FROM LEFT: Mubarak Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Chairman, Al Sulaiti Law Firm; Salem Al Naimi, AGM, Public Relations, Group Communications, QNB; Ahmad S Sultan, Director, PR and Communications, QFCA; George Wakim, Group Legal Manager, Group Official Spokesman, Qa
DOHA: International experts of corporate governance to discuss pressing issues and exchange their ideas on the subject at 2nd edition of the Corporate Governance Conference in Qatar which is to kick-start on October 2, 2018 at Four Seasons Hotel.
The conference will host international financial and economic participants, professional speakers, experts and specialists from international organizations and universities, the organizers and supporters of the event announced yesterday at a press conference.
The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), as part of the IOSCO World Investor Week’s initiatives promoted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), shall hold the 2nd Corporate Governance Conference for listed companies and several technical workshops from October 2-4, 2018, in cooperation with Hawkamah Center.
The conference was addressed by Ahmad S Sultan, Director, PR and Communications, Qatar Financial Markets Authority; Mubarak Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Chairman, Al Sulaiti Law Firm; Salem Al Naimi, AGM, Public Relations, Group Communications, Qatar National Bank; George Wakim, Group Legal Manager, Group Official Spokesman, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance; and Mohammad Abu Ghoush, General Manager, Qatar Securities Company.
During the event’s conference and workshops, participants will shed light on a number of topics related to corporate governance practices at local and international levels as well as corporate governance reporting. In addition to that, an awareness-raising workshop on Reducing the Nominal Value of Shares shall be a key event. Another workshop will focus on Anti-Money Laundering in financial markets.
This conference together with the WIW’s events coincide with the Governance Code for Companies & Entities Listed on the Main Market issued by QFMA, has entered into effect. The Code requires the listed companies and legal entities to make structural changes in their business processes, such as adopting clear business strategies, establishing risk departments, having independent members within the Board of Directors, and shifting to a detailed reporting style replacing the old methodology that adopted the principle of “Comply or Explain”.