The Eighth Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below (all in Pacific Time):
Day 1
(All times Pacific)
Registration Opens
Welcome Remarks
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley
SEC Enforcement Update
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Gurbir Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
FinReg: The Road Ahead
Moderator
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Commissioner Cloey Hewlett California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
Commissioner Hester Peirce U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Break
Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business
Liz Elting, Founder and CEO Elizabeth Elting Foundation
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
The C-Suite: Interview with Marcie Frost
Marcie Frost, Chief Executive Officer CalPERS
Denise O’Leary, Venture Capitalist
Lunch
The “State” of Delaware
Moderator
Shannon Eagan, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Randall J. Baron, Partner Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Paul Fioravanti, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Elena Norman, Partner Young Conaway
Beyond ESG: Past, Present and Future
Moderator
Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis
Speakers
David Bell, Partner Fenwick
Steven Lipin, Chairman and CEO Gladstone Place Partners
Susan Mac Cormac, Board Member Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Break
The Great Debate: Remote vs. In-Person Work
Moderator
Adam Sterling, Assistant Dean University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Flo Crivello, Founder and CEO Lindy
Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO Gumroad
Capital Markets Crystal Ball
Moderator
Alan Denenberg, Partner Davis Polk
Speakers
Joshua Bleharski, Managing Director JPMorgan Healthcare
Kate Claassen, Managing Director Morgan Stanley
Global Trends and Impact on Business Growth and Investment
Moderator
Eric Jensen, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Ed Batts, Partner Gibson Dunn
Joe Binder, Partner Debevoise & Plimpton
Paul Kranhold, Partner & Co-Chair, North America FGS Global
Flavia Naves, Commissioner Wyoming Stable Token Commission; former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Circle
The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Joe Nocera, Author and Journalist The Free Press
Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception
Day 2
(All times Pacific)
Registration Opens
Welcome Remarks
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley
Conversation with OpenAI
Che Chang, General Counsel OpenAI
David Peinsipp, Partner Cooley
How Generative AI Will Change Corporate Transactions
Moderator
Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Speakers
Che Chang, General Counsel OpenAI
Nadia Dugal, Co-founder Tome
Peter Werner, Partner Cooley
Break
2024 Deal Trends
Moderator
Jon Avina, Partner Cooley
Speakers
William Connolly, Partner Goldman Sachs
Bradley Libuit, Vice President, Legal Instacart
Emily Roberts, Partner Davis Polk
Audience Choice: Ask the Deal Experts
Moderator
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Speakers
Ben Beerle, Partner Cooley
Ivan Brockman, Partner PJT Partners
Ambassador Michael George DeSombre, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell
Navigating Critical Issues and Board Dynamics
Moderator
Seth Gottlieb, Partner Cooley
Speakers
Laura Berner, Chief Operating Officer TRexBio
Irene Liu, Executive in Residence Berkeley Law Executive Education
Dominic Perella, General Counsel Character.AI
Jed Repko, Partner Joele Frank
Live Podcast: Drinks with the Deal: David Marcus + Trâm Phi
David Marcus, Senior Writer & Host The Deal
Trâm Phi, SVP and General Counsel Databricks
Closing Remarks
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Speakers

Jon Avina
Partner
Cooley

Adam Badawi
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn

Ben Beerle
Partner
Cooley

David Bell
Partner
Fenwick

Laura Berner
Chief Operating Officer
TRexBio

Joe Binder
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton

Joshua Bleharski
Managing Director
JPMorgan Healthcare

Ivan Brockman
Partner
PJT Partners

Che Chang
General Counsel
OpenAI

Kate Claassen
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

William Connolly
Partner
Goldman Sachs

Flo Crivello
Founder and CEO
Lindy

Alan Denenberg
Partner
Davis Polk

Ambassador Michael George DeSombre
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell

Nadia Dugal
Co-founder
Tome

Shannon Eagan
Partner
Cooley

Liz Elting
Founder and CEO
Elizabeth Elting Foundation

Paul Fioravanti
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Marcie Frost
Chief Executive Officer
CalPERS

Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Seth Gottlieb
Partner
Cooley

Gurbir Grewal
Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Commissioner Cloey Hewlett
California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation

Eric Jensen
Partner
Cooley

Paul Kranhold
Partner & Co-Chair, North America
FGS Global

Sahil Lavingia
Founder and CEO
Gumroad

Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley

Bradley Libuit
Vice President, Legal
Instacart

Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners

Irene Liu
Executive in Residence
Berkeley Law Executive Education

Anita Lynch
Board Member
Nasdaq U.S. Exchanges

Susan Mac Cormac
Board Member
Berkeley Center for Law and Business

David Marcus
Senior Writer & Host
The Deal

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

Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis

Flavia Naves
Commissioner
Wyoming Stable Token Commission; former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Circle

Joe Nocera
Author and Journalist
The Free Press

Elena Norman
Partner
Young Conaway

Denise O’Leary
Venture Capitalist

Frank Partnoy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Angeli Patel
Executive Director
Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Dave Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley

Commissioner Hester Peirce
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Dominic Perella
General Counsel
Character.AI

Trâm Phi
SVP and General Counsel
Databricks

Jed Repko
Partner
Joele Frank

Emily Roberts
Partner
Davis Polk

Adam Sterling
Assistant Dean
University of California, Berkeley

Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner
Cooley

Peter Werner
Partner
Cooley