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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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