Public Company Shareholder Engagement Summit

Join us for the Public Company Shareholder Engagement Summit - full agenda available now.

Co-hosted by Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate Directors–Nashville (NACD) and Vanderbilt University’s Hans Stoll Financial Markets Research Center, this complimentary event will feature a fireside chat with SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda, and an invigorating lineup of speakers, relevant topics, and invaluable networking opportunities.

Panel topics include:

• Impact of the 2024 Proxy Season on Off-Season Engagement
• Recent Developments in Shareholder Activism
• Looking Ahead to 2025: SEC Regulations, Enforcement and More

This complimentary summit will include a networking cocktail reception. This program is also offered as a live webcast. 

Agenda

10:45 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | Registration, Coffee and Networking
11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Fireside Chat With SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda

Moderator:
Jay Knight, Partner and Co-Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Practice Group, Barnes & Thornburg

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking

1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Impact of the 2024 Proxy Season on Off-Season Engagement

Moderator:
Joshua White, Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and current senior advisor at the PCAOB

Panelists:
Alfredo Porretti, Managing Director and Head of Shareholder Engagement and M&A Capital Markets for North America, J.P. Morgan
Mark Borges, Principal, Compensia
Teresa Sebastian, Founder, President, CEO of The Dominion Asset Group; Member of the Board of Directors at AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) and Kaiser Aluminum (Nasdaq: KALU); former senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Darden Restaurants

2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Recent Developments in Shareholder Activism

Moderator:
David Hooper, Partner and Co-Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Practice Group, Barnes & Thornburg

Panelists:
Ann Lipton, Michael M. Fleishman Professor of Business Law, Tulane University Law School
Michael Levin, The Activist Investor
Tiffany Posil, Chief, Office of Mergers and Acquisitions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | Looking Ahead to 2025: SEC Regulations, Enforcement and More

Moderator:
Trace Schmeltz, Partner and Co-chair of the Financial and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group, Barnes & Thornburg

Participants:
Jennifer Marietta-Westberg, VP, Cornerstone Research
Amanda Rose, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
Rebecca Reilly, Assistant Regional Director for SEC Enforcement in New York, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Doug Rand, Managing Director, Deloitte National Office

4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | Reception

CLE credit pending.

Questions? Email Amy Kintz or call 574-237-1140.