- Veniamin Golubitsky, State Property Minister of
the Sverdlovsk Oblast'. His presence contributed to the
high-level visibility and impact of the seminar.
- Natalia Morozova, an attorney in the Moscow office
of international law firm Vincent and Elkins, described
shareholder protection mechanisms provided by the Russian
Federation Legislation and she gave examples of violations
of these shareholder protections. Ms. Morozova is one of
Russia's leading corporate governance attorneys. Her deep
understanding of corporate governance principles, combined
with her in-depth knowledge of actual practices in Russia,
made her talk particularly effective. Ms. Morozova, like
a number of speakers, donated her time for this event, because
of commitment to improving corporate governance and rule
of law in her country.
- Alexander Goldin, CIPE's Moscow office manager,
gave a cogent, highly informed overview of what corporate
governance is. (Read
his speech in Russian)
- Pavel Kudiukin, a leader of the Moscow-based Experts
for Labor Foundation, spoke on labor relations and corporate
governance. Mr. Kudiukin was a political prisoner in Soviet
times. (Read
his speech in Russian)
- Vladimir Pletnev, First Deputy Chairman of the
Arbitration Court of Sverdlovsk Oblast'. He spoke on Property
Rights of Founders of Joint Stock Companies
- Dmitryi Murzin, a lawyer with the Ekaterinburg
Committee for Shareholder Rights. He spoke on OECD principles
of Corporate Governance and Russian Legislation.
(Read
his speech in Russian)
- Alexander Metsger, an Expert with the Ekaterinburg
Center for Collective Invetsments. He spoke on Information
Disclosure of Joint Stock Companies.
- Vladimir Krysov, Chairman of the Sverdlovsk Regional
Branch of the Federal Securities Commission. He spoke on
the body's activities in protecting the rights of securities
investors.
- A panel that included the head of the shareholder division
of Urals Jewelry, a major local joint stock company; an
official of the regional branch of the Federal Securities
Commission; and other regional property officials.
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