Engagement & Communication NYC | November 14th, 2024

8:00-9:00 AM | Registration & Networking

9:00-9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks 
Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies 

9:05-9:50 AM | Panel Discussion 
Environmental Issues: Climate Change and the Political Chill in the Air 
Moderator:
Brian Matt, Head of ESG Advisory, New York Stock Exchange
Panelists:
John Howchin, CEO & Principal, Transition Inc., Special Advisor for The Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, Global Ambassador for the Global Tailings Management Institute (GTMI)
Chris Gloninger, Meteorologist, Senior Climate Scientist, Woods Hole Group, Inc., and Host of “Extreme Weather”, SkytopTV series
Faith Taylor, SVP, Global Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Officer, Kyndryl

9:50-10:20 AM | Exclusive Interview
Social Issues: Corporate Responses to the Harvard/UNC Cases   
Interviewer: 
Josh Hochberg, Global COO, Edelman Smithfield
Interviewee: 
Carmen X. W. Lu, Counsel, Corporate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

10:20 -11:00 AM | Panel Discussion 
Regulatory Issues: Relationships with Regulators After the Demise of Chevron Deference   
Moderator: 
Arthur Kohn, General Counsel, Leading Corporate Governance Expert, and Skytop Contributing Author, Editorial Committee Chair and Conference Co-Chair, Skytop Media Group
Panelists: 
Marcy Sharon Cohen, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs, ING Americas
Barak Orbach, Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law and Business, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Steven J. Pully, Director, Multiple Boards, Founding Partner, Speyside Partners

11:00-11:25 AM | Networking Break

11:25-12:05 PM | Panel Discussion 
Executive Compensation: What’s on the Engagement Agenda 
Moderator:  
Hannah Orowitz, Principal, Compensia 
Panelists: 
G. Christina Gray-Trefry, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, AXIS Capital
Steven J. Pully, Director, Multiple Boards, Founding Partner, Speyside Partners

12:05 PM – 12:35 PM | Exclusive Interview
Case Story: TBA
Interviewer:
Nick Graziano, Partner, 2717 Partners, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “Inside the Corporate Boardroom”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Interviewee:
M. Shan Atkins, Board Director, Head of Audit Committee, Various Boards

12:35 PM-1:35 PM | Networking Luncheon

1:35-2:15 PM | Panel Discussion   
Shareholder Activism: Updates
Moderator: 
Michael R. Levin, Independent Activist Investor, Founder of The Activist Investor, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “The Activist Investor”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Panelists: 
Jeff Korn, Chief Executive Officer | Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Crexendo
Nick Graziano, Partner, 2717 Partners, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “Inside the Corporate Boardroom”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Doug Jaffe, Managing Director, InvestorCom
Jared Landaw, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

2:15-2:55 PM |  Panel Discussion 
Post-Election: The Impact on Corporate Governance 
Moderator: 
Arthur Kohn, General Counsel, Leading Corporate Governance Expert, and Skytop Contributing Author, Editorial Committee Chair and Conference Co-Chair, Skytop Media Group
Panelists: 
John Cannon, Partner, A&O Shearman

2:55 – 3:10 PM | Networking Break

3:10-3:50 PM | Interview
Employee Engagement: Innovations in the Rapidly Changing Workplace Culture
Interviewer:  

Interviewee: 
Michael Garland, Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, New York City Office of the Comptroller 

3:50-4:30 PM | Panel Discussion 
Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons from DEI Pressure Campaigns
Moderator:  
Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Diligent Market Intelligence
Panelists: 
David Kastin, Former EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Bed Bath & Beyond
Peter W. McDermott, Senior Client Partner, Global Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, Korn Ferry

4:30-4:50 PM | Exclusive Interview
Corporate Activists: CEO as an Activist on Social Issues   
Interviewer:
Ethan Powell, Principal and CIO, Brookmont Capital 
Interviewee:
Dorri McWhorter, President and CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Social Enterprise Leader, Director, Multiple Boards

4:50 – 4:55 PM | Closing Remarks

4:55-6:00 PM | Networking Reception