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Monash Governance Forums - 2003

Past forums in 2003 in the Monash Governance Forums series were presented by the following prominent speakers.

The fourth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr John Cain, Former Premier of Victoria
3rd March 2003
Topic: "Reform of the Upper House of Victorian Parliament" (pdf, 62kb)

The fifth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr John Curry, Victorian Chairman of Australian Shareholders’ Association
5th May 2003
Topic: "Current Issues on Corporate Governance following the Recent Reforms of ASX" (pdf, 82kb)

The sixth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr James Gerraty, Manager of Companies, Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
2nd June 2003
Topic: "Ten Principles of Good Corporate Governance" (pdf, 123kb)

The seventh forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr Terry Laidler, President, Friends of the ABC and Mr Mike Nahan, Director, Institute for Public Affairs
5th August 2003
Topic: "Public Broadcasting Governance"

The eighth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr J.K. Ellis, Chancellor, Monash University and Ms Fay Marles, AO, Chancellor, University of Melbourne
1st September 2003
Topic: "Governance in Australian Universities" (pdf, 53kb)
The forum was attended by leading academic figures from Victorian and international universities.

The ninth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Dr. D.A. Habir, Senior Adviser, UN, Jakarta.
29th September, 2003
Topic: "Governance in Indonesia" (pdf, 312kb)
A senior advisor in the office of the United Nations support facility for Indonesian recovery, Dr A.D. Habir and his chief adviser are responsible for advising the Indonesia government on governance matters.

The tenth forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Sir Roderick Carnegie, Director, John Fairfax Ltd.
11th November 2003
Topic: "Composition of a Good Board"
Sir Roderick Carnegie is highly experienced through his involvement in numerous boards. He is the founder of the Australian practice of McKinsey & Company. He has been chairman of a number of Australian Public Companies including GIO, Newcrest Mining and Adacel and is presently a Director of John Fairfax Limited.

The eleventh forum in the Monash Governance Forum series was led by
Mr Warren McGregor, Board Member, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
26th November 2003
Topic: "Global Financial Reporting Standards - Implications for Corporate Governance" (pdf, 246kb)
Warren McGregor is Australia’s representative on the International Accounting Standards Board (since January 2001). He was the Executive Director of the Australian Accounting Research Foundation (AARF), the body that until 30 June 2000 was responsible for providing technical support to the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) in the development of Australian Accounting Standards.