November 19 – At REUTERS – Paris
Program
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE:
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- François Vannesson, Treasurer of D&C
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: EUROPE AND THE STATE AS SHAREHOLDER:THE CONSEQUENCES FOR COMPETITION
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- Olivier Guersent, Director General, Directorate-General for Competition (COMP), European Commission
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ROUNDTABLE 1: POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF THE RISE OF PROTECTIONNISM
Should the scope of the Foreign Investment Regulationbe revisited?
Speakers:
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- Hervé Novelli, former Secretary of State for Trade, Craft Industry and SMEs
- Philippe Varin, former President of France Industrie, Chairman of the Board, Suez
- David Azema, Partner, Perella Weinberg UK Limited
- Georges Ugeux, Chairman of D&C, adjunct professor at Columbia Law School
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ROUNDTABLE 2: HAVE THE POWERS OF LOCAL CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS STRENGHTHENED?
Has the Florange Act contributed to deter foreign investors ?
Can dual-class shares (shares with multiples voting rights) contribute to the attractiveness of the Paris financial center?
Should we anticipate the end of corporate pyramids and “commandites par actions”?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
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- Alexandre Garel, Assistant Professor, Audencia Business School, member of the Steering committee of D&C
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Paper presentation: The Effect of Tenure-Based Voting Rights on Stock Market Atrtractiveness
Speakers:
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- Benoît de Juvigny, General Secretary, Financial Markets Authority
- Alain Pietrancosta, Professor and member of Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris (HCJP), Member of the Executive Committee of D&C
- Denis Branche, co-founder of Phitrust
- Angus Milne, Risk & Compliance Director, TCI Fund Management
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ROUNDTABLE 3: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE FRENCH STATE IN M&A OPERATIONS AND GOVERNANCE?
What conflicts does the French State face in its capacity as shareholder?
What impact does the French state have on French M&A deals and the governance of listed companies?
Keynote Speaker:
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- Mariana Pargendler, Global Professor of Law NYU, São Paulo
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Paper presentation: The Grip of Nationalism on Corporate Law
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- Martin Vial, Commissioner of the Agence des Participations de l’Etat (French State Holdings Agency)
- Hubert Preschez, Partner, Messier & Associés
- Pierre-Olivier Savoie, Co-founder of Savoie Laporte (Paris, Montréal, Toronto)
- Sophie Vermeille, Founder of D&C
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