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2024 Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance

Berkeley Fall Forum

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Conference Schedule

The conference agenda is below (all in Pacific Time):

Day 1

November 12, 2024
(All times Pacific)
8:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

Stavros Gadinis, Professor Berkeley Law

Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley

Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley

9:05 am

Regulatory Developments in AI

Irene Liu, AI Advisor, CA Senate and Founder Hypergrowth GC

Monique C. Winkler, Regional Director of San Francisco Office Securities and Exchange Commission

Moderator

Travis LeBlanc, Partner Cooley

9:50 am

Applying AI in Deal Making and Governance

Yulia Buyanin, Founding Attorney Tome

Gordon Moodie, Partner Debevoise

Peter Werner, Partner Cooley

10:40 am

Climate Governance on Corporate Boards

Nate Saint Victor, General Counsel Engine No. 1

Beth Sasfai, Partner Cooley

Nicole Systrom, Chief Impact Officer Galvanize Climate Solutions

Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer Persefoni

Moderator

Amelia Miazad, Professor UC Davis School of Law

11:25 am

2024 U.S. Presidential Election: What’s Next for Business in the Face of Risk

Soleil Boughton, Chief Legal Officer Hims & Hers

John Christiansen, Partner FGS Global

Nancy Skinner, Member of the California State Senate

Sean West, Co-Founder Hence Technologies

Moderator

Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

The “State” of Delaware

Honorable Sam Glasscock III, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery

Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery

Honorable Lori W. Will, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery

Moderator

Stavros Gadinis, Professor Berkeley Law

Note: This session will not be streamed or recorded.

1:55 pm

The 2025 Incorporation Advice Memo

Ed Batts, Partner Gibson Dunn

Rick S. Horvath, Partner Dechert LLP

Elena Norman, Partner Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Jeroen van Kwawegen, Partner Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann

Moderator

Frank Partnoy, Professor Berkeley Law

2:40 pm

Networking Break

3:10 pm

The Great Debate: Is heightened regulation chilling investment activity in private companies?

3:45 pm

Capital Markets Crystal Ball

Mike Connor, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking J.P. Morgan

Alan Denenberg, Partner Davis Polk

Rizvan Dhalla, Managing Director, Investment Banking Division Morgan Stanley

Moderator

David Peinsipp, Partner Cooley

4:25 pm

Book Talk: The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government

Brody Mullins, Author and Journalist

Moderator

Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley

5:00 pm

Closing Remarks, Cocktail Hour and Dinner

Day 2

November 13, 2024
(All times Pacific)
8:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business

9:10 am

Building Legal Teams in the Age of Legal Ops & Tech

David Curran, Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice Paul Weiss

Morgan Fong, General Counsel Instacart

Eleanor Lacey, General Counsel Asana

Moderator

Harvey Anderson, Adjunct Faculty Berkeley Law

9:45 am

Preparing for Corporate Crisis and Government Investigations

Andrew D. Goldstein, Partner Cooley

Cheree McAlpine, Chief Legal Officer Zoom

Margaret Richardson, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer GoFundMe

Kelly Sullivan, Partner Joele Frank

Moderator

Afra Afsharipour, Professor University of California, Davis

10:25 am

Networking Break

10:40 am

When is it Time for Board Refreshment?

Joanna Rees, Venture Capitalist & Founder Venture Strategy Partners

Philip Satre, Non-Executive Chair of the Board Wynn Resorts Ltd.

Allison Spinner, Partner Wilson Sonsini

Moderator

Stavros Gadinis, Professor Berkeley Law

11:20 am

Balancing Fairness and Incentives in Executive Compensation

Elizabeth A. Gartland, Partner Fenwick & West LLP

Scott McCall, Partner Cooley

Zain Oke, Board Director Daily Harvest

Jai Ramaswamy, Chief Legal Officer A16Z

Moderator

Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley

12:05 pm

Navigating Shareholder Activism

Sean Donahue, Partner Paul Hastings

Jessica Grounds, CEO Corporate Directors Forum

Steven Lipin, Founder and CEO Gladstone Place Partners

Moderator

Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley

12:55 pm

In Conversation With: Kristin Sverchek, President, Lyft

Kristin Sverchek, Former President Lyft

1:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Speakers

Headshot for Soleil Boughton

Soleil Boughton

Chief Legal Officer
Hims & Hers

Headshot for John Christiansen

John Christiansen

Partner
FGS Global

Headshot for Rizvan Dhalla

Rizvan Dhalla

Managing Director, Investment Banking Division
Morgan Stanley

Headshot for Jessica Grounds

Jessica Grounds

CEO
Corporate Directors Forum

Headshot for Margaret Richardson

Margaret Richardson

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
GoFundMe

Headshot for Nicole Systrom

Nicole Systrom

Chief Impact Officer
Galvanize Climate Solutions

Presenting Sponsors

Contributing Organizations