Corporate Secretary Think Tank 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Shearman & Sterling
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
AGENDA
8.15 am Breakfast & registration
9.00 am Welcome and opening remarks
Ben Maiden, editor, Corporate Secretary
9.15 am Risk management and the board of 2018
Moderator: Shea Hudson Kerr, assistant general counsel & director of contract operations, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Kelly Mahon Tullier, executive vice president and general counsel, Visa
Derek Windham, vice president and associate general counsel for corporate, securities and finance, Hewlett Packard Enterprises
Lopa Zielinski, senior vice president and deputy corporate secretary for North America, HSBC
9.45 am Diversity and recruitment trends
Moderator: Stephen Giove, corporate transaction & governance partner, Shearman and Sterling
Christina Lai, vice president for corporate legal affairs, Applied Materials
Karen McCarthy, vice president, associate general counsel and secretary, Royal Bank of Canada
John Seethoff, corporate secretary, vice president and deputy general counsel for corporate legal group, Microsoft
10.15 am Roundtable discussions on risk management, diversity and governance
10.45 am Refreshment break
11.00 am Preparing board materials and preparing for proxy season
Moderator: Molly Doran, director of advisory & design services, Labrador
Ericka Alford, vice president & deputy general counsel, Iconix Brand Group
Joan Conley, corporate secretary, Nasdaq
Stacey Maris, senior vice president, assistant general counsel & secretary, AT&T
11.30 am Environmental and social issues and preparing for activism
Moderator: Ben Maiden, editor, Corporate Secretary
Jeff Westphal, chairman, Vertex
12.00 pm Lunch and learn
12.15 pm Roundtable discussions on ESG, board materials and preparing for proxy season
12.45 pm Discussion wrap-up
Ben Maiden, editor, Corporate Secretary
1.00 pm Event concludes
