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Corporate Governance in Eurasia and MENA 21.01.2011
On November 23rd 2010, in Paris, at the invitation of the International Committee of the French Institute of Directors (Institut Francais des Administrateurs), Leonardo Peklar lectured on the topic of Corporate Governance in Eurasia and Middle East.
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Eurasia Regional Workshop - Developing and Implementing Corporate Governance Codes: Best Practices for Listed Companies, Banks, and Financial Institutions 20.01.2011
The third regional workshop, organized by Global Corporate Governance Forum and led by mr. Leonardo F. Peklar from Socius Consulting Inc., to be held in February 8-9, 2011, in Baku, will focus on best practices of development and implementation of Corporate Governance Codes for listed companies, banks, and financial institutions.
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Mediterranean Chairmen's Forum 19.10.2010
Organized by Association of Economists of Monte Negro and Socius the first Mediterranean Chairmen's Forum took place on September 27th in Pržno, Monte Negro, as a part of traditional Miločer Development Forum. The main topic of the Forum was Corporate Governance, Energy and Development.
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Slovenian Directors' Association Corporate Governance Conference 18.10.2010
Organized by Slovenian Directors' Association the conference took place in Ljubljana on September 23rd with major emphasis on the changed system of management of the State Owned Companies in Slovenia after joining OECD and on general assessment of the Corporate Governance in South-East Europe.
Foto: Mateja Jordovič Potočnik,
fotos are property of SDA
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Eurasia Regional Workshop, Developing and Implementing Corporate Governance Codes: Best Practices for Listed Companies, Banks and Financial Institutions, Tbilisi, Georgia 24.11.2009
On November 24-25, 2009 an Eurasia regional workshop on developing and implementing corporate governance codes will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Experts from Socius Consulting Inc. will actively participate at the workshop by sharing their knowledge and experiences.
The majority of countries in the Eurasia region are engaged in developing and adopting corporate governance codes of best practice. In conjunction with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Global Coprprate Governnace Forum is assisting this process with a series of high-level technical workshops dedicated to the development and implementation of corporate governance codes. This second workshop in the series will focus on the writing and development process, covering such topics as criteria for selecting benchmarks, organizing the stakeholder consultation process, and practical guidance for drafting and finalizing a corporate governance code.
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Socius to co-organise the first International Conference on Family Business Governance 21.04.2009
Family businesses importance is gaining significantly in the times of recession. We think big corporations have to learn from family businesses these days.
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Socius d.d. to translate and publish OECD Principles on Corporate Governance 18.12.2008
Following the event, "Implementation of OECD Corporate Governance guidelines in Slovenia" which will take place on the 20th January in Ljubljana, Socius shall present the OECD principles on Corporate Governance in Slovene language. Two works of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) shall be translated, namely the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises and the Principles of Corporate Governance.
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Socius speakers successfully attended the PR Week 2008 05.12.2008
From 24th to 28th November, the third PR Week took place in Belgrade. More than 150 participants gathered to exchange experiences, acquire new knowledge and extend their international network of contacts in the field of public relations. Among the many lecturers, there was also Mr. Leonardo F. Peklar, who presented the lecture with the title Leadership in Crisis, and Janez Žezlina with his presentation Leader as a Coach. Participants rated both lectures as top class in terms of usability and importance in current economic frameworks.
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The CEO of Socius d.d., Mrs. Alenka Podbevšek attended a round table on revision commissons 02.12.2008
The CEO of Socius d.d., Mrs. Alenka Podbevšek attended the round table on audit communities. The main topic of this year's meeting of certified supervisors was dedicated to audit communities. These are, with a stricter responsibility of the managing and controlling boards and an additional pressure due to the financial crisis, becoming more and more important. Management and control boards in companies have to provide fair and realistic reporting of the results and business operations, while at the same time they have to focus also to active risk management. Following are some highlights from the round table.
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In Macedonia, Socius d.d. selected to facilitate workshops on Corporate Governance for banks 19.11.2008
IFC and USAid have selected Socius, trough an international tender, supported by the Central bank of Macedonia and SECO, to facilitate the workshops on CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR BANKS. The second round took place on November, 11th in Skopje and was attended by over 50 high officials from 17 Macedonian commercial banks, Central bank of Macedonia and the representatives of IFC and USAid. The purpose of the program was a consultation for the process of preparing and accepting the internal Codes of corporate governance in banks.
