The G7 High-Level Corporate Governance Roundtable brought together the experiences and insights of high-level panellists and participants to discuss the role of corporate governance in supporting corporations’ sustainability and resilience and long-term sustainable growth. The opening remarks were provided by:

• Japan’s Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, Shunichi Suzuki
• OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann
• Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti

The review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, the international standard in the area of corporate governance, was highlighted as one of the key issues. 

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Agenda

Opening remarks (15:00-15:20 UTC+9)

Moderator: Masato Kanda, Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan, and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, OECD

• Shunichi Suzuki, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, Japan
• Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, OECD
• Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy

Corporate Governance Roundtable (15:20-16:50 UTC+9)

Moderator: Carmine Di Noia, Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Presenters:

• Masato Kanda, Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan, and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, OECD
• Patricia Pollard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States
• Toshitake Inoue, Deputy Director-General of the Policy and Markets Bureau, Financial Services Agency, Japan

Panelists:

• Kerrie Waring, Chief Executive Officer, International Corporate Governance Network
• Toby Rodes, Co-Founder and CIO, Kaname Capital
• Luca Enriques, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Oxford
• Monica de Virgiliis, Chairwoman, Snam S.p.A.

Closing remarks (16:50–17:00 UTC+9)

• Eikei Suzuki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Japan 

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The list of speakers bios and other in-person discussants is available here.