The 2021 Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below:
Day 1
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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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Eliot Brown, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Maureen Farrell, Reporter, New York Times
Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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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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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
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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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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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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
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Derek Thompson, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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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
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Associate Professor, Stanford University
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Doug Parker, Chairman, American Airlines
Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO, American Airlines
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Renee Jones, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert Bartlett, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
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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
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Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
Obrea Poindexter, Partner, Cooley
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Marina Gracias, General Counsel, Varo Bank
Daniel Wall, Partner, Latham & Watkins
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Christina Lema, Managing Director and General Counsel, Vista Equity Partners
Mario Mancuso, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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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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Jamie Leigh, Partner, Cooley
John Doerr, Author, “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”
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Erik Gerding, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Stavros Gadinis, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Speakers

Afra Afsharipour

Randall J. Baron

Robert Bartlett

Ed Batts

David Berger

Andre G. Bouchard

Mark Brilliant

Eliot Brown

Wei Chen

Jason DiLullo

John Doerr

Michael Dorf

Gregory Elders

Maureen Farrell

Steven Fletcher

Marina Gracias

Paul Grewal

Melinda Haag

Katherine Henderson

Hannah-Beth Jackson

Stephen Johnson

Renee Jones

William Lafferty

Jamie Leigh

Christina Lema

Steven Lipin

Irene Liu

Mario Mancuso

Robert Marese

Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick

Stephen McKeon

Amelia Miazad

Laura Murphy

Doug Parker

Panos Patatoukas

David Peinsipp

Obrea Poindexter

Emily Roberts

Usha Rodrigues

Honorable Joseph Slights III

Shannon Wiltsey Stirman

Derek Thompson

Jolynn Vallejo

Daniel Wall

Ross Weiner

Peter Werner
