The Eighth Annual 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
(All times Pacific)
Registration Opens
Welcome Remarks
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley
SEC Enforcement Update
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Gurbir Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
FinReg: The Road Ahead
Moderator
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Commissioner Cloey Hewlett California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
Commissioner Hester Peirce U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business
Liz Elting, Founder and CEO Elizabeth Elting Foundation
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
The C-Suite: Interview with Marcie Frost
Marcie Frost, Chief Executive Officer CalPERS
Denise O’Leary, Venture Capitalist
Lunch
The “State” of Delaware
Moderator
Shannon Eagan, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Randall J. Baron, Partner Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Paul Fioravanti, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Elena Norman, Partner Young Conaway
Beyond ESG: Moving from Risk to Opportunity
Moderator
Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis
Speakers
David Bell, Partner Fenwick
Steven Lipin, Chairman and CEO Gladstone Place Partners
Susan MacCormac, Board Member Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Break
The Great Debate: Remote vs. In-Person Work
Moderator
Adam Sterling, Assistant Dean University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Flo Crivello, Founder and CEO Lindy
Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO Gumroad
Capital Markets Crystal Ball
Moderator
Alan Denenberg, Partner Davis Polk
Speakers
Joshua Bleharski, Managing Director JPMorgan Healthcare
Kate Claassen, Managing Director Morgan Stanley
Global Trends and Impact on Business Growth and Investment
Moderator
Eric Jensen, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Ed Batts, Partner Gibson Dunn
Michael Diz, Partner Debevoise & Plimpton
John Christiansen, Partner, Global Partnership Board FGS Global
The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Joe Nocera, Author and Journalist The Free Press
Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception
Day 2
(All times Pacific)
Registration Opens
Welcome Remarks
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley
Conversation with OpenAI
Che Chang, General Counsel OpenAI
David Peinsipp, Partner Cooley
How Generative AI Will Change Corporate Transactions
Moderator
Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Che Chang, General Counsel OpenAI
Nadia Dugal, Co-founder Tome
Peter Werner, Partner Cooley
Break
2024 Deal Trends
Moderator
Jon Avina, Partner Cooley
Emily Roberts, Partner Davis Polk
Audience Choice: Ask the Deal Experts
Moderator
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Speakers
Renata Hesse, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Navigating Critical Issues and Board Dynamics
Moderator
Seth Gottlieb, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Anita Lynch, Board Member Nasdaq U.S. Exchanges
Dominic Perella, General Counsel Character.AI
Jed Repko, Partner Joele Frank
Live Podcast: Drinks with the Deal: David Marcus + Trâm Phi
David Marcus, Senior Writer & Host The Deal
Trâm Phi, SVP and General Counsel Databricks
Closing Remarks
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Speakers
Jon Avina
Partner
Cooley
Adam Badawi
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn
David Bell
Partner
Fenwick
Joshua Bleharski
Managing Director
JPMorgan Healthcare
Che Chang
General Counsel
OpenAI
John Christiansen
Partner, Global Partnership Board
FGS Global
Kate Claassen
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Flo Crivello
Founder and CEO
Lindy
Alan Denenberg
Partner
Davis Polk
Nadia Dugal
Co-founder
Tome
Shannon Eagan
Partner
Cooley
Liz Elting
Founder and CEO
Elizabeth Elting Foundation
Paul Fioravanti
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Marcie Frost
Chief Executive Officer
CalPERS
Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Seth Gottlieb
Partner
Cooley
Gurbir Grewal
Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Renata Hesse
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Commissioner Cloey Hewlett
California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
Eric Jensen
Partner
Cooley
Sahil Lavingia
Founder and CEO
Gumroad
Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners
Anita Lynch
Board Member
Nasdaq U.S. Exchanges
Susan MacCormac
Board Member
Berkeley Center for Law and Business
David Marcus
Senior Writer & Host
The Deal
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis
Flavia Naves
Former General Counsel
Circle
Joe Nocera
Author and Journalist
The Free Press
Elena Norman
Partner
Young Conaway
Denise O’Leary
Venture Capitalist
Frank Partnoy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Angeli Patel
Executive Director
Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Dave Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley
Commissioner Hester Peirce
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Dominic Perella
General Counsel
Character.AI
Trâm Phi
SVP and General Counsel
Databricks
Jed Repko
Partner
Joele Frank
Emily Roberts
Partner
Davis Polk
Adam Sterling
Assistant Dean
University of California, Berkeley
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner
Cooley
Peter Werner
Partner
Cooley
