Speakers

From Compliance to Excellence

Meet the Speakers

Hear from experienced governance practitioners, directors, executives, and advisors as they share practical perspectives on the issues shaping today’s boardrooms and public companies.

Sebastian Alsheimer
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Sebastian Alsheimer

Partner and Head, Shareholder Engagement and Activism Defense Practice
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session

The Next-Generation Proxy Statement & Shareholder Engagement

Sue Barsamian
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Sue Barsamian

Lead Independent Director
Gen Digital Inc.

Session

Building the Modern Board: Roles, Composition, & Management Engagement

Kaley Childs Karaffa
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Kaley Childs Karaffa

Head of Board Advisory, Americas
Nasdaq

Session

Reflections of the Day

Jim Cummings
Moderator

Jim Cummings

Board Member, California State Bar;
Former CHRO, Time Warner

Session

Aligning Pay, Performance & Governance

Harry Demas
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Harry Demas

Vice President, Corporate Securities & Governance
Intel Corporation

Session

The Next-Generation Proxy Statement & Shareholder Engagement

Mike Dreyer
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Mike Dreyer

Director
Coherent Corp.

Session

Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Beyond Risk Management to Creating a Resilient Organization

Steve Eliuk
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Steve Eliuk

CEO, I/ONX HPC; Board Member at Scalyx.ai; former Vice President of Data Intelligence at IBM

Session

Who’s Afraid of AI? How Boards Can Oversee—and Leverage—Generative and Agentive AI

Tami Erwin
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Tami Erwin

Public Company Board Director, Former EVP & CEO, Verizon Business

Session

Aligning Pay, Performance & Governance

Kimberly Fullerton
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Kimberly Fullerton

Consultant
Spencer Stuart

Session

Building the Modern Board: Roles, Composition, & Management Engagement

Helena K. Grannis
Moderator

Helena K. Grannis

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session

Workshop: Optimizing the Board’s Role in Strategy: Combining Independent Oversight with Genuine Thought Partnership

Justin J.T. Ho
Moderator & Speaker

Justin “J.T.” Ho

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Sessions

Moderator: Building the Modern Board: Roles, Composition, & Management Engagement

Speaker: Reflections of the Day

Laurie Simon Hodrick
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Laurie Simon Hodrick

Independent Director & Chair, Audit Committee
Roku, Inc.

Session

Who’s Afraid of AI? How Boards Can Oversee—and Leverage—Generative and Agentive AI

Zabrina Jenkins
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Zabrina Jenkins

Co-Founder
Sidus Strategic Advisors

Session

Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Beyond Risk Management to Creating a Resilient Organization

John Kuo
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John Kuo

Board Member, Mirion Technologies, Inc.
Former General Counsel, Charles River Laboratories and Varian Medical Systems

Session

Workshop: Optimizing the Board’s Role in Strategy: Combining Independent Oversight with Genuine Thought Partnership

Lisa Kwon
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Lisa Kwon

Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Ingram Micro

Session

Who’s Afraid of AI? How Boards Can Oversee—and Leverage—Generative and Agentive AI

Mary Catherine Malley
Moderator

Mary Catherine Malley

Strategist, Legal Counsel
Formerly, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Session

Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Beyond Risk Management to Creating a Resilient Organization

Bob Marese
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Bob Marese

President
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.

Session

The Next-Generation Proxy Statement & Shareholder Engagement

Francesca L. Odell
Moderator

Francesca L. Odell

Partner; Member, Executive Committee; Leader, Americas Corporate Practice; Co-Leader, Public Company Group
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session

Who’s Afraid of AI? How Boards Can Oversee—and Leverage—Generative and Agentive AI

Hannah Orowitz
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Hannah Orowitz

Principal
Compensia

Session

Aligning Pay, Performance & Governance

Julia L. Petty
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Julia L. Petty

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session

Aligning Pay, Performance & Governance

Rose Pierson
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Rose Pierson

Assistant Secretary and Senior Counsel
Securities and Corporate Governance
Chevron

Session

Aligning Pay, Performance & Governance

Alex Shukhman
Moderator

Alex Shukhman

Associate Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Corporate
Astera Labs, Inc.

Session

The Next-Generation Proxy Statement & Shareholder Engagement

Kara Tatman
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Kara Tatman

General Counsel
Ampere Computing

Session

Building the Modern Board: Roles, Composition, & Management Engagement

Lillian Tsu
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Lillian Tsu

Partner and Leader, Americas Capital Markets Group
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Session

Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Beyond Risk Management to Creating a Resilient Organization

Antonio Varas
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Antonio Varas

Chief Strategy Officer
Synopsys

Session

Workshop: Optimizing the Board’s Role in Strategy: Combining Independent Oversight with Genuine Thought Partnership

Paul F. Washington
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Paul F. Washington

President & Chief Executive Officer
Society for Corporate Governance

Session

Reflections of the Day