Southeast Asia Forum 2014

FREE to attend

for in-house counsel

April 24 2014 • Hilton Singapore

A market update for in-house counsel and their advisers

For sponsorship opportunities please contact Simon King: Telephone: +852 2842 6936 Email: simon.king@euromoneyasia.com

Benefits of attending:

n Discuss deal terms that protect your company in M&A transactions

n Learn about accessing capital via the domestic capital markets

n How to establish value-adding systems and processes for compliance

n Assess the impact of US and EU extraterritorial regulations (e.g. FCPA, FATCA) on your business

n Exchange views on dispute venues throughout Southeast Asia

n Explore social media’s impact on in-house counsel roles in crisis communications situations

n How to manage liability when investing in frontier markets

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To register, or for more information:Visit: www.iflr.com/southeastasiaforum2014Call: +852 2842 6980Email: emerald.mou@euromoneyasia.com

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Southeast Asia Forum 2014April 24 2014 • Hilton Singapore

InTroDUCTIon

international Financial law Review is launching the iFlR Southeast Asia Forum in Singapore in April 2014. This new event for iFlR will bring together in-house counsel from top Asian corporates (public and private) and Singapore-based banks to discuss matters relating to financial law, including M&A, capital markets, regulation and disputes. it will offer rational solutions to key concerns facing in-house counsel in Southeast Asia.

The event comes off the back of the successful iFlR Asia Capital Markets Forum and the iFlR Asia M&A Forum. both events are in Hong Kong and have been running for over nine years. The iFlR Southeast Asia Forum 2014 is free to attend for corporate counsel and bankers’ counsel and offers a place for building your network and interacting with key people who are directly involved in the biggest deals.

The Forum will tackle issues in a panel format. The programme has been developed in conjunction with general counsel from top corporate and banks and will deliver an update on a range of legal and commercial issues that in-house counsel face on a daily basis.

To register, or for more information:Visit: www.iflr.com/southeastasiaforum2014Call: +852 2842 6980 Email: emerald.mou@euromoneyasia.com

Who should attend:n Bankers’ counsel

n Corporate counsel

n Investment bankers

n regulators

n Law firms

Hilton Singapore581 Orchard Road, Singapore 238883, Tel: +65 67 372 233 sinhi@hilton.comSituated in the heart of Orchard Road, Singapore’s popular entertainment and shopping district, the Hilton Singapore hotel is close to both iON Orchard and Takashimaya shopping centers. This Singapore hotel is a convenient 20-minute drive from Singapore Changi international Airport and close to Singapore’s popular attractions.

Make business easy at the Hilton Singapore hotel. Stay connected with colleagues and catch up with work in the business center equipped with contemporary business amenities and secretarial services. Hold business meetings or conferences in our versatile meeting rooms accommodating 18–550 guests.

AgEnDA

Southeast Asia Forum 2014April 24 2014 • Hilton Singapore

8:50 Introduction by chair

9:00 M&A and private equity developments in Southeast Asia n What a higher interest-rate environment means for M&A across the region n Analysing differences between strategic versus PE-backed deals n Managing deal completion risk: protecting your company if a deal goes wrong n What domestic merger control regimes mean for cross-border M&A n Foreign investment restrictions: are governments in the region receptive to FDI in sensitive sectors?

Abdul Jabbar, partner, head of corporate and transactional practice, Rajah & Tann (chair) Daniel Kim, senior counsel, transactions and technology, GE Capital Wayne Palmer, Coo and head of legal – SE Asia, CLSA Capital Partners Choe Tse Wei, managing director, strategic advisory, DBS Bank Tracy Ang, partner, Rajah & Tann

10:00 Why compliance adds value n Anti-corruption regimes and enforcement trends in the US, UK and across Asia n How to mitigate regulatory risk: avoiding fines and reputation concerns n Managing JVs and third party risk n Internal drivers of a culture of compliance within companies

Philip Rohlik, counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton (chair) Jonathan Wise, executive director and head of legal, Nomura Singapore Eric Pesik, assistant general counsel, Seagate Singapore Diana The, chief counsel, APAC, Aon Hewitt

11:00 Coffee

11:20 FOCUS: India n What the new Companies Act means for foreign market participants n Changes ahead: how this year’s elections will impact India’s investment environment n What a renewed focus on local/anti-corruption regulations mean for foreign investors n How to establish compliance programmes for new laws on harassment and workplace safety

Harminder (Harry) Chawla, senior partner, corporate, Kochhar & Co (chair) Nick Ng, counsel, Seaco Asia Murli Ravi, Unicorn Venture Capital Aftab Aziz, legal counsel, Asia, Fremantlemedia Asia Gene Kwee, partner, Kwee & Co Mathew Chacko, resident head, Kochhar & Co

12:10 Discovering natural resources opportunities n recent changes in mining regulations across the region n The rise of resource nationalism? The potential impact of elections on FDI n Indonesia focus: Are Bahasa translations necessary for foreign law documents with Indonesian parties? Why a recent court judgment might be a documentation nightmare

Sean Prior, partner, Ashurst (chair) Hilton King, general counsel, Sampoerna Strategic Nicholas Serwer, general counsel, PT Ancora International

1:00 Lunch

1:45 Enforcement: techniques for managing your liability n Singapore as a global disputes hub n What the proposed Singapore International Commercial Court and the Singapore International Mediation Centre mean for Asean n Choosing mediation, international arbitration or litigation

Ben Giaretta, partner, Ashurst (chair) Kevin Nash, counsel, Singapore International Arbitration Centre Loong Seng Onn, executive director, Singapore Mediation Centre

2:15 FOCUS: Vietnam n How to invest in Vietnam: licenses, approvals and FDI restrictions explained n What to expect from the liberalisation of Vietnam’s FDI regime n Avoiding FCPA and UK Bribery Act risk in the jurisdiction n Developments in Vietnam’s labour laws

Michael Lee, partner and department head – corporate/commercial, Tilleke & Gibbins (chair) Sandeep Sharma, legal director – Asia Pacific regional counsel, Merck office of general counsel, MSD International Sase Karthigesu, legal director, South Asia and Korea, Dell Abhishek Singh, legal counsel, Southeast Asia, UTC Building & Industrial Systems

3:05 Coffee

3:20 A primer to accessing Asia’s capital markets n The battle of listing venues: assessing the pros and cons of listing in HK, Singapore, nY and London n Assessing the impact of regulatory activism in Asian jurisdictions n Disclosure: what areas are regulators and investors most focused on?

Matthew Bersani, Asia managing partner, Shearman & Sterling (chair) Jyotirmoy Banerjee, assistant general counsel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Christian Wolf, head of corporate finance, Southeast Asia, UBS

3:50 A TMT update: Asia’s web of data protection regulations n Cloud computing: assessing risk and creating appropriate systems and processes n Assessing developing privacy and data protection regimes in Asean n How public policy might affect the implementation of cloud computing

Rajesh Sreenivasan, partner and head of technology, media and telecoms, Rajah & Tann (chair) Steven Howard, director, general counsel APAC, Sony Mobile Communications Jeff Bullwinkel, assistant general counsel and director of legal & corporate affairs, Asia-Pacific/Japan, Microsoft

4:20 Myanmar: the nuts and bolts of deal-making in a frontier market n What you need to know about drafting contracts in Myanmar n Analysing the local regulatory approvals needed to close deals n Myanmar’s legal regime: what’s next and what’s needed for international investors to get comfortable

Marlon Wui, partner, Kelvin Chia Partnership (chair) Lim Chong Chong, group chief financial officer, Capital Diamond Star Group Cho Cho Wynn, official, Myanmar Investment Commission Asel Djusupbekova, assistant general counsel, Asian Development Bank Cheah Swee Gim, director, Kelvin Chia Yangon

5:00 End of conference

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