Boardroom Summit & Board Committee Peer Exchange
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The leading educational and networking event for public company directors is back for 2018!
The Boardroom Summit, featuring the original Board Committee Peer Exchange, will provide an unparalleled opportunity to share ideas and exchange solutions to today’s greatest board leadership and governance challenges.
Through a mix of energizing keynotes and panels, interactive breakouts, and roll-up-your-sleeves committee workshops, participants will gain actionable best practices and guidance to make an immediate impact in their boardrooms.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
SUMMIT AGENDA
Tuesday, April 24
8:00 am - 8:45 am |
Registration and Networking Breakfast |
8:45 am - 9:00 am |
Welcome |
9:00 am - 9:50 am |
Board's Eye View of Strategy & Risk
Pamela Craig | Board Member, Akamai Technologies and Merck & Co.
Paula Loop | Partner, PwC's Governance Insights Center
Anne Mulcahy | Lead Director, Johnson & Johnson; Board Member, Graham Holdings and LPL Financial Holdings; Former Chair & CEO, Xerox
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9:50 am - 10:35 am |
Keynote: What Makes Great Boards Great?
Ram Charan | World-renowned business adviser and author, Boards That Lead and Boards That Deliver
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10:35 am - 10:55 am |
Networking Break
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10:55 am - 11:45 am |
Concurrent Breakouts (select one)
(1) Executive Compensation and Incentives - How Leading Companies Pay for Performance
Kathleen Camilli | Board Member, Unifirst Corporation and AGF Management
George Mackenzie | Chairman of the Board, American Water Works; Board Member, Tractor Supply Co. and Safeguard Scientifics Inc.
Kathryn Neel |Managing Director, Semler Brossy Consulting Group
(2) The Role of Board Evaluations in Building High-Performing Boards
Fabiola Arredondo | Board Member, Campbell Soup, Burberry Group, National Public Radio and World Wildlife Fund
Paul Winum | Senior Partner, Practice Leader Co-Head—Board & CEO Services, RHR International
(3) Beating the M&A Odds: The Board's Role in Improving Deal Outcomes
George Casey | Global Co-Managing Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Andrew Gratz | Associate General Counsel, Commercial & Strategic Transactions, LyondellBasell
Alan Goudiss | Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Robert Katz | Partner, Shearman & Sterling
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11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
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12:45 pm - 1:30 pm |
The Investors' Perspective - Fundamental Expectations for Today's Boards
Glenn Booraem| Principal & Head of Investment Stewardship, Vanguard
Matthew DiGuiseppe | Vice President, Head of Americas on the Asset Stewardship Team, State Street Global Advisors
Yumi Narita| Vice President of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, BlackRock
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
The Board's Role in Talent and Culture as Strategic Drivers
Fred Crawford| Senior Vice Chair, Former CEO, AlixPartners
Ann Harlan| Lead Director, The Gorman-Rupp Company; Board Member, University Hospital Health Systems
Sheila Hooda| Board Member, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Virtus Investment Partners
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2:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Networking Break |
2:30 pm - 3:10 pm |
Peer Collaboration |
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm |
Concurrent Breakouts (select one)
(1) Understanding the Impact of Digital Disruption and Major Technology Shifts
Alex Schmelkin| Board Member, Essendant; Chief Executive Officer, Cake & Arrow
Denise Warren | Board Member, Electronic Arts; Former President of Digital & CEO of East Coast Publishing, Tribune Publishing
(2) The Next-Generation Boardroom – Recruiting the Directors of the Future
Mary Kay Haben| Board Member, The Hershey Company and Equity Residential
Priya Huskins | Board Member, Realty Income Corporation
Greg Sedlock | Leader, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice, Spencer Stuart
Moderator: TK Kerstetter | Editor-at-Large, Corporate Board Member; Host, Inside America's Boardrooms
(3) The Gold Standard for CEO Succession
Michael Berthelot | Board Member, Fresh Del Monte Produce Company
Sara Hays| Board Member, Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Margaret Whelan | Board Member, TopBuild
Moderator:
Ted Bililies, PhD.| Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, AlixPartners
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Breakouts (select one)
(1)
Cyber Security: It’s Not If But When … Is Your Board Prepared?
Mary Landry | Director, USAA; Rear Admiral, US Coast Guard (Ret.)
Dottie Schindlinger| VP & Governance Technology Evangelist, Diligent
(2) Why Investors Care About ESG ... And How Boards Should Respond
Cynthia Hostetler| Board Member, Vulcan Materials Company & Genesee Wyoming; Trustee, Invesco Funds
Courteney Keatinge | Director of Environmental, Social and Governance Research, Glass, Lewis & Co.
Granville Martin | SVP & General Counsel, Society for Corporate Governance
(3) Ask the Experts: What Every Board Member Needs to Know
Rob Kornegay | Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Moderator: TK Kerstetter | Editor-at-Large, Corporate Board Member; Host, Inside America's Boardrooms
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception
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Wednesday, April 25
7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Breakfast & Networking |
7:00 am - 7:45 am |
Industry Peer Roundtables |
8:00 am - 8:10 am |
Welcome
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8:10 am - 9:00 am |
Fireside Chat: Shareholder Activism in 2018
Aeisha Mastagni| Portfolio Manager, Corporate Governance, CalSTRS
Peter May| President & Founding Member, Trian Fund Management; Vice-Chairman, The Wendy's Company; Board Member, Mondelēz International, Inc.
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9:00 am - 9:50 am |
Commitment, Communication and Collaboration: Ensuring an Effective CEO-Board Relationship
Fred Hassan| Board Member, Time Warner, Amgen and Intrexon; Former Chairman, Bausch & Lomb and Schering-Plough Corp.
Brent Saunders| Chairman, President & CEO, Allergan; Board Member, Cisco Systems and RWJBarnabas Health
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9:50 am - 10:10 am |
Networking Break
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10:10 am - 12:00 pm |
Committee Workshops (select one) (1) Audit Committee
Presented by PwC
Barbara Berlin | Director, PwC's Governance Insights Center
Paul DeNicola | Managing Director, PwC's Governance Insights Center
(2) Compensation Committee
Presented by Meridian Compensation Partners
Jared Berman | Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC
Charles Grace | Lead Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC
Patrick Powers | Lead Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC
(3) Nominating/Governance Committee
Presented by Spencer Stuart
George Anderson | Leader, Board Effectiveness Services, Spencer Stuart
Rhonda Brauer | Director of Corporate Engagement, New York City Office of the Comptroller
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12:00 pm |
Event Concludes |
Note: Agenda subject to change.
Board Committee Peer Exchange
Monday, April 23
11:30 am - 6:30 pm
The Peer Exchange is a unique event limited to public company board committee chairs, lead directors, non-executive chairs, general counsel and corporate secretaries.
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Venue
1335 Avenue of the Americas | New York, NY 10019
Attendees can take advantage of the discounted rate of $329/night.
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Contact Us
Have a question about the event?
Please feel free to contact Simone Bunsen at events@chiefexecutive.net or at 615-592-1591.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Interested in learning how you can be a part of the Boardroom Summit?
Please feel free to contact Jamie Tassa at jtassa@chiefexecutive.net or at 615-592-1506.