7:30 – 8:00am – Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30am – Program
Room 190, Stanford Law School

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Companies, and in particular boards, can no longer rely on ad hoc interaction with proxy advisory firms to “check the box” on stockholder communication on governance issues.  This panel will address the evolving landscape of stockholder engagement in light of increased profiles of institutional governance departments. What are best practices for board and company engagement with stockholders? How can the company proactively think about topics of particular attention, such as proxy access, board diversity and tenure, exclusive forum bylaws, director nominations/elections and executive compensation?

Panelists:

	Ed Batts Partner and Global Co-Head of M&A and Private Equity Group, Orrick To view Ed Batts’ full bio, click here.
	Paul DeNicola Managing Director, Governance Insights Center, PwC To view Paul DeNicola’s full bio, click here.
	John Kispert Managing Partner, Black Diamond Ventures; Director, Cypress Semiconductor, Extreme Networks, Gigamon, and TriNet To view John Kispert’s full bio, click here.
	Aeisha Mastagni Corporate Governance Investment Officer, CalSTRS To view Aeisha Mastagni’s full bio, click here.