Bangkok, October 22, 2015 ? The SEC will co-host the 2015 OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) in partnership with the Government of Japan, during October 29-30, 2015 at Dusit Thani Hotel.

More than 150 senior executives and representatives of local and international organizations from public and private sectors will attend the roundtable to discuss progresses and developments of corporate governance in Asia.

Apart from the  release of OECD revised Principles of Corporate Governance, the roundtable panels will discuss the main topics including corporate governance developments in Thailand, the challenges in applying corporate governance principles to family-controlled businesses, expectations from institutional investors and disclosure of beneficial ownership in businesses in Asia.  
 
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