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GEO Conference 2003
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| The following is the 2003 GEO Annual Conference schedule. This schedule includes all the events and workshops that will take place during our fourth Annual Conference. For more information on any session please click on the relevant link. |
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| Sunday, 6 April 2003 | ||||
| 16:00 - 19:00 | Registration | |||
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Exhibit Hall Open, Opening Reception | |||
| Monday, 7 April 2003 | ||||
| Day One | 08:30 - 09:00 | Opening Comments | ||
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Keynote: Corporate Governance, Investor Confidence and the Economy | |||
| Speaker: Richard Turnill, Merrill Lynch | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break | |||
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Workshop Series I | |||
| Session 1: Objectives and Obstacles for Global Share Plans | ||||
| Moderator: Cheryl Spielman, Ernst & Young Speaker: Alan Nadel, Ernst & Young |
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| Session 2: What’s Next for Global Executive Incentives – Debating Stock and Executive Rewards | ||||
| Moderator: Damian Carnell, Towers Perrin Speaker: Matt Ward, WestWard Pay Strategies, Inc Speaker: Geoff Price, Computershare |
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| Session 3: Celtic Pride – Ownership in Ireland | ||||
| Moderator: Peter Fahy, O'Donnell Sweeney Speaker: Jim Ryan, Ernst & Young Speaker: Brian Duncan, William Mercer |
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| Session 4: The French Connection - Stock Purchase Plans in France and Beyond | ||||
| Moderator: Daniel Hepburn, Clifford Chance Speaker: Xavier Monfort, Clifford Chance Speaker: Kevin Thompson, Clifford Chance |
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| Session 5: The Impact of Data Privacy on Global HR and Benefits | ||||
| Moderator: Craig Tanner, White & Case LLP Speaker: Jon F. Doyle, White & Case LLP Speaker: Oliver Brettle, White & Case LLP |
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| 11:50 - 12:30 | Workshop Series II | |||
| Session 1: Equity Compensation in Canada | ||||
| Moderator: George Dzuro, Koskie Minsky Speaker: Wayne L. Tunney, KPMG |
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| Session 2: Outsourcing Stock Plan Administration - How Satisfied Are Sponsors | ||||
| Moderator: Jack Sunday, Group Five Inc. | ||||
| Session 3: Improving Accountability and Corporate Governance of Employee Stock Plans | ||||
| Moderator: Martin Webster, Pinsents Speaker: Simon Lavee, Lavee Law Firm |
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| Session 4: Wipro Case Study – Employee Ownership in India | ||||
| Moderator: Bijay Sahoo, Wipro | ||||
| Session 5: Streamlining Share Settlement, Delivery, and Ownership | ||||
| Moderator: Mark Le Saint, Abacus Global Speaker: Ashok Tak, Pershing Securities |
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| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:00 | Workshop Series III | |||
| Session 1: Administrative Roundtable – Your Place or Mine…A Discussion on Outsourcing and In-House Administration | ||||
| Moderator: Nigel Mason, Lloyds TSB Speaker: Sally Russell, Computershare Speaker: Lisa O'Connell, myshares Speaker: Les Trachtman, Transcentive |
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| Session 2: Smith & Nephew: An International Case Study With a Twist | ||||
| Moderator: Christina Yap, Pinsents Speaker: Joanna Sutton, Smith & Nephew Plc |
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| Session 3: Revisiting Stock Option Grant Allocation Practices | ||||
| Moderator: Martin Somelofske, Deloitte & Touche Speaker: Carl Sjostrom, Deloitte & Touche |
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| Session 4: Changing Stock/Share Compensation from the Thames to Silicon Valley | ||||
| Moderator: Richard Margrave, ProShare Speaker: Paul Ellerman, Herbert Smith Speaker: Steve Fackler, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Speaker: Michael Benkowitz, iQuantic/Buck |
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| Session 5: Performance Based Equity Compensation – Issues and Trends in Europe and the US | ||||
| Moderator: Edward Graskamp, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Speaker: Rolf Leuner, Röedl & Partner Speaker: Richard Cockman, Watson Wyatt Worldwide |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | Break | |||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | General Session I: International Hotspots | |||
| Speaker: Bob Grayson, Linklaters Speaker: Janet Cooper, Linklaters |
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| 18:00 - 22:00 | Conference Dinner and Evening Event at the "Guinness Storehouse" -Sponsored by: Mourant | |||
| Tuesday, 8 April 2003 | ||||
| Day Two | 09:00 - 10:15 | Workshop Series IV | ||
| Session 1: Update on Asia | ||||
| Moderator: Valerie Diamond, Baker & McKenzie Speaker: Jeff Lees, Dibbs Barker Gosling |
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| Session 2: Getting the Most Out of Technology -- Share Plan Administration and Technological Alternatives | ||||
| Moderator: Dominic Jones, Mourant Speaker: Jill Evans, Yorkshire Building Society Speaker: Daniel Kraut, E*TRADE Financial Speaker: Garry Milner, Yorkshire Building Society Speaker: John Bagdonas, EquiServe |
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| Session 3: Impact of U.S. Corporate Governance Reform on Global Equity Compensation Plans | ||||
| Moderator: James Hauser, Brown Rudnick Speaker: Mark Dorff, Brown Rudnick Speaker: Michael Farry, IONA Technologies |
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| Session 4: You say Share Plan…I say Stock Plan…. | ||||
| Moderator: Angela Mohtashemi, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Sue Mannion, Citigroup Speaker: David Baral, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Caryn Sanders, Citigroup |
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| Session 5: How to Successfully Implement Global Stock Chargebacks | ||||
| Moderator: Sean Trotman, Deloitte & Touche Speaker: William Cohen, Deloitte & Touche |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45 - 12:00 | General Session II: View From the Inside | |||
| Panel Discussion on Future and Direction of Equity Compensation | ||||
| Moderator: Nigel Mason, Lloyds TSB Registrars Speaker: Diane Hay, ProShare Speaker: Roger Stern, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Speaker: Jella Benner-Heinacher, DSW Speaker: Maoiliosa O'Culachain, Eircom |
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| 19:00 | GEO 2003 Awards Gala (Optional - Additional Registration Required) | |||
| Wednesday, 9 April 2003 | ||||
| Day Three | 09:00 - 10:15 | General Session III: Perspectives on Equity Compensation - Corporate Decision Makers, Regulators, Administrators and the Media | ||
| CEO Panel of Leading Companies on How Equity Compensation and Employee Ownership Will be Used in the Future | ||||
| Moderator: Carine Schneider, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Sean P. Fitzpatrick, CEO, Anglo Irish Bank Speaker: John Conroy, CEO, Merrion Capital, Ireland Speaker: Richard Curran, Business Editor, Irish Independent, Ireland Speaker: Ken Rushton, Director of the UK Listing Authority, Financial Services Authority (FSA), UK |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Workshop Series V | |||
| Session 1: The Michelin Guide to Share Administration – A Case Study | ||||
| Moderator: Phil Ainsley, Lloyds TSB Registrars Speaker: Guy Heywood, Michelin Speaker: Christian Celin, Société Générale |
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| Session 2: Employee Risk Through Equity Compensation Participation | ||||
| Moderator: Judith Greaves, Pinsents Speaker: Thomas Burke, UBS |
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| Session 3: What To Do With Expensing | ||||
| Moderator: Alan Judes, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow Speaker: Aiden Langley, Deloitte & Touche Speaker: Elizabeth Harder, Camelback Equity |
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| Session 4: International Issues in Formulating Equity Compensation Strategies in an Uncertain Market | ||||
| Moderator: Ed Burmeister, Baker & McKenzie Speaker: Luke Thomas, Spirent plc Speaker: Gary Luck, Spirent plc Speaker: Michael Ingle, Baker & McKenzie |
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| Session 5: Roundtable on European Stock Plans and Developments – Part I | ||||
| Moderator: Bill Dunn, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Sylvie Watts, Allen & Overy Speaker: Hartmut Krause, Allen & Overy Speaker: John Brouwer, Allen & Overy Speaker: Robert Kuipers, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Michael Jaffe, Landwell & Associés |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |||
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Workshop Series VI | |||
| Session 1: The Changing Role of Stock in Total Rewards | ||||
| Moderator: Lindsey Doud, BP Speaker: Caroline Brown, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Speaker: Hans Kothuis, Watson Wyatt Worldwide |
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| Session 2: Stock Plans in Emerging Economies – India, South Africa, and Beyond | ||||
| Moderator: Jeff Lees, Dibbs Barker Gosling Lawyers Speaker: Harshu Ghate, ESOP Direct Speaker: Louis Rorimer, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Speaker: Emil Brincker, Edward Nathan |
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| Session 3: The Power of Communication – International Paper Case Study | ||||
| Moderator: Cheryl Speilman, Ernst & Young Speaker: Sean McNulty, Ernst & Young Speaker: Debbie Howard, Merrill Lynch |
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| Session 4: Roundtable on Best Practices in Global Share Plan Administration | ||||
| Moderator: Peter Howells, Howells Associates Ltd Speaker: Bernice Toy Applied Materials Speaker: Nick McKenna, Howells Associates Ltd. |
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| Session 5: Roundtable on European Stock Plans and Developments – Part II | ||||
| Moderator: Bill Dunn, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Sylvie Watts, Allen & Overy Speaker: Hartmut Krause, Allen & Overy Speaker: John Brouwer, Allen & Overy Speaker: Robert Kuipers, PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker: Michael Jaffe, Landwell & Associés |
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| 14:15 - 14:30 | Break | |||
| 14:30 - 15:45 | Workshop Series VII | |||
| Session 1: Do You Know Where Your Employee’s Are? Equity Compensation and Expatriate Issues | ||||
| Moderator: Carol Rutlen, Global Focus Speaker: David Peterson, KPMG |
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| Session 2: Is Your Firm at Risk? | ||||
| Moderator: Gillian Chapman, Linklaters Speaker: Euan Fergusson, Linklaters |
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| Session 3: Hewlett-Packard/Compaq Merger – Case Study on Combining Global Equity Plans | ||||
| Speaker: Deborah Luby, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Speaker: Greg Gillas, Hewlett-Packard Company |
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