October 6, 2010 - New York City
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Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 883-1234
Fax : (212) 697-3772
www.grandnewyork.hyatt.com
The Board Committee Peer Exchange event once again promises to provide a valuable information exchange for board committee chairmen and general counsel. Participants will have the opportunity to share insights and solutions with their peers while discussing critical issues and challenges, including structure, process, and problem solving.
The Peer Exchange has proven to be one of the most significant and highly valued events that Corporate Board Member has ever offered. Ninety-eight percent of past participants have expressed a desire to return. The event is a must-do for any committee chair or general counsel.
There will be no press present at any of the Peer Exchange sessions, and there will beno record of session proceedings, ensuring a forum for candid, in-depth discussion. Prior to the event, Corporate Board Member will solicite input from invited participants to develop the most relevant agenda for each committee session.
There is a nominal registration fee of $195 to attend the event. Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations if needed, and a block of rooms will be reserved at the Grand Hyatt.
GENERAL SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, October 6
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – Noon Peer Exchange Sessions Kickoff (all sessions will run simultaneously)
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Peer Exchange Sessions Resume
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. General Session
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closing Reception
Participants will be divided into groups based on their board position. Groups will be split based on board company annual sales into Fortune 300+ and Large-Cap. Each group will be limited to 12 participants. Categories will include:
Audit Committee Chairs
Compensation Committee Chairs
Governance/Nominating Committee Chairs
Lead Directors and Non-Executive Chairs
General Counsel
CONTACT:
Amber Smith, Education & Events Associate, Corporate Board Member, (615) 309-3200 or asmith@boardmember.com.
Highlights from the 2009 Board Committee Peer Exchange
Why did you choose to attend the Peer Exchange
- The ability to discuss and learn from others
- Quality of participants
- Wanted to be exposed to best practices
- Relevancy and convenience
- To be able to communicate with peers
- So much going on. Want to be current on issues. Dialogue.
- Small groups accomplish so much more
- Education from other chairs
- An opportunity to hear from peers
- Chance to learn more from other Audit Committee chairs with whom I normally don’t interact
- See what’s on others’ minds and access our relative position
- Be up to date on current trends, thinking/network
- Desire to expand governance knowledge
- Peer to peer communication
What was the biggest take-away for you from the Peer Exchange?
- Comparison of practices of my boards’ audit committees with others
- “Calibration” of what we do correspond with others with detailed discussions
- Experience of others
- Networking, learning different strategies for outcomes
- Frankness, candor, common concerns of peer group members
- Scope of discussion quite good
- Reinforcement that any ideas were in the mainstream of my peers
- Some good approaches to use at Audit Committee meeting
- Better understanding of compensation motives
- A confidence that we’re doing a good job
- Lots of ideas to improve audit committee performance
- Both confirmation of activities and new ideas from peers
- Common governance issues despite diversity of industry representation
- Specific suggestions to take back to my committees
- Expanded my understanding of things I can do to improve
- Really smart participants with great contributions
- A process to use to provide more rigor in assessing the risk in comp plans