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Sunday, June 19, 2011

SUNDAY SESSION AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, HALF MOON BAY

8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

To kick-off this year’s Directors’ College, the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance invites you to attend a special session at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, on Sunday June 19, 2011 from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The session will begin with a presentation featuring Robert Sutton, Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford, and author of The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn’t. Following the morning presentation, guests will participate in either a golf tournament on the Ocean Course or wine tasting in the Montara Room.

Space is limited for this event and pre-registration is required. Visit the Sunday Session page to view the Sunday Session timeline and program fee. Click here register for the Sunday Session and for the 2011 Directors’ College.

The Sunday Session is sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank.


THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL STANFORD DIRECTORS’ COLLEGE 2011

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6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Registration
Crocker Garden, Stanford Law School

7:00 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

COMMISSIONER TROY A. PAREDES
United States Securities and Exchange Commission


Monday, June 20, 2011


7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School


7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

sponsored by Prudential

THE HONORABLE MYRON T. STEELE
Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court

8:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Board Level Lessons from HP and BP: Crisis Control, the CEO, and Governance
Cubberley Auditorium

Panelists:

ANASTASIA KELLY, Partner at DLA Piper and former Vice-Chairman and General Counsel of AIG, MCI/WorldCom, Sears and Fannie Mae
ROBERT MALONE, President and CEO  of The First National Bank of Sonora, Texas and former Chairman and President of BP Americas Inc
GORDON SMITH, Former President and CEO, PG&E

Moderator:

JOSEPH A. GRUNDFEST, Co-director, Directors’ College 2011; W.A. Franke Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School; Senior Faculty, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Co-Founder and Director, Financial Engines

10:00 a.m. Short Shot:

Cubberley Auditorium

ROBERT KHUZAMI
Director of Enforcement, United States Securities and Exchange Commission

10:30 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (select one of the sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➣ Accounting and Audit Matters: Fundamental
➣ Compensation: Fundamentals
➣ Corporate Governance and Proxy Trends
➣ How to Be a Lead Director
➣ Special Investigations

12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address
Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

MEG WHITMAN
former President and CEO, eBay, Inc.

2:00 p.m. Intensive Seminar Tracks (select one of the sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School


➣ Audit Committee and Risk Management
➣ Compensation: Balancing Risk and Reward
➣ Mergers and Acquisitions
➣ Shareholder Activism

4:00 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m. Short Shot: Coaching: The CEO and the Board
Cubberley Auditorium

WILLIAM CAMPBELL
Chairman of the Board, Intuit

5:00 p.m. Plenary Session: What Boards Can Learn from the Military
Cubberley Auditorium

Panelists:

LT. GENERAL JOHN H. MOELLERING, Chairman of the Board, USAA
ROBERT MUNDHEIM, Of Counsel, Shearman & Sterling
REAR ADMIRAL MARTY EVANS , U.S. Navy (retired)

Moderator:

SIMON LORNE, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer, Millenium Partners; Co-director, Directors’ College 2011

6:15 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Crocker Garden, Stanford Law School

7:00 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

sponsored by NASDAQ OMX

KENNETH FEINBERG
BP Escrow Fund Administrator; Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation; Founder and Managing Partner, Feinberg Rozen LLP


Tuesday, June 21, 2011


7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Keynote Address
Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

LT. GENERAL JOHN MOELLERING (retired)
Chairman of the Board, USAA

8:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Board Diversity and Composition: Hiring, Firing, and Evaluating Directors
Cubberley Auditorium

Panelists:

LARRY SONSINI, Chairman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
ROEL CAMPOS, Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
LAREINA YEE, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Moderator:

F. DANIEL SICILIANO, Co-director, Directors’ College 2011; Associate Dean for Executive Education and Special Programs, Stanford Law School; Faculty Director, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University

10:00 a.m. Short Shot: ISS and the Proxy Advisory Industry: Does Proxy Voting Advice Enhance Shareholder Value?
Cubberley Auditorium

DAVID F. LARCKER
James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting and Director of the Corporate Governance Research Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Senior Faculty, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University

10:30 Break

11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (select one of the sessions)

Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➣ Accounting and Audit Matters: Fundamentals
➣ Compensation: Fundamentals
➣ Corporate Governance and Proxy Trends
➣ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
➣ Indemnification and D&O Insurance
➣ Defend Your Yourself, Defend Your Company: Litigation Strategies

12:15 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address

Directors’ College Pavilion, Canfield Courtyard, Stanford Law School

GEORGE ROBERTS
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

1:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions (select one of the sessions)
Classroom Building, Stanford Law School

➣ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
➣ Intellectual Property and the Board
➣ Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
➣ Political Activity and the Board
➣ Special Investigations

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Plenary Session: Ripped From the Headlines
Room 290, Stanford Law School

Panelists:

GORDON DAVIDSON, Firm Chairman and Partner, Fenwick & West

Moderator:

JOSEPH GRUNDFEST, Co-director, Directors’ College 2011; W.A. Franke Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School; Senior Faculty, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Co-founder and Director, Financial Engines

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment

* Details and times subject to change

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