Calendar of Events:

Tuesday,
Sept. 25, 2007

6:00pm-9:30pm

Director of the Year Awards 2007
Manchester Grand Hyatt
Downtown San Diego

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Tuesday,
October 16, 2007

7:00am-9:00a
Hyatt Regency La Jola

Members-Only Breakfast
"Is Your Audit Committee Earning its Keep? 10 Things an Audit Committee Can Do to Add to the Bottom Line"

January 13-15, 2008
National Conference



Directors Forum 2008
"Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue"


Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice,
University of San Diego

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Past Events:

July 26, 2007
Evening Event
5:30pm-8:00pm


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"Corporate Governance Smack-Down:
Nell Minow and Yaron Brook Debate the ROI!"

Featuring:
Nell Minow, Editor & Co-Founder, The Corporate Library
Yaron Brook, President & Executive Director, Ayn Rand Institute
Moderator: Frank Partnoy - Professor of Law, University of San Diego

June 13, 2007
Members-Only Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"Crucial Conversations" in the Boardroom: Managing the “Elephant in the Room"

Panelist:
Peter Farrell - Chairman & CEO, ResMed, Inc.
Richard Eppel - President, Strategic Momentum, Inc.
Bill Trumpfheller - President, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker - PR
Moderator: Garry Ridge - President & CEO, WD-40 Company

May 17, 2007
Open Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"Licensed to Thrill: Seven Hot Topics for the 007 Proxy Season."

Featuring:
Patrick McGurn - EVP & Special Counsel, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

April 17, 2007
Evening Event
5:30pm - 8:00p


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"Executive Compensation: When is Enough Enough, and Who Decides?"

Panelist:
Donald Delves - President, The Delves Group
Michel Glouchevitch - General Partner, Riordan, Lewis & Haden
James Hearty - Managing Director, Relational Investors LLC

Michael Berthelot (Moderator) - Director, Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE: FDP)

March 22, 2007
Members-Only Breakfast

7:00am - 9:00am

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"Bill Lerach & Shirli Weiss On: What Shapes Shareholder Litigation Today?"

Featurning:
William S. Lerach - Partner, Lerach Coughlin LLP
Shirli Fabbri Weiss - Partner, DLA Piper US LLP


February 22, 2007
Open Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"As The Boardroom Churns." A mock board meeting, in one act."

"The Cast" - Corporate Directors Forum Board Members
:
John Stiska - Principal, Regent Partners, LLC
Ann Randolph - Director, Allylix
Garry Ridge - President & CEO, WD-40 Company
Jan Kassebaum - President and CMO, San Diego Private Bank
Dennis Doucette - Partner, Luce Forward

January 21-23, 2007
National Conference


Directors Forum 2007:
"Directors Management & Shareholders in Dialogue"
2nd Annual National Conference


December 6, 2006
Evening Event

5:30pm - 8:00pm

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"The Perils and Opportunities of Equity Comp: Considering Your 'Options' Today"

Panelist:
Jim Sweeney - Chairman & Ceo, CardioNet
Raymond Dittamore - Comp Chair, Qualcomm, Inc.
Stephen Ferruolo - Shareholder, Heller Ehrman LLP
MODERATOR - Stan Sewitch - CEO - HRG/KI Inv. Holdings LLC



November 9, 2006
Evening Event

5:30pm - 8:00pm

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"The Timeless Traits of Leadership"

Featuring:
The Honorable John H. Dalton
Former Secretary of the Navy




October 10, 2006
Members-Only Breakfast

7:00am - 9:00am

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"Board & Management Communication - Bridging the Gap"

Panelist:
Richard Collato - CEO, YMCA of SD County; Director, Sempra Energy
Cynthia Olmstead - President, Trustworks
Group Stan Sewitch - CEO, HRG / KI Inv. Holdings LLC
MODERATOR - Garry Ridge - President & CEO, WD-40 Company


September 21, 2006
Members-Only Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"How Boards Select Directors Today"

Panelist:
Greg Lucier - Chairman & CEO, Invitrogen Corporation
The Honorable Lynn Schenk - Gov./Nom. Committee,Biogen Idec, Inc.
Andrew Knox - Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International
Hugh Friedman (Moderator) - USD Professor of Law



July 21, 2006
Open Breakfast

7:00am - 9:00am

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"Corporate Governance 2006: The Good, The Bad & the Very Very Ugly"

Featuring:
Nell Minow - Editor and Co-Founder, The Corporate Library



June 7, 2006
Evening Event

5:30pm - 8:00pm

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"Globalization: Is Your Board on Board?"

Panelist:
Giles Bateman - WD-40, Bev. & More, Tues. Morning
Larry Stambaugh - Apercu Consulting
Trever Acers - Passage Venture Partners
Peter Antoniou (Moderator) - Ansoff Institute



May 12, 2006
Open Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"A Company in Crisis: The Board's Response"

Panelist:
Carol Lam - United States Attorney
Chris Lipp - Intermix Media, Inc.
Scott McClendon - Overland Storage, Inc.
Charles Dick - Baker & McKenzie



April 6, 2006
Members-Only Breakfast
7:00am - 9:00am

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"The Changing Relationship Between You and Your Auditor: A Constructive Dialogue"

Panelist:
Les Howe - dj Orthopedics, Inc. & P.F. Chang’s
Mark Engstrom - Deloitte
John Prunty - Maxim Pharmaceuticals (fmr)



March 1, 2006
DOY Awards


2006 Director of the Year Awards Dinner
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Downtown San Diego


January 29-31, 2006
National Conference


Directors Forum 2006:
"Directors Management & Shareholders in Dialogue"