governance in Russia.

AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN PREVIOUS FORUMS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
National Council for Corporate Governance, Ministry of Economical Development of RF, The Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation, Federal Antimonopoly Service, "Russian Trade System" Stock Exchange (RTS), The Institute of Professional Auditors (IPAR), National Association of Independent Directors (NAID), Russian Director Institute (RID),IFC Russia Banking Corporate Governance Project, Interfax, NAUFOR, Troika Dialog, SUAL-Holding, SUEK, Severstal, Raiffeisen Investment AG, JSC "TNK-BP Management", JSC Enisei, KMB-Bank, Orrick Moscow LLC, Squire, Sanders&Dempsey, Torgovyi Dom "Nemiroff", Surgutheftegaz, JSC Eurochem, ZAO Rating Agency ExpertRa, Company "Nemiroff", Allen & Overy, Sviazinvest, Baring Vostock Capital (BVCP), JSC CenterTelecomme, KPMG, ZAO "Sinara Group", OSC "Moscow Central Depositary”, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Aon Rus LLC, Marsh, JSC Lenenergo, Denton Wilde Sapte, The PBN Company, JSC "Russian Railways", JC TuranAlem Securities, Investment bank "TRUST", JSC "OGK-4", Standard & Poor's, JSFC SISTEMA, Salans, TGC- 11, IC Russ-Invest, Delloitte and Touche CIS, Hermes Investment Management Ltd, Professional Association of Registers, Transfer-Agents and Depositories (PARTAD), Pepeliaev, Golsblats and Partners, JSC "Bank Rossiyskiy Kredit", JSC "VolgaTelecomm", JSC "Gazprom" and many others leading companies and experts

Register today to guarantee your place on the IV Annual International Forum “Corporate Governance in Russia 2008”

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Separate Post conference workshop “MIFID –The Start of Stricter Compliance” 6-7 October 2008, Moscow