Activism & Dissenting Voices

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September 11, 2025 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT Houston, TX

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Jenn Cox 
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Mya Risner
Marketing & Engagement Manager

Chennya Lister 
Chapter Administrator

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About The Event

Member Price: Complimentary

Non Member Price: $75.00

Credits: 1 NACD Credit

In Person  |  September 11, 2025  |  7:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT | Houston, TX

Join us in Houston on Sept. 11 for a thought-provoking breakfast program focused on activism and dissenting voices impacting today’s boardrooms. As stakeholder expectations grow and market dynamics shift, directors must lead with clarity, confidence, and strategic oversight.

We’re pleased to welcome a distinguished panel who will share insights on governance, board dynamics, and how to effectively navigate pressures from activists, employees, customers, and other external stakeholders.

 

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Location

Junior League of Houston

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Panelists

Director, Saudi Aramco, Kiewit, TSMC

Lynn Elsenhans

The former chair and CEO of Sunoco and Sunoco Logistics, Lynn Elsenhans served Sunoco from August 2008 until May 2012. Before joining Sunoco, she had a 28-year career with Royal Dutch Shell…

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Former CEO, Beyond, Inc.; Director, The J.M. Smucker Co., Bloom, Nursa

Jonathan Johnson

Jonathan Johnson is the former Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com (now Beyond) (NYSE: BYON) where over 21+ years he helped build the company from a small start-up to a company with ~$3B in sales... 

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Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

David Katz

David A. Katz is a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City, an adjunct professor at the New York University (NYU) School of Law, and chair of the board of advisors of the NYU Law Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance…

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Portrait of Travis Wofford

Partner, Vice Chair Global M&A Practice, Baker Botts LLP; Director, Houston Bar Foundation, NACD Texas TriCities Chapter

Travis Wofford

Travis Wofford is a member of the Board of Directors for the NACD Texas TriCities Chapter and serves as the Houston Membership Committee Co-Chair. Since 2023, he has served as a board director for Lone Star Legal Aid…

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NACD Texas TriCities
Contact Us

Email:
programs@texastricities.nacdonline.org

Phone:
346-250-2802

Jenn Cox 
Executive Director

Mya Risner
Marketing & Engagement Manager

Chennya Lister 
Chapter Administrator

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.