The Seventh Annual Berkeley Spring Forum
on M&A and Governance
Hosted by Ethan Klingsberg of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and
Steven Davidoff Solomon of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Berkeley Spring Forum
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below:
Day 1
9AM to Noon. All times Pacific (All times Pacific)
Dan Gallagher, CLO of Robinhood and former SEC Commissioner, in Conversation with Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz
Dan Gallagher, CLO Robinhood
Scott Kupor, Investing Partner Andreessen Horowitz
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster in Conversation with Mary Eaton of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Honorable J. Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Mary Eaton, Partner Freshfields
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Panel Discussion – How Have Pandemic Era Caselaw and Market Practice Changed M&A Agreements?
Harry Demas, Counsel Latham & Watkins
Diana Chiu, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Agilent Technologies
Garth Bossow, Deputy General Counsel Airbnb
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Peter Gassner, Founder and CEO of Veeva, in Conversation with Brian Patterson of Gunderson Dettmer, on Being the First Public Company to Become a Public Benefit Corporation
Peter Gassner, Founder & CEO Veeva Systems
Brian Patterson, Partner Gunderson Dettmer
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Panel Discussion – Should Your Company Convert to a Public Benefit Corporation?
Pamela Marcogliese, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Josh Faddis, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Veeva Systems
Daniel Li, Head of Legal Allbirds
Tili Dias, Managing Director Morgan Stanley
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Closing
Day 2
9AM to Noon. All times Pacific (All times Pacific)
Speech by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson of the Federal Trade Commission
Honorable Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Panel Discussion on Emerging Antitrust Issues
Steve Tadelis, Professor, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Mary Lehner, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mika Clark-Tupy, Chief of Staff to the President United Airlines
Renata Hesse, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Mitchell Baker, CEO of Mozilla Corporation and Chairwoman of Mozilla Foundation, in Conversation with Amelia Miazad of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, on Platform Governance
Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis
Mitchell Baker, CEO Mozilla Corporation
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Panel Discussion on Emerging National Security Issues
Bruce Andrews, Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer Intel Corporation
Aimen Mir, Partner Freshfields
Brett B. Lambert, Managing Director The Densmore Group
Shannon Corless, Assistant Secretary Office of International Affairs
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Closing
Speakers
Bruce Andrews
Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer
Intel Corporation
Mitchell Baker
CEO
Mozilla Corporation
Garth Bossow
Deputy General Counsel
Airbnb
Diana Chiu
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Agilent Technologies
Mika Clark-Tupy
Chief of Staff to the President
United Airlines
Shannon Corless
Assistant Secretary
Office of International Affairs
Harry Demas
Counsel
Latham & Watkins
Tili Dias
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Mary Eaton
Partner
Freshfields
Josh Faddis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Veeva Systems
Dan Gallagher
CLO
Robinhood
Peter Gassner
Founder & CEO
Veeva Systems
Renata Hesse
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Scott Kupor
Investing Partner
Andreessen Horowitz
Brett B. Lambert
Managing Director
The Densmore Group
Honorable J. Travis Laster
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Mary Lehner
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Daniel Li
Head of Legal
Allbirds
Pamela Marcogliese
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Amelia Miazad
Professor
University of California, Davis
Aimen Mir
Partner
Freshfields
Brian Patterson
Partner
Gunderson Dettmer
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Steve Tadelis
Professor, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Honorable Christine S. Wilson
Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission
Berkeley Spring Forum
