Governance 2016

Its Role in Building Company Resilience Capacity

January 26, 2016

EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE SERIES I: RESILIENCE MANAGEMENT

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

1 Liberty Street
New York, NY

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with directors, senior executives, risk officers, governance experts, ethics and compliance executives and legal practitioners on the role of good governance in building today’s resilient company

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how good governance mitigates risk, sustains shareholder value and provides vibrant company cultures

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case stories and actionable initiatives designed to properly engage directors and executives in managing downside performance

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

PROGRAM AGENDA

Time	Description
8:30–9:00 AM	Arrival & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15	Welcome & Opening Remarks Hank Boerner, Chairman, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. Louis Coppola, Executive Vice President & Partner, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
9:15-9:55	The Human Factor in the Post-Crisis Landscape: Case Story Presenter: Jeffrey Chertoff, Director & Advisor to Boards
9:55-10:35	How Boards of Directors Make the Difference in Creating Effective Company Resilience Facilitators: Shelley Dropkin, Deputy Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Corporate Governance, Citigroup Arthur H. Kohn, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
10:35-10:50	Refreshment Break
10:50-11:30	Recruiting Expertise: Is There a Talent Gap on Boards? Facilitators: Tom Furlong, Managing Director, Energy Practice, The Harvard Group International Gregory E. Lau, Managing Director, Head of the Board Advisory Practice, RSR Partners
11:30-12:10 PM	Why Boards Are Avoiding the Subject of Disruptive Threats Facilitators: Veena Ramani, Senior Director, Corporate Program, Ceres
12:10-12:50	Shortcomings of Cyber Breach Response: Board Failures Facilitator: Jared L. Landaw, Chief Operating Officer, Barington Capital Group, L.P. Matt Kelly, Editor & Chief Executive Officer, RadicalCompliance.com
12:50-1:20	What the Data Reveals: The Effect of Shareholder Actions on Company Resilience Facilitator: Ric Marshall, Executive Director, ESG Research, MSCI
1:20-2:05	Networking Luncheon
2:05-2:45	The Evolving Role of Risk Management: What Should Boards Want Included in their ERM Plan? Facilitator: Brian Barnier, Principal & Member, ValueBridge Advisors
2:45-3:25	Corporate Governance: Does Good ESG Enhance Company Resilience? Session Leader: Christianna Wood, Chairman of the Board, Global Reporting Initiative
3:25-3:40	Refreshment Break
3:40-4:20	Protecting Reputation: Good Governance Practices in Special Situations Facilitators: Stephen Brown, CEO & President, The Edgerton Group and Special Advisor, Skytop Strategies Ariel Meyerstein, PhD, Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance, United States Council for International Business
4:20-5:00	Managing Regulators: How to Minimize Damage and Demonstrate Responsiveness Facilitator: Ursula Wynhoven, ‎Chief, Governance & Social Sustainability, and General Counsel, UN Global Compact
5:00-5:10	Closing Remarks Hank Boerner, Chairman, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. Louis Coppola, Executive Vice President & Partner, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
5:10-5:40	Networking Reception

SESSION LEADERS

Brian Barnier
‎Principal & Member
‎ValueBridge Advisors
New York, NY
Hank Boerner
Chairman
Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
Stephen Brown
CEO & President
The Edgerton Group
Special Advisor
Skytop Strategies
New York, NY
Jeffrey Chertoff
Director & Advisor to Boards
New York, NY
Louis Coppola
Executive Vice President & Partner
Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
Shelley Dropkin
Deputy Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Corporate Governance
Citigroup
New York, NY
Tom Furlong
Managing Director, Energy Practice
The Harvard Group International
Atlanta, GA
Matt Kelly
Editor & Chief Executive Officer
RadicalCompliance.com
Cambridge, MA
Arthur H. Kohn
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York, NY

Jared L. Landaw
Chief Operating Officer
Barington Capital Group, L.P.
New York, NY
Gregory E. Lau
Managing Director, Head of the Board Advisory Practice
RSR Partners
Greenwich, CT
Joseph Manning
Associate, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, Massachusetts
Ric Marshall
Executive Director, ESG Research
MSCI
Portland, ME
Ariel Meyerstein, PhD
Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance
United States Council for International Business
New York, NY
Veena Ramani
Senior Director, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, MA
Christianna Wood
Chairman of the Board
Global Reporting Initiative
Denver, CO
Ursula Wynhoven
Chief, Governance & Social Sustainability,
and General Counsel
UN Global Compact
New York, NY

DELEGATES

Brian Allen
Chief Security Officer
Time Warner Cable
New York, NY
Brian Barnier
‎Principal & Member
‎ValueBridge Advisors
New York, NY
Barclay T. Blair
‎Founder & Executive Director
‎Information Governance Initiative
Brooklyn, NY
Hank Boerner
Chairman
Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
Stephen Brown
CEO & President
The Edgerton Group
Special Advisor
Skytop Strategies
New York, NY
Jeffrey Chertoff
Director & Advisor to Boards
New York, NY
Louis Coppola
Executive Vice President & Partner
Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
Shelley Dropkin
Deputy Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Corporate Governance
Citigroup
New York, NY
Emily Epstein
Vice President of Corporate Governance & Assistant Secretary
American Express Company
New York, NY
Scott Ernst
Vice President
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
New York, NY
Tom Furlong
Managing Director, Energy Practice
The Harvard Group International
Atlanta, GA
Alyson Genovese
Head of Corporate/Stakeholder Relations, USA & Canada
Global Reporting Initiative
New York, NY
Sara Hays
Managing Director, Co-Leader of North American Board Practice
Allegis Partners
Chicago, IL
Matt Kelly
Editor & Chief Executive Officer
RadicalCompliance.com
Cambridge, MA

Arthur H. Kohn
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York, NY
Ronald Kullman
Chief Risk Officer
State Farm Bank
Bloomington, IL
Jared L. Landaw
Chief Operating Officer
Barington Capital Group, L.P.
New York, NY
Gregory E. Lau
Managing Director, Head of the Board Advisory Practice
RSR Partners
Greenwich, CT
Wanda Lopuch
Chair of the Board
Global Sourcing Council
New York, NY
Rachelle Loyear
Director, Enterprise Business Continuity Management
Time Warner Cable
New York, NY
Joseph Manning
Associate, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, Massachusetts
Ric Marshall
Executive Director, ESG Research
MSCI
Portland, ME
Ariel Meyerstein, PhD
Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance
United States Council for International Business
New York, NY
Mneesha Nahata
Vice President
Corporate Legal Finance & Risk Management
American Tower Corporation
Boston, MA
Veena Ramani
Senior Director, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, MA
Jessica Urdangarin
Senior Consultant
BrownFlynn
Ann Arbor, MI
Christianna Wood
Chairman of the Board
Global Reporting Initiative
Denver, CO
Ursula Wynhoven
Chief, Governance & Social Sustainability,
and General Counsel
UN Global Compact
New York, NY
Scott Zdrazil
Director of Strategy & Corporate Engagement
Office of New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer
Bureau of Asset Management –
Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment Unit
New York, NY