Engagement & Communication NYC | November 14th, 2024

8:00-9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00-9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks 
Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & CEO, Skytop Strategies 

9:05-10:05 AM |  Panel Discussion 
Post-Election: The Impact on Corporate Governance 
Moderator: 
Arthur Kohn, General Counsel, Leading Corporate Governance Expert, and Skytop Contributing Author, Editorial Committee Chair and Conference Co-Chair, Skytop Media Group
Panelists: 
John Cannon, Partner, A&O Shearman
Bruce Kogut, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School

10:05-10:35 AM | Exclusive Interview
Social Issues: Corporate Responses to the Harvard/UNC Cases   
Interviewer: 
Parichat Wrolstad, SVP, Financial Communications & ESG Advisory, Edelman Smithfield
Interviewee: 
Carmen X. W. Lu, Counsel, Corporate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

10:35 -11:15 AM | Panel Discussion 
Regulatory Issues: Relationships with Regulators After the Demise of Chevron Deference   
Moderator: 
Arthur Kohn, General Counsel, Leading Corporate Governance Expert, and Skytop Contributing Author, Editorial Committee Chair and Conference Co-Chair, Skytop Media Group
Panelists: 
Marcy Sharon Cohen, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs, ING Americas
Barak Orbach, Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law and Business, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Michael Wilkes, Chief Information Security Officer, Board Director, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University

11:15-11:30 AM | Networking Break

11:30-12:10 PM | Panel Discussion 
Executive Compensation: What’s on the Engagement Agenda 
Moderator:  
Hannah Orowitz, Principal, Compensia 
Panelists: 
G. Christina Gray-Trefry, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, AXIS Capital
Arthur Kohn, General Cousel, Leading Corporate Governance Expert, and Skytop Contributing Author, Editorial Committee Chair and Conference Co-Chair, Skytop Media Group
Jared Landaw, Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., Former Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Barington Capital Group, L.P., Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University College of Law

12:10 – 12:40 PM | Exclusive Interview
Activists on Boards: How to Work Effectively for Maximum Results
Interviewer:
Nick Graziano, Partner, 2717 Partners, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “Inside the Corporate Boardroom”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Interviewee:
M. Shan Atkins, Board Director, Head of Audit Committee, Various Boards

12:40 PM-1:40 PM | Networking Luncheon

1:40-2:40 PM | Panel Discussion   
Shareholder Activism: Updates
Moderator: 
Michael R. Levin, Independent Activist Investor, Founder of The Activist Investor, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “The Activist Investor”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Panelists: 
Jeff Korn, Chief Executive Officer | Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Crexendo
Nick Graziano, Partner, 2717 Partners, and Skytop Contributing Author & Host of “Inside the Corporate Boardroom”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Doug Jaffe, Managing Director, InvestorCom
Jared Landaw, Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., Former Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Barington Capital Group, L.P., Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University College of Law
Sebastian Alsheimer, Partner and Co-Head of Shareholder Engagement & Activism, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2:40-3:30 PM | Panel Discussion 
Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons from DEI Pressure Campaigns
Moderator:  
Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Diligent Market Intelligence
Panelists: 
David Kastin, Former EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Bed Bath & Beyond
Peter W. McDermott, Senior Client Partner, Global Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, Korn Ferry

3:30–3:45 PM | Networking Break

3:45-4:15 PM | Interview
Employee Engagement: Innovations in the Rapidly Changing Workplace Culture
Interviewer:
Jeremy Fielding, CEO, Kekst CNC
Interviewee
Michael Garland, Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, New York City Office of the Comptroller 

4:15 - 4:45 PM | Exclusive Interview
Climate Change & Long-Term Value: An Investor’s Perspective   
Interviewer:
Ann Davlin, CEO, Cleantech Leaders Roundtable, SkytopTV Host & Contributor 
Interviewee:
Rakesh Shankar, Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

4:45-5:25 PM | Panel Discussion
Environmental Issues: Climate Change and the Political Chill in the Air 
Moderator:
Brian Matt, Head of ESG Advisory, New York Stock Exchange
Panelists:
Dr. Genevieve Guenther, Founder and Director, End Climate Silence, Affiliate Faculty, The New School
Faith Taylor, SVP, Global Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Officer, Kyndryl

5:25-5:30 PM | Closing Remarks

5:30-6:30 PM | Networking Reception

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