As program sponsors, Glass Lewis and Meetyl are delighted to support Skytop’s Shareholder Engagement & Communication forum at the Bloomsbury in London on 7 February.
As public companies in the UK and Europe increasingly engage with institutional shareholders, the stage is set for the emergence of new forms and methods of engagement. At the forum, executives, shareholders, and experts in the engagement space will convene on how to best manage institutional investor campaigns for constructive outcomes — with a focus on how U.S.-based activist campaigns affect the nature of engagements in the UK and Europe.
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* Engage with industry thought leaders, subject matter experts and issuers on how to best manage institutional investor campaigns for constructive outcomes
* Discover how U.S.-based activist campaigns affect the nature of engagements in the UK and Europe
* Apply the latest engagement strategies as expectations shift between UK, European and U.S. issuers and institutional investors
Highlights of the agenda include a presentation on Technology and Engagement: Tools to Bridge the Gap Between Investors and Issuers by Charles Nelson, Meetyl’s Managing Director, Europe; and a panel discussion on the Anatomy of a Shareholder Campaign: How Engagement Practices are Unfolding, moderated by Andrew Gebelin, Glass Lewis’ Senior Director, European Research.
Other presenters and panelists include industry leaders such as Andy Griffiths, Executive Director at the Investor Forum; David Styles, Director, Corporate Governance at the Financial Reporting Council; and Andrew Ninian, Director, Corporate Governance and Engagement at the Investment Association; along with representatives from a variety of institutional investors and other stakeholders. Topics for discussion include:
* The Future of Engagement and What it Means for the UK and Europe
* Takeover Defenses and Inversions: Can Deals Be Stopped?
* How Investors and Activists View One Another and Why It’s Important
* The Cost of Leaks: How to Best Safeguard Against Misuse of Insider Information
* Corporate Governance in the UK and Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
The full agenda is available here.
We look forward to seeing you in London on 7 February; for more information, please click here or contact Chris Pulliam, Managing Partner, Delegate Engagement at cpulliam@skytopstrategies.com.