“We all went – and we all took away something valuable.”

Frank Borelli
Director: Interpublic, Express Scripts, Genworth Financial

ODX New York, October 6 - 7, 2010: Agenda

Wednesday, October 6th
12:30pm Registration
1:15pm Welcome
1:30pm BP: A Company in Peril
Columbia's 60-Minute Case Study

Help dissect the crisis of the decade and draw valuable lessons from weaknesses in BP’s governance, risk management and crisis response.

Presented by: Bill Klepper
2:30pm Two Years Since Lehman's Collapse: What Have We Learned

Talk through the consequences – intended and otherwise – of the new financial and governance reforms. Outline what boards must do to survive this downturn and prevent the next.

Panelists: Dennis Chookaszian, Stasia Kelly, Jack Krol
3:30pm Networking and Refreshment Break
3:45pm Industry Roundtables
4:45pm Networking and Refreshment Break
5:00pm Chairman's Forum

Learn how two companies at the sharp end of sweeping legislative changes are handling many of the same issues your boards are facing: rising compliance costs, shareholder activism and global competition.

Panelists: John Hammergren, Ike Harris, Bob Hotz
6:15pm Cocktail Reception
7:15pm Outstanding Directors Awards Dinner
9:00pm Day 1 Close
Thursday, October 7th
7:30am Registration and Breakfast
7:45am Beyond the Annual Retreat: Keeping Strategy on the Agenda

Glean insights into how the boards of some of America’s top performing companies (Apple, Intel, Intuit) think and act strategically all year, every year.

Panelists: Bill Campbell, Jane Shaw
8:45am Networking and Refreshment Break
9:05am CEO Perspectives: Maximizing the Board's Value

Hear how three sitting CEOs are stretching the traditional role of the board to gain competitive advantage.

Panelists: Rick Goings, Steve Mader, Maggie Wilderotter
10:15am Concurrent Break Out Sessions: (choose one)
  • Rewarding Great Management Without Inciting Shareholders

    Learn how to build, communicate and defend the comp program that’s right for your management team, even in a say on pay environment.

    Panelists: TBD
  • Identifying, Understanding and Prioritizing Risk

    Explore processes, tools and experiences that help boards spend quality time on the right risks.

    Panelists: Brad Martin, John Caldwell
  • So You Want to Join a New Board: Your Due Diligence Checklist

    Exchange tips for taking on the next directorship – or not – with confidence.

    Panelists: Steve Raymund, Larraine Segil
11:25am Concurrent Break Out Sessions: (choose one)
  • Cultivating Healthy CEO / Board Communications

    Share ways to ensure the culture that develops between the CEO and the board makes – not breaks – company performance.

    Panelists: Ann Berzin, Robert Decherd
  • Reform Challenges Particular to Small- and Mid-cap Company Boards
    Panelists: Roger Widmann, Cindie Jamison
  • Next Up for Audit

    Beyond SOX: Understanding how Dodd-Frank will change the role of the audit committee.

    Panelists: Dave Rickard, Tom Wertheimer
12:30pm Global Outlook: Markets, Opportunities and Risks (Lunch served during session)

See where companies are hunting for growth and how they’re maintaining competitiveness given vastly different global regulatory environments.

Panelists: Matt Rubel, Bob Denham
1:45pm Closing Remarks and Conference Close
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