The Ninth Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below (all in Pacific Time):
Day 1
(All times Pacific)
In-Person Registration Opens
Welcome Remarks
Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Ethan Klingsberg, Partner Freshfields
Angeli Patel, Executive Director Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Antitrust Policy: Protecting America’s Consumers
David Singh Grewal, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Lina M. Khan, Chair Federal Trade Commission
Break
How Boards and Their Advisors Are to Make Sense of the Expectations of Institutional Investors
Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Giuseppe Bivona, Partner and CIO Bluebell Capital Partners
Matt Cole, CIO, Global Head of Fixed Income Strive
Tariq Fancy, Author, Secret Diary of a Sustainable Investor
Ethan Klingsberg, Partner Freshfields
Anne Simpson, Global Head of Sustainability Franklin Templeton
Break
Fireside Chat with the Delaware Court of Chancery
The Honorable Nathan Cook, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Meredith Kotler, Partner Freshfields
Break
The Evolution of CFIUS and Regulation of Outbound Investment from the U.S.
Andrew Fair, CFIUS Staff Chair and Director, Office of Investment Review & Investigation U.S. Department of the Treasury
Irene Liu, Executive in Residence Berkeley Law Executive Education
Aimen Mir, Partner Freshfields
Break
Antitrust Policy: What Comes Next for Europe
Lucia Bonova, Head of Unit – Digital Platforms at DG Competition European Commission
Prasad Krishnamurthy , Professor University of California, Berkeley
Jenn Mellott, Partner Freshfields
Break
Fireside Chat with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Ted Yu, Associate Director (Specialized Policy and Disclosure), Division of Corporation Finance U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception
Speakers

Adam Badawi
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Giuseppe Bivona
Partner and CIO
Bluebell Capital Partners

Lucia Bonova
Head of Unit – Digital Platforms at DG Competition
European Commission

Matt Cole
CIO, Global Head of Fixed Income
Strive

The Honorable Nathan Cook
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Andrew Fair
CFIUS Staff Chair and Director, Office of Investment Review & Investigation
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Tariq Fancy
Author, Secret Diary of a Sustainable Investor

Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

David Singh Grewal
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Lina M. Khan
Chair
Federal Trade Commission

Ethan Klingsberg
Partner
Freshfields

Meredith Kotler
Partner
Freshfields

Prasad Krishnamurthy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Irene Liu
Executive in Residence
Berkeley Law Executive Education

Jenn Mellott
Partner
Freshfields

Aimen Mir
Partner
Freshfields

Angeli Patel
Executive Director
Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Anne Simpson
Global Head of Sustainability
Franklin Templeton

Ted Yu
Associate Director (Specialized Policy and Disclosure), Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission