Program Agenda
Sunday, January 23, 2011 – Pre-Conference |
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| 1:30-5:15 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Bonus Sessions – Presented by the University of San Diego, School of Law, Center for Corporate and Securities Law “Regulatory and Legal Issues in the Year Ahead: What Directors, General Counsel, Managers and Shareholders Need to Know” Click here for full details |
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| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Opening Cocktail Reception – Institute for Peace & Justice |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner & Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Casey, commissioner, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (Includes After-Dinner Social) |
Monday, January 24, 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 and Cynthia Richson, conference program co-chairs Open Conference: James Hale and Anne Sheehan, meeting co-chairs |
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. | Plenary Session: "New Regulatory Developments – Good for Business or Not?" |
| Moderator | Steven A. Rosenblum, partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
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Robert Herz, former chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Lee R. Mitau, EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary, U.S. Bancorp; director, Graco Inc., H.B. Fuller Company Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance; director, University of San Diego Center for Corporate and Securities Law Lynn E. Turner, senior advisor, LECG; former chief accountant, SEC; trustee, AARP, Colorado PERA |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Plenary Session: "Managing Risk: Real Assessment? Or Deniable Plausibility?" |
| Moderator | Richard H. Koppes, founder, & current administrative officer, NAPPA; director, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International; former general counsel, CalPERS |
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Christopher A. Butner, assistant secretary and managing counsel, Securities and Corporate Governance, Chevron Corporation Adam Epstein, founding principal, Third Creek Advisors, LLC; director, OCZ Technology Group, Inc. Suzanne Hopgood, managing director, board advisory services, National Association of Corporate Directors; former director, Acadia Trust Realty, Point Blank Solutions Inc. Laban P. Jackson, Jr., director, JP Morgan Chase; chairman & CEO, Clear Creek Properties, Inc. |
| 11:15-12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session: “Board/Shareholder Communications: Curing ‘The Cool Hand Luke Syndrome’” |
| Moderator | James Hale, former EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, Target Corp.; director, The Tennant Company |
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David Batchelder, founder, principal, Relational Investors LLC; director, The Home Depot, Inc., Intuit Inc. Margaret M. Foran, VP, chief governance officer & secretary, Prudential Financial Inc.; former EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, Sara Lee Corp. Abe Friedman, managing director, global head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, BlackRock Dannette Smith, corporate secretary, UnitedHealth Group |
| 12:30-2:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Robert C. Doll, chief equity strategist for Fundamental Equities, BlackRock |
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Plenary Session: “The Roles of Management and the Board in Developing a Company’s Strategies” |
| Moderator | Rhonda Brauer, senior managing director, corporate governance, Georgeson; former secretary, corporate governance officer, The New York Times Company |
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Michael J. Berthelot, director, Fresh Del Monte Produce Company, Pro-Dex Inc.; CEO, Cito Capital Corporation Daniel Bradbury, president & CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals; director, Illumina Inc. Carol S. Eicher, business group VP, The Dow Chemical Company; director, Tennant Company Anne Simpson, senior portfolio manager, global equities, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) |
| 3:45-5:00 p.m. | Plenary Session: “The Evolving Role of the Director: Now a Full Time Job?” |
| Moderator | James Melican, senior advisor, Ridgeway Partners; former chairman & president, PROXY Governance, Inc.; former EVP, International Paper Co. |
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Kennneth Daly, president & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors Charles M. Elson, chair & director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware; director, HealthSouth, Circon and Sunbeam Corporations Bonnie G. Hill, director, The Home Depot, YUM! Brands, AK Steel Holding Corp., FINRA Robert Rollo, senior partner, Heidrick & Struggles |
| 5:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner and Keynote Speaker: Anne M. Mulcahy, former chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation; director, Target Corp, Johnson & Johnson, The Washington Post, Save the Children (Includes After-Dinner Social) |
Tuesday, January 25, 2010 |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:15 a.m. | Plenary Session: “Shareholder Hot Topics” |
| Moderator | Anne Sheehan, director of corporate governance, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) |
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William Patterson, executive director, Investment Group, CtW Mark Preisinger, director of corporate governance, The Coca-Cola Company Cynthia L. Richson, co-director, University of San Diego, School of Law, Center for Corporate and Securities Law; former head of corporate governance, OPERS & SWIB John K.S. Wilson, director, Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Ira M. Millstein, senior partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
| 10:45-12:00 p.m. | Plenary Session: “Current Issues in Executive Compensation: The Hype and Reality” |
| Moderator | David N. Swinford, president and CEO, Pearl Meyer & Partners |
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Olivia Kirtley, director, U.S. Bancorp, Papa John's International, Inc., ResCare; former Chair, AICPA Patrick S. McGurn, special counsel, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Jeff Mahoney, general counsel, Council of Institutional Investors |
| 12:00-12:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Box Lunches James Hale and Anne Sheehan, meeting co-chairs |
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