Wednesday,
September 5, 2001
Held at the Monona Terrace Convention Center
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
"An Inside Look at Investment Strategy"
Director Keynote Speaker- Abby Joseph Cohen, chief market strategist, Goldman Sachs
Held at the UW-Madison Fluno Center for Executive Education
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
"The Importance of Corporate Governance to Stakeholders
Director Keynote Speaker - Patricia Dunn,
global chief executive, Barclays Global Investors
6:00 p.m.
RECEPTION AND DINNER
Thursday, September 6, 2001
All events held at the UW-Madison Fluno Center for Executive Education
7:30 a.m.
Program Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:10 a.m.
Welcome
Patricia Lipton, executive director, SWIB
Katharine Lyall, president, University of Wisconsin System Administration
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
PLENARY SESSION I
"Best Practices and Director Professionalism"
Peter Gleason, vice president, research & development, NACD
Roger W. Raber, president and chief executive officer, NACD
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
PLENARY SESSION II
"The Institutional Investor's View of Value Creation"
Moderator
Cynthia L. Richson, Esq., investor responsibility program officer, SWIB
Panelists
Ken Bertsch, director, corporate governance, TIAA-CREF
Peggy Foran, vice president, corporate governance, Pfizer
John Nelson, investment director, SWIB
Eric D. Roiter, senior vice president & general counsel, Fidelity
Ted White, manager, corporate governance unit, CalPERS
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and keynote speaker
"The Case for a Chief Governance Officer"
David Smith, president, American Society of Corporate Secretaries
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION III
"Wall Street Conflict of Interests, Regulation FD, and other Financial
and Regulatory Issues" (10(b)(5)(1)) etc.)
Moderator:
Ted Beck, associate dean, UW-Madison School of Business
Panelists:
Sara Bloom, Esq., associate general counsel,
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
Mike Lehman, chief financial officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Larry Lieberman, Esq., Godfrey & Kahn
Mike Mayo, analyst, Prudential Securities
Lynn E. Turner, chief accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1
1) Board Committees: Audit Committee
Moderator:
Larry Rittenberg, professor, UW-Madison School of Business
Panelists:
Helen Scott, professor, New York University School of Law
Richard Steinberg, senior partner and U.S. leader for corporate
governance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jackie Wagner, general auditor, General Motors Corporation
2) Technology and Biotechnology Boards: Good
Governance Matters
Moderator:
John Nelson, investment director, SWIB
Panelists:
Steve Basta, director and president, Gilatech
Julie Daum, managing director, U.S. Board Services Practice,
Spencer Stuart
Larry Stambaugh, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Maxim Pharmaceuticals
3) D & O Insurance and Other Insurable Financial
Risks
Ron Moyer, director, AON FSG
Manuel "Manny" Sanchez, Esq., Sanchez and Daniels
Steve Shappell, Esq., AON Risk Services
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2
4) Board Committees Best Practices: Nominating
Committee—Diversity Recruitment and the Role of Independent Directors
Carolyn Brancato, Ph.D., director, global corporate
governance, The Conference Board
John Berry, partner, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
5) Board Evaluations (NACD)
Bob Hallagan, vice chairperson, Heidrick & Struggles
International Inc.
B. Kenneth West, senior consultant on corporate governance, TIAA-CREF
6) Crisis Management (NACD)
Leslie Charm, partner, Youngman & Charm
Hal Shear, president, Research Investment Advisors, Ltd.
5:45 - 6:45 p.m
Reception
6:45 p.m.
Regulatory Keynote Speaker and Dinner
Lynn Turner, chief accountant, Securities and Exchange
Commission
Dinner sponsored by Pfizer, Inc.
Friday, September 7, 2001
All events held at the UW-Madison Fluno Center for Executive Education
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Director Keynote
"Director Independence and Board Culture: Creating and Sustaining the
Strong Director"
Constance Horner, director, Pfizer
PLENARY SESSION IV
"Board Committees: Compensation Committee and Executive Compensation Issues"
Moderator:
B. Kenneth West, senior consultant on corporate governance, TIAA-CREF
Panelists:
Charles M. Elson, professor and director, Center for Corporate Governance, University of
Delaware
Stuart L. Gillan, research economist, TIAA-CREF
Joann Lublin, careers news editor, Wall Street Journal
Patrick McGurn, vice president, Institutional Shareholder Services
Pearl Meyer, president, Pearl Meyer and Partners
10:45 a.m. - Noon
PLENARY SESSION V
"Shareholder Litigation Issues and
Trends"
Moderator:
B. Keith Johnson, Esq., chief legal counsel, SWIB
Panelists:
John Busch, Esq., Michael, Best & Friedrich
Ken Davis, dean, UW-Madison Law School
Kayla J. Gillan, Esq., CalPERS
Jack B. Jacobs, vice chancellor, Delaware Chancery Court
Richard Koppes, Esq., Jones Day
Ann Yerger, director of research, Council of Institutional Investors
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Patrick McGurn, vice president, Institutional Shareholder Services
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Cynthia L. Richson, Esq., investor responsibility program officer,
SWIB
Ted Beck, associate dean, UW-Madison School of Business
