Center for Corporate Governance

Programs and Events

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Past Events

Directors' Dialogue

On June 16, 2009, the Center for Corporate Governance and The Philadelphia Foundation hosted a nonprofit Directors' Dialogue among nonprofit board members and funders in the Greater Philadelphia region. This highly interactive program offered a frank, valuable exchange among peers in a confidential environment. The panelists provided insight on the current changes facing nonprofit boards and the leadership trends that directly affect the performance of nonprofit boards and management. Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Center for Corporate Governance expresses its thanks to The Philadelphia Foundation for collaborating with us to bring together public, private, philanthropic, government and nonprofit leadership to focus on the critical issues facing this region's nonprofit boardroom. Hello Director's Dialogue Gallery Nonprofit Directors' Dialogue Overview

The Center for Corporate Governance held a Directors' Dialogue on March 24, 2009. Directors' Dialogue is a unique one-day forum for corporate leaders to benefit from candid discussions of important governance issues, supported by the latest practical research evidence. This highly interactive program allowed board leaders to exchange ideas and to gain insights on trends that directly affect their performance as they serve on today's boards. Directors' Dialogue Overview

Evidence and Perspectives Series

LeBow College of Business – Evidence and Perspectives series features prominent corporate, academic and board leaders who provide insight on trends that directly affect the performance and success of public, private and nonprofit board-directed organizations. March 10, 2009

"The Best We Can Be" Program Overview
Leading Non-Profits to Successfully Navigate Difficult Times
This program addressed how non-profit Boards can help to position their organizations to have the best chance to grow and flourish in these difficult economic times, and to push their organizations to be "the best they can be."
Speakers:

• Carl M. Buchholz - Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Blank Rome, LLP
• Richard Binswanger - Senior Vice President of Aline
• Ellen Canan Grady - Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Moderated By:
Dr. Ralph A. Walkling - Stratakis Chair & Executive Director, Drexel University Center for Corporate Governance

November 25, 2008 Program Overview Best Practices for the Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations: Examining the Applicability of Sarbanes-Oxley and the Expanded IRS Disclosure Requirements An examination of the Applicability of Sarbanes-Oxley Standard to Non-Profits and the Expanded IRS Disclosure Requirements, this program was a collaborative presentation with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Speakers:

• Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Drexel University
• Scott M. Sherman, CPA, Senior Manager, Exempt Organizations Tax Practice, KPMG LLP, Washington, D.C.

The Lending Crisis: Subprime to Meltdown – Bad Governance or Bad Judgment?
Program Overview
November 13, 2008

The worldwide impact of the collapse of the subprime-mortgage market has placed the global economy into a worldwide recession. This event addressed current evidence regarding the role of the board, including whether corporate governance practices failed and what the perspectives of key industry leaders and regulators are.

Speakers:

• William W. Lang - Vice President and Chief Examinations Officer of Supervision, Regulation and Credit, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Joseph V. Rizzi - Senior Investment Strategist, CapGen Financial

Emerging Needs of the Global Marketplace IFRS: Challenges, Opportunities, and Impact on the C-Suite Program Overview
October 14, 2008

This event examined U.S. adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the framework used by most of the world today. Within a few years the SEC may designate a date for mandatory adoption of IFRS by all U.S. public companies. When IFRS conversion comes, it will be beneficial for a number of reasons. The question is, will your company benefit early from this change or scramble to meet the challenge?

Speakers:

• Nancy Salisbury, Ernst & Young National Partner- International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Phillip R. Jones, Director of External Reporting and Accounting Policy, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company.
• David Campbell, PhD Department Head of Accounting, LeBow College of Business

Academic Conference on Corporate Governance

Friday, March 27, 2009
Conference Overview
The Center for Corporate Governance hosted the Second Annual Conference on Corporate Governance and Distinguished Scholar Award Luncheon at the Drexel University LeBow College of Business. The conference featured theoretical and empirical research related to corporate governance.

Keynote Speaker and Honoree:
Rene' Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics and the Director of the Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics at the Ohio State University, received an award for outstanding contributions to research in corporate governance and presented the keynote speech at Friday's luncheon.