Confirmed Speakers and Topics
directors intensive program on corporate governance
The Directors’ Intensive Program is pleased to welcome noted experts from business, law, finance, and academia, including keynote speaker Frank Partnoy, bestselling author of WAIT! THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DELAY and F.I.A.S.C.O., BLOOD IN THE WATER ON WALL STREET, as well as:
Ramzi Abadou of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
Christine Bader, Senior Fellow at Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
Ellen Chiniara, General Counsel of Alere
Paul Dacier, General Counsel of EMC
Larry Gennari of Gennari Aronson
Michael Kendall of McDermott Will & Emery
Annmarie Levins, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft
Rick Martella, Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Aramark
Tom Saunders of Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio
Brad Smith, Former Chairperson of the Federal Election Commission
John Spinnato, Vice-President Corporate Social Responsibility at Sanofi NA
Dave Stangis, Vice President of CSR, Sustainability and Community Affairs for the Campbell Soup Company and President of the Campbell Soup Foundation
Paul Washington, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Time Warner
Howard Weinberg, Retired Partner of Deloitte Consulting, Fellow of the Center for Corporate Citizenship
Confirmed Topics include:
- Emerging regulation: recent developments affecting directors’ fiduciary duties, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Citizens United: benefits and risks of pursuing the corporate interests through participation in the political process
- Issue and Risk Management—Using your board process and committee structure to track material business issues
- Labor pools and international standards
- Managing intellectual property rights in the U.S. and across international borders