Annual General Meetings - will the COVID-19 Pandemic define the norm?

Regulators, governments and listed entities have had to rethink General Meeting processes and adapt promptly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Meetings still have to take place, but what should they look like and what technology should be used?

With the Determination issued recently by the Federal Treasurer, The Hon. Josh Frydenberg, MP to extend the provision that enables listed entities to hold virtual / hybrid meetings and distribute notices of meetings electronically for the next six months.  This webinar will provide critical intelligence around key learnings from early adopters and how these meetings have been perceived by regulators and retail investors.

The session will look at: 

• The Corporate experience
• Working with your registrar
• Proxy vs online voting
• Integrating the conference call, webcast and Q&A with online voting 
• The retail investor experience
• Monitoring of virtual meetings by ASIC

Speakers:

• Fiona Balzer | Policy & Advocacy Manager, Australian Shareholders' Association
• Ann Bowering | CEO Issuer Services ANZ, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
• Marnie Reid | Head of Shareholder Services, AMP Limited
• Suneeta Sidhu | Senior Executive Leader, Governance, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
• Moderator: Kelly Hibbins | Suncorp and Chair of AIRA

Date:     Wednesday 17 June 2020
Time:     11.00am – 12.30pm (AEST) see below other time zones
Online:   Please note, the access link will only be distributed to registered delegates.

This event will be held from 11:00am to 12:30pm AEST (click here for time zone clock)

• Auckland: 1:00pm
• Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane: 11:00am
• Adelaide/Darwin: 10:30am
• Perth: 9:00am