Program Agenda
Sunday, January 24, 2010 |
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| 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Bonus Sessions* “Legal Issues in the Year Ahead: What Directors and General Counsel Need to Know” Session 1: “What to Expect in Regulation” Session 2: “What to Expect in Litigation” Click here for full details |
| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Opening Cocktail Reception - USD’s Institute for Peace & Justice |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner & Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery (Includes After-Dinner Social) |
Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Introductions: Linda Sweeney, executive director, Corporate Directors Forum Larry Stambaugh, conference program chairman, Corporate Directors Forum Open Conference: James Hale and Cynthia Richson, Meeting Co-Chairs |
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. | Plenary Session: "Shareholder Hot Topics" |
| Moderator | Cynthia L. Richson, president, Richson Consulting Group; former member, PCAOB Standing Advisory Group; former head of corporate governance, OPERS & SWIB |
| Panelists |
Patrick S. McGurn, special counsel, RiskMetrics Group , ISS Governance Services Jennifer Salopek, chairman, Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.; principal, ARC Business Advisors LLC Andrew E. Shapiro, president, Lawndale Capital Management, LLC Anne Simpson, senior portfolio manager for corporate governance, CalPERS; former executive director, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) John Wilson, director, Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Plenary Session: "Shareholder Rights AND Responsibilities" |
| Moderator | The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery |
| Panelists |
Theodore N. Mirvis, partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Brandon J. Rees, deputy director, office of investment, AFL-CIO Lynn A. Stout, professor, Corporate and Securities Law, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law Lynn Turner, managing director, LECG; former chief accountant, SEC; trustee, AARP, Colorado PERA |
| 11:15-12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session: "The Fast Changing Regulatory Landscape: Judicial, Congressional and Executive Developments" |
| Moderator | Theodore N. Mirvis, partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
| Panelists |
Rhonda L. Brauer, senior managing director, corporate governance, Georgeson; former secretary, corporate governance officer, New York Times Byron S. Georgiou, of counsel, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP; member, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Robert Jackson, Jr., deputy special master for executive compensation, Department of the Treasury (aka deputy "pay czar") Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance; director, University of San Diego Center for Corporate and Securities Law |
| 12:30-2:00 p.m. |
Lunch Panel: "Bad Loans, Gatekeepers and Regulators - Is change on the Horizon or just a Mirage?" |
Moderator | Lynn Turner, managing director, LECG; former chief accountant, SEC; trustee, AARP, Colorado PERA |
| Panelists |
Charles Bowsher, former Comptroller General of the United States & Head of the GAO; director, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Kristen Jaconi, former senior policy advisor, for Domestic Finance, US Department of Treasury; former senior counsel to Michael Oxley, US House of Representatives Barbara Roper, director, investor protection, Consumer Federation of America; member, PCAOB Standing Advisory Group |
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Plenary Session: "Risk Management: Monitoring for Known and Unknown Risks" |
| Moderator | James Hale, former EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, Target Corp.; director, The Tennant Company |
| Panelists |
Heidi M. Hoard Wilson, VP, general counsel & corporate secretary, The Tennant Company Stephen A. Karnas, director, Mars, Incorporated Lynn Turner, managing director, LECG; former chief accountant, SEC; trustee, AARP, Colorado PERA |
| 3:45-5:00 p.m. | Plenary Session: “A Compensation Committee in Action” (A Socratic Dialogue) |
| Moderator | Larry G. Stambaugh, chairman & CEO, Cryoport, Inc.; principal, Apercu Consulting |
| Panelists |
James Hale, former EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, Target Corp.; director, The Tennant Company Garry Ridge, president & CEO, WD-40 Company Anne Simpson, senior portfolio manager for corporate governance, CalPERS; former executive director, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Matthew T. Stinner, senior managing director, Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| 5:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner and Keynote Speaker: John J. Castellani, president, Business Roundtable (Includes After-Dinner Social) |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:15 a.m. | Plenary Session: “Insider’s View of Surviving a Proxy Contest” |
| Moderator | Karin Eastham, director, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Illumina, Inc.; Genoptix, Inc.; Geron Corporation |
| Panelists |
Daniel M. Bradbury, president & CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Daniel H. Burch, chairman, CEO & co-founder, Mackenzie Partners, Inc. Suzanne M. Hopgood, director of board advisory services, National Association of Corporate Directors; director, Acadia Trust Realty, Point Blank Solutions Inc. and others James P. Melican, senior advisor, Ridgeway Partners; former chairman, PROXY Governance, Inc.; former EVP International Paper Co. Alison S. Ressler, partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Plenary Session: “What is the Director’s Job Today, and How Does He or She Prepare for It?” |
| Moderator | Kenneth Daly, president & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors |
| Panelists |
John T. Dillon, director, Caterpillar, Inc., Kellogg, Company, DuPont; former chairman & CEO, International Paper Co. Matthew M. Orsagh, director, Capital Markets Policy, CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity Margaret M. Foran, VP, chief governance officer & secretary, Prudential; former EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, Sara Lee Corp. Richard H. Koppes, director, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International; former general counsel, CalPERS; former of counsel, Jones Day |
| 11:00-12:00 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker: William A. Ackman, founder and managing partner, Pershing Square Capital Management LP |
| 12:00-12:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Box Lunches James Hale and Cynthia Richson, Meeting Co-Chairs |
