The 2021 Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance
Berkeley Fall Forum
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Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below:
Day 1
November 11, 2021
9:30 am
Day One Begins
9:45 am
Welcome Remarks
Panelists:
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner, Cooley
9:55 am
The “State” of Delaware
Panelists:
The Honorable Kathaleen McCormick, Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
The Honorable Joseph Slights III, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Randall J. Baron, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Jill Fisch, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Katherine Henderson, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Director, Richards, Layton & Finger
10:45 am
The Cult of We
Panelists:
Eliot Brown, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Maureen Farrell, Reporter, The New York Times
Frank Partnoy, Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
11:20 am
ESG – The Signal and the Noise
Panelists:
Gregory Elders, Managing Director, Joele Frank
Melinda Haag, Partner, Paul, Weiss
Jolynn Vallejo, Chief of Staff, Kapor Capital
Peter Werner, Partner, Cooley
12:10 pm
The Civil Rights Auditor
Panelists:
Laura Murphy, President, Laura Murphy & Associates
Amelia Miazad, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
12:45 pm
Lunch Break
1:50 pm
M&A Highlights from the Year Nobody Expected
Panelists:
Afra Afsharipour, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
Ed Batts, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Jason DiLullo, Partner, Qatalyst Partners
Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley
Irene Liu, Chief Legal Officer, Hopin
2:35 pm
What Will Fuel Markets in 2022 and Beyond?
Panelists:
Afra Afsharipour, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
Wei Chen, SVP & Associate General Counsel, Salesforce
Michael Dorf, Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Steven Lipin, Chairman and CEO, Gladstone Place Partners
Robert Marese, President, MacKenzie Partners
David Peinsipp, Partner, Cooley
3:20 pm
Behind the (SPAC) Scenes
Panelists:
Steven Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer, Explorer Acquisitions
Emily Roberts, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Usha Rodrigues, Professor, University of Georgia
Ross Weiner, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Explorer Acquisitions
3:55 pm
Keynote on the Future of (Returning) to Work
Panelists:
Derek Thompson, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
4:45 pm
The Chancellor
Panelists:
Andre G. Bouchard, Partner, Paul, Weiss and Former Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
The Honorable Kathaleen McCormick, Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
The Honorable Joseph Slights III, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
David Berger, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
William M. Lafferty, Partner, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Day 2
November 12, 2021
9:30 am
Day Two Begins
9:40 am
Destress Session: Lawyers, Stress, Mood, and Sleep
Panelists:
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford
10:00 am
The Future of Corporate Governance
Panelists:
Doug Parker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines
Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, American Airlines
10:55 am
Checking in on the SEC
Panelists:
Renee Jones, Director, Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert Bartlett, Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
11:30 am
California and Corporate Regulation
Panelists:
Hannah-Beth Jackson, California State Senate, Former Member
Amelia Miazad, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
11:55 am
Navigating the Digital Frontier
Panelists:
Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
Obrea Poindexter, Partner, Cooley
12:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:45 pm
Developing an Effective Strategy for Regulation – Antitrust and Beyond
Panelists:
Marina Gracias, General Counsel, Varo Bank
Daniel Wall, Partner, Latham & Watkins
2:20 pm
Capital Markets Crystal Ball
Panelists:
David Chen, Managing Director, Head of Global Technology Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Alan Denenberg, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
2:55 pm
The Five Myths of CFIUS
Panelists:
Christina Lema, Managing Director, General Counsel, Vista Equity Partners
Mario Mancuso, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
3:30 pm
From the Ivory Tower to the Boardroom
Panelists:
Afra Afsharipour, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
Mark Brilliant, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Panos Patatoukas, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Stephen McKeon, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Oregon
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
4:20 pm
Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
Panelists:
John Doerr, Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley
Speakers
Afra Afsharipour
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law
Randall J. Baron
Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Robert Bartlett
Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Ed Batts
Partner, Gibson Dunn
David Berger
Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Andre G. Bouchard
Partner, Paul, Weiss and Former Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Mark Brilliant
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Eliot Brown
Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Daniel Burch
Chairman and CEO, MacKenzie Partners
David Chen
Managing Director, Head of Global Technology Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Wei Chen
SVP & Associate General Counsel, Salesforce
Alan Denenberg
Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jason DiLullo
Partner, Qatalyst Partners
John Doerr
Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
Michael Dorf
Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Gregory Elders
Managing Director, Joele Frank
Maureen Farrell
Reporter, The New York Times
Jill Fisch
Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Steven Fletcher
Chief Executive Officer, Explorer Acquisitions
Marina Gracias
General Counsel, Varo Bank
Paul Grewal
Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
Melinda Haag
Partner, Paul, Weiss
Katherine Henderson
Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Hannah-Beth Jackson
California State Senate, Former Member
Stephen Johnson
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, American Airlines
Renee Jones
Director, Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission
William M. Lafferty
Partner, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Jamie Leigh
Partner, Cooley
Christina Lema
Managing Director, General Counsel, Vista Equity Partners
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO, Gladstone Place Partners
Irene Liu
Chief Legal Officer, Hopin
Mario Mancuso
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Robert Marese
President, MacKenzie Partners
The Honorable Kathaleen McCormick
Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Stephen McKeon
Associate Professor of Finance, University of Oregon
Amelia Miazad
Director and Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Laura Murphy
President, Laura Murphy & Associates
Doug Parker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines
Frank Partnoy
Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Panos Patatoukas
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
David Peinsipp
Partner, Cooley
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Cooley
Emily Roberts
Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Usha Rodrigues
Professor, University of Georgia
The Honorable Joseph Slights III
Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Cooley
Jolynn Vallejo
Chief of Staff, Kapor Capital
Daniel Wall
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Ross Weiner
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Explorer Acquisitions
Peter Werner
Partner, Cooley
John Mark Zeberkiewicz
Director, Richards, Layton & Finger
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