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"Eppur si muove"

Author: Leonardo F. Peklar

And yet it moves, Galileo Galilei quietly murmured when leaving the hearing in front of the inquisition which had found him guilty of heresy. The latter was connected with the treatise about the phenomenon of the tide with which Galilei had proved that the Earth moved and supported Copernicus' teachings.

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    On April 16th, The Yale University School of Management and the Shanghai Stock Exchange organized a conference "Capital Markets and Corporate Governance" in Shanghai Ritz Carlton Hotel.

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  • Webcast: Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets in Europe
    Webcast: Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets in Europe

    Webcast:  Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets in Europe

    Date:  Oct. 28 11:00 am New York (EDT), 3:00 p.m. London (GMT), 4:00 pm Brussels (CEST)

    Access Instructions: Find them on Governance Exchange by clicking the link above.


    Description:

    Corporate governance has been evolving for over a decade in Russia, Turkey and other emerging markets in Eastern Europe.  How exactly is corporate governance improving in these states?  In what areas is more progress needed? How has the global financial crisis changed the role and position of these economies? Do corporations and shareholders in Eastern Europe, Russia and Turkey now have the advantage? On our webcast we will discuss corporate governance standards, pending legislation and the potential impact of better corporate governance on these markets.

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    ·         Tatiana Filippova, Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Sekerbank T.A.S.

    ·         Leonardo Peklar, Chairman of Socius Consulting Inc.

                   ·         Gianfranco Gianfrate, Hermes, Chair of the Continental Europe Engagement Committee

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  • Micheal E. Porter: It is not enough to have a good strategic plan, you need to take an action!
    Micheal E. Porter: It is not enough to have a good strategic plan, you need to take an action!

    Michael E. Porter, leading authority on competitive strategy, the competitiveness and economic development of nations, states, and regions, and the application of competitive principles to social problems such as health care, the environment, and corporate responsibility, generally recognized as the father of the modern strategy field, was guest of PLIVA BUSINESS FORUM in Croatia. In his very well prepared lectured, he focused on Croatian market. One of his very important message was that ˝development and prosperity are responsibility and deliberate decision of every nation.