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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
Speakers:

Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

9:55 am
The “State” of Delaware
Speakers:

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

Honorable Joseph Slights III, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery

Randall J. Baron, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Jill Fisch, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Katherine Henderson, Partner, Wilson Sonsini

John Mark Zeberkiewicz, Director, Richards, Layton & Finger

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

10:45 am
The Cult of We
Speakers:

Eliot Brown, Reporter, Wall Street Journal

Maureen Farrell, Reporter, New York Times

Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

11:20 am
ESG – The Signal and the Noise
Speakers:

Gregory Elders, Managing Director, Joele Frank

Melinda Haag, Partner, Paul, Weiss

Jolynn Vallejo, Chief of Staff, Kapor Capital

Peter Werner, Partner, Cooley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

12:10 pm
The Civil Rights Auditor
Speakers:

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

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

12:45 pm
Lunch Break
1:50 pm
M&A Highlights from the Year Nobody Expected
Speakers:

Afra Afsharipour, Professor, University of California, Davis

Ed Batts, Partner, Gibson Dunn

Jason DiLullo, Partner, Qatalyst Partners

Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley

Irene Liu, Executive in Residence, Berkeley Law Executive Education

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

2:35 pm
What Will Fuel Markets in 2022 and Beyond?
Speakers:

Afra Afsharipour, Professor, University of California, Davis

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

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

3:20 pm
Behind the (SPAC) Scenes
Speakers:

Steven Fletcher, CEO, Explorer Acquisitions

Emily Roberts, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell

Usha Rodrigues, Professor, University of Georgia School of Law

Ross Weiner, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Explorer Acquisitions

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

3:55 pm
Keynote on the Future of (Returning) to Work
Speakers:

Derek Thompson, Staff Writer, The Atlantic

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

4:45 pm
The Chancellor
Speakers:

Andre G. Bouchard, Partner, Paul, Weiss

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

Honorable Joseph Slights III, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery

David Berger, Partner, Wilson Sonsini

William Lafferty, Partner, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

Day 2

November 12, 2021
9:30 am
Day Two Begins
9:40 am
Destress Session: Lawyers, Stress, Mood, and Sleep
Speakers:

Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Associate Professor, Stanford University

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

10:00 am
The Future of Corporate Governance
Speakers:

Doug Parker, Chairman, American Airlines

Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO, American Airlines

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

10:55 am
Checking in on the SEC
Speakers:

Renee Jones, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission

Robert Bartlett, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

11:30 am
California and Corporate Regulation
Speakers:

Hannah-Beth Jackson, Former California State Senator

Amelia Miazad, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

11:55 am
Navigating the Digital Frontier
Speakers:

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase

Obrea Poindexter, Partner, Cooley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

12:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:45 pm
Developing an Effective Strategy for Regulation – Antitrust and Beyond
Speakers:

Marina Gracias, General Counsel, Varo Bank

Daniel Wall, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

2:20 pm
Capital Markets Crystal Ball
Speakers:

2:55 pm
The Five Myths of CFIUS
Speakers:

Christina Lema, Managing Director and General Counsel, Vista Equity Partners

Mario Mancuso, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

3:30 pm
From the Ivory Tower to the Boardroom
Speakers:

Stephen McKeon, Professor, University of Oregon

Afra Afsharipour, Professor, University of California, Davis

Mark Brilliant, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Panos Patatoukas, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

4:20 pm
Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
Speakers:

Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley

John Doerr, Author, “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

11:30 am
Corporate Governance and the SEC (Part Two)
Speakers:

Erik Gerding, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Stavros Gadinis, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Speakers

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Afra Afsharipour

Professor, University of California, Davis
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Randall J. Baron

Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
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Robert Bartlett

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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Ed Batts

Partner, Gibson Dunn
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David Berger

Partner, Wilson Sonsini
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Andre G. Bouchard

Partner, Paul, Weiss
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Mark Brilliant

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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Eliot Brown

Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Headshot for Wei Chen

Wei Chen

SVP & Associate General Counsel, Salesforce
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Jason DiLullo

Partner, Qatalyst Partners
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John Doerr

Author, “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”
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Michael Dorf

Partner, Shearman & Sterling
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Gregory Elders

Managing Director, Joele Frank
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Maureen Farrell

Reporter, New York Times
Headshot for Steven Fletcher

Steven Fletcher

CEO, Explorer Acquisitions
Headshot for Marina Gracias

Marina Gracias

General Counsel, Varo Bank
Headshot for Paul Grewal

Paul Grewal

Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
Headshot for Melinda Haag

Melinda Haag

Partner, Paul, Weiss
Headshot for Katherine Henderson

Katherine Henderson

Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Headshot for Hannah-Beth Jackson

Hannah-Beth Jackson

Former California State Senator
Headshot for Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson

Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO, American Airlines
Headshot for Renee Jones

Renee Jones

Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission
Headshot for William Lafferty

William Lafferty

Partner, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Headshot for Jamie Leigh

Jamie Leigh

Partner, Cooley
Headshot for Christina Lema

Christina Lema

Managing Director and General Counsel, Vista Equity Partners
Headshot for Steven Lipin

Steven Lipin

Chairman and CEO, Gladstone Place Partners
Headshot for Irene Liu

Irene Liu

Executive in Residence, Berkeley Law Executive Education
Headshot for Mario Mancuso

Mario Mancuso

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Headshot for Robert Marese

Robert Marese

President, MacKenzie Partners
Headshot for Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick

Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick

Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Headshot for Stephen McKeon

Stephen McKeon

Professor, University of Oregon
Headshot for Amelia Miazad

Amelia Miazad

Director and Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Headshot for Laura Murphy

Laura Murphy

President, Laura Murphy & Associates
Headshot for Doug Parker

Doug Parker

Chairman, American Airlines
Headshot for Panos Patatoukas

Panos Patatoukas

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Headshot for David Peinsipp

David Peinsipp

Partner, Cooley
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Obrea Poindexter

Partner, Cooley
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Emily Roberts

Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Headshot for Usha Rodrigues

Usha Rodrigues

Professor, University of Georgia School of Law
Headshot for Honorable Joseph Slights III

Honorable Joseph Slights III

Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
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Shannon Wiltsey Stirman

Associate Professor, Stanford University
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Derek Thompson

Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Headshot for Jolynn Vallejo

Jolynn Vallejo

Chief of Staff, Kapor Capital
Headshot for Daniel Wall

Daniel Wall

Partner, Latham & Watkins
Headshot for Ross Weiner

Ross Weiner

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Explorer Acquisitions
Headshot for Peter Werner

Peter Werner

Partner, Cooley
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John Mark Zeberkiewicz

Director, Richards, Layton & Finger