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Society Chapter Program Topics 2008 - 2009

Date of Meeting Chapter Topic Speakers
April 9, 2008 Northern California "Panel Discussion on Subsidiary Governance"
  • Brian M. Wong, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Kari Endries, Assistant Secretary, Chevron Corporation
  • Nancy Fraser, Director and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Fair Isaac Corporation
  • Alan R. Sankin, Vice President - Tax and Treasury, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
April 9, 2008 Los Angeles "How Does 'Notice And Access' Really Work? The Edison International Experience"
  • Keith J. Larson, Attorney, Southern California Edison Company
April 10, 2008 Ohio "Corporate Secretary Fundamentals and Best Practices"
  • Geri Presti, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Forest City
  • Paul Harris, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of KeyCorp
  • Lisa Kunkle, General Counsel of PolyOne
April 10, 2008 Dallas "Straight Talk about the Latest SEC Doings"
  • Broc Romanek, Editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net
  • Dave Lynn, Editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net
April 15, 2008 St. Louis "Navigating the Currents of Diverging Investors"
  • Margaret M. Foran, Senior Vice President - Corporate Governance, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Pfizer Inc.
April 21, 2008 Pittsburgh "Hot Topics in Governance"  
April 30, 2008 Milwaukee "Overview of Recent SEC Reforms and Proposed Rule Changes"
  • Peter D. Fetzer, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Cynthia M. Davis, Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Chad J. Wiener, Associate, Quarles & Brady LLP
April 30, 2008 Chicago "Global Business Strategy and Future Enhancements to the NYSE Euronext Trading Platforms"
  • Noreen M. Culhane
    Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Client Group
    NYSE Euronext
May 7, 2008 Northern California "Staying Out of Trouble - Best Practices with Insights from a Securities Litigator"
  • Darryl P. Rains, Co-Chair Securities Litigation Group, Morrison & Foerster
  • Robert M. Mattson, Jr., Co-Chair Public Companies and Securities Group, Morrison & Foerster
  • Brandon C. Parris, Corporate Finance Partner, Morrison & Foerster
  • Andrew D. Thorpe, Corporate Finance Associate, Morrison & Foerster
May 15, 2008 Twin Cities "10b5-1 Trading Plans"
  • Marty Dunn, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Former Deputy Director and Acting Director, SEC Division of Corporate Finance
  • David Boles, Managing Director, Private Wealth Management Investment Management Division, Goldman Sachs
  • Laura Bednarski, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, U.S. Bancorp
  • Trevor Gunderson, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, General Mills
May 19, 2008 Middle Atlantic
  • Executive Compensation Disclosure Update, featuring Alan Dye - Partner, Hogan & Hartson PLLC, David Lynn - Editor, TheCorporateCounsel.net
  • A First-Timers Guide to E-Proxy, featuring Tangela Richter - Asst. General Counsel, Capital One Financial Corporation, MaryEllen Andersen - Vice President of Corporate and Institutional Relations, Broadridge, Inc.
  • Hedge Fund Activism: Know When to Hold, Know When to Fold, featuring Art Crozier - Co-Founder, Innisfree M&A, Inc., Barry Genkin - Partner, Blank Rome, LLC, Damien Park - President and CEO, Hedge Fund Solutions LLC
  • Mid-Season Proxy Update: Focus on Investor Activism, featuring Meg Voorhees - Director, Social Issues Service, RiskMetrics Inc., Stu Dalheim - Manager, Advocacy and Policy, Calvert Group
  • Taking Minutes: Where Theory Meets Practice, featuring Joanna J. Cline - Partner, Pepper & Hamilton LLP, Mollie Roy - Managing Assoc. General Counsel and Asst. Corporate Secretary, Freddie Mac
  • Emerging Trends in Risk Management: What's a Caring Board to Do?, featuring Thomas J. Reilly - Former Partner, Arthur Andersen; Director, Astea International, Inc., James E. Weatherly - Vice President, Risk Management, Capital One Financial Corporation
May 19, 2008 Pittsburgh "XBRL and e-Proxy — They're here!"
  • Bob Buckholz, VP and General Manager, Command Financial Press, NYC
  • Lennie Goldstein, Manager, EDGAR Services of Command Financial Press, NYC
May 27, 2008 St. Louis "Roundtable Discussion on This Year's Proxy Season"  
May 29, 2008 Los Angeles "D&O Insurance - What You Need to Know Now"
  • Diane E. Kooken, Marsh USA, Inc.
  • Damian Brew, Marsh USA, Inc.
June 12, 2008 Detroit "SEC/Securities Update"
  • Patrick Daugherty, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
August 20, 2008 Milwaukee "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and China Law Issues"
  • Joseph E. Puchner, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP

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