Governance Watch: Highlights from the 2021 Proxy Season — and How to Prepare for the Challenges Ahead

Sign up now for our webcast with thought leaders from Bank of America and Cleary Gottlieb to gain cutting-edge insights you won’t get anywhere else on the recent proxy season, shareholder engagement, SEC regulations, and the board’s evolving role in ESG.

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  • What we learned from the recent proxy season on shareholder proposals on climate change; diversity, equity & inclusion; and political lobbying and contributions – and what that portends for the future.
  • Strategies for dealing shareholder proposals, including whether, when and how companies should support a shareholder proposal.
  • How the “G” in ESG is evolving, and what to expect on director elections and say-on-pay votes.
  • What to look and listen for in your offseason engagement with institutional investors.
  • The changing composition and dynamics of companies’ retail base, and what it means for your future annual meetings.

Who Should Attend: Current and prospective board members of public and private companies; CEOs and other C-suite executives; general counsel; corporate secretaries; corporate attorneys; investors; and IR, sustainability, citizenship, human capital, communications, and corporate governance professionals.

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Governance Watch: Highlights from the 2021 Proxy Season — and How to Prepare for the Challenges Ahead
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Governance Watch: Highlights from the 2021 Proxy Season — and How to Prepare for the Challenges Ahead

JULY 26, 2021

Sign up now for our webcast with thought leaders from Bank of America and Cleary Gottlieb to gain cutting-edge insights you won’t get anywhere else on the recent proxy season, shareholder engagement, SEC regulations, and the board’s evolving role in ESG.

Join this webcast to learn about:

  • What we learned from the recent proxy season on shareholder proposals on climate change; diversity, equity & inclusion; and political lobbying and contributions – and what that portends for the future.
  • Strategies for dealing shareholder proposals, including whether, when and how companies should support a shareholder proposal.
  • How the “G” in ESG is evolving, and what to expect on director elections and say-on-pay votes.
  • What to look and listen for in your offseason engagement with institutional investors.
  • The changing composition and dynamics of companies’ retail base, and what it means for your future annual meetings.

Who Should Attend: Current and prospective board members of public and private companies; CEOs and other C-suite executives; general counsel; corporate secretaries; corporate attorneys; investors; and IR, sustainability, citizenship, human capital, communications, and corporate governance professionals.

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