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NACD Directorship 100 Forum

Where Boardroom Leaders Gather to Hear the
Most Insightful Commentary, Views and Practices

Now in its 11th year, the the NACD Directorship 100 Forum has become the foremost gathering in the director community, bringing together the leading business minds, including board directors, corporate officers and dignitaries, who are critical to establishing the direction for our country’s recovery of vitality and economic prosperity. Our program this year – The Game Changers in Corporate Governance - includes a stellar lineup of topics for directors who want a behind-the-scenes look at the most significant issues of the year:

• What really happened at Lehman Brothers
• The Big Short and financial services
• The SEC and Bernie Madoff’s whistleblower
• Warren Buffett’s biggest acquisition, Burlington Northern
• How CalPERS plans to change boardroom
• and more…

Speaker Highlights

Confirmed keynotes for this year’s Forum already include:

• Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the Lehman bankruptcy; chairman, Jenner & Block
• William Ackman, hedge fund guru; CEO and founder, Pershing Square Capital
• Harry Markopolos, Madoff whistleblower; financial fraud investigator
• Matthew Rose, president and CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe
• Anne Simpson, CalPERS’ senior manager for corporate governance

This two-day event provides a range of provocative and topical programs:

Board Director Peer Exchange Roundtables

Today’s leading directors will gather to discuss the major areas of board responsibility, facilitated by leading global experts. Participating directors will have an opportunity to pose questions and react to positions. During two consecutive sessions, directors may choose from the following topics:

The 2010 Directorship 100 and Corporate Governance Hall of Fame Tribute Dinner

Each year, NACD Directorship identifies the most influential people in the boardroom community, including directors and officers, as well as corporate governance experts, journalists, regulators, academics and counselors. Reviving economic growth remains a priority for policy makers and directors alike. Therefore, our programs strive to offer a balance between those who do actual board work and those who influence how that work is done.  Influential voices in the boardroom and past D100 honorees include Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s compensation master; Chief Justice Myron Steele of the Delaware Supreme Court; Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs; Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times editor of DealBook; Maggie Wilderotter, chairman and CEO of Frontier Communications and a director of Procter & Gamble, Yahoo, Xerox, and Tribune Co.; Ursula Fairbairn, director of Centex, Sunoco, and VF Corp; and many more. These are the ranks of those who will pave the way forward for all boards.

Ask The Experts – Proven Corporate Governance Practices of the Fortune 50

These sessions focus on the three major board committee platforms of Compensation Committee philosophy, Nominating Committee excellence and Audit Committee risk management best practices. They will reveal changes in regulation and litigation, and how the smartest boards guided by the most expert professionals are meeting governance challenges effectively, while moving their business models forward.

The View From the C-Suite

A one-on-one interview with the chairman and CEO of a leading publicly traded company, this session provides a top down view. Guaranteed to be among the most provocative sessions, this interview provides a leader’s perspective on the issues of the day — from legislation and regulation to the state of the economy and the outlook for recovery to management’s relationship with its board. This format allows a leading CEO to speak candidly about the enormous challenges and opportunities that greet him or her each day and also provides ample time for a lively and engaging audience question-and-answer session.