{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"29th Annual Stanford Directors' College","provider_url":"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/directorscollege2024","author_name":"jcarian","author_url":"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/directorscollege2024\/author\/jcarian\/","title":"Plenary Session - Shareholder Activism and the Universal Proxy - 29th Annual Stanford Directors' College","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lbktoxtaUP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/directorscollege2024\/sessions\/plenary-session-2\/\">Plenary Session &#8211; Shareholder Activism and the Universal Proxy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/directorscollege2024\/sessions\/plenary-session-2\/embed\/#?secret=lbktoxtaUP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Plenary Session &#8211; Shareholder Activism and the Universal Proxy&#8221; &#8212; 29th Annual Stanford Directors&#039; College\" data-secret=\"lbktoxtaUP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/conferences.law.stanford.edu\/directorscollege2024\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Shareholder activism is evolving in a manner that demands intense boardroom attention. The advent of the universal proxy empowers shareholder activists seeking to change corporate strategy or to bring fresh blood to the CEO suite. Activists commonly advocate for buybacks, increased dividends, and changes in capital allocation, as well as shakeups in the CEO suite. [&hellip;]"}