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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.
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Executive board members and top manager’s seminar on Corporate management 14.11.2008
Socius and Pro Educa from Banja Luka, with the support of IFC organized a two day seminar CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND TOP EXECUTIVES. This high level interactive program was attended by 30 prominent executives and board members together with 25 journalist from BiH. Participants expressed their views during the work very actively and stated clearly their interest to continue with the similar programs in the future.
