2010 Directors' Academy:
Risk Management Oversight
The focus of the 2010 Academy is risk management oversight. No subject today is getting more attention in the board room. A distinguished keynote speaker and group of panelists will share their perspectives on how directors can better understand and provide effective oversight of risk management, thus contributing to and protecting long-term shareholdervalue.
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| General Admission | $500.00 |
| Group Registration | $250.00 (2 or more registrants) |
June 4, 2010
Breakfast and Registration begin at 8:30 a.m. Please find your seats by 9 a.m. for a brief welcome. Guest parking is available - please contact Julie McClure at mcclurej@seattleu.edu for more information.
Panel 1: 9:05 - 10 a.m.
Litigation
- Patrick Coughlin
Partner, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP - Barry Kaplan
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Peter van Oppen
Trilogy Equity Partners; Director, Isilon Systems, Inc., Former Chairman and CEO, Advanced Digital Information Corporation
Panel 2: 10:05 - 11 a.m.
Shareholder Activism
- Amy Bilbija
Senior Vice President, MacKenzie Partners - Ed Belsheim
Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Qin Tuminelli, CFA
Manager, M&A Edge
Risk Metrics Group, Inc
Panel 3: 11:05 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Entrepreneurs' Perspectives
- Brian O'Kelley
CEO and Co-founder, App Nexus
- Alex St. John
President and Chief Technology Officer, hi5 Networks
Noon - Lunch & Keynote
- The Honorable E. Norman Veasey
Former Chief Justice of Delaware, Delaware Supreme Court and Senior Partner, Weil Gotshal
Panel 4: 1:30 - 2:25 p.m.
Compensation
- Sonya Erickson (moderator)
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP - Ann Costelloe
Practice Leader, Towers Watson - Brian Turner
Board of Directors, Motricity, Microvision, Inc., MckinstryEssention, Rally Marketing Group and InfoArmor, Inc - Thomas Welk
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Panel 5: 2:30 - 3:25 p.m.
Red Flags for Emerging Growth Companies
- Peter L. S. Currie
President, Currie Capital LLC, Director, Clearwire Corporation and Schlumberger LTD - Gary B. O'Malley
Senior Vice President, Greenspun Corporation - Mikal Thomsen
Founding Member, Trilogy Partnership
Panel 6: 3:30 - 4:25 p.m.
Audit Committee
- Michael W. Brown
Former CFO, Microsoft Corporation - Phyllis J. Campbell
Chairman of the Pacific Northwest, JP Morgan Chase and Co., and Director, Alaska Air Group, Inc. and Nordstrom, Inc. - Karl Ege
Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie
Reception 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Advisory Board
Proceeds from the 2010 Directors' Academy benefit the Adolf A. Berle, Jr. Center on Corporations, Law and Society and provide critical support for programs, students and research.
