Governance Center 2017 Annual Members Meeting

Agenda

Monday, November 6^th

6:00-8:00. Members’ Welcome Reception and Keynote Dinner

Pampano Restaurant
209 East 49th Street (Between 2nd – 3rd Avenues) – New York, NY

Keynote Speaker: Prof. William Lazonick, Professor in Economics, Co-Director of Center for Industrial Competitiveness, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Tuesday, November 7^th

The Conference Board Headquarters
875 Third Avenue, 3^rd Floor (Between 51^st & 52^nd Streets) - New York, NY

8:00-9:00. Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:00-9:15. Welcome Remarks

• Doug Chia, Executive Director, The Conference Board Governance Center
  

9:15-10:30. Panel I. Moving Toward Long-Termism.  What Can We Do About It?  

• Sabastian Niles (Moderator), Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Chris Campbell, CEO, Campbell Consulting; Former General Counsel, Yum! Brands
• Rick Hansen, Corporate Secretary and Lead Counsel, Securities and Corporate Governance, General Motors
  
• Sarah Williamson, Executive Director, Focusing Capital on the Long-Term (FCLT)
  
  

10:30-12:00. Panel II. The Job of the Corporate Director: Perspectives of Hedge Funds 

• John Wilcox (Moderator), Chairman, Morrow Sodali
• Dianne McKeever, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Ides Capital Management
• Brian Schorr, Chief Legal Officer & Partner, Trian Partners
• David Silverman, Managing Director, Blue Harbour Group

12:00-1:15. Networking Lunch & Governance Center Updates

1:15-2:15. Panel III. CEO Succession: Best (and Worst) Practices to Plan for New Leadership 

• Howard Dicker (Moderator), Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Jason Schloetzer, William and Karen Sonneborn Associate Professor of Business Administration, Georgetown University
• Bob Stark, Consultant, Spencer Stuart

2:15-3:15. Panel IV. Sustainability: ESG Disclosure - Good Deeds vs. Risk Mitigation 

• Thomas Singer (Moderator), Principal Researcher, Sustainability, The Conference Board
• Margaret Moore, Vice President, Fundamental Equity Client Portfolio Management, Goldman Sachs
• Todd Sheldon, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PulteGroup
• Stephanie Tang, Senior Corporate Counsel, Clorox; Director, SASB

3:15-3:45. Networking Coffee Break

3:45-4:45. Panel V.  Shareholder Engagement: How Will You Approach 2018?

• Doug Chia (Moderator),  Executive Director, The Conference Board Governance Center
• Richard Daly, CEO, Broadridge
• Philip Larrieu, Associate Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS
• Barbara Mathews, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Edison International / Southern California Edison
• Suzanne Rolon, Director of Corporate Governance, Pfizer

4:45. Closing Remarks