The 2021 Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below:
Day 1
(All times Pacific)
Day One Begins
Welcome Remarks
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor University of California, Berkeley
The “State” of Delaware
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
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The Cult of We
Eliot Brown, Reporter Wall Street Journal
Maureen Farrell, Reporter New York Times
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
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ESG – The Signal and the Noise
Gregory Elders, Managing Director Joele Frank
Melinda Haag, Partner Paul, Weiss
Jolynn Vallejo, Chief of Staff Kapor Capital
Peter Werner, Partner Cooley
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The Civil Rights Auditor
Laura Murphy, President Laura Murphy & Associates
Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis
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Lunch Break
M&A Highlights from the Year Nobody Expected
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
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What Will Fuel Markets in 2022 and Beyond?
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
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Behind the (SPAC) Scenes
Steven Fletcher, CEO Explorer Acquisitions
Emily Roberts, Partner Davis Polk
Usha Rodrigues, Professor University of Georgia School of Law
Ross Weiner, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Explorer Acquisitions
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Keynote on the Future of (Returning) to Work
Derek Thompson, Staff Writer The Atlantic
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The Chancellor
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
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Day 2
(All times Pacific)
Day Two Begins
Destress Session: Lawyers, Stress, Mood, and Sleep
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Associate Professor Stanford University
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The Future of Corporate Governance
Doug Parker, Chairman American Airlines
Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO American Airlines
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Checking in on the SEC
Renee Jones, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert Bartlett, Professor University of California, Berkeley
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California and Corporate Regulation
Hannah-Beth Jackson, Former California State Senator
Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis
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Navigating the Digital Frontier
Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer Coinbase
Obrea Poindexter, Partner Cooley
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Lunch Break
Developing an Effective Strategy for Regulation – Antitrust and Beyond
Marina Gracias, General Counsel Varo Bank
Daniel Wall, Partner Latham & Watkins
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Capital Markets Crystal Ball
The Five Myths of CFIUS
Christina Lema, Managing Director and General Counsel Vista Equity Partners
Mario Mancuso, Partner Kirkland & Ellis
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From the Ivory Tower to the Boardroom
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]
Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
John Doerr, Author “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”
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Corporate Governance and the SEC (Part Two)
Erik Gerding, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Speakers

Afra Afsharipour
Professor
University of California, Davis

Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Robert Bartlett
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn

David Berger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini

Andre G. Bouchard
Partner
Paul, Weiss

Mark Brilliant
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Eliot Brown
Reporter
Wall Street Journal

Wei Chen
SVP & Associate General Counsel
Salesforce

Jason DiLullo
Partner
Qatalyst Partners

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

Michael Dorf
Partner
Shearman & Sterling

Gregory Elders
Managing Director
Joele Frank

Maureen Farrell
Reporter
New York Times

Steven Fletcher
CEO
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
Former California State Senator

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

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

William Lafferty
Partner
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell

Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley

Christina Lema
Managing Director and General Counsel
Vista Equity Partners

Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners

Irene Liu
Executive in Residence
Berkeley Law Executive Education

Mario Mancuso
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis

Robert Marese
President
MacKenzie Partners

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

Stephen McKeon
Professor
University of Oregon

Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis

Laura Murphy
President
Laura Murphy & Associates

Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines

Panos Patatoukas
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

David Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley

Obrea Poindexter
Partner
Cooley

Emily Roberts
Partner
Davis Polk

Usha Rodrigues
Professor
University of Georgia School of Law

Honorable Joseph Slights III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Associate Professor
Stanford University

Derek Thompson
Staff Writer
The Atlantic

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