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: Professor Stephen Wallenstein, Global Capital Markets Center
Welcoming Remarks
Keynote Address: The Hon. William H. Donaldson – Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration & Buffet Breakfast – Fox Student Center

8:00– 8:45 a.m.

Keynote Address: Steve Miller – Chairman and Interim CEO, Federal-Mogul Corporation

8:45– 10:15 a.m.

The Role of the Board in Risk Oversight and Strategic Planning
Moderator: Dean Douglas Breeden – Fuqua School of Business

Panel Participants:
Rhett Brandon – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Robert May – HealthSouth Corporation
Lanty Smith – Board Member, Wachovia Corporation
Matthew Szulik – Red Hat, Inc.

10:15– 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30– 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

“Board Leadership in Managing Crises”
“Governance Ratings: Form over Substance?”
“The Board’s Agenda and Effective Communication with Management”
“What Directors Must Know about Financial Reporting – Part I”

12:00– 1:00 p.m.

Lunch– Fox Student Center

1:00– 2:30 p.m.

Challenges Facing Compensation Committees
Moderator: Professor James Cox, Duke Law School

Panel Participants:
Claude Johnston – Pearl Meyer & Partners
Robert Mundheim – Board Member, eCollege.com
Brick Susko – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

2:30– 2:45 p.m 

Break

2:45– 4:00 p.m

Breakout Sessions
“Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Board and Its Committees”
“The Role of the Board in Ethics and Compliance Programs”
“Trends in Recruiting and Compensating Boards in Today’s Environment”
“What Directors Must Know about Financial Reporting – Part II”

4:00– 5:15 p.m.

Audit Committee Responsibilities: Update on 404 Compliance
Moderator: Raymond Groth, Adjunct Professor, Fuqua School of Business

Panel Participants:
Bill Gradison – Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Steve Miller – Board Member, Symantec
Peter Scott III – Progress Energy Service Company
Garrett Stauffer – PricewaterhouseCoopers

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

7:00 – 8:00 a.m

Buffet Breakfast – Fox Student Center

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Keynote Address: Stephen M. Cutler – Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Managing the Liability Exposure of Directors
Moderator: Professor Michael Bradley, Fuqua School of Business & Duke Law School

Panel Participants:
David Berger – Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Greg Flood – AIG National Union
Jennifer Fahey – Aon Risk Services
Leonard Simon – Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins
The Hon. Leo Strine, Jr. – Delaware Chancery Court

10:00– 10:15 a.m.

Break

11:15– 11:45 p.m 

Breakout Sessions
“Board Leadership in Managing Crises”
“Recent Developments in D&O Insurance”
“The Role of the Board in Ethics and Compliance Programs”
“Trends in Recruiting and Compensating Boards in Today’s Environment”

11:45 -1:00 p.m.

Hot Topics in Corporate Governance
Moderator: Professor Stephen Wallenstein, Global Capital Markets Center

Panel Participants:
Peter Clapman – TIAA-CREF
Jamie Heard – Institutional Shareholder Services
Thomas Keller – Board Member, Wendy’s International, Inc.
Charles Mulaney, Jr. – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Concluding Lunch-- Fox Student Center

Sessions and participants are subject to change