9.00am

Chairman's welcoming remarks:
Women in the boardroom - what's at stake?

Sophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist

9.30am

Pros and cons: Should governments enforce female quotas in company boardrooms?

  • What lessons can we learn from Norway's experience?
  • Do legal quotas reinforce or weaken the case for women in top positions?
  • Should governments limit the number of mandates that can be held concurrently to facilitate the access of women in the boardroom?

Patricia Barbizet, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors,
Artémis, and Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, PPR
Christine Morin-Postel, Board Member, Royal Dutch Shell, British American
Tobacco, 3I Group and EXOR Spa
Marie-Ange Debon, Secretary General, Suez Environnement, and Member of the Collège
de l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers

10.45am

Coffee break

11.30am

What are the responsibilities of corporations, head-hunters, shareholders and other stakeholders in achieveing more balanced boardrooms?

  • Do companies need to care, and if so, why?
  • Identifying candidates and managing a talent pool
  • Beyond women, what does diversity bring to the boardroom?
  • Are family corporations more advanced on this issue?

Virginie Morgon, Director of Investments and Executive Board Member, Eurazeo,
and Member of the Board, Accor
Cathy Kopp, Board Member, Schneider-Electric, Dexia, Fondation SNCF, and
Former Senior Vice-president Group, Human Resources, Accor

12.30pm

Closing remarks

Xavier Darcos, French Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Family, Solidarity
and Urban Policies