Shareholder Activism
Unlocking Shareholder Value
JANUARY 24, 2019
NEW YORK, NY
AGENDA
The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:40 AM |
Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 8:40-8:45 | Opening Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
| 8:45-9:25 | Panel Discussion Globalization of Activism: The Emerging Trendline Moderator: Josh Black, Editor-In-Chief, Activist Insight Panelists: Jonathan Doorley, Partner, Brunswick Group Taylor Ingraham, Managing Director, ASC Advisors LLC Charles A. Koons, Managing Director, Activism & Contested Situations, Morrow Sodali Samir Manji, Chief Executive Officer, Sandpiper Group Fred Pletcher, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
| 9:25-10:05 | Panel Discussion Activist Defense: Best Practices for Responsive Actions Moderator: Keith E. Gottfried, Partner & Head of Shareholder Activism Defense, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Panelists: Bob Marese, Managing Director, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. Alfredo Porretti, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Steve Pully, Member, Board of Directors, Titan Energy Matthew Sherman, President & Partner, JOELE FRANK |
| 10:05-10:35 | Networking Break |
| 10:35-11:15 | Panel Discussion Fortifying Board Defense: Ensuring Boards are Informed When an Activist Engages Moderator: Panelists: Christopher P. Davis, Partner, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen Jeremy Fielding, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kekst Jason Frankl, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr., EVP, General Counsel, Law & Regulatory Affairs, Aetna |
| 11:15-11:30 | Topic TBA Presenter: Shahed Larson, Partner, Brunswick Group |
| 11:30-12:05 | Discussion Activism’s Next TARGET: The Canadian Cannabis Industry Discussants: John Kaden, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Navy Capital, LLC Patricia Olasker, Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP |
| 12:05-12:45 PM | Panel Discussion Board Dynamics: Expectations for Diversity and Professional Qualifications Moderator: Stephen L. Brown, Senior Advisor,Board Leadership Center ,KPMG LLP Panelists: Jeroen van Kwawegen, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Jared L. Landaw, Chief Operating Officer, Barington Capital Group, L.P. Patricia Lenkov, Founder & President, Agility Executive Search, LLC |
| 12:45-1:00 | Topic Briefing Best Practice in Board Talent Recruitment and Retention Presenter: Barbara J. Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. |
| 1:00-1:40 | Panel Discussion M&A Takeovers: The Latest in Addressing Underperforming Companies Moderator: David Katz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Panelists: Andrew Siegel, Partner, Joele Frank Walied Soliman, Chair, Canada, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Pamit Surana, Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services, Alvarez & Marsal |
| 1:40-2:30 | Networking Luncheon |
| 2:30-3:00 | Interview ESG Activism: A Review of Large & Small Cap Engagements Interviewer: Lex Suvanto, Managing Director, Financial Communications & Special Situations, Edelman Interviewee: |
| 3:00-3:35 | Panel Discussion Advance Notices and Public Rejections: The Game Book for Issuers and Activists Moderator: Panelists: Bruce H. Goldfarb, President and Chief Executive Officer, Okapi Partners LLC Phillip Goldstein, Founder, Bulldog Investors Eleazer Klein, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel Kai Haakon E. Liekefett, Partner & Chair of Shareholder Activism, Sidley Austin LLP Dan Zacchei, Managing Director, Sloane & Company |
| 3:35-4:00 | Networking Break |
| 4:00-4:25 | The Big Debate David A. Katz, Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Eleazer Klein, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel |
| 4:25-5:05 | Panel Discussion Regulatory Concerns: The Current Political Atmosphere and its Effect on Boards & Activists Moderator: Panelists: Douglas A. Rappaport, Partner, Akin Gump |
| 5:05-5:45 | Panel Discussion The Changing Face of Business and the Road Ahead Moderator: Panelists: Joseph Berardino, Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services, Alvarez & Marsal |
| 5:45-6:15 | Panel Discussion The Necessity of Activists: Fostering a High Performance Company Moderator: John Glenn Grau, President and CEO, InvestorCom Panelists: Michelle Applebaum, Independent Board Director, Northwest Pipe Company |
| 6:15 | Closing Remarks |
| 6:15 | Program Adjourns, Networking Reception Begins |
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