Larry Stambaugh
Linda Sweeney
Directors Forum 2007 is about creating dialogue about corporate governance between directors, management and shareholders. It brings together 50 leaders in corporate governance, including institutional investors, companies, academia and government. The conference is designed to foster interaction between speakers of the highest caliber of attendees to talk about the most current, leading corporate governance issues. Linda Sweeney and Larry Stambaugh have been the primary drivers in putting this world-class conference together. Tune in to hear what they talk about when they all sit down together!
LISTEN: SEGMENT ONE
Larry and Linda describe the purpose of a conference as it is a good medium to alleviate tension between shareholders, directors and management. Keynote speakers include Paul S. Atkins, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission; Raymond S. Troubh, fmr. Chairman, Enron Corp. and Director of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Gentiva and others; Robert E. Denham, Director, Chevron Corp., Lucent Technologies; and Ann Yerger, Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors.
LISTEN: SEGMENT TWO
One of the panels is about access to Director Nominations and Majority Vote/Proxy rule changes with Peter Clapman (moderator), fmr. Sr. VP & Chief Counsel, TIAA-CREF; Margaret Foran, Sr. VP & Corporate Governance, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Pfizer, Inc.; Bonnie Hill, Director, Home Depot, Albertsons, Inc., The Hershey Co. & others; Ed Durkin, Director Corporate Affairs & Special Programs, United Brotherhood of Carpenters; and Cary Klafter, VP, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Corporate Secretary, Intel Corporation.
LISTEN: SEGMENT THREE
Larry Stambaugh is one of the panelist at the Directors Forum 2007 on Conducting Executive Sessions of the Board. Other panelists include Robert Hallagan (moderator), Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles; Siri Marshall, Sr. VP, General Counsel, General Mills, Inc., Director, Ameriprise Financial Inc. & Equifax, Inc.; Lizanne Thomas, Director, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.; John Wilcox, Sr. VP & Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF.
LISTEN: SEGMENT FOUR
One of the hotest topics this season is executive pay. There is a panel on emerging practices in Executive Compensation which include Patrick McGurn (moderator), EVP & Special Counsel, Institutional Shareholder Services; Joseph Rich, President, Pearl Meyer & Partners; Mari oh Huber, VP, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Agilent Technologies; and Karin Eastham, Director, Illumina, Inc. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, EVP Burnham Institute.
This is a premier national event for anyone who has a great interest in corporate governance and beliefs in the benefits of communication between Shareholder, Directors and Management. We at 'The Executive Hour' can highly recommend you to attend this next year in January. For the latest information go to the Corporate Directors Forum site.
Other panels by topic and speakers include:
Board/Corporate Social Responsibility - New, Tough Issues
Jack Ehnes (Moderator), CEO, CalSTRS; Chairman, Council of Institutional Investors
Timothy Smith, Sr. VP & Director of Socially Responsive Investing, Walden Asset Management
Mark Preisinger, Shareowner Affairs & Stakeholder Relations, VP, The Coca-Cola Co.
Gail Deegan, Director, EMC Corp., The TJX Cos., Inc.
Yaron Brook, President & Executive Director, Ayn Rand Institute
Audit Committee - 404/PCAOB Changing Priorities
Robert Kueppers (Moderator), Deputy CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Olivia Kirtley, Director, Papa John's International, Inc.;
former Chair, AICPA
Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO
Kayla Gillan, Founding Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Lynn Turner, Director of Research, Glass Lewis & Co.; former SEC Chief Accountant
Media/Public Perception of Boards - Finding Balance
Charles Elson (Moderator), Chair & Director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware; Director, HealthSouth and AutoZone
Scott Thurm, Management Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
Paul Washington, Sr. VP, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Time Warner, Inc.
Ted White, Consultant to the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) & other institutions; formerly Director of Corporate Governance at CalPERS.
Robert Denham, Director, Chevron Corp., Lucent Technologies; Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
Hedgefunds: Their Influence in Corporate Governance
Greg Taxin (Moderator), Chair & Director, CEO, Glass, Lewis & Co.
Gloria Santona, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, McDonald's Corp.
Kurt Schacht, Managing Director, CFA Centre for Financial
Market Integrity
Anne Simpson, Executive Director, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Marilyn Seymann, Associate Dean, Arizona State University College of Law; Director, MAXIMUS & State Farm Bank.
Derivative Investment Risks, Conflicts-of-Interest, and Self-Regulation of the Exchanges
Cynthia Richson (Moderator), Executive Director, Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC)
Jim Hale, former EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Target Corp.; Director, Tennant Co.
Ann Yerger, Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors
Michael Emen, Senior VP, Listing Qualifications Department, NASDAQ
Frank Partnoy, Professor of Law, University of San Diego
Hot Topics & Current Issues in Corporate Governance
Richard Koppes (Moderator), Of Counsel, Jones Day; former General Counsel, CalPERS; Director, Apria Healthcare, Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Michael Halloran, Deputy Chief of Staff & Counselor to the Chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission
Cynthia Richson, Executive Director, Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC)
Michele Hooper, Director, PPG Industries, Inc., Warner Music Group & AstraZeneca PLC; former Audit Chair, Target Corp.
Richard Ferlauto, Director of Pension & Benefit Investment Policy, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Lydia Beebe, Corporate Secretary, Chevron Corp.; Chair-elect, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals
