20 February 2008 • Articles
IFC Global Corporate
EU Corporate Governance Seminar for pre-accession countries, Brussels, Belgium
John Wilcox participates to the Session chaired by John Plender, Lead Writer of the Financial, together with Marco Becht, Executive Director of the European Corporate Governance Institute and Dr. Daniel Summerfield, Adviser of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. Some of the topics discussed were: What new corporate governance issues will arise as a result of EU enlargement? Where will the pressure for compliance with corporate governance standards and where regulations come from - regulators, global investors, media, other stakeholders? How can accession countries equip management and stakeholders to make the dialogue between company management and their shareholders effective.