Topics to be Addressed September 11 – September 12, 2008

A highly significant and timely source of practical guidance and opportunity to network, brainstorm and exchange ideas with leading directors and executives of major corporations on timely issues. Agenda highlights include:

New Frontiers in Executive Pay
Pearl Meyer, Steven Hall & Partners, Inc.

Critical Strategic Issues in Executive and Board Compensation Program Design
David Kasiarz, Senior Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits, American Express Company
Robert J. Centonze, Director, Global Compensation & International Programs, Campbell Soup Company
Julie Hembrock Daum, North American Board Services Practice Leader, SpencerStuart

Keynote Address: Five Challenges for the Next Five Years
Thomas A. Stewart, Former Editor and Managing Director, Harvard Business Review

View from the Trenches: Trying To Do the Right Thing
Steven Hall, Steven Hall & Partners, Inc.
Kenneth P. Kopelman, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Laurie Siegel, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Internal Communications, Tyco International, Compensation Committee Chair, Embarq Corp.

Ask the Experts—What the Legislative; Regulatory and Judicial Requirements Mean
Steven Root, Managing Director, Steven Hall & Partners, Inc.
Joseph Sorrentino, Managing Director, Steven Hall & Partners, Inc.
Andrew L. Gaines, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

The Siren Song of Private Equity
David C. D’Alessandro, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Robert Holland Jr., Director, Lexmark, MONY Group, Yum! Brands, NOL, Carver Federal Bank
William T. Tompkins, Vice President, Total Rewards, The Gap, Inc.
Norman Axelrod, Compensation Committee Chair, Maidenform, Inc.

Preparing for the 2009 Proxy Season—Recent Developments in SEC Disclosure
Mark A. Borges, Principal, Compensia, Inc.
Lesli Sheppard, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission
Christopher Dowd, Senior Managing Director, Georgeson Inc.
Bradd L. Williamson, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

What Keeps You Up at Night?
Steven Hall, Steven Hall & Partners, Inc.
Kathryn Kranhold, Vice President, Sard Verbinnen & Co., Former Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Robert D. LeBlanc, Compensation Committee Chair, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Retired Chief Executive Officer, Handy & Harman

Who Should Control Executive Pay?
Holly Gregory, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Richard Ferlauto, Director, Corporate Governance & Pension Investment, American Federation of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees
Margaret M. Foran, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Sara Lee Corporation
Janice Obuchowski, Compensation Committee Chair, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Corporate Governance Committee Chair, CSG Systems, Inc.

The Last Word—Hearing from Investors and Activists
Warren Chen, Managing Director, M&A and Quantitative Research, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC
Scott Goebel, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Fidelity Management & Research Company
Meredith A. Miller, Assistant Treasurer of Policy, Office of Connecticut State Treasurer
Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO

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