\u3010Host\u3011<\/strong>Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University \u3010Date and Time\u3011<\/strong>May 9, 2025 (Fri), 13:00 – 16:30 \u3010Abstract\u3011<\/strong> *This symposium will be held with the support of the Nomura Foundation’s \u201cResearch Grant for Pioneering the Frontiers of Finance and Capital Markets\u201d (\u201cRealizing Smooth Engagement between Listed Companies and Shareholders by Legislating Beneficial Shareholder Identification\u201d) (Grant Number: N24-4-F30-013)<\/p>\n Pre-registration is required. Registration is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\u3010Co-host\u3011Institute of Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University<\/strong>, Tokyo Commercial Law Study Group<\/p>\n
\n\u3010Venue\u3011<\/strong>Large Meeting Room, 4th Floor, 11th Building, Waseda Campus
\n\u3010Language\u3011<\/strong>English (The keynote speech will be given in Japanese, and Japanese translations of English presentations will be distributed)
\n\u3010Caretaker\u3011<\/strong>Nobuo Nakamura (Research Staff, Institute of Comparative Law, Professor, Waseda University)<\/p>\n
\nThis symposium will be held with the support of the Nomura Foundation’s \u201cResearch Grant for Pioneering the Frontiers of Finance and Capital Markets\u201d (\u201cRealizing Smooth Engagement between Listed Companies and Shareholders by Legislating Beneficial Shareholder Identification\u201d), for which Nakamura, the caretaker of this event, is the principal investigator. The purpose of this program is to conduct comparative legal discussion with the legislation of beneficial shareholder identification in France, one of the leading countries that already has such a system, in order to confirm the theoretical basis of the system that is being considered for establishment in the upcoming revision of the Companies Act in Japan and identify issues based on the current proposed design of such a system for exploring the ideal form of the system. Specifically, as described in the program, the keynote speech will be followed by individual presentations from Japan and France, and then a panel discussion will be held to obtain legal suggestions that will be mutually beneficial for both Japan and France.<\/p>\n\u3010Programme\u3011<\/h4>\n
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\n Part 1<\/strong><\/td>\n Keynote Speech (Japanese)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n 13\uff1a00\uff5e13\uff1a40
\nTatsuo Uemura (Emeritus Professor, Waseda University)
\n\u201cBefore Introducing Beneficial Shareholders\u2019 Identification\uff1aThe Past, Present, and Future of Corporate Law Reform in Japan\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Part 2<\/strong><\/td>\n Individual Presentations (English (*Japanese translation materials will be distributed))<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n First Presentation\u300013\uff1a45\uff5e14\uff1a15
\nHiroyuki Bando (Professor, Nagoya Gakuin University)
\n\u201cDiscussion in Japan on Legislation for the Beneficial Shareholders\u2019 Identification and the Issues of the System\uff02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Break<\/strong><\/td>\n 14\uff1a15\uff5e14\uff1a30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n Second Presentation\u300014\uff1a30\uff5e15\uff1a00
\nCaroline Coupet (Professor, Universite Paris II Pantheon Assas)
\n\u201cIdentification of Shareholders under French Law\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Break<\/strong><\/td>\n 15\uff1a00\uff5e15\uff1a20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Part 3<\/strong><\/td>\n Panel Discussion and Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Panel Discusson\u300015\uff1a20\uff5e16\uff1a00
\nModerator\uff1aNobuo Nakamura (Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda Universit)
\nPanelists\uff1aCaroline Coupet, Izumi Kawashima (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University), Mai Ishikawa (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University), Hiroyuki Bando, etc.
\nQ and A Session 16\uff1a00\uff5e16\uff1a30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n