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  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    •  
      8:30 AM  -  8:55 AM
      Registration and networking
      8:55 AM  -  9:00 AM
      Introduction
      Maurice Button, CEO, City & Financial Global Ltd
       

      THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT BILL

      9:00 AM  -  9:10 AM
      Introduction by session chairman
      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk
      Speaker Biogs:
      • Will Pearce 
      9:10 AM  -  9:30 AM
      Keynote Address I

      Why was the National Security and Investment Bill introduced? What is its purpose and scope? How will it impact companies seeking foreign investment?

      Sarah Mackintosh, Deputy Director, National Security and Investment Bill, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sarah Mackintosh 
      9:30 AM  -  9:50 AM
      Keynote Address II

      What will UK merger control look like in the post-Brexit landscape?

      Naomi Burgoyne, Director, Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority
      Speaker Biogs:
      • Naomi Burgoyne 
      9:50 AM  -  10:30 AM
      Moderated discussion and Q&A session

      The impact of the NSI on UK business and markets

      Moderator:
      Sunny Mann, Partner, Baker McKenzie

      Panel:
      Dr Daniel Summerfield, Head of Corporate Affairs, Universities Superannuation Scheme
      Samantha Mobley, Partner, Baker McKenzie
      David Petrie, Head of Corporate Finance, ICAEW
      Adam Atashzai, Co-lead, Markets and Investor Advisory Practice, Flint Global

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sunny Mann, 
      • Samantha Mobley, 
      • David Petrie, 
      • Dr Daniel Summerfield, 
      • Mark Ward 
       

      Break

      10:30 AM  -  11:15 AM
      Networking Break
       

      UPDATES TO THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

      11:15 AM  -  11:25 AM
      Introduction by session chairman
      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk
      Speaker Biogs:
      • Will Pearce 
      11:25 AM  -  11:50 AM
      Keynote address III

      Developments in the UK regulatory regime: How is the Takeover Panel addressing new European and international developments?

      Simon Lindsay, Director General, The Takeover Panel

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Simon Lindsay 
      11:50 AM  -  12:30 PM
      Panel I

      Implications of emerging global trends in M&A regulation.

      Moderator:
      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

      Presentation
      Nimesh Khiroya, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Will Pearce, 
      • Nimesh Khiroya 
       

      Break

      12:30 PM  -  2:00 PM
      Lunch & networking
       

      MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

      2:00 PM  -  2:10 PM
      Chair's welcome
      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk
      Speaker Biogs:
      • Will Pearce 
      2:10 PM  -  2:40 PM
      Current and future developments in Green M&A

      Presentation
      Enrico Zini, Director, Nomura Greentech

      Moderated Q&A led by:
      William Tong, Counsel, Davis Polk LLP

      Speaker Biogs:
      • William Tong, 
      • Enrico Zini 
      2:40 PM  -  3:10 PM
      The rise of shareholder activism and its impact on future transactions

      Gavin Davies, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Gavin��Davies 
      3:10 PM  -  3:50 PM
      Key themes in European Private M&A

      Moderator:
      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

      Panel:
      Mark Ward, Partner, A&L Goodbody
      Anders Ørjan Jensen, Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel
      Willianne van Zandwijk, Partner, NautaDutilh
      Luca Andrea Frignani, Partner, Chiomenti

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Luca Andrea Frignani, 
      • Willianne van Zandwijk, 
      • Mark Ward 
       
      3:50 PM  -  4:00 PM
      Chair’s closing remarks

      Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

      4:00 PM  -  4:00 PM
      Close of proceedings
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