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Conference Program
Keynote Sessions
- Board and Management Unite To Strengthen the Company
- How the CEO and the Board Work Together to Increase Shareholder Value
- The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees
Plenary and General Sessions
- Prescriptive Standards or Governance Principles?
- Directors and Shareholders Discuss the Future of the Proxy Industry
- Keys to Success in Board and Shareholder Communications
- Lessons from Recent Litigation Involving Directors' Fiduciary Duties
- A Roadmap for Executive Compensation
- Identifying, Monitoring, and Avoiding the Risks that Matter Most
Concurrent Sessions
- Governance in a Changing Global Economy
- The Board's Impact on Strategy
- CEO Succession Planning
- The Professional Director
- The Heightened Role of the Governance and Nominating Committee
- Hot Topics, Current Issues in Corporate Governance
- Board Evaluations for Superior Performance
- What Directors Must Know About the Company's Pension Plan
- Challenges, Expectations, and Risks for Private Company Directors
- Non-Profit Boards Face Today's Challenges and Thrive
- Governance, Responsibilities, and Leading Practices for the Family Business
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for U.S. Companies
- What's Working in Executive Pay and What's Not?
- Board Leadership During Times of Crisis
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Lead Director
Program Agenda
| 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | Pre-conference Seminars |
| 2:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. | Conference Registration |
| 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Opening Plenary Session |
| 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Exhibits Showcase |
| 7:00 a.m.–7:50 a.m. | Power Breakfasts |
| 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Plenary Session |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:30a.m. | Plenary Session |
| 10:45 a.m.–12 noon | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12 noon–1:30 p.m. | Luncheon with Keynote Address |
| 1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Plenary Session |
| 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Plenary Session |
| 4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 6:45 p.m.–7:15 p.m. | NACD Director of the Year Reception |
| 7:15 p.m. | NACD Director of the Year Banquet |
| 7:00 a.m.–7:50 a.m. | Power Breakfasts |
| 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Plenary Session |
| 9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Session |
| 10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Closing Plenary Session |





