Post-Summit Workshop E - Thursday, 19 June 2008
Analysing The Importance Of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) |
Workshop Timings: Registration and coffee will be at 08.00. The workshop will commence at 08.30 and conclude at 14.30 with appropriate breaks for refreshments. Lunch will be served at 14.30 following close of day.
• The size and scope of global SRI
• SRI indices and their performance
• Types of SRI and SRI investment strategies
• The importance of CSR in the investment decision
• The potential for growth in the SRI market – Asia and the Middle East
• Why SRI will be increasingly important for firms in Asia and the Middle East in the future
• How to attract SRI funds: The essential role of good CSR reporting
• Incorporating CSR Practice into your investor relations strategy
About Your Expert Workshop Leaders
Dr Geoffrey Williams is a Founder and Managing Director of OWW Consulting in Malaysia and Singapore. He has designed and directed numerous research projects for the UK Government (DTI), European Commission (DG-Research), and European Standards Agency among others. He has also worked with private companies and charities including PA Consulting Group, leading UK law firm Allen & Overy, and the Wellcome Trust UK. He is a member of the EU Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI) CSR Committee.
Geoffrey has held many academic positions including at London Business School, Pembroke College and University of Oxford. He has published extensively in leading academic journals worldwide.
He is an Associate Member of the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society, School of Management, University of Bath, United Kingdom and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2004. Geoffrey’s most recent research has focused on Corporate Social Responsibility in a global context and in particular, on the factors that determine the success of CSR initiatives in different socio-political contexts. He has also published original research on the profile of SRI investors in a cross-country setting and the factors that determine the decision to invest in SRI products.
Geoffrey also has an active research interest in the development of practical management tools for the assessment and implementation of successful CSR systems within companies, which led to the development of the OWW Responsibility™ CSR Assessment Tool. OWW Consulting has also established the first SRI Index in Malaysia and also the first SRI Index for Singapore.
Arshad Adam is a founding member of OWW Consulting and was appointed Finance Director in 2006.
Arshad was formerly Assistant Professor of Accounting and Deputy Director of the MA/MSc programmes at Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Gold Medal Graduate in Business Administration from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He holds an MSc (with Distinction) in International Business Management from the University of Nottingham. He has extensive international experience in training finance professionals in accounting qualifications for ACCA and CIMA throughout South East Asia.
Arshad has extensive commercial experience and has direct personal experience of overseas investment projects including outsourcing and cost consultancy services to international clients mainly from East Africa and French speaking countries. Outsourcing projects have been conducted in South East Africa, China, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Turkey and Zimbabwe. His professional work as an accountant has involved audit and “off-audit” experience in operations management and cost management in Mauritius, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.