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Corporate Governance in East Asia Conference
February 10, 2007

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-9:10

Greeting
Professor Kono (Director of the International Graduate Programs, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law)

9:10-9:20

Introduction
Mr. Puchniak (LL.D. Candidate, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law)

SESSION 1
Chairperson: Mr. Puchniak

9:20-9:55

Convergence of What Law?
Professor Cox (Duke Law School)

9:55-10:30

Transplanting Audit Committees in Korean Soil: A Window into the Rapid Evolution of Korean Corporate Governance
Professor Kim (College of Law Seoul National University)

Break (15 minutes)

SESSION 2
Chairperson: Dr. Van Uytsel

10:45-11:20

Panacea or Placebo? An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of the Japanese Committee-System Corporate Governance Law Reform
Mr. Lawley (Clayton Utz Law Office)

11:20-11:55

Traditional Rules and their Transformation: M&A Rules in Japan and the Convergence Debate
Professor Osugi (Chuo Law School)

Lunch (95 minutes)

SESSION 3
Chairperson: Professor Pejovic

1:30-2:05

Taming Majority Shareholders in Listed Companies: Different Questions but the Same Answer?
Professor Peng (Peking University Law School)

2:05-2:40

Independent Directors in Chinese Corporate Governance
Ms. Yuan (LL.D. Candidate, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law)

Break (15 minutes)

SESSION 4
Chairperson: Professor Fenwick

2:55-3:30

The Japanization of American Corporate Governance? Evidence of the Never-Ending History for Corporate Law
Mr. Puchniak (LL.D. Candidate, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law)

3:30-3:40

The Possible Implications of Japanese Court Decisions on Defensive Measures for Japanese Corporate Governance (*tentative topic)
Mr. Kamiya (Skadden, Arps Law Office)

3:40-3:55

A Challenge to the Corporate Governance Convergence Debate
Professor Puri (Osgoode Hall Law School)
Professor Ben-Ishai (Osgoode Hall Law School)

Break (15 minutes)

SESSION 5: PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Professor Fenwick

4:10-5:30

Convergence Towards the Anglo-American Model?

Panelists

Professor Ben-Ishai (Osgoode Hall Law School)
Professor Cox (Duke Law School)
Mr. Kamiya (Skadden, Arps Law Office)
Mr. Lawley (Clayton Utz Law Office)
Professor Osugi (Chuo Law School)
Professor Peng (Peking University Law School)
Mr. Puchniak (Kyushu University)
Professor Puri (Osgoode Hall Law School)
Ms. Yuan ( Kyushu University)

CLOSING

5:30-5:45

Professor Kono (Director of the International Graduate Programs, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law)