Peer Exchanges
If you are a board committee chair, lead director, or general counsel of a public company with annual sales over $200 million and are interested in participating in our upcoming Board Committee Peer Exchange events, please contact Jamie Tassa at jtassa@boardmember.com or 1-800-452-9875.
We have Peer Exchanges scheduled for:
Mid-Cap Board Committee Peer Exchange
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Mid-Cap Board Committee Peer Exchange has been postponed. Please check back for updates on the new date and location for this event.
Board Committee Peer Exchange
- Monday, October 13, 2008
- Grand Hyatt, New York City
- General Counsel and Committee Chairmen of public companies with annual sales greater than $500 million
The Board Committee Peer Exchange events provide a valuable information exchange for board committee chairmen and general counsel to share insights and solutions with their peers while discussing critical issues and challenges facing their boards, including structure, process, and problem solving. Before the event, Corporate Board Member solicits input from invited participants to develop the most relevant agenda for each session. Participants drive the discussions, and expert advisers are on hand to provide insight.
The Peer Exchange has proven to be one of the most significant and highly valued events that Corporate Board Member has ever offered. There is no press present at any of the Peer Exchange sessions, and discussions are off-the-record. Sample discussion topics from past Peer Exchange events include:
Audit Committee Chairs
- Audit committee's role in enterprise risk management
- Financial reporting challenges
- Changes in relationships with and roles of management, internal and external audit
- Oversight of internal investigations
Compensation Committee Chairs
- Compensation proxy disclosures
- Executive compensation and pay for performance issues
- Stock option grant dating and re-pricing
- Director compensation: establishing appropriate mix of cash and equity
Nominating/Governance Committee Chairs
- Best practices for board/committee/individual director evaluations
- Majority voting issues; term limits
- CEO succession planning and executive development programs
- Board's role in strategic planning
Lead Directors/Non-Executive Chairs
- Defining roles and responsibilities of the Lead Director and the Non-Executive Chair
- CEO and board succession planning
- Effective board-management relations
- Best practices for CEO and director evaluations
General Counsel
- Working with the board on proxy disclosure rules and Section 404 compliance
- Shareholder issues: majority voting, hedge funds, etc.
- Building internal law departments
- Controlling litigation costs
