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GEO is pleased to offer its conference delegates extensive workshop sessions from industry experts in over 13 countries. This year’s topics include case studies; trends and developments in Europe, Australasia, and the Americas; discussions on accounting, reporting, and tax developments from around the world; and a core focus on best practices in the industry. Following are the events and workshops that will take place during GEO's sixth Annual Conference. For more information on any session please click on the relevant link.
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| Wednesday, 22 June 2005 |
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14:00 - 19:00 |
Registration |
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17:00 - 19:00 |
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Open Top Bus Tours of London Sites |
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| Thursday, 23 June 2005 |
| Day One |
09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening Comments and Welcome |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Day One: Achieving Peak Performance, Adrian Moorhouse, Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer (UK) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:30 |
Breakout Session #1 |
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Session 1: Mobile Employees – Are Your Procedures Adequate? |
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Speaker: Carol Rutlen, Expat Edge, Inc. (US)
Speaker: Barbara Wallace, Oracle (US)
Speaker: Danyle Anderson, Tech Data (US)
Speaker: Denise Girdlestone, Bayer CropScience (Germany)
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Session 2: The Ideal Share Plan Design – A Dream or Reality? |
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Speaker: Derek Steptoe, Vodafone (UK)
Speaker: Gráinne O'Connell, Vodafone (UK)
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Session 3: Securing Corporate Tax Deductions for Equity Awards on a Worldwide Basis and the Citigroup Experience |
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Speaker: Robert Klein, Citigroup (US)
Speaker: Vishal Khosla, Citigroup (UK)
Speaker: Lucy Tavella, Citigroup (US)
Speaker: Mike Bussa, Ernst & Young (US)
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Session 4: Sourcing Your Shares, i.e. New Issue / Treasury / Employees' Trust |
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Speaker: William Franklin, Pinsent Masons (UK)
Speaker: Anna Wordsworth, Pinsent Masons (UK)
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Session 5: The New French Restricted Share Mechanism and German Considerations for Successful Plan Implementation |
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Speaker: Didier Hoff, Fidal (France)
Speaker: Ulrike Hasbargen, Ernst & Young (Germany)
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11:30 - 11:40 |
Room Transition |
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11:40 - 12:40 |
Breakout Session #2 |
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Session 1: Outsourcing Global Stock Administration - US and UK Perspectives |
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Speaker: Bernice Toy, Applied Materials (US)
Speaker: Jule Torre, Applied Materials (US)
Speaker: Ron Snitker, UBS (US)
Speaker: Howard Rubenstein, Yell Group plc (UK)
Speaker: Robert Bridson, Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions (UK)
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Session 2: A New Look at Global Employee Stock Purchase Plans |
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Speaker: Sean Trotman, Deloitte & Touche (US)
Speaker: Charlene Arje, Honeywell (Canada)
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Session 3: Don’t Get Caught with Your Knickers Down: Strategies for Maintaining a Compliant Global Share Plan |
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Speaker: Sandra Buth, Mercer (US)
Speaker: Drew Laessig, The Chubb Corporation (US)
Speaker: Patricia Zakrzewski, The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (US)
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Session 4: Practical Guide to International Share Plans: Getting Started and Issues to Consider |
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Speaker: Valerie Diamond, Baker & McKenzie (US)
Speaker: Veena Bhatia, Cisco Systems (US)
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Session 5: Securities Law Requirements Around the World |
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Speaker: Virginia Gibson, White & Case LLP (US)
Speaker: Jon Doyle, White & Case (US)
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12:40 - 13:40 |
Lunch |
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13:40 - 14:40 |
Breakout Session #3 |
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Session 1: In House Or Out Source - Is There a Right or Wrong Answer to the Question of Administration? |
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Speaker: Justin Cooper, Capita Share Plan Services (UK)
Speaker: Debbie Broom, Capita Share Plan Services (UK)
Speaker: Julie Richardson, Capita Share Plan Services (UK)
Speaker: Paul Askew, Alliance & Leicester plc. (UK)
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Session 2: The New Share Plan Metrics |
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Speaker: Fred Whittlesey, Aon Consulting (US)
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Session 3: Critical Developments 2005 |
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Speaker: Edward Burmeister, Baker & McKenzie (US)
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Session 4: Multinational Share Plans on a Shoestring |
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Speaker: Judith Greaves, Pinsent Masons (UK)
Speaker: Jo Bower, IMI plc (UK)
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Session 5: Executive Compensation: No Longer an Art, Becoming a Science? |
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Speaker: Martin Morrow, KPMG (Australia)
Speaker: Arthur Willett, National Australia Bank (Australia)
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14:40 - 14:50 |
Room Transition |
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14:50 - 15:50 |
Breakout Session #4 |
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Session 1: Addressing Recent Litigation Issues in Your Award Agreements |
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Speaker: Mary Samsa, Gardner, Carton & Douglas (US)
Speaker: Juan Bonilla, Cuatrecasas (Spain)
Speaker: Jette Ronoe, Bechbruun Dragsted (Denmark)
Speaker: Heiko Wiechers, CMS Hasche Sigle (Germany)
Speaker: Joao Nuno Barrocas, Barrocas Sarmento Neves (Portugal)
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Session 2: How Have Companies Changed Their Behaviour in Response to Regulatory/Corporate Governance Changes? |
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Speaker: Carol Dempsey, PricewaterhouseCoopers (UK)
Speaker: Sophie Black, PricewaterhouseCoopers (UK)
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Session 3: EU Directives: Impact for Us All |
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Speaker: Janet Cooper, Linklaters (UK)
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Session 4: A Review of Recent Global Surveys |
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Moderator: Carine Schneider, Citigroup (US)
Panelist: Paul Stoddart, Halifax (UK)
Panelist: Jill Hemphill, PricewaterhouseCoopers (US)
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Session 5: Choosing the Right Equity Compensation Tool(s) In a Changing Global Landscape Where Stock Options Must Compete With Other Stock-Based Compensation Vehicles |
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Speaker: Tracy Robarge, Ernst & Young (US)
Speaker: Jewon Wee, Fidelity Investments (US)
Speaker: Thomas Bridge, Fidelity Investments (US)
Speaker: Ralph Nelson, Boston Scientific Corporation (US) |
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15:50 - 16:15 |
Afternoon Tea |
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16:15 - 17:00 |
Plenary Session Day One: Corporate Values and Public Trust |
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Speaker: David Bell, Pearson (UK)
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| Friday, 24 June 2005 |
| Day Two |
09:00 - 09:20 |
Opening of Day 2 - GEO Announcements / GEO Awards Winners Recognized |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Breakout Session #5 |
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Session 1: Global Compensation and Benefits: Managing Equity-based Compensation for Global Mobile Employees |
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Speaker: Rive Rutke, Deloitte & Touche (US)
Speaker: Ty Phimmasone, QUALCOMM Incorporated (US)
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Session 2: The Rank Experience - The Impact of Trends on Equity Compensation as Part of Total Reward |
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Speaker: Roger Fairhead, The Rank Group Plc (UK)
Speaker: Michael Byron, Abacus Global (UK)
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Session 3: US Plans for Non-US Companies |
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Speaker: Louis Rorimer, Jones Day (US)
Speaker: Craig Tanner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (US)
Speaker: John Heber, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (US)
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Session 4: Ringing the Changes: 02 Case Study - Implications of a Corporate Action for ESP |
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Speaker: Phil Ainsley, Lloyds TSB Registrars (UK)
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Session 5: UK and Irish Plans for Non-UK/Irish Companies |
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Speaker: Mark Ife, Herbert Smith (UK)
Speaker: Paul Egan, Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland)
Speaker: Michael Ingle, Baker & McKenzie (UK)
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Breakout Session #6 |
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Session 1: The Challenges of a Complex Data Migration: Nokia Outsource of Transferable and Non-Transferable Option Plans |
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Speaker: Jay Foley, Citigroup (UK)
Speaker: Cara Tutton, Nokia, Inc. (US)
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Session 2: The Global Attitudes to Performance Measures in Equity Plans |
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Speaker: Andrew Page, KPMG, LLP (UK)
Speaker: Brett Guiley, KPMG, LLP (US)
Speaker: Martin Morrow, KPMG (Australia)
Speaker: Didier Hoff, Fidal (France)
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Session 3: Option Expensing - Creating an Accurate, Optimal and Auditable Expense |
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Speaker: David Roberts, Equity Methods (US)
Speaker: William Zimmerer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (US)
Speaker: Trevor Conner, Aon Consulting (US)
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Session 4: Stock-Settled SARs - Designing and Rolling Out a Global Program |
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Speaker: Aidan Langley, Deloitte & Touche (UK)
Speaker: Lisa Teverson, F. Hoffman-La Roche AG (Switzerland)
Speaker: Alan Judes, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow (UK)
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Session 5: Hot Spots: Review of Key Issues Developing in Various Countries |
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Speaker: Janet Cooper, Linklaters (UK)
Speaker: Mike Pewton, Linklaters (Spain)
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12:00 - 12:10 |
Room Transition |
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12:10 - 13:00 |
Keynote Day Two: Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services (Ireland) |
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13:00 - 14:15 |
Lunch |
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14:15 - 15:15 |
Breakout Session #7 |
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Session 1: Corporate Governance Development in the UK, US, and Europe |
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Speaker: Paul Ellerman, Herbert Smith (UK)
Speaker: Jonathan Ocker, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK)
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Session 2: Executive Compensation - The Way Ahead for Equity Within the Package |
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Speaker: Damian Carnell, Towers Perrin (UK)
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Session 3: The Do's and Don'ts of Implementing a Global Recharge Program |
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Speaker: Kate Clancy, Mercer (US)
Speaker: Patricia Zakrzewski, The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (US)
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Session 4: Operating Global Share Plans - Specific Company Discussion Forum Facilitated by KPMG |
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Speaker: Mary Carter, KPMG, LLP (UK)
Speaker: Vanessa Cundy-Cooper, KPMG, LLP (UK)
Speaker: Barbara Seta, UBS (UK)
Speaker: Cheryl Avery, ABN Amro (UK)
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Session 5: Operating Employee Share Plans in China, Hong Kong, and India |
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Speaker: Simon Berry, Allen & Overy (Hong Kong)
Speaker: Sylvie Watts, Allen & Overy (UK)
Speaker: Bijay Sahoo, Wipro Technologies (India)
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15:15 - 15:45 |
Afternoon Tea |
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15:45 - 16:45 |
Plenary Session Day Two: Mary Barth, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (UK) |
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16:45 - 17:00 |
Conference Closing Remarks |
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