Event Details

October 21 and 22, 2023 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm


ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Board/Company Secretary Essentials is the short course of Board/Company Secretary Program provides a key role in supporting the board. This 2 half-day days online program is intended for those who need to understand the breadth and scope of the role and responsibilities of both directors and those who support boards and in particular Company.


This course will discuss the role of a company secretary and provide practical instruction in relation to fulfilling that role in the context of the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 (MCL) and the requirements of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), including looking at key company secretarial regulatory compliance requirements under the MCL. Participants will be provided with a range of example documents to assist them in managing their own company secretarial activities.


By the end of the course you will understand:

  • The core responsibilities of a Company Secretary/Governance Professional.
  • The legal and regulatory components of Statutory Compliance in Myanmar for different types of company.
  • External reporting
  • Meeting Management; including types of meetings, conflicts of interest, minutes, and timelines.
  • Director Duties.
  • Basic Corporate Governance; including governance codes and approaches at international and Myanmar level.


TARGET AUDIENCE

It is also relevant to those professional who are directly involved in board support and board information preparation and presentation to help them provide to their boards the best quality board support and to enable them to consider what practical steps they can take to deliver better quality board support.


Attendees will obtain 2 Continuing Directorship Education (CDE) credits by attending this program.


LANGUAGE

Myanmar and English Language Program


PROGRAM DURATION

  • 2 half days Online Program
  • October 21 and 22, 2023 (8:30 am – 12:00 pm)


LOCATION

Zoom Online


COST

MMK 300,000 for non-members (net of taxes and bank charges)

*20% discounts (Professional member)

50% discounts (Certified member)

10% discounts (Corporate member)


DELIVERY

Detailed interactive classroom review of statutory reporting requirements by DICA per MCL using examples and templates.


REGISTRATION

Please register by October 18, 2023 (12:00 pm).

To register, please contact Myanmar Institute of Directors at trainingandevent@myanmariod.com


Address: Ground Floor, Unit 2, Uniteam Office Building, 84 Pan Hlaing Street, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar

Hotline: +95 9 400 151 412, +95 9 400 151 419, +95 9 427 363 904

Website:

www.myanmariod.com | www.facebook.com/MyanmarIoD | www.linkedin.com/company/myanmariod

Agenda

  • Oct 21, 2023

  • Oct 22, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Getting to know each other
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Introduction to Corporate Governance (CG)
- What is Corporate Governance?
- Corporate Governance Framework
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
The Legal Framework for CG and Compliance in Myanmar
- Directors Duties (Myanmar Companies Law)
- Reporting and disclosure
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Good corporate governance needs effective Board Secretaries: a conversation with the regulator

Tickets

Program Ticket

MMK 300,000 for non-members (net of taxes and bank charges)

*20% discounts (Professional member)
50% discounts (Certified member)
10% discounts (Corporate member)

Standard Price K 300,000

Faculty, Invited Speakers and Panellists

  • Daw Khine Wai Thwe (Chief Corporate Affairs Officer cum Company Secretary (Digital Money Myanmar Ltd.) at Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.)

    Daw Khine Wai Thwe

    Chief Corporate Affairs Officer cum Company Secretary (Digital Money Myanmar Ltd.) at Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    Khine is the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Digital Money Myanmar Ltd. She undertakes functional and leadership responsibilities across the areas of corporate governance and strategic transformation that includes regulatory and advocacy engagement, business conduct and compliance, stakeholders’ management, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and corporate communications.

    Khine is the certified Director from the Myanmar Institute of Directors and alumna of Women Corporate Director Program by USAID. Throughout her career path in multiple establishments and an MNC, Khine was also instrumental in a wide spectrum of strategic transformation, regulatory and statutory compliance, medical & travel security assistance, public relations, marketing and media engagement, sales and business development. Khine’s passion and enthusiasm in developing high-performing team has been the driving force in making her a forward-looking leader in the corporate sector.

    Khine worked closely with the EuroCHAM Myanmar, AMCHAM Myanmar, and UMFCCI’s Advisory and Steering Committees and contributed towards the development of policy and regulatory engagements platforms with respect to responsible, sustainable, and transparent investment in Myanmar.

    Khine is a Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Yangon and committed to the cause of community services. Khine loves travelling and is a fashion enthusiast

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  • Daw Kim Chawsu (Chief Financial Offier (CFO) at Chubb Life Insurance Myanmar Limited)

    Daw Kim Chawsu

    Chief Financial Offier (CFO) at Chubb Life Insurance Myanmar Limited

    Kim Chawsu is a finance and banking expert in Myanmar and international experience. She founded K.Academy, a capacity building initiative to upskill the professionals in Myanmar banking and finance sectors with a focus on board and senior management trainings.

    Kim is FCA (Fellow Chartered Accountant) from Institute of Chartered Accountant England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds a dual membership with Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (ICAANZ). She is also a Fellow Director with the Thai Institute of Directors (Thai IoD). She spent over 20 years working in external audit and financial services in New Zealand and London.

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  • U Myo Min

    U Myo Min

    Myo Min is a Director at the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), in Myanmar’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER). He served in the military as an engineer from 1994 to 2006, before being appointed to be Assistant Director in the Office of the Minister of National Planning and Economic Development. He was promoted to Deputy Director in 2009, and in 2011 to Deputy Head of Office in MNPED (now MOPFI).

    Myo Min transferred to DICA as a Director in November 2012 where he was responsible for the Company Affairs Division and played a leading role in the implementation of a new only company registry system (MyCo) following the adoption of the 2017 Myanmar Companies Law. He now represents the regulator in investment related matters in support of the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC).

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  • Daw Nandar Thaung (Group Legal Director of EAC Services Co. Ltd)

    Daw Nandar Thaung

    Group Legal Director of EAC Services Co. Ltd

    Nandar Thaung is a member of management team in taking cares of Corporate Governance, risk & Compliance, tax & regulatory, partnership management, and brand protection awareness in her professional experiences in combining of Laws and business management; she has more than 18 years of experiences in her career life in FMCG, Oil & Energy, Construction & Power Sectors. Previously she worked for METRO Wholesale Myanmar as a Head of Legal and Compliance. Prior to that, she was a General Counsel and Head of Communication & External Affairs; Regulatory at Unilever Myanmar which she contributed her best in Sustainable Development program for women and farmers in rural area. Presently, she is representing as a Group Legal Director of Europe & Asia Commercial Services Group of companies, which one of the leading local conglomerates companies in FMCG Sector. In her capacity, she finished her study at Institutes of Economics, Yangon Master of Business Administration (MBA) and extended her post graduate studies at University of London specialized in Competition Laws graduated in 2022. Her most recent crediting was awarding as a Colleague of Arbitration at Myanmar Arbitration Centre. She is also member of ASEAM IP association as an IP Practitioner. She makes her continuous learning at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at IP asset management on intellectual property rights.

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  • Daw Thaw Dar Sein (Senior Consultant at Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd.)

    Daw Thaw Dar Sein

    Senior Consultant at Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd.

    Thaw Dar Sein’s practice includes advising on project financing, merger and acquisitions, labour and employment contract matters as well as general corporate and commercial matters.

    She also has experience in corporate transactional matters involving cross border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, banking and finance across various industries including telecommunications, energy, mining and real estate.

    She has been previously working at the Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar for more than 28 years up to the position of the Deputy Director and has extensive experience in adjudicating the civil and criminal original, appeal and revision cases at the District Court level. After retiring from the Supreme Court of the Union, she admitted as Myanmar Legal Consultant in a Myanmar leading professional law firm. She joined the Allen and Gledhill (Myanmar) in 2018.

    She graduated from the Yangon University, Myanmar with an LLB and an LLM and an MA from Hiroshima University, Japan.

    She is fluent in English, Myanmar and Japanese.

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