JUNE 3, 2010
Hosted By: CTPartners Board Consultants
7:30am - 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am - 8:15am
Welcoming Remarks
8:15am - 9:15am
I. A Different World
The need to deal with greater regulation. The effect of deleveraging. The growing importance of emerging markets. Directors must understand the global financial system and know how to work with government.
Speaker: Ram Charan, Highly Acclaimed Author & Business Advisor
9:15am - 10:15am
II. Where Have Boards Failed and Why?
What needs to be done to get it right? Developing the right criteria for board and director evaluation.
Panelists: John Gillespie, Author – Money for Nothing; Roger Kenny, Vice Chairman, CTPartners Board Consultants; J. Thomas Presby, Chairman, Audit Committee, Tiffany & Co., Former COO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean, Yale School of Management; and Liz Tallett, Principal, Hunter Partners, LLC
Moderator: Tyler Mathisen, Vice President, CNBC
10:15am - 10:30am
Break
10:30am - 11:30am
III. Preparing for Growth: New Strategies and Risks
Considering the company's competitive position and its growth strategy. Understanding the link between strategy and risk. Aligning strategy, risk, controls, compliance, and incentives.
Panelists: Thomas C. Barry, Founder and Principal, Zephyr Management; Raj Gupta, Adjunt Professor, Northwestern University, Kellogg School; Thomas Johnson, Chairman, The Phoenix Companies; and Pearl Meyer, Senior Managing Director, Steven Hall Partners.
Moderator: Mary Pat McCarthy, US Vice Chair, KPMG, Executive Director, KPMG's Audit Committee Institute
11:30am - 12:30pm
IV. Working With Washington
How boards respond to growing regulatory/legislative/investor focus.
Panelists: H.P. Goldfield, Vice Chairman, Albright Stonebridge Group; Kathryn Marinello, Director, GM Board; George Muñoz, Founder, Muñoz Investment Banking Group; and Stephen Sadove, CEO, Saks Inc.
Moderator: Peter Metzger, Vice Chairman, CTPartners
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Keynote Honoring Harvey Golub, Non-Executive Chairman of American International Group, Inc. and Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
1:45pm - 2:45pm
V. What are the Best Ideas?
The role of boards and directors continues to get tougher – dealing with legislative, regulatory, investor and competitive pressures. There are many highly performing boards and effective leaders in the boardroom. What lessons can be learned to Build Better Boards?
Panelists: Holly Gregory, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges; R. David Hoover, Chairman, President & CEO, Ball Corporation; Karen Horn, Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group; William McCracken, Chairman and CEO, CA, Inc.; and James Unruh, Principal, Alerion Capital Group, LLC
Moderator: Marie Kelly, Partner, CTPartners Board Consultants
Sponsored By:
Business Roundtable
KPMG
Steven Hall & Partners