Roundtable Directors' Institute Program - Corporate Governance

Directors' Institute — Roundtable Forum

November 13-14, 2008
New York, NY

Participate in a case study approach drawn from current high-profile examples

Our director and expert faculty will discuss some of the following key challenges:

The credit crunch and the subprime lending debacle: Where were the directors, audit committee members, internal auditors, and rating agencies?
How are individual and sovereign wealth pools of money changing the capital markets?
How should boards communicate with new shareholder activists, and how can they find alliances with "traditional" long-term pension funds?
What are directors' fiduciary duties to prevent conflicts of interest when dealing with private equity funds?
What does it mean for boards to run the company, either for the shareholders or for the stakeholders, and is there a happy medium?
Which models for tracking corporate social responsibility are the best, and how do boards keep track and decide?
How do directors provide oversight in the area of executive compensation, including structuring "pay for performance"?
What are the implications of having investors vote on the board's compensation report–"say for pay"?
To what extent are boards prepared for their new role in overseeing enterprise-wide risk management?
How can directors protect against a precipitous drop in their company's reputational risk?
What is the proper board oversight regarding companies' charitable and political contributions?