Shareholder Activism
Unlocking Shareholder Value
JANUARY 25, 2018
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10 ON THE PARK
60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE
NEW YORK, NY
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SESSION LEADERS
Skytop Strategies session leaders are chosen from the highest caliber companies,
foundations and funds for the express purpose of diversifying thought
and creating balanced panels with all-encompassing viewpoints.
Activism Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
New York, NY
Editor-In-Chief
Activist Insight
New York, NY
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Abercrombie & Fitch
New York, NY
Partner
Latham & Watkins
New York, NY
Partner
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
New York, NY
Partner and Co-Chair
Capital Markets & M&A, McMillan
Toronto, Canada
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Partner
Arrowgrass Capital
New York, NY
Director
John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
Newark, DE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kekst
New York, NY
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Washington, D.C.
Partner and Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism Practice
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Assistant Comptroller, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment
New York City Office of the Comptroller
New York, NY
President and Chief Executive Officer
Okapi Partners LLC
New York, NY
Founder
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook, NJ
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Washington, D.C.
Partner and Co-Chair, Global Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Practice
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY
Director
ASC Advisors LLC
New York, NY
Director
Ashby & Geddes
Wilmington, DE
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
Director, Environmental, Social & Governance Research
Glass Lewis
San Francisco, CA
Partner
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Managing Director, Activism & Contested Situations
Morrow Sodali
New York, NY
Partner
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
New York, NY
Associate Portfolio Manager
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
Sacramento, CA
Founder and President
Agility Executive Search
New York, NY
Partner
Vinson & Elkins
New York, NY
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Land & Buildings
Greenwich, CT
Director
PwC
New York, NY
Lead Director
Dun & Bradstreet
Board Director
CommScope
Board Director
Clear Media Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Managing Director
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
Director, Corporate Governance
NYS Office of the Comptroller
New York, NY
Independent Non-Executive Director
Glencore PLC
Toronto, Canada
US Editor
Activistmonitor, Mergermarket Group
New York, NY
Board Member
Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.
Board Member
FHLBanks Office of Finance
Principal
Oelrich & Associates, LLC
New York, NY
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto, Canada
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
Senior Vice President
Kekst
New York, NY
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Vancouver, Canada
Vice President, Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Member, Board of Directors
Titan Energy
Dallas, TX
Partner
Akin Gump
New York, NY
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Crescendo Partners
New York, NY
Managing Director
Lazard
New York, NY
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Roustan Capital
Ontario, CA
Chief Executive Officer
PSAM
New York, NY
Managing Partner
Bridgepark Advisors
New York, NY
Managing Director
Crescendo Partners
New York, NY
President and Partner
Joele Frank
New York, NY
Chairman and Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Toronto, CA
Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Managing Director, Financial Communications & Special Situations
Edelman
New York, NY
Head of Shareholder Activism Litigation
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors
New York, NY
Staff Reporter
Bloomberg Law
Washington, D.C.
Managing Director
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Board Member
HD Supply
Managing Director
Blue Harbor Group
New York, NY
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