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Kristen Coscia
Executive Director
kristen@philadelphia.nacdonline.org

Elizabeth Parisoli
Administrator
elizabeth@philadelphia.nacdonline.org

NACD Philadelphia Chapter
P.O. Box 1
Wynnewood, PA 19096
programs@philadelphia.nacdonline.org
610-640-5454

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About The Event

The National Association of Corporate Directors Chapters from Philadelphia and New England co-lead a program on the 2026 proxy season.

This panel focused on key issues for companies and boards in the 2026 Proxy Season. It highlightsed essential areas, such as governance and compensation trends, shareholder engagement, and critical topics in legal, accounting, and proxy services. The panel covered regulatory and disclosure requirements impacting board composition, candidate selection, and performance compensation. It also addressed the evolving role of Board Directors and expected SEC regulations. Additionally, the panel focused on the increasing engagement by institutional shareholders with management and boards, as well as evolving areas of concern for investors more broadly, such as AI and cyber security, emphasizing the need for directors to understand potential challenges and prepare accordingly.

 

Speakers

Co-Chair, Public Company Advisory and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin

Kai Liekefett

Kai co-chairs Sidley’s Public Company Advisory and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense Practices.  He has 25 years of experience in corporate law and spends 100% of his time on activism campaigns, proxy fights, short attacks and hostile takeovers...

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Principal, Pay Governance

Connie Lin

Connie Lin is a Principal with over 15 years of experience working with Compensation Committees and Senior Management teams on various executive compensation issues, including competitive pay remunerations for executives and non-employee directors, peer group development and reviews, pay-for-performance assessments, short- and long-term incentive plan design, incentive goal setting, change-in-control 280G excise tax calculations, compensation practices and trends, and assistance with proxy disclosure...

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CEO of CRL Consulting LLC

Charisse Lillie

Charisse R. Lillie has served as the CEO of CRL Consulting LLC since retiring from Comcast Corp. in 2017. She advises law firms, corporations and nonprofits on issues of diversity, inclusion and belonging, and issues of corporate governance...

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Moderator

Lawyer, Public Policy Expert, Boston Business Leader

Gloria Cordes Larson

Gloria Cordes Larson is a respected lawyer, public policy expert, Boston business leader, and former university president...

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NACD Philadelphia
Contact Us

Kristen Coscia
Executive Director
kristen@philadelphia.nacdonline.org

Elizabeth Parisoli
Administrator
elizabeth@philadelphia.nacdonline.org

NACD Philadelphia Chapter
P.O. Box 1
Wynnewood, PA 19096
programs@philadelphia.nacdonline.org
610-640-5454

Find a Chapter

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NACD and the NACD Chapter Network organizations (NACD) are non-partisan, nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing directors with the opportunity to discuss timely governance oversight practices. The views of the speakers and audience are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NACD.