Centre for Global Corporate and
Financial Law and Policy
cordially invites you to participate in the
Michigan-Jindal
International Conference
On the theme
“Global and Comparative
Corporate Governance”
Date: 3 - 4 March 2011
Venue:
Global Auditorium
O.P. Jindal Global University
Sonipat Narela Road, Sonipat – 131001
NCR of Delhi, India
Knowledge Partner
International Law Firm Partner
Thursday 3 March 2011
Inaugural Session: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
10:00 am – 10:10 am Professor C. Raj Kumar, Professor and Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) & Dean,
Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)
Introducing the Theme of the Conference
10:10 am – 10:20 am Professor Vikramaditya Khanna, Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law &
Co-Director, Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy & Visiting Professor,
Jindal Global Law School
Chief Guest’s Address
10:20 am – 10:35 am Mr. M. Damodaran, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Inaugural Address
10:35 am – 10:50 am Dr. Vinod Dhall, Former Chairman, Competition Commission of India & currently Chairman,
Committee on Public Procurement, Cabinet Secretariat
Concluding Remarks
10:50 am – 10:55 am
Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni, Professor, Jindal Global Business School & Head, Education, Jindal Group
Vote of Thanks
10:55 am – 11:00 am
Mr. Aman Shah, Registrar, O. P. Jindal Global University
First Session: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Corporate Governance in Asia: Current Developments
Chair: Professor Charles Maddox, Assistant Professor & Assistant Director,
Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy, Jindal Global Law School
11:00 am – 11:20 am
Mr. Nishith Desai, Managing Partner, Nishith Desai & Associates, Mumbai
11:20 am – 11:40 am
Professor Gerald McAlinn, Professor of Law, Keio Law School, Tokyo
11:40 am – 12:00 noon Professor Gu Minkang, Associate Professor & Associate Dean, School of Law, City University of
Hong Kong
12:00 noon – 12:20 pm Professor Rahul Singh, Assistant Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
(on leave) & Senior Associate, Trilegal
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm Discussion
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch
Second Session: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Securities Regulation
Chair: Dr. Michael Barnes, Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal Global Business School
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
Professor Adam C. Pritchard, Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm
Dr. Umakanth Varottil, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
Mr. Arun Balasubramanian, Partner, Linklaters, Singapore
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm
Mr. Sandeep Parekh, Former Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Tea
Friday 4 March 2011
Third Session: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Global Financial Reforms
Chair: Professor Anand Mishra, Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean (Student Initiatives),
Jindal Global Business School
10:30 am – 10:50 am
Mr. Amit Kapur, Partner, J. Sagar Associates
10:50 am – 11:10 am
Dr. A. Francis Julian, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:10 am – 11:30 am
Mr. Abhimanyu Singh, General Counsel, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.
11:30 am – 11:50 am
Mr. Suhail Nathani, Co-founder and Partner, Economic Law Practice
11:50 am – 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Fourth Session: 1:30 pm – 3:50 pm
Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
Chair: Professor James Nedumpara, Assistant Professor & Executive Director,
Centre for International Trade and Economic Laws, Jindal Global Law School
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm Professor Nicholas C. Howson, Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm Mr. Bharat Anand, Partner, Khaitan & Co.
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Saroj Koul, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Dr. Sunanda Sangwan, Professor and Assistant Dean (Research), Jindal Global Business School
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm Mr. Naveen Goel, Managing Partner, Naveen Goel Law Offices
3:10 pm – 3:50 pm Discussion
3:50 pm – 4:05 pm Tea
Fifth Session: 4:05 pm – 6:00 pm
Global Listings, IDRs, CDR/CDS
Chair: Professor Ashwani Kumar, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School and
Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
4:05 pm – 4:25 pm Mr. Yash Ashar, Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co., Mumbai
4:25 pm – 4:45 pm
Mr. Rajeev Uberoi, Group General Counsel, Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd.
4:45 pm – 5:05 pm
Mr. Nithyanandan Radhakrishnan, General Counsel, Roamware, Inc.
5:05 pm – 5:25 pm Professor Vikramaditya Khanna, Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law & Visiting
Professor, Jindal Global Law School
5:25 pm – 6:00 pm Discussion
R.S.V.P.
Mr. Arun Khatri
Research Associate, JGLS
akhatri@jgu.edu.in
Mob.: +91 8930110729
Ms. Bhawna Gulati
Research Associate, JGLS
bgulati@jgu.edu.in
Mob.: +91 8930110712