Agenda

SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Registration
Cooley Courtyard, Stanford Law School

7:00 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

HANS VESTBERG
President and CEO, Ericsson

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016

7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Cooley Courtyard, Stanford Law School

7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

ANA PATRICIA BOTIN
Executive Chairman, Santander Group; Director, Coca-Cola Company

8:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Hot Topics for Boards in 2016
Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence

10:00 a.m. Perspective: Corporate Tax Reform
Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence

EDWARD D. KLEINBARD
Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Professor of Law and Business, USC Gould School of Law

10:30 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (choose one of the five sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➢ CEO and Board Psychology
➢ Shareholder Engagement and Proxy Access
➢ “Tough Love” Accounting Basics
➢ The Board’s Role in Patent and IP Strategy
➢ When The Government Sues You

12:15 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

MARY T. BARRA
CEO and GM, General Motors; Director, General Dynamics

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2:00 p.m. Intensive Seminar Tracks (choose one of the four sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➢ Breaking World Records: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spinoffs
➢ Compensation Strategy: Paying CEOs and Boards
➢ Get Smart: Cybersecurity and the Board
➢ The Real, or Imagined, Threat of Short-Termism

3:45 p.m. Break

4:15 p.m. Plenary Session: When the Activists Come Knocking
Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence

5:45 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Cooley Courtyard, Stanford Law School

6:30 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Fireside Chat
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

NELSON PELTZ, CEO and Founding Partner, Trian Partners; Chairman, The Wendy’s Company; Director, Mondelez International, Sysco, and the Madison Square Garden Company

AEISHA MASTAGNI, Corporate Governance Investment Officer, CalSTRS;
Director, Council of Institutional Investors

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016

7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Cooley Courtyard, Stanford Law School

7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

CATHY ENGELBERT
CEO, Deloitte LLP

8:45 a.m. Plenary Session: When Disaster Strikes . . .
Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence

10:00 a.m. Perspective: Boardroom Lessons from the Golden State Warriors
Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence

JOSEPH LACOB
Co-Executive Chairman and CEO, Golden State Ventures; Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

10:30 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (choose one of the five sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➢ Corporate Social Responsibility
➢ Defend Your Company, Defend Yourself: Private Litigation Strategies
➢ Shareholder Engagement and Proxy Access
➢ Strategy and Governance for Global Companies: Asia, Europe, and Emerging Markets
➢ The Sharing Economy, Disruption, and the Board

12:15 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

ADEBAYO O. OGUNLESI
Lead Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.; Chairman and Managing Partners, Global Infrastructure Partners; Director, Callaway Golf Company and Kosmos Energy Ltd.

1:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions (choose one of the four sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➢ Building a Better Board: Composition, Evaluation, and Refreshment
➢ Culture, Ethics, and Compliance: VW and Other Case Studies
➢ Privacy, Encryption, and Consumer Rights: A New Boardroom Challenge
➢ Strategy and Governance for Global Companies: Asia, Europe, and Emerging Markets

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Plenary Session: Corporate Strategy and the Global Economy
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment
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