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
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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
Afra Afsharipour
Professor
University of California, Davis
Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Robert Bartlett
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Robert Bartlett
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn
Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn
David Berger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
David Berger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
Andre G. Bouchard
Partner
Paul, Weiss
Andre G. Bouchard
Partner
Paul, Weiss
Mark Brilliant
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Mark Brilliant
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Eliot Brown
Reporter
Wall Street Journal
Eliot Brown
Reporter
Wall Street Journal
Wei Chen
SVP & Associate General Counsel
Salesforce
Wei Chen
SVP & Associate General Counsel
Salesforce
Jason DiLullo
Partner
Qatalyst Partners
Jason DiLullo
Partner
Qatalyst Partners
John Doerr
Author
“Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”
John Doerr
Author
“Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”
Michael Dorf
Partner
Shearman & Sterling
Michael Dorf
Partner
Shearman & Sterling
Gregory Elders
Managing Director
Joele Frank
Gregory Elders
Managing Director
Joele Frank
Maureen Farrell
Reporter
New York Times
Maureen Farrell
Reporter
New York Times
Steven Fletcher
CEO
Explorer Acquisitions
Steven Fletcher
CEO
Explorer Acquisitions
Marina Gracias
General Counsel
Varo Bank
Marina Gracias
General Counsel
Varo Bank
Paul Grewal
Chief Legal Officer
Coinbase
Paul Grewal
Chief Legal Officer
Coinbase
Melinda Haag
Partner
Paul, Weiss
Melinda Haag
Partner
Paul, Weiss
Katherine Henderson
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
Katherine Henderson
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
Hannah-Beth Jackson
Former California State Senator
Hannah-Beth Jackson
Former California State Senator
Stephen Johnson
Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO
American Airlines
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
Renee Jones
Director of the Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
William Lafferty
Partner
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
William Lafferty
Partner
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley
Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley
Christina Lema
Managing Director and General Counsel
Vista Equity Partners
Christina Lema
Managing Director and General Counsel
Vista Equity Partners
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners
Irene Liu
Executive in Residence
Berkeley Law Executive Education
Irene Liu
Executive in Residence
Berkeley Law Executive Education
Mario Mancuso
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Mario Mancuso
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Robert Marese
President
MacKenzie Partners
Robert Marese
President
MacKenzie Partners
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Stephen McKeon
Professor
University of Oregon
Stephen McKeon
Professor
University of Oregon
Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis
Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis
Laura Murphy
President
Laura Murphy & Associates
Laura Murphy
President
Laura Murphy & Associates
Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines
Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines
Panos Patatoukas
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Panos Patatoukas
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
David Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley
David Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley
Obrea Poindexter
Partner
Cooley
Obrea Poindexter
Partner
Cooley
Emily Roberts
Partner
Davis Polk
Emily Roberts
Partner
Davis Polk
Usha Rodrigues
Professor
University of Georgia School of Law
Usha Rodrigues
Professor
University of Georgia School of Law
Honorable Joseph Slights III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Honorable Joseph Slights III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Associate Professor
Stanford University
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Associate Professor
Stanford University
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer
The Atlantic
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer
The Atlantic
Jolynn Vallejo
Chief of Staff
Kapor Capital
Jolynn Vallejo
Chief of Staff
Kapor Capital
Daniel Wall
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Daniel Wall
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Ross Weiner
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Explorer Acquisitions
Ross Weiner
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Explorer Acquisitions
Peter Werner
Partner
Cooley
Peter Werner
Partner
Cooley
John Mark Zeberkiewicz
Director
Richards, Layton & Finger
John Mark Zeberkiewicz
Director
Richards, Layton & Finger