[cultured_header_small]We have confirmed the following amazing presenters for Summit 2016:[/cultured_header_small]
[one_third_first][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/bill-orourke-SQ.jpg ]Bill O’Rouke, Executive and Ethics Consultant, Alcoa & Wheatley Institute[/styled_image][/one_third_first] [one_third][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Richard_Levick_SQ.jpg ]Richard Levick, High-profile Disaster Management and Brand Protection, Forbes columnist[/styled_image][/one_third] [one_third_last][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Joan_Woodward_SQ.jpg ]Joan Woodward, former Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance [/styled_image][/one_third_last]
[one_third_first][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Anthony_Bourke_SQ.jpg ]Anthony Bourke, Air Force Fighter Pilot, active during 9/11, CEO Mach 2 Consulting[/styled_image][/one_third_first] [one_third][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Karen_Horn_SQ.jpg ]Karen Horn current NACD Chair, former Fed Reserve Bank President[/styled_image][/one_third] [one_third_last][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Kimberly_Alexy2_SQ.jpg ]Kimberly Alexy, current VIZIO Director, Principal Alexy Capital, former Prudential Financial & Lehman Brothers[/styled_image][/one_third_last]
[one_third_first][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/DavisBlake_Alison_SQ.jpg ]Alison Davis-Blake,Dean of Ross Business School, University of Michigan[/styled_image][/one_third_first] [one_third][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Jon_Weiss_SQ.jpg ]Jon Weiss, President Wells Fargo Securities[/styled_image][/one_third] [one_third_last][styled_image image_width= image_height= image_path=https://www.summitconf.org/img/Charles_Elson_SQ.jpg ]Charles Elson, Director of Weinberg Center, University of Delaware[/styled_image][/one_third_last]
[cultured_header_small]Agenda[/cultured_header_small]
Thursday, December 4th
7:00 – 7:45 Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 Introduction and Welcome to Conference
Spencer Hoole, Summit 2025 Co-chair, President Retail Insurance, IMA
8:15 – 8:30 Keynote Address:
Dean Brigitte Madrian, BYU Marriott School
8:30 – 9:30 Town Hall: NACD Blue Ribbon Commission – CEOs and Boards
Moderator: Jonathan Johnson, NACD Blue Ribbon Commissioner
Panelist: Herman Bulls, Vice Chairman, Americas, JLL, NACD
9:30 – 10:00 Networking Break
10:00 – 11:00 Keynote Address: Woodward on Washington
Joan K. Woodward, Executive VP Public Policy, The Travelers Companies, former VP and Director of Washington Research for Goldman Sachs, former Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote: Master Class – Technology and Innovation Oversight for Boards
Laurie Yoler, Board Member and Partner at Playground Global, Director, Bose Corp. and Church & Dwight Col, NACD Nor Cal
Dan Hansen, Managing Director, Protiviti
11:30 – noon Keynote: Crisis Preparedness
Jeffery S. Sallet, Partner, EY
NOON – 1:30 Lunch Keynote Address: The Courage to Make Tough Decisions as a Board Member
Hal Gregersen, Director MIT Leadership Lab, Author of Bursting the CEO Bubble
1:15 – 2:15 Breakout 1: AI – What Has Changed (again, already) in 2025
Breakout 2: Workforce Trends – Generational Changes
2:15 – 2:45 Networking Break
2:45 – 3:30 Breakout 1: Advancements in Blockchain Technology
Breakout 2: Enterprise Risk Management
3:45 – 4:30 Keynote Address: The Economy & Private Equity: 2026 Outlook
Chris Gammons, Vice Chairman, Head of Middle Market Financial Sponsors, Bank of America
Friday, December 5th
8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Keynote Address: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity
Curtis Bateman, Senior Vice President International, Franklin Covey
9:00 – 9:30 Fireside Chat:
Facilitator – Mark Bonham, Mayer Brown, Shareholder
Guest – Herman Bulls, NACD
9:30 – 10:30 Breakout 1: State of the Capital Markets – The Path to Liquidity
Breakout 2: Shareholder Activism
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
noon – 1:00 Keynote Address: Life is Magic
Jon Dorenbos, Former NFL Player and Author
Conference wrap-up / adjourn SKI AFTERNOON