The conference series "European Company Law and Corporate Governance Conferences" was launched at a full-day public conference in The Hague on 18 October 2004 during the Dutch EU Presidency. In subsequent years, conferences have been held in several countries during their respective EU Presidency. Information about these conferences, if still available, can be found on various websites.  The ECGI has collated documents into a single repository for the first time for the convenience of scholars, practitioners and policy-makers alike.

European Corporate Governance Institute
EU Presidency conferences on
European Company Law and Corporate Governance
2009 Conference in Stockholm during the Swedish Presidency of the EU
The theme of the 8th Conference which took place on 2-3 December 2009 in Stockholm was “Beyond the Crisis – New Challenges for Corporate Governance”. Keynote speakers were Mats Odell, Swedish Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets and Jörgen Holmquist, Director General, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission. The Conference was organised by the Swedish Corporate Governance Board and the ECGI.
Conference Programme
Conference report with presentations and speeches
Photographs taken during the Conference
Delegates
2008 Conference in Paris during the French Presidency of the EU
The theme of the 7th Conference which took place on 16-17 October 2008 in Paris was “Modern Governance for Competitive European Companies”.  The keynote speakers were  Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Rachida Dati, Keeper of the Seals, French Minister of Justice and Christine Lagarde, (then)French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment. The Conference was organised by Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF).
Conference Debrief
Opening remarks by Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services
2007 Conference in Lisbon during the Portuguese Presidency of the EU
The theme of the 6th Conference which took place on 17 October 2007 in Lisbon was “Challenges for the Control of Corporate Europe”.  Keynote speaker were Jörgen Holmquist, Director General, European Commission and Eddy Wymeersch, Chairman CBFA and CESR. The Conference was organised by Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) and the ECGI.
Conference Programme and presentations
Background
List of attendees
2007 Conference in Berlin during the German Presidency of the EU
The 5th Conference took place on 27-28 June 2007 in Berlin. The keynote speaker was Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. The Conference was organised by the Federation of German Industries  (BDI).
Conference Programme, speeches and presentations
Photographs taken during the conference
2006 Conference in Helsinki during the Finnish Presidency of the EU
The theme of the 4th Conference which took place on 5 October 2006 in Helsinki was 'Better Regulation in EU Company Law, Process and Substance'. The keynote speaker was Professor Ron Gilson, Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School. The Conference was organised by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.
Background
Conference Programme and presentations
Chairmen, speakers and panelists
Conference report
2005 Conference in London during the UK Presidency of the EU
The 3rd Conference took place on 14 November 2005 in London. The Conference was organised by the (then) UK Department of Trade and Industry.
Short report
2005 Conference in Luxembourg during the Luxembourgois Presidency of the EU
The 2nd Conference took place on 28 June 2005 in Luxembourg. The keynote speaker was Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. The Conference was organised by the Edmond Israel Foundation.
Conference Programme and presentations
Transcript of the proceedings
2004 Conference in The Hague during the Dutch Presidency of the EU
The Inaugural Conference took place on 18 October 2004 in The Hague. Keynote speakers were Frits Bolkestein, Member of the European Commission, in charge of the
Internal Market, Taxation and Customs, The Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, UK Minister of State for Industry and Regions, and Gerrit Zalm, Finance Minister of the Netherlands.

Report on the Conference by Klaus Hopt, José Garrido García, Jonathan Rickford, Guido Rossi, Jan Schans Christensen, Joëlle Simon and Jaap Winter, setting out:

  • An overview of Corporate Governance developments in Company Law and Corporate Governance Codes in Member States
  • Conclusions of the The Hague Conference
  • The Conference programme
  • Keynote Address by Frits Bolkestein, Member of the European Commission, in charge of the Internal Market, Taxation and Customs
  • Keynote Address by The Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, UK Minister of State for Industry and Regions
  • Keynote Address by Gerrit Zalm, Finance Minister of the Netherlands
  • Members of the European Corporate Governance Forum