Registration

Welcome

Adam Leach, CEO, IBLF
Peter Gerendasi, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia
Tracey Pierce, Head of Equity Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange

Key-note speech: «What I expect from my board»

Alexander Landia, Chairman of the Board, SUEK

Panel I: How to increase the effectiveness of Russian boards

Chair: Karina Litvack, Director, Head of Governance & Sustainable Investment, F&C Asset Management

• Strengths and weaknesses of Russian boards
• Understanding Russian accounting and annual reports
• Role of Non-Executive Directors in improving effectiveness
• Presenting a Russian company to the international business community
• Case studies

Speakers:

• Guy de Selliers, Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Wimm-Bill-Dann
• Yury Voitsekhovsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Standard Bank
• Herve Defforey, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, X5 Retail Group N.V.
• Lindsay Forbes, Director of Equity Investments, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Ronald Freeman, Independent Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Severstal

Coffee break

Screening of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ film «Risking It All»

Panel II: Roles and responsibilities of Non-Executive Directors on Russian boards

Chair: John Wilkinson, CEE Forensic Services Leader / Governance, Risk & Compliance Leader in Russia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia

• Impact of international regulations on Russian companies
• Obligations of board members under Russian and international law and standards, including changes to governance legislation and listing rules
• Compliance frameworks and cultural challenges to proactive compliance (whistle blowing)
• Risks and personal liabilities for Non-Executive Directors

Speakers:

• Paul Ostling, Non-Executive Independent Director, MTS
• Geoffrey Townsend, Independent Member of the Board of Directors, TMK
• Arun Srivastava, Partner, Baker & McKenzie UK
• John Heywood, Independent Member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee, Evraz
• Vladimir Gusakov, Vice President, Executive Board Member, MICEX

Conclusions and next steps

• Alex Bertolotti, Russia & CIS Business Centre Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK
• John Wilkinson, CEE Forensic Services Leader / Governance, Risk & Compliance Leader in Russia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia
• Brook Horowitz, Executive Director, IBLF Russia

Drinks reception

Key-note address: Sir John Stuttard, Vice-Chairman of Advisory Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK