Webinar | Role of Independent Directors During and Post COVID-19
May 2020
Date: May 19, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Economic Laws Practice and the Association of Independent Directors of India is delighted to invite you to attend an exclusive webinar on “Role of Independent Directors During and Post COVID-19”. In this webinar, a panel of subject matter experts will discuss:
- Temporary Relaxations in Corporate Compliances;
- Examine the legislations that have been pressed into action but were not in the Independent Directors Playbook (e.g. Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and Disaster Management Act, 2005) and the increased liabilities of Directors on account of this;
- Increased exposure on account of contractual breaches/cancellations, employee related issues;
- Heightened risk of fraud and compliance risk;
- Personal liability;
- Change in Laws needed as a result of Covid-19;
- Statutory duties and code of conduct mentioned under the Companies Act, 2013;
- Quality of D&O policy
Programme Agenda:
- 5:00 PM – 5:05 PM: Introduction of all panelists by Mr Mahendra Swarup
- 5:05 PM – 5:20 PM: Interactive Session on Temporary Relaxations on Corporate Compliances by Mr GN Bajpai
- 5:20 PM – 5:50 PM: Panel Discussion on Duties, Liabilities & Role of Independent Directors during and post COVID 19 by Mr Suhail Nathani & Mr Sujjain Talwar
- 5:50 PM – 6:30 PM: Q&A Session Moderated by Mr Mahendra Swarup
Subject Matter Experts:
- Mr G.N. Bajpai (Ex-Chairman – SEBI & LIC, Advisory Board Member – Association of Independent Directors of India)
- Mr Sujjain Talwar (Co-Founding Partner – Economic Laws Practice)
- Mr Suhail Nathani (Managing Partner – Economic Laws Practice)
- Mr Mahendra Swarup (Chairman – Association of Independent Directors of India)
Please click on the link below to confirm your participation in the webinar. Furthermore, you can submit any of your queries during and after the webinar by using any of the following options:
- Use the chat option by clicking on the Q&A button on your screen during the webinar.
- Send us an email on insights@elp-in.com or info@aidindia.co.in after the webinar.
It will be our endeavour to address all incoming queries during the course of this panel discussion. However, in case any question remains unanswered due to the paucity of time, we will connect with you through email. We look forward to your comments and questions.
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