Highly effective board-CEO relationships depend on trust and communication. Join your peers for a conversation on maximizing output of time together, getting to the topics that matter, managing conflicts and embracing diverse views, and mastering power dynamics.
Featured Speakers:
Rick DeRose, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Acertitude
Kevin O’Neill, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Acertitude
Elon Musk’s moonshot grants brought conversations around large, special equity awards to the forefront this year. Has your board considered the merits of special equity incentives for your CEO and other key executives, along with the key considerations like Say on Pay risk, ISS and Glass Lewis criticism, and shareholder/activist investor pushback? Join your peers for a discussion on special compensation actions, including balancing retention, e.g. granting RSUs, and performance alignment, e.g. stretch performance goals tied to share price or other hurdles, special contracts, enhanced severance or change-in-control-protection, and more.
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The job of corporate director is transforming, requiring boards to rethink traditional structures and make a thoughtful assessment of the individuals sitting around the table. What conversations is your board having around how the new director profile is evolving? What steps is (or should) your board be taking to identify current and potential future skill gaps. Join your peers to make sure your board has a robust board assessment and succession plan in place to make sure you have the right skills and perspectives around the table to drive your company’s long-term strategy forward.
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We will explore how board effectiveness is impacted by corporate governance structure, board composition and practices, and common strategic and risk circumstances. This scenario-based session will help you benchmark your board’s performance by uncovering factors and practices that foster board effectiveness and agility on key governance areas including:Â
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It can be unnerving when an activist investor privately contacts a board, or worse, publicly publishes a letter outlining its criticism or wages a proxy contest to replace the board. How is a director, CEO or GC supposed to react? In this simulation, attendees will walk through the phases of an activist campaign from their initial private outreach through either settlement or proxy fight. Alongside specialist activism counsel, investment bankers and public relations professionals are the two other critical advisors to companies. This session will help you learn how to navigate the complex dynamics of handling an activist, particularly since these actions play out in the public sphere.
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital transformation and AI advancements, cybersecurity has never been more critical. Boards of Directors are now expected to play a pivotal role in safeguarding their organizations from both traditional cyber threats and the unique risks posed by artificial intelligence. Join us for a compelling discussion featuring two cybersecurity experts from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO as they delve into the expanded responsibilities of Boards in establishing robust cybersecurity governance in the age of AI.
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With M&A transactions getting bigger and increasing scrutiny from shareholders and other stakeholders, directors are under pressure to ensure that M&A transactions are completed in the right way. Whether you are on the sell side or the buy side, this panel discussion will give you the tools to ask the right questions and focus on the right aspects of the transaction.
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In a rapidly evolving regulatory and technology landscape, public company directors must stay ahead of the curve on critical legal and compliance issues. Join us for a roundtable to discuss the key areas where an open dialogue between the Board and the Chief Legal Officer is critical. This session will explore recent SEC enforcement trends, including scrutiny of disclosure controls and earnings management, and the role of the Board in overseeing AI and cybersecurity. We will also discuss ESG and anti-ESG trends, and CEO succession issues. Insights from this session will assist directors in having a meaningful dialogue with your chief legal officer.
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In a recent Simon-Kucher study, 70% of companies report price wars in their industry. Of the companies that admit to starting the price war, 60% of them say it was accidental. Are your company’s pricing strategies setting you up for success or pushing you into a price war? This session designed for board members to challenge management’s pricing strategies, identify and avoid value-destroying mistakes, and implement oversight practices that ensure your company’s pricing approach is a competitive advantage rather than a costly error.Â
Featured Speaker:
Bhavin Manjee, Partner and Board Member, Simon-Kucher
