I’m pleased to report that registration is now open for our third annual Corporate Governance Summit to be held on Friday September 30, at the Wynn. Co-sponsored by the William S. Boyd School of Law and Greenberg Traurig, the event features four panels and a keynote address from Jan Jones Blackhurst.
This is our program:
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
| • | Michael J. Bonner, Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Las Vegas |
| • | Benjamin P. Edwards, Associate Professor of Law, The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law |
| • | Leah Chan Grinvald, Dean and Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law, The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law |
9:15 a.m.
“We Did What??” What No Board Wants to Hear!
| • | Michael J. Bonner, Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Las Vegas |
| • | Frank M. Placenti, Shareholder and Chair of the U.S. Corporate Governance Practice, Greenberg Traurig, Phoenix |
| • | Nancy Rapoport, Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law & Affiliate Professor of Business Law and Ethics, The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law & Lee Business School |
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Dealing with Activists: When the ‘Out of Office’ Greeting is Not Enough
| • | Scott Bisang, Partner, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher |
| • | Benjamin P. Edwards, Associate Professor of Law, The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law |
| • | Yaron Nili, Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School |
| • | Paul Schulman, Managing Director – M&A and Activism Advisory Group, Morrow Sodali |
12:15 p.m.
Lunch & Keynote
| • | Jan Jones Blackhurst, Las Vegas’ First Woman Mayor, Thought Leader, Senior Corporate Executive, and Experienced Corporate Board Member |
1:30 p.m.
Break
1:45 p.m.
ESG – Doing Good and Enhancing Corporate Performance
| • | Rachel Anderson, Professor of Law, The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law |
| • | Barbara A. Jones, Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles Office, Co-Chair, Blockchain & Digital Assets Practice |
| • | Linda Park, Corporate Secretary, VP & Associate General Counsel, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE) |
| • | Libby Stennes, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig |
| • | Jessica Strine, Managing Partner & CEO, Sustainable Governance Partners, LLC |
3:15 p.m.
Strength in Differences – Leveraging Diversity for More Effective Corporate Governance
| • | Radhika Papandreou, Office Managing Partner, Chicago, Sector Leader, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Practice, Korn Ferry |
| • | Liane Pelletier, Board Member, Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH); Board Member, Frontdoor, Inc (Nasdaq: FTDR); Board Member, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPD); and Board Member, ATN International (Nasdaq: ANTI) |
4:45 p.m.
Cocktail Reception