Keynote Speakers

Herbert M. Allison, Jr
Chairman, President & CEO TIAA-CREF

G. Kennedy Thompson
Chairman & CEO Wachovia Corporation

The Hon. Harvey J. Goldschmid
Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The Hon. Leo E. Strine, Jr.
Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery

Agenda

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Registration / Cocktail Reception – Washington Duke Inn

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner with Keynote Speaker– Washington Duke Inn

Host: Stephen Wallenstein – Duke Global Capital Markets Center

Welcoming Remarks

Keynote Address:
Herbert Allison - TIAA-CREF

Thursday, March 11, 2004

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast – Fox Student Center

8:00– 8:45 a.m.

Keynote Address:
G. Kennedy Thompson, Wachovia - Geneen Auditorium, The Fuqua School of Business

8:45– 10:15 a.m.

The Relationship between the CEO and the Board

Moderator: Dean Douglas Breeden, Fuqua School of Business

Panel Participants:
Herbert Allison, TIAA-CREF
David Burner, Goodrich Corporation
Michael Cook, Board Member - Dow Chemical, Comcast
G. Kennedy Thompson, Wachovia

10:15– 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30– 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

“Crisis in the Corporation: Board Response and Situation Control”
“So You Were Asked to be on the Compensation Committee”
“The New Boardroom Environment: Regulatory Developments and
Emerging Best Practices”
“What Directors Should Know About Financial Reporting”

12:00– 1:00 p.m.

Lunch– Fox Student Center

1:00– 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

“D&O Insurance”
“Independent Directors – From Resource to Oversight”
“So You Were Asked to be on the Compensation Committee”
“What Directors Should Know About Financial Reporting”

2:30– 2:45 p.m 

Break

2:45– 3:20 p.m

Keynote Address:
Charles Niemeier, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board – Geneen Auditorium

3:20– 5:00 p.m.

Coping With the Expanding Scope of Audit Committee Responsibilities

Moderator: Professor Jennifer Francis, Fuqua School of Business

Panel Participants:
David Becker, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Aulana Peters, Board Member – 3M, Merrill Lynch
Garrett Stauffer, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Larry Worthy, Clear Channel Worldwide

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception – Washington Duke Inn

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Dinner with Keynote Speaker – Washington Duke Inn

Host: Dean Katharine Bartlett, Duke Law School

Keynote Address:
The Hon. Harvey J. Goldschmid – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Friday, March 12, 2004 - Fuqua School of Business

7:00 – 8:00 a.m

Breakfast– Fox Student Center

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Keynote Address:
The Hon. Leo E. Strine, Jr. – Delaware Chancery Court – Geneen Auditorium

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

The New Realities of Securities Litigation

Moderator: Professor Michael Bradley, Fuqua School of Business

Panel Participants:
David Berger, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
James Cox, Duke Law School
Leonard Simon, Milberg Weiss
The Hon. Leo Strine, Jr., Delaware Chancery Court

10:00– 11:15 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

“Crisis in the Corporation: Board Response and Situation Control”
“D&O Insurance”
“Independent Directors – From Resource to Oversight”
“The New Boardroom Environment: Regulatory Developments and
Emerging Best Practices”

11:15– 11:30 p.m 

Break

11:30 -1:00 p.m.

Hot Topics in Corporate Governance

Moderator: Stephen Wallenstein, Duke Global Capital Markets Center

Panel Participants:
Peter Clapman, TIAA-CREF
Peggy Foran, Pfizer, Inc.
David Karp, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
The Hon. Richard Moore, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Concluding Lunch Fox Student Center

Sessions and participants are subject to change