Agenda 2012

Thursday, December 6, 2012

7:30 – 8:30 Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 Introduction and Welcome to Conference

Michael Thompson, PhD, Associate Dean, Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University

8:45 – 9:15 Keynote Address: Directorship in the Digital Age 

Richard Koppes, former Deputy Executive Officer and General Counsel of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), currently Director for National Association of Corporate Directors

9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Address: Governance Excellence

The Honorable William B. Chandler III, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery

10:00 – 10:30 Network Break

10:30 – 11:45 Panel: Board’s Role in Strategy Creation and Sustaining Growth 

Moderator – Robert C. Gross, Robert C. Gross and Associates
Panelist – The Honorable William B. Chandler III, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
Panelist – Richard Koppes, former Deputy Executive Officer and General Counsel of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), currently Director for National Association of Corporate Directors
Panelist – Peter Metcalf, CEO, Black Diamond

11:45 – 1:00 Lunch Keynote Address – The Election is Over (whew!) . . . How Best to Position Your Company for Future Trends and Reforms 

Joan Woodward, Executive Vice President Public Policy, The Travelers Companies, former Vice President and Director of Washington Research for Goldman Sachs, former Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S., Senate Committee on Finance

1:00 – 1:30 Networking Break

1:30 – 2:45 Breakout Panel I: Who’s in Control of the Board?

Moderator – Ron Poelman, Partner, Jones Waldo
Panelist – David Winder, Director EnergySolutions, National Association of Corporate Directors, Utah Chapter
Panelist – Robert C. Gross, Robert C. Gross and Associates
Panelist – Duff Thompson, Managing General Partner, EsNet, Ltd, Chairman of the Board, Qualtrics, LLC

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1:30 – 2:45 Breakout Panel II: Social Media and Cyber Risks: Key Takeaways for Boards

Moderator – David Jolley, Partner, Ernst & Young
Panelist – Sara Harrington, Senior Director Legal-IP, LinkedIn
Panelist – Rick Childs, Managing Director, Protiviti
Panelist – Sheh Bertram, Chief Technology Officer, Zions Bancorporation

2:45 – 3:00 Networking Break

3:00 – 4:15 Breakout Panel I: Taking Advantage of the “JOBS Act” – Opportunities for Capital Creation

Moderator – Daren Shaw, Managing Director, Investment Banking, D.A. Davidson & Co.
Panelist – Chris Anderson, Partner, Ballard Spahr
Panelist – Richard Blake, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Panelist – Dan Strong, Chief Financial Officer, Control4

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3:00 – 4:15 Breakout Panel II: Board Diversity – Meaningful Diversity and How to Achieve It

Moderator – Jim Jensen, Attorney, Clearwater Law and Governance
Panelist – Ralph Barry, Compensia
Panelist – Dr. Mary Beckerle, Director Huntsman Corporation
Panelist – William Stern, General Counsel, Ancestry.com

4:15 – 5:00 Keynote Address: A Look Back Inside the Financial Tornado . . . Is there Another Bubble on the Horizon?

Adam Hartung – Managing Partner, Spark Partners, formerly with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Boston Consulting Group, PepsiCo and DuPont

5:15 Meet the Experts Cocktail Reception

Friday, December 7, 2012

8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 Keynote Address: In the Eye of the Storm – Framing Your Story, Positioning Your Company

Richard Levick, President and CEO, Levick Strategic Communications

9:15 – 10:15 Breakout I: D&O Liability – Litigation, Insurance and Indemnification

Moderator – Spence Hoole, Managing Partner, Diversified Insurance Group
Panelist – Susan Miner, Partner, Woodruff-Sawyer
Panelist – Kieran Hughes, Senior Vice President, AIG

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Breakout II: Role of Good Governance in a VC-backed Company

Moderator – Richard Blake, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Panelist – Duff Thompson, Managing General Partner, EsNet, Ltd, Chairman of the Board, Qualtrics, LLC
Panelist – Alison Wistner, Director, Mercato Partners
Panelist – Steve Erickson, Chief Financial Officer, CentralLogic

10:15 – 10:30 Networking Break

10:30 – 11:15 Keynote Address: Ethics, Expectations and Board Dynamics

Bob Whitman, Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Covey Corporation

11:15 – 12:00 Keynote Address: Leadership Lessons

Allen Alexander, President, CEO and Chairman, Savage Services

12:15 Conference wrap-up / adjourn SKI AFTERNOON