Name: European Corporate Governance Conference 2022
Start: 2022-11-29T09:30:00+0000
Location: Hotel The President Praha

Sustainability in Corporate Governance: from concepts to practices

Organized by EY, in collaboration with ecoDa, Czech Institute of Directors, ACCA, BusinessEurope and EuropeanIssuers, the European Corporate Governance Conference 2022 – under the auspices of Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU – brings together decision-makers, academics and key business, as well as civil society, experts from EU and beyond.

At this year’s conference, the speakers will exchange views on how to address sustainability in corporate governance, including the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. They will also discuss remuneration policy in connection with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, while focusing on European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) upcoming European Sustainability Reporting Standards. Finally, the conversation will shift to the global stage and delve deeper into the review of the G20/OECD’s Corporate Governance Principles.

The conference will be livestreamed.

Related topics Sustainability Government and Public Sector EU institutions Public policy Long-Term Value

Presenters

Martina Kneiflova

Country Managing Partner, EY Czech Republic

Photo de groupe du cabinet Reynders et portraits de ses memebres (pour la page web)

Didier Reynders

European Commissioner for Justice

Michal Franěk

Deputy Minister of Justice, Czech Republic

Maija Laurila

Head of Company Law Unit, DG JUST, European Commission

Leena Linnainmaa

Secretary General, Directors’ Institute Finland, & Chair, ecoDa

Bruno Zabala

Chair of the Company Law Working Group, BusinessEurope

Petr Vácha

Head of Assurance, EY Czech Republic

Rachael Johnson

Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, ACCA

Carey Evans

Managing Director, Global Public Policy, BlackRock

Anaïs Berthier

Head of Brussels office, ClientEarth

Tomasz Wiatrak

Chairman of the Board and CEO, ORLEN Unipetrol, & Vice President, Czech Institute of Directors

Jan Juchelka

CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komerční banka

Alice Machová

Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, EY Czech Republic

George Dallas

Policy Director, ICGN

Rients Abma

Executive Director, Eumedion

Kateřina Bohuslavová

Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of ESG Office, ČEZ Group

Fredré Ferreira

Senior Technical Manager, EFRAG

Andrew Hobbs

EY EMEIA Center for Board Matters Leader; EMEIA Public Policy Leader

Carmine Di Noia

Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Odile de Brosses

President, ECGCN & EuropeanIssuers

Rytis Ambrazevičius

President, Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance

Pascal Durand-Barthez

Vice-Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, Business at OECD & Member of the Advocacy Committee, ecoDa

Massimiliano Turconi

Chief Audit Executive, TIM & Vice President, ECIIA

Kamil Čermák

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, ČEZ ESCO, & President, Czech Institute of Directors

Location Hotel The President Praha, Náměstí Curieových 1/100, Prague, Czech Republic, 110 00, CZ Open in maps

Time 09:30 - 17:30

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9:30 Welcoming coffee

Networking
10:00 Opening speech

Welcome by Martina Kneiflova, Country Managing Partner, EY Czech Republic
10:15 Keynote speeches

Michal Franěk, Deputy Minister of Justice, Czech Republic

Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice (Video message)

Maija Laurila, Head of Company Law Unit, DG JUST, European Commission
10:45 Panel 1: Sustainability in Corporate Governance: from concepts to practices
How will the proposed Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive impact directors’ duties and business conduct? How will all ESG-related legislative pieces work together? Is the legislation clear enough for practical implementation?

Moderator:

Leena Linnainmaa, Secretary General, Directors’ Institute Finland, & Chair, ecoDa

Panelists:

Bruno Zabala, Chair of the Company Law Working Group, BusinessEurope

Petr Vácha, Assurance Leader, EY Czech Republic

Rachael Johnson, Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, ACCA

Carey Evans, Managing Director, Global Public Policy, BlackRock

Anaïs Berthier, Head of Brussels office, ClientEarth
11:45 Concrete examples of the impact on businesses
A case study: Tomasz Wiatrak, Chairman of the Board and CEO, ORLEN Unipetrol, & Vice President, Czech Institute of Directors

Reaction from a Czech company: Jan Juchelka, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komerční banka
12:15 Networking lunch
13:45 Panel 2: Remuneration still in the spotlight
What changes have we observed in remuneration policies since the last Shareholders Rights Directive? How would remuneration reports need to improve? How to embed long-term ESG incentives in executive remuneration?

Moderator: Maija Laurila, Head of Company Law Unit, DG JUST, European Commission

Panelists:

Alice Machová, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, EY Czech Republic

George Dallas, Policy Director, ICGN

Rients Abma, Executive Director, Eumedion

Czech case example: Kateřina Bohuslavová, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of ESG Office, ČEZ Group
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Fireside Chat
New ESRS standards on corporate governance: The new ESRS Standards are expected to be presented by EFRAG in November 2022. How can boards strengthen governance to accelerate their ESG journeys?

Fredré Ferreira, Senior Technical Manager, EFRAG

Andrew Hobbs, EMEIA Public Policy Leader, EY
16:00 Panel 3: Review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance: Usefulness of Codes and Principles in an increasingly regulated environment
The G20/OECD Corporate Governance principles are about to be reviewed to consider any structural effects on capital markets and corporate governance practices. How can they help achieve broader economic objectives with respect to corporate sector sustainability, financial stability, investor confidence and capital formation? Is the Comply or Explain principle still valued?

Moderator: Carmine Di Noia, Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Panelists:

Odile de Brosses, President, ECGCN & EuropeanIssuers

Rytis Ambrazevičius, President, Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance

Pascal Durand-Barthez, Vice-Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, Business at OECD & Member of the Advocacy Committee, ecoDa

Massimiliano Turconi, Chief Audit Executive, TIM & Vice President, ECIIA
17:15 Wrap-up

Kamil Čermák, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, ČEZ ESCO, & President, Czech Institute of Directors
17:30 Cocktail Reception

For further information about the conference, please contact us via email

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