Western Regional Conference - Thursday, October 8, 2015

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Western Regional Conference - Thursday, October 8, 2015 Western Regional Conference Welcome & Introductions Peter A. Kraus, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation Mary Brodd, Formerly Deputy GC, Chief Counsel - Corporate & Assistant Secretary, Intermec, Inc. 12:15 - 1:25 p.m.

Luncheon & Address: Investor Perspectives from the Washington State Treasurer Essentials & Western Regional Attendees invited to participate Hon. James L. McIntire, Treasurer, State of Washington Introduction by Peter A. Kraus, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

1:35 - 2:30 p.m.

Plenary 1: Evolving Shareholder Engagement and Activism  Lori Zyskowski, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (Moderator)  Domenick de Robertis, Executive Vice President, Proxy Solicitation Group, Alliance Advisors LLC  Yumi Narita, Vice President, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, BlackRock, Inc.  Douglas A. Stewart, Vice President, Securities & Assistant Secretary, Visa Inc.

2:35 - 3:30 p.m.

Plenary 2: Helping Your Board Oversee Cybersecurity and Other Emerging Risks  Mary Brodd, Formerly Deputy GC, Chief Counsel - Corporate & Assistant Secretary, Intermec, Inc. (Moderator)  Daniel J. Dunne, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP  Liane Pelletier, Board Member, Expeditors International and Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.; President, NACD Northwest Chapter  Dannette L. Smith, Secretary to the Board, UnitedHealth Care Incorporated

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:45 - 4:40 p.m.

Breakouts: The Private Ordering of Proxy Access  Mary A. Francis, Corporate Secretary & Chief Governance Officer, Chevron Corporation (Moderator)  John A. Seethoff, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation  John Siemann, Senior Vice President, D.F. King & Co. Roundtable Discussion of Private Company Governance  Paul A. Marcela, President & Managing Director, Governance Partners Group, LLC (Moderator)  Jeffrey A. Christianson, General Counsel, Nintex Global Ltd.  Sean P. McCann, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP  Denice Town, Corporate Secretary, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company Tips for Managing Complex & Foreign Subsidiaries  Carolyn Coffey, Senior Corporate Consultant, Corporation Service Company (Moderator)  Kenneth McGraw, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Parallels, Inc.  Phil Neiswender, Chief Legal Officer & EVP-Corporate Development UIEvolution, Inc.  Frank G. Soler, Senior Liaison, Subsidiary Governance, Chevron Corporation

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4:45 - 5:40 p.m.

Breakouts: Practical Issues with Section 16 Compliance  Corinna B. Cherian, Vice President & SEC Counsel, City National Bank (Moderator)  Alan L. Dye, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP  Paige W. R. White, Director, Managing Attorney & Assistant Secretary, Edison International Crisis Management and the Role of the Company Board  Sophie Hager Hume, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, Starbucks Coffee Company (Moderator)  Rosemary Moothart, Director of Investor Relations, Outerwall, Inc.  Marc Rome, Vice President -- Legal Affairs, Governance and Securities and Assistant Secretary, T-Mobile US, Inc.  Andrew Siegel, Partner, Joele Frank, Wilkinson, Brimmer, Katcher Bored Board?: Presenting to the Board of Directors  Robert B. Lamm, Co-Chair, Securities & Corporate Governance Practice, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A. (Moderator)  Lydia I. Beebe, Senior Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  Bryan M. Rutberg, Principal, 3C Communications

6:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Dinner and networking at The Seattle Aquarium

Western Regional Conference - Friday, October 9, 2015 9:00 - 9:10 a.m.

Welcome

9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

Plenary 3: What’s on Tap at the SEC  Chris Gaskill, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Summit Materials, Inc. (Moderator)  Aaron Briggs, Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel, General Electric Company  Thomas J. Kim, Corporate & Securities Partner, Sidley Austin LLP  Ellen Smiley, Attorney, Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Plenary 4: Corporate Law for the Corporate Secretary  Mary Brodd, Formerly Deputy GC, Chief Counsel - Corporate & Assistant Secretary, Intermec, Inc. (Moderator)  Keith P. Bishop, Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP  Mike Hutchings, Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)  Patricia O. Vella, Partner, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

11:10 - 11:40 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.

Breakouts: Proxy Season: 2015 Review and 2016 Preview

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Simona Katcher, Sr. Corporate Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Symantec Corporation (Moderator) Donna M. Ackerly, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Proxy, Georgeson, Inc. J. Sue Morgan, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Cautionary Tales: Litigation and Privilege  Mary Brodd, Formerly Deputy GC, Chief Counsel - Corporate & Assistant Secretary, Intermec, Inc. (Moderator) (Moderator)  Barbara E. Mathews, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Edison International  Gregory L. Watts, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Handling Sensitive Conversations with Your Board  Kristina Veaco, Veaco Group (Moderator)  Lydia I. Beebe, Senior Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  G. Scott Greenburg, Partner, K&L Gates LLP; Chairman, NACD Northwest Chapter 12:40 - 2:o0 p.m.

Luncheon Plenary 5: Directors Speak: The Changing Dynamics of the Boardroom  Evelyn Cruz Sroufe, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (Moderator)  William S. “Bill” Ayer, Former Chairman and CEO, Alaska Air Group  Deborah L. Bevier, Board Member, F5 Networks, Inc.  Peter van Oppen, Board Member, Level 3 Communications LLC and Impinj, Inc.; Partner, Investing Team, Trilogy Equity Partners

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