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Paris 2012 Brochure
Paris 2012 Brochure
Paris 2012 Brochure
24th European Annual Conference International employee share plans: an engine for recovery
Speakers:
Aon Hewitt Association of British Insurers Baker & McKenzie Consulting Services Support Corp. USA David Craddock Consultancy Services EU Economic and Social Committee Esop Centre European University Viadrina, Frankfurt Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Kirton & McConkie USA Lewis Silkin LLP Norris McLaughlin & Marcus USA Paris Chamber of Commerce Pett, Franklin & Co. LLP
Hotel, Paris
Lindsey Doud, Associate Director +44 (0) 8000 566 550 cees@rbc.com www.rbcees.com
International employee share plans: an engine for recovery 24th European annual conference Paris
The Centres 24th annual European employee equity plans conference will take place in Paris, on Thursday June 21 and Friday June 22 2012 in the Millennium Opera Hotel. The hotel is in the heart of Paris, a stones throw from the Place de LOpera. Our two-day summer event provides an ideal forum for keeping au fait with latest legal, regulatory and market trends in the employee share schemes in the EU and especially UK and France; doing business; discussing share plan strategies and networking.
Where? Millennium Opera Hotel, 12 Boulevard Haussman, 75009 Paris When? June 21-22 2012
PACKAGE DEALS STILL AVALABLE book soon! The Centre still offers a very limited number of package deals comprising: Two nights accommodation (on single occupancy basis) on June 20 & June 21 in the Millennium Paris Opera Hotel, Bld Haussmann Entrance to all conference sessions Breakfasts, lunches and refreshments during coffee breaks Delegate pack with speech summaries Cocktail party, sponsored by Cytec Solutions Ltd, on June 21 Your early registration will secure you a room in the conference hotel, as the Centre block books rooms, to make things easy for all. The package deal prices for this conference (no VAT is charged on fees) are as follows: ESOP Centre members: 675 (plan issuers) 999 (practitioners) Non-members: (practitioners) 799 (plan issuers) 1,450
Speakers If you would like to deliver a presentation at our European event, you will benefit from a significant package deal price reduction, subject to agreed topic content.
Booking information: Day delegate tickets can be reserved by emailing fhackworth@hurlstons.com with names and contact details. ESOP Centre members: 425 (plan issuers) or 525 (practitioners) Non-members: 520 (plan issuers) or 615 (practitioners)
Esop Centre
Whats happening to executive pay? Whats happening to total pay levels? Whats happening to total pay practices? Paradigm-shift or business as usual? Leslie Moss Aon Hewitt
Open delegates debate Executive equityAre incentive reward structures being modified to head off populist & media attacks? Is this wise? How can we best improve participation rates in allemployee share ownership plans? Tax incentives for Eso/EFP: what needs to be changed? Moderated by Fred Hackworth Esop Centre
Shareholders finally get to speak - the impact of Say On Pay in the USA Proxy and CD&A disclosures on named executive officer compensation and standard of review by proxy advisory services Impact of negative shareholder Say On Pay vote or less than 80 percent approval Potential shareholder derivative litigation, Causes of Action The Business Judgement Rule What to do? Preventative measures: Compensation committee issues Joe Saburn Norris McLaughlin & Marcus (USA)
The Perfect Global Share Plan: Opportunities and Obstacles Enforcement of plan sponsor fiduciary responsibility by regulators and participants The IAFP model EU share plan revisited a choice between the prudent man standard and best practices? Should a successful share plan be able to diversify employee investments, as in the US, or should it be must diversify? How to best accomplish such diversification what is truly in the best interests of plan participants? David Hildebrandt Kirton & McConkie (USA) Eric S Smith Consulting Services Support Corporation (USA)
Executive remuneration: the new parameters A guiding force on executive remuneration Promoting effective shareholder stewardship in a changing regulatory landscape. Advancing the ABI's Principles of Remuneration within key settings of Simplicity, Transparency and Accountability. Patrick Neave Association of British Insurers
Increased tax authority scrutiny of benefit trust-based arrangements Update on the application of the "disguised remuneration" legislation Recent developments, including the Rangers case French tax and trust developments Alasdair Friend Baker & McKenzie LLP
Share Based Payments revisited Almost a decade ago the IASB issued IFRS2 and in the intervening period we have had the banking crash, which some blame partly on Black Scholes for generating a false confidence amongst financial traders in their ability to fairly value derivatives, such as share options. As Black Scholes is at the heart of IFRS2, are financial accounts vulnerable to a similar false confidence? This presentation will review recent experience and challenge some of the conventional wisdom William Franklin Pett, Franklin & Co. LLP
EU institutions promote Employee Share Ownership/EFP: Success rating of measures in place The latest policy recommendations to the Council Launching an EU-wide ESOP model: The 28th Regime on EFP Professor Jens Lowitzsch European University Viadrina, Frankfurt
Employee financial participation in the French SME sector Henri Malosse, President-Elect, European Economic & Social Committee International Director, French Chambers of Commerce
WHY EMPLOYEE EQUITY? French trusts and Employee Financial Participation Speaker to be announced
The third way: employee share ownership is beneficial for all and it works Containing the ingenuity to meet business challenges and solve problems. Releasing the entrepreneurial spirit into corporate life through personal empowerment. Giving meaning and direction to people policies and corporate health. David Craddock David Craddock Consultancy Services
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Tel: 0207 239 4971 Email: fhackworth@hurlstons.com Web: www.esopcentre.com/events
Driving employee ownership into the mainstream British economy Specific regulatory barriers or other disincentives Whether more can be done to raise awareness Appropriate incentives to facilitate employee ownership The most efficient ways of becoming employee-owned Graeme Nuttall Partner Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
Logistics
Travel The Hotel is located on Blvd Haussmann, right in the heart of Paris. Paris is easily reachable from international locations. From London there is a direct Eurostar connection from St Pancras International station. For travel assistance do not hesitate to contact us. Cancellation Policy Refunds will be made as follows 90% of the conference fee one month in advance of event, 50% of the conference fee between two weeks and one month in advance of event, nothing less than two weeks in advance of event.
Future events from the ESOP Centre Financial education and share schemes: This half-day event on March 29 will address how companies can help employees and themselves through the provision of financial education. Tickets 140+VAT issuers (190 non-members) 200+VAT practitioners (250 non-members) Employee share schemes for trustees: This years joint ESOP Centre/STEP Jersey conference on trust issues in employee share schemes will take place on April 27 from 8:45 13:00 at the Royal Yacht Hotel. Tickets: 295 for STEP/ Esop Centre members 425 for non-members. www.esopcentre.com/events call 02072394971 or email esop@hurlstons.com
The Esop Centre. 65 Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9LW tel: 020 7239 4971 fax: 0808 280 1938 Email: esop@hurlstons.com web: www.esopcentre.com