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SUMMARY:2017 Directors Dialogue
DESCRIPTION: \n\nDirectors Dialogue is an annual full-day program designed 
 for\ncorporate leaders to promote candid discussions of important\ngoverna
 nce issues\, supported by the latest practical research. It is\none of the
  Center’s signature events and is considered by many to be\none of the f
 oremost corporate governance events of the year.\n\nThe $1500 registration
  fee covers all program materials\, meals\, and a\nseat at the Directors D
 ialogue Dinner directly following the program.\nUpon registering\, please 
 select whether you will be joining us for the\nprogram only or the program
  and dinner.\n\nProgram Co-Chairs: Jerry Maginnis and Steve Zarrilli\n\nFO
 R MORE INFORMATION\, CLICK HERE\n[http://www.ccgdirectorsdialogue.com/].\n
 \nThe 2017 Directors Dialogue Dinner will follow the Directors Dialogue\np
 rogram on April 4\, 2017 at the Crystal Tea Room with cocktails\nbeginning
  at 5:30 p.m and dinner at 6:30 p.m. We are delighted to\nannounce Jack Br
 ennan\, Lead Independent Director\, General Electric Co\;\nDirector\, LPL 
 Financial Holdings Inc and Guardian Life Insurance Co\;\nChairman Emeritus
 \, The Vanguard Group as the keynote dinner speaker.\n\nPlease be sure to 
 select the appropriate registration option if you\nwould like to join us f
 or the dinner as well.\n\nAGENDA\n\nSESSION I – REGULATORY UPDATE ON COR
 PORATE GOVERNANCE Companies need\nto monitor regulatory developments close
 ly. The president and\nCongressional leaders have articulated an ambitious
  agenda to reduce\nbusiness regulations\, simplify the tax code and lower 
 tax rates. Join\nus for a candid discussion with SEC Commissioner\, Michae
 l S. Piwowar\nand former SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher\, President of 
 Patomak\nGlobal Partners.\n\nDiscussion Leader:\n\n * Ralph A. Walkling\, 
 Stratakis Chair and Founder\, Drexel LeBow\nCenter for Corporate Governanc
 e\n\nPanelists:\n\n *\nMichael S. Piwowar\, Acting Chairman and Commission
 er\, US Securities\nand Exchange Commission\n\n *\nDaniel Gallagher\, Form
 er Commissioner\, US Securities and Exchange\nCommission\, President\, Pat
 omak Global Partners\n\nSESSION II – CAPITAL ALLOCATION AND SPIN-OFFS Tr
 aditional investors\nand activists continue to focus on how companies are 
 deploying\ncapital. The capital allocation process needs to be robust\, an
 d the\nboard has a key role to play. While investors and perhaps managemen
 t\,\nmay argue for increased dividends or stock repurchases the company\nm
 ust have access to the capital required to adopt and commit to its\nstrate
 gic plan for both the short and long term. This session will\ncover the co
 nversation needed in today’s boardroom to ensure that\nthe company’s a
 llocation aligns with and advances its strategic\npriorities.\n\nDiscussio
 n Leader:\n\n * Steve Zarrilli\, President & CEO\, Safeguard Scientifics\,
  Inc.\;\nDirector\, Virtus Investment Partners Inc.\n\nPanelists:\n\n *\nJ
 ack Brennan\, Lead Independent Director\, General Electric Co\;\nDirector\
 , LPL Financial Holdings Inc\, Guardian Life Insurance Co and\nAmerican Ex
 press Company\; Chairman Emeritus\, The Vanguard Group\n\n *\nBlair Effron
 \, Partner and Co-Founder\, Centerview Partners\n\n *\nNick Fanandakis\, E
 VP and CFO\, DuPont\n\nSESSION III – STRATEGY AND RISK IN AN AGE OF DIGI
 TAL DISRUPTIONS:\nHOW BOARDS CAN PLAY BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE Disruption-
 it poses risk\nand creates opportunities. It can be driven by external fac
 tors or\nprocess enhancements that create increased efficiency. The Digita
 l\nRevolution is here\, bringing products and services to customers at the
 \nclick of a button. As new strategies emerge to leverage technological\na
 dvances\, change is rapid and often\, not easily anticipated.\nTraditional
  business models are being disrupted on a daily basis\,\noften as a result
  of new technologies or business models (for example\,\nconsider the impac
 t Amazon has had on the retail industry). Companies\nin all industries nee
 d to be assessing the risk that this could happen\nto them but also evalua
 ting their own assets and strategies to take\nadvantage of the opportuniti
 es created by the current environment. How\ncan an organization leverage i
 ts brands\, human capital\, global\npresence and customer relationships to
  seize opportunities and defend\nagainst competitive threats? What is the 
 role of the Board in these\ndeliberations? Our session will address how to
 p notch Boards are\nthinking both offensively and defensively as they eval
 uate\nopportunities and risks posed by the Digital Revolution on their\nst
 rategic direction.\n\nDiscussion Leader:\n\n * Jerry Maginnis\, Retired Of
 fice Managing Partner\, KPMG LLP\;\nDirector\, Cohen & Steers Mutual Fund 
 Complex\n\nPanelists:\n\n *\nRaj Gupta\, Chairman\, Delphi Automotive PLC\
 ; Executive Chair\, Avantor\nInc\; Director\, Arconic Inc\, HP Inc\, Vangu
 ard\, and IRI\n\n *\nH. Edward Hanway\, Chairman\, Marsh & McLennan\; Form
 er Chairman and CEO\,\nCIGNA Corporation\n\n *\nScott Snyder\, Chief Techn
 ology and Innovation Officer\, Safeguard\nScientifics\; Director\, Fulton 
 Financial Corporation\n\nSESSION IV – DEFINING THE FUTURE STATE FOR BOAR
 DS Boards must guide\ncompanies successfully into the future while governi
 ng it for the\npresent. Recently\, we have seen a shift in the dialogue fr
 om “How do\ncompanies create value?” to “How do boards create value?
 ” There\nare boards and directors currently engaged in that dialogue\; h
 owever\,\nthey are the exception\, not the rule. This session’s panelist
 s are\nthe forward thinkers who are actively defining and engaging in the\
 ndiscussion of the future of boards today.\n\nDiscussion Leader:\n\n * Pat
 ricia Q. Connolly\, Executive Director\, Drexel LeBow Center for\nCorporat
 e Governance\n\nPanelists:\n\n *\nDoug Conant\, Founder and Chief Executiv
 e Officer\, ConantLeadership\;\nDirector\, AmerisourceBergen\n\n *\nNance 
 Dicciani\, Founder & CEO\, RTM Vital Signs\, LLC\; Former President\nand C
 EO\, Honeywell International Specialty Materials\; Director\,\nLyondellBas
 ell Industries NV\, Halliburton Company\, AgroFresh Solutions\nInc.\, and 
 Praxair Inc.\n\n *\nPaul Hilal\, Founder and CEO\, Mantle Ridge LP\, Retir
 ed Senior Partner\,\nPershing Square Capital Management\n\n 
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LOCATION:PricewaterhouseCoopers\, LLP\, 2001 Market Street\, Suite 1800\, 1
 9th Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104
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