Concurrent Sessions - Block 6
Friday, 16 April
9:45 - 10:45 am

Session 6.1
Experiences of Equity Compensation in China: Our Tales from the PRC

As more US and non-US multinational corporations move into the People's Republic of China, the need to comply with the SAFE regulations as laid out in Circular 78 is becoming more important than ever. This session looks at key challenges to a successful SAFE registration, including: corporate filings to SAFE (documents and translation); possible data requested by SAFE regulators for past China National activity in the stock plan; implementation of the Foreign Exchange Account; process flow for the funds to and from Foreign Exchange Account; unexpected difficulties or curve balls from regulators; and other issues. This panel will review the US withholding and reporting requiredments for equity awards to mobile employees, preparing for an IRS audit and practical implementation issues. The panelists will also emphasize common areas of exposure and recommendations on how to meet the compliance requirements under US law.

Matthew Connor, Vice President - Manager Implementation, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (US)

Session 6.2
Taking Charge of Corporate Actions: Plan Sponsor Case Studies

Corporate actions such as options exchanges, stock splits, mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs are always challenging for administrators of global stock plans and have become even more complex for companies adopting complex restricted and performance awards or considering features such as holding restrictions. Panelists will describe their company's approach to managing corporate actions in the context of a global stock plan.

Barbara Wallace, Sr Director, Employee Stock Services, Oracle Corporation (US)
Mathew Roberts, Vice President, Financial Reporting, Fidelity Investments (US)
Matt Arnold, Director, Executive Compensation, Genworth Financial (US)

Session 6.3
Internet, The Next Generation: Leveraging Web Tools in Stock Plans

It is now common practice to use the internet as a research tool and email as a static communication tool, so you might ask yourself, what is all the fuss about twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, google wave, and why should you care? The answer is collaboration, networking, and communication. Turns out that the newly emerging generation of internet tools can come in very handy for the upwardly mobile equity compensation professional, both for personal development and in helping to educate and collaborate with your staff and your participants on all things stock plan related. These new generation of internet tools allow you to stay in touch and work with a workforce that is no longer just located at a company's central headquarters.This session will present an overview of the various tools and sites and how to use them, provide examples of uses for networking, personal, and staff development, and discuss how these tools can be used for participant education and collaboration.

Elizabeth Dodge, Vice President, Product Management, Stock & Option Solutions, Inc. (US)
Dan Walter, President, Performensation Consulting (US)
Jeremy Wright, Chief Operating Officer, Two Step Software (US)

Session 6.4
Key International Developments

This expert panel will describe the most significant new developments affecting the taxation and/or regulatory compliance for your international equity plans all around the globe, such as the new Australian tax rules for equity awards and the new Notice 461 in China. Based on their insight from working with dozens of large multinational companies, the presenters will provide practical guidance on how to address these changes and share their experiences with regard to audit and enforcement activities. In these times of heightened scrutiny of corporate compliance, the panel will focus on helping companies avoid unnecessary risks and implement a clear action plan to tackle new restrictions and requirements. One of the panelists is a French lawyer and will provide updates on French law affecting equity awards as well as describe other special considerations for French companies.

Barbara Klementz, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (US)
Jennifer Kirk, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (US)
June Anne Burke, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (US)
Agnes Charpenet, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (FR)

Session 6.5
IFRS: A Lesson in Implementation

This session will consider the experiences of an 'early adopter' in IFRS implementation in the US. The presenatation will focus on the latest developments in IFRS adoption as it relates to stock-based compensation by leveraging a case study. We will highlight the lessons learned by a company that already adopted IFRS, and will provide perspectives on:
1) local statutory IFRS requirements in multiple foreign jurisdictions, and
2) the centralized plan administrative capabilities needed to execute both local and global compliance.

William Dunn, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (US)
Jeff Hulsey, Charles Schwab (US)