1.027th Annual Stanford Directors' College 2022https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2022jcarianhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2022/author/jcarian/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vfV36y5klU"><a href="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2022/sessions/plenary-session/">Plenary Session: Hot Topics for Boards in 2022</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2022/sessions/plenary-session/embed/#?secret=vfV36y5klU" width="600" height="338" title="“Plenary Session: Hot Topics for Boards in 2022” — 27th Annual Stanford Directors' College 2022" data-secret="vfV36y5klU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2022/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Boards face increasingly fractious controversies. When should corporations or CEOs speak out on controversial political and social questions? How, if at all, should corporations adjust their approach to political contributions and lobbying? How should boards respond to calls for increased diversity in the boardroom and throughout the corporation? More prosaic, but no less difficult, are […]