Over 70 US and European companies are expected at the IRGR Awards ceremony. Sodali, as the corporate governance partner of the initiative, moderates the IR and governance panel.
Category Archives: Public speaking and events
2 Days of Professional Development for European Directors
Andrea Di Segni is invited to speak on the topic of the executive remuneration: accountability and legitimacy in Europe, at this 2 Days of Professional Development for European Directors organized by ecoDa, the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations.
Stagione assembleare 2012: Cosa aspettarsi?
Sodali in collaboration with Cleary Gottlieb has organized a seminar for the 2012 Proxy Season. In addition to Sodali and Cleary the panel is composed of regulators, issuers and institutional investors. The focus of the seminar will be shareholder engagement, the importance of boards to communicate with shareholders and what we expect to see in the 2012 Proxy Season
II Madrid International Conference on Investor Relations. IR: Riding the Wave, 19 January 2012

Giulio Pediconi is invited to speak on the topic of the convergence of corporate governance and investor relations, at this international event organized by AERI, the Spanish IR Association.
Communication between companies and investors 13 December 2011
With the closing of the 2011 AGM season in Greece, and as a follow up to January 2011 event, Sodali, the Athens Exchange and the Union of Listed Companies hold a workshop to inform Greek issuers about the impact of the new cross border voting framework resulting from the changes to Greek Companies Law. This time, the workshop examines the effects the changes had on shareholder participation and will discuss the actions taken by the Athens Exchange and Sodali to offer additional services to further align Greek issuers with international practices.
APIMEC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22 November 2011
Seminario Internacional – Ativismo & Governança Corporativa
During the event John Wilcox will discuss the evolution of Shareholder Activism, the different forms and types of shareholder activism and the impact of activism on companies. John Wilcox will also present a case study of activism that improved a U.S. or European company’s governance and performance and will provide a Take-away lesson for Brazilian companies.
American Bar Association 21 September 2011
Global Business Lay Forum September 21-23 London, United Kingdom
John Wilcox and Peter Montagnon, Senior Adivser of the Financial Reporting Council discuss of the flaws in the global proxy voting system and provide guidelines on how both issuers and investors should address these issues.
Banking Money Conference, Athens 2 November 2011
Greek Banking System: Finding a way out of the eye of the storm
The latest developments in the country, in relation to the haircut of the banking system and the financing of the Greek economy, have resulted in an urgent need to explore the next steps. The conference will focus on three themes: The Greek Banking Sector after the crisis – A new Model, Differentiation – New products and services, and Funding for the Greek economy. Andrea Di Segni is invited to discuss how the government and banks can structure outreach programs to best deal with the debt crisis.
Emisores Españoles, Madrid, Spain 3 November 2011
II Jornadas sobre Gobierno Corporativo de Sociedades Cotizadas
John Wilcox is a panelist at the event organized by the Spanish Issuers’ Association. The topics that will be dealt with are the latest developments in shareholder identification and its practical implementations for fostering engagement between companies and shareholders and the role of Proxy Advisors in influencing foreign investors’ decisions at Spanish General Meetings.
Fondazione Telos 20 June 2011
Gli amministratori indipendenti nella Governance Socetaria
Alvise Recchi, CEO of Sodali discusses the role of Independent Directors in Italian Listed Companies.

