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| Location: | Pearlstein Business Learning Center 3218 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Room: 102 [Get Directions] |
| Description: | EVIDENCE & PERSPECTIVES SERIES: Corporate Governance Lessons from the Field(s): Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Co-sponsored by LeBow College's Corporate and Executive Education Center Pearlstein Business Learning Center, room 102 32nd and Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 Agenda 7:30 - 8.00 a.m. Registration 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Program and Q&A Today's boards continue to be challenged by increased responsibilities, global initiatives, unprecedented accountability and the escalating voice of stakeholders. Corporate Governance and where it is headed is the key to managing these challenges. Cost: $25 Includes continental breakfast. Our panelists: Joann Lublin is the management news editor for the Wall Street Journal. She works with reporters in the Journal's domestic and foreign bureaus, conceptualizing and organizing coverage of management and workplace issues. She has written extensively about such issues as corporate governance, executive compensation, recruiting and succession. She is contributing editor of the Journal's annual special section on executive pay. Glen Booraem, Principal and Assistant Controller at The Vanguard Group, Glenn serves as the Head of Corporate Governance Program at Vanguard Group Glenn is a Principal of the Vanguard Group and the Controller for all investment companies served by Vanguard. He joined Vanguard in 1989 and is currently responsible for Vanguard's global fund accounting operations. George Mackenzie, Non-Executive Chairman, American Water Company. Mr. Mackenzie has been a Director of American Water Capital Corp. since August 2003. He serves as a Non Executive Director of American Water Works Company, Inc. Dr. Ralph A. Walkling, Stratakis Chair and Executive Director of the Drexel University LeBow College of Business, Center for Corporate Governance, He is internationally known for his research involving corporate governance and corporate acquisitions. He is a regular consultant to industry and a leading contributor to the top refereed journals in his field. This program will be moderated by Patricia Q. Connolly, Director of the Drexel University LeBow College of Business Center for Corporate Governance. Earn up to 1.5 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. LeBow College of Business, Division of Drexel University, is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org. |
| Contact: | Cassandra Brown |
| Email: | cassandra.l.brown@drexel.edu |
| Phone: | 215.895.6294 |
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| Location: | Duane Morris, LLP 30 S 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 [Get Directions] |
| Description: | 2012 Directors' Dialogue April 3, 2012 DIRECTORS' DIALOGUE is a unique one-day forum created for corporate leaders to benefit from candid discussions of important governance issues, supported by the latest practical research evidence. This highly interactive program allows board leaders to exchange ideas and gain insight into the trends that directly affect their performance as they serve on today's boards. Along with our panel of experts, moderators will lead an interactive discussion in which participants will share their views and experiences from the current proxy season. 2012 DIRECTORS' DIALOGUE CO-CHAIRS: FREDERICK (BILL) WILLIAM MCNABB III, Chairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group GEORGE MACKENZIE, JR Non Executive Chairman, American Water Company Discussion Leaders and Panelists: Glenn Booraem, Principal and Assistant Controller, The Vanguard Group Stephen L. Brown Director, Corporate Governance Tiaa-Cref Jim Citrin Senior Director Spencer Stuart Joel P. Fried President, Director, Portfolio Manager and Principal, PRIMECAP Management Company Jean Hynes CFA Sr. Vice President Wellington Management Company LLP Donald K. Miller Chairman Axiom International Investor LLC Patrick McGurn Exec. VP and Special Counsel, RiskMetrics Group (ISS) Nancy Reardon Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer Campbell Soup Company Dinner Keynote Speaker: Elisse B. Walter Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Lunch Keynote Speaker: Douglas R. Conant Former CEO Campbell Soup Company Additional speakers and panelists to be announced. Registration for this event is $1,100.00 Dinner Information: The welcome dinner for Directors Dialogue will take place on Monday, April 2nd from 6pm- 8pm. Location to be announced. Program Information: The Directors' Dialogue program is set to run from 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, with a small reception immediately following. |
| Contact: | Cassandra Brown |
| Email: | cassandra.l.brown@drexel.edu |
| Phone: | 215.895.6294 |
Register Now! | |