Going Public: Modernisation of the Annual General Meeting is overdue

Digitalisation makes it possible for shareholders to attend shareholder meetings of German companies from anywhere in the world. To ensure that companies can continue to use the virtual format, politicians must address the reform of the general meeting promptly in the next legislative period, demands Sven Erwin Hemeling. It is necessary to develop a modern legal framework for the general meeting that allows for technical and legally secure implementation and enables modern communication with shareholders.

The article by Sven Erwin Hemeling was published by Going Public and is part of the series by Deutsches Aktieninstitut on the Bundestag elections.