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ACGA 2016 Annual Conference, Tokyo

15 – 16 November 2016

ACGA’s 2016 Annual Conference, the "Asian Business Dialogue on Corporate Governance 2016", will be returning to Japan for the first time since 2007. The conference will be held over November 15-16, 2016 at the Conrad Hotel, Tokyo.

Registration has now closed, as the conference is fully booked. Please contact Helen Wong to have your name put on the waiting list.


Important Note
Rooms at the Conrad are now fully booked. We recommend you try one of these nearby hotels if you still need a room:

Conference theme and programme 
The theme of our conference this year is “Corporate Governance in North Asia: Contrasting Paths to Reform". 

There will be plenary sessions on the following topics:

  • Asia Overview: Key Developments around the region / CG Watch 2016
  • The ACGA Debate: “Can Comply-or-Explain work in North Asia?”
  • The Chairmen’s Dialogue: “Entrepreneurship and Management in Japan”
  • Q&A with the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan

And workshops or panel discussions on the following topics:

  • Corporate reporting: Trying to reach a no-boilerplate nirvana
  • Same view, different lens? Bringing debt and equity interests in CG/ESG into focus
  • CG Fundamentals: What should a good director do?
  • Progress in Corporate Governance in Japan--Perspectives from the Business Sector
  • Exploring Japan: How to get from ‘doing stuff’ to strategic engagement
  • The brave new world of company-investor dialogue
  • New experiments in corporate governance in North Asia

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Mr. Takeshi Niinami, President & CEO, Suntory Holdings, Tokyo
  • Mr. Kunitake Ando, Advisor, Sony Life Insurance, Tokyo
  • Mr. Hiromichi Mizuno,CIO, GPIF, Japan
  • Mr. Philip Ong, Chairman, Chunghwa Post, Taiwan
  • Mr. Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc,Tokyo
  • Mr. Douglas Henck, Chairman and CEO, Aegon Asia, Hong Kong (and ACGA Chairman)
  • Mr. Shaun Cochran CFA,Global Head of Thematic Research, CLSA
  • Mr. Kenji Iwamoto, Director of Engagement, TMAM-GO Alliance, Tokyo
  • Ms. Asako Nagai, Director, Japan, BSR
  • Mr. Hiroki Sampei, Head of Research, Fidelity International, Japan
  • Mr. Yuelin Yang, Deputy Group Managing Director, Corporate Office of IMC Industrial Group, Singapore (and ACGA Council Member)
  • Mr. Shinichiro Hyogo, Chief Analyst, Asset Management Division, MUFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Tokyo
  • Mr. David Simmonds, Group General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, CLP Holdings, Hong Kong
  • Dr. Daniel Summerfield, Co-head of Responsible Investment, USS Investment Management, London
  • Mr. Daniel Konigsburg, Managing Director, Corporate Governance & Public Policy, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, New York
  • Mr. Adam Kirkman, Head of ESG, AMP Capital, Sydney
  • Mr. Akira Fuse, Investment Specialist, Capital International, Tokyo
  • Ms. Rakhi Kumar, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance, State Street Global Advisors, Boston
  • Ms. Yoshiko Shibasaka, Associate Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC, Tokyo

Summary Report of ACGA 2015 Conference, Kuala Lumpur:
For the summary report of our 2015 Annual Conference, please click here.