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JIBS ANNUAL DIRECTORS CONVENTION 03.11.2010
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE

JERSEY’S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE SUCCESS
OF ITS PRIVATE SECTOR. THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
SKILLS OF DIRECTORS ARE THEREFORE OF CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE TO THE ISLAND’S FUTURE PROSPERITY.
THE JIBS ANNUAL DIRECTORS CONVENTION IS DESIGNED TO
HELP DIRECTORS RAISE THEIR GAME THROUGH THE PROVISION
OF INFORMATION AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS.
CAN JERSEY SURVIVE
JIBS ANNUAL
DIRECTORS CONVENTION
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DATE: 03.11.2010
VENUE: HOTEL DE FRANCE
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JERSEY DIRECTORS FACE
SEVERAL CHALLENGES:
+ An increasingly competitive
offshore marketplace
+ Tougher governance standards
+ Rising expectations of
director’s duties
+ Hostile market conditions
+ Offshore centres under
the spotlight
+ Skills shortage
The inaugural JIBS Annual Directors
Convention provides directors with an
opportunity to critically examine these
issues with the help of speakers from
the worlds of politics, sport, the
military and business.

INNOVATIVE FORMAT
PROGRAMME
All speakers will deliver a presentation and
be interviewed by Miles Templeman, the
Director General of the Institute of Directors.
The format is designed to provide texture to
the day and to guarantee critical analysis of
key issues.
Co-chaired by Miles Templeman and
Stephen Platt, Director of the Jersey
International Business School.
CPD ACCREDITATION
09.00 Registration
09.15 Miles Templeman –– Director General, IoD
Introduction
09.30 Richard Smerdon –– author, ‘A Tolley’s practical Guide guide to to Corporate corporate Governance governance’
The The rising rising bar bar –– challenges for for directors of financial institutions following
the following financial the crisis financial crisis
10.00
10.00 Richard
Richard
Hay
Hay
–
–
Principal,
Principal,
Stikeman
Stikeman
Elliot
Elliot
Challenges
Challenges
to
to
Jersey
Jersey
from
from
a
a
global
global
perspective
perspective
10.30 Paul Masterton – CEO, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
10.30 Paul Masterton – CEO, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Tactics for survival - what can we learn from conservation
Tactics for survival - what can we learn from conservation
11.00 Break
11.00 Break
11.15 Nicole Svatek – Director, Human Factors Associates
The culture of finance – lessons from the financial crisis
11.15 Nicole Svatek – Director, Human Factors Associates
11.45 General Sir Mike Jackson
The culture of finance – lessons from the financial crisis
Leading high performance teams in perilous times
11.45 General Sir Mike Jackson
12.45 Lunch Leading high performance teams in perilous times
14.00 Senator Alan Maclean – Minister for Economic Development
12.45 Lunch
Does Jersey have a strategy for economic growth
14.30 Stephen Izatt – Managing Director, Waterfront Enterprise Board
14.00 The Senator Esplanade Philip Quarter Ozouf – will Minister it sink for Treasury swim & Resources
Does Jersey have a strategy for economic growth
15.00 Will Carnegie – BT Global Challenge Skipper
14.30 Survival Stephen of the Izatt fittest – Managing - under extreme Director, conditions Waterfront Enterprise Board
The Esplanade Quarter – will it sink or swim
15.00 15.15 Break Ben Harvey – Head Coach JRFC
Lessons from sport - the JRFC’s formula for success
15.30 Entrepreneur’s Panel
Our hopes and fears
15.15 Break
16.15 Julie Meyer – CEO, Ariadne Capital/BBC Online Dragon
Why focusing on human capital pays dividends
15.30 Entrepreneur’s Panel
17.00 Conclusion Our hopes and fears
16.15 17.10 End Julie Meyer (CEO, Ariadne Capital/BBC Dragon’s Den, Online Dragon)
Why focusing on human capital pays dividends
17.00 Conclusion
17.10 End

BIOGRAPHIES
MILES TEMPLEMAN
(CO-CHAIR AND INTERVIEWER)
Miles Templeman Templeman is is the the Director Director General General of of the
IoD. the IoD. He began He began his career his career as a marketing as a marketing specialist
and specialist gained and his gained pedigree his leading pedigree such leading major such
consumer major consumer brands brands as Daz, Ribena as Daz, and Ribena Lucozade, and
and Lucozade, was Marketing and was Director Marketing of Levis Director jeans. of He Levis then
moved jeans. He to general then moved management to general and management after running
Threshers, and after running Miles became Threshers, MD of Miles the Whitbread became MD
Beer of the Company. Whitbread He Beer had Company. great success He had in building great
those success companies, in building especially those companies, with the growth especially of
such with the brands growth as Boddingtons of such brands as Stella Boddingtons Artois.
and Stella Artois.
Miles then had a series of non-executive
directorships Miles then had and a consultancy series of non-executive roles including
Royal directorships Mail, Ben and Sherman consultancy and Accenture roles including before
becoming Royal Mail, Chief Ben Executive Sherman of and Bulmers, Accenture which before
was becoming eventually Chief successfully Executive of sold Bulmers, to Scottish which
& was Newcastle. eventually Miles successfully was also Non-Executive
sold to Scottish
Chairman & Newcastle. of restaurant Miles was chain also YO! Non-Executive Sushi between
2003 Chairman and 2008. of restaurant chain YO! Sushi between
2003 and 2008.
STEPHEN PLATT
GENERAL
SIR MIKE JACKSON
(CO-CHAIR AND INTERVIEWER)
Stephen Platt is a Director of the Jersey
International General Sir Mike Business Jackson School GCB, and CBE, Chairman DSO, ADC, of
BakerPlatt, DL, is a retired a leading British boutique army officer, law firm formerly specialising
in Chief litigation, of the financial General services Staff. He regulation was commander
crime.
He of KFOR acts for in regulators Kosovo as and well license as being holders an IFOR globally.
Stephen commander is regarded in Bosnia as and authority Herzegovina. on offshore
financial centres. He is particularly well placed
In 2006 Jackson delivered the annual Richard
from his work in London and Washington D.C. to
Dimbleby Lecture in which he criticised the
understand the relationship between onshore and
Ministry of Defence’s running of the armed
offshore
forces. He
financial
questioned
centres.
the MoD’s understanding
He of the is Adjunct fundamental Professor ethos to the of the Graduate armed School forces, of
Law telling at the Georgetown audience: University “One’s loyalty in Washington must be from D.C.
the bottom. Sadly, I did not find this fundamental
proposition shared by the MoD”.
GENERAL PAUL MASTERTON
SIR MIKE JACKSON
Paul Masterton was appointed Chief Executive
of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in
General 2008, prior Sir Mike to which Jackson he was GCB, President CBE, DSO, of the ADC,
DL, European is a retired arm British of the army major officer, US printing formerly and Chief
of communications the General Staff. company, He was RR commander Donnelley. of Paul KFOR
in is Kosovo a highly as successful well as being leader, an IFOR with commander international in
Bosnia business and experience Herzegovina. gained in North America
and Asia.
In 2006 Jackson delivered the annual Richard
Dimbleby Having now Lecture straddled in which the he highly criticised competitive the
Ministry worlds of business Defence’s and running biodiversity of the armed Paul is forces.
He uniquely questioned placed the to MoD’s talk about understanding the parallels of the and
fundamental his thoughts ethos on survival. of the armed forces, telling the
audience: “One’s loyalty must be from the bottom.
Sadly, I did not find this fundamental proposition
shared by the MoD”.
STEPHEN PLATT
JULIE MEYER
(CO-CHAIR AND INTERVIEWER)
Stephen Platt is a Director of the Jersey
Julie International Meyer is one Business of the School leading and champions is an for
entrepreneurship internationally recognised in Europe. expert With over on 20 compliance, years
investment risk management, and advisory money experience laundering helping and asset
start-up recovery. businesses, Stephen is she regarded is the well as an known authority founder
and on offshore CEO Ariadne financial Capital, centres founder and is of well placed
Entrepreneur from his work Country, in London co-founder and Washington of First Tuesday, D.C.
dragon to understand on BBC’s the Online relationship Dragon’s between Den and onshore weekly
columnist and offshore in London’s financial City centres. A.M.
Through He is Adjunct these Professor intertwining to roles the Graduate of entrepreneur,
advisor, School of investor Law at and Georgetown industry commentator, University of Julie
has Washington set her mission D.C.. to build a growth story for the
UK and Europe. This passion and entrepreneurial
flair has earned her awards as Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur JULIE MEYER
of the Year, World Economic Forum
Global Leader of Tomorrow and a place in the
Wall Julie Street Meyer Journal’s is one of Top the 30 leading Most champions Influential for
Women entrepreneurship in Europe. in Europe. With over 20 years
investment and advisory experience helping
start-up businesses, she is the well known
founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital, founder
of Entrepreneur Country, co-founder of First
SENATOR
PHILIP OZOUF
Tuesday, dragon on BBC’s Online Dragon’s Den
and weekly columnist in London’s City A.M.
Through these intertwining roles of entrepreneur,
advisor, investor and industry commentator,
Senator Julie has Philip set Ozouf her mission was elected to build as a Minister growth for
Treasury story for and the Resources UK and Europe. in 2008, This and passion and
subsequently entrepreneurial appointed flair has earned Deputy her Chief awards Minister. as
Born
Ernst
in
&
Jersey
Young
in
Entrepreneur
1970, he was
of
educated
the Year,
at
World
Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow and
Victoria College and went on to the European
a place in the Wall Street Journal’s Top 30 Most
Business School in London, Frankfurt and Paris.
Influential Women in Europe.
He then worked for one of the world’s largest
multi-nationals on projects across Europe, Africa,
Asia Pacific and the United States.
Senator Alan
His political career began when first elected as
Deputy Maclean
in 1999. In 2005, he became the Island’s
first Economic Development Minister with political
responsibility Senator Alan for Maclean all economic was sectors appointed including Minister
for Economic During this period Development the Island in saw December
finance.
significant 2008 with economic responsibilities growth and covering low inflation. a broad He
is portfolio currently encompassing responsible for oversight all economic of public sectors
finances including and Finance, States assets. Tourism, Agriculture and
Retail.
PAUL MASTERTON
Developing greater support for Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through Jersey
Paul
Enterprise
Masterton
has
was
been
appointed
a key strategy
Chief Executive
that has
delivered excellent results in terms of the
of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in 2008,
number of new business start ups and job
prior to which he was President of the European
opportunities created. He also sits on the Skills
arm of the major US printing and communications
Executive together with the Ministers for Social
company, RR Donnelley. Paul is a highly successful
Security and Education, Sport and Culture. He is
leader,
Chairman
with international
of both the Jersey
business
Conference
experience
Bureau
gained
and the
in
Bureau
North America
de Jersey.
and Asia.
Having now straddled the highly competitive
worlds of business and biodiversity Paul is uniquely
placed NICOLE to talk about SVATEK
the parallels and his thoughts
on survival.
Nicole Svatek is the former Head of the Human
Factors Department of Virgin Atlantic. She
specialises in social anthropology and human
factors in loss and error management.
Biographies are continued on back cover

BIOGRAPHIES
TO BOOK
NICOLE Will Carnegie SVATEK
Nicole Will was Svatek born is and the educated former Head in Jersey of the and Human
Factors following Department a spell as of an Virgin Officer Atlantic. in the Royal She Navy,
specialises at just 27 years in social old, anthropology he led a team and of human amateur
factors sailors in around loss and the error world management. over 10 months
whilst competing in the only yacht race to
circumnavigate against the prevailing winds and
BEN currents (BT HARVEY
Global Challenge). Will’s leadership
skills were tested to the full when his yacht was
Ben hit by Harvey a freak is wave the Senior off the Coach coast of the Australia, Jersey
Rugby nearly Football killing two Club of the (JRFC). crew. During What happened 2009/10
season next is a the tale JRFC of sheer first team determination finished top and of team
division effort and and was gained reported promotion in the to press the National as “One of Two
South the truly League. outstanding achievements of this leg”*.
On completing the BT Global Challenge in 2001
STEPHEN Will capitalised on his IZATT practical experiences
and as one of the founding Directors of UK
Stephen consultancy Izatt Mission was appointed Performance, Managing he Director began of
the
designing
Jersey
and
Waterfront
delivering
Enterprise
leadership
Board
and
in 2007.
team development programmes. Will and
Stephen his family has are been now responsible resident in for Jersey the funding and
and he works development independently of a number across of the ‘brownfield’ UK for a sites
in number the US of and respected UK, many training of which and have development been on
contaminated organisations. land.
A former merchant banker, Stephen joined the
publicly funded Waterfront Edinburgh in June
2003.
RICHARD
Waterfront Edinburgh
SMERDON
was set up in 2000
to steer through a £1 billion regeneration of a
Richard Smerdon is a company lawyer by training
mixed use 120-acre site.
and profession. He is a specialist in corporate
Stephen governance. started his career in banking and
corporate finance before moving into private real
estate
He is the
development
author of ‘A
in
practical
the UK, Europe,
guide to
the
corporate
Middle
governance’ (Sweet & Maxwell, third ed. 2007);
East and the US.
he is the editor of the Wolters Kluwer UK group
publication “Practical Governance”; he is a
member of the American Bar Association subcommittee
on international developments in
corporate governance. He is rapporteur to the
All Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance
Group.
RICHARD STEPHEN SMERDON IZATT
Richard Stephen Smerdon Izatt was is appointed a company Managing lawyer by Director
training of the Jersey and profession. Waterfront He Enterprise a specialist Board in in
corporate 2007. governance.
He Stephen is the author has been of ‘A responsible practical guide for the to corporate funding
governance’ and development (Sweet of & a Maxwell, number third of ‘brownfield’ ed. 2007);
he sites is the in the editor US of and the UK, Wolters many Kluwer of which UK have group been
publication contaminated “Practical land. Governance”; he is a member
of the American Bar Association sub-committee
A former merchant banker, Stephen joined the
on international developments in corporate
publicly funded Waterfront Edinburgh in June
governance. He is rapporteur to the All Party
2003. Waterfront Edinburgh was set up in 2000 to
Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group.
steer through a £1 billion regeneration of a mixed
use 120-acre site.
RICHARD HAY
Stephen started his career in banking and
corporate finance before moving into private real
Richard estate development Hay is an international the UK, tax Europe, principal the at Middle
Stikeman
East and
Elliot
the US.
and the head of the London
office’s International Private Client Group. He
advises governments, financial institutions and
private RICHARD clients on financial HAY regulation and the
information exchange initiatives conducted by
the Richard OECD, Hay the is EU, an international the FATF and the tax principal IMF. He
also at Stikeman advises banks Elliot and private the head clients of the on London tax,
commercial, office’s International regulatory Private and political Client risk Group. aspects He
of advises international governments, estate planning financial structures institutions for high and
net private worth clients families, on particularly financial regulation those in Canada, and the
Latin information America exchange and Europe. initiatives conducted by
the OECD, the EU, the FATF and the IMF. He
Richard also advises recognised banks and as a private leading clients practitioner tax, in
the commercial, field of international regulatory private and political client matters risk aspects in
Chambers of international Global’s estate Guide planning to the World’s structures Leading for
Lawyers high net for worth Business. families, He particularly was awarded those the 2008 in
STEP Canada, Award Latin for America Outstanding Europe. Contribution to
the Profession for work related to international
financial
Richard
regulation.
is recognised as a leading practitioner in
the field of international private client matters in
Chambers Global’s Guide to the World’s Leading
Lawyers for Business. He was awarded the 2008
STEP Award for Outstanding Contribution to
the Profession for work related to international
financial regulation.
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