Fall BRI Schedule
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET | Fall BRI Virtual Kick-Off Program Overview & Cohort Introductions Corporate Boards 101: Ask the Expert on the Fundamentals Happy Hour Networking Breakouts | Via Zoom |
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Fall BRI Registration | |
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Joint Fall BRI In-Person Kick-Off BRI Coaching Circles with Experienced Directors | Marriott Marquis |
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Joint Fall BRI Welcome Reception | Marriott Marquis |
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Fall BRI Registration | Morgan Stanley |
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Joint Breakfast & Session: Fireside Chat with Kim Casiano | Morgan Stanley |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Introductions and Practicing Your Value Proposition LCDEF leadership will provide opening remarks, review core BRI Agenda, and ask participants to introduce themselves and practice presenting their value proposition (board pitch). | Morgan Stanley |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Building Your Toolkit: Refining and Communicating Your Value Proposition with Peer Exercise This session forms the basis for BRI curriculum series for new LCDA Executive Members. Participants will learn about the importance of developing a board profile (resume and bio) that communicates the value proposition they bring to a board. Developing their elevator pitch and refining it to tell their story is also key to making the case for why their value proposition is an asset to the boardroom. | Morgan Stanley |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Joint Luncheon: Journey to the Boardroom Playbook, Esther Aguilera, President & CEO Fireside Chat with Hon. Gaddi Vasques | Morgan Stanley |
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Tips to Excel Along Your Board Interview Journey: Hear from Board Search Professionals This panel consists of board search professionals sharing behind the scenes tips to help BRI executives successfully interview for board opportunities. | Morgan Stanley |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Trending Dynamics in the Boardroom Featured panelists will lay out and discuss the new landscape of corporate governance and the increasing pressures from unprecedented challenges. | Morgan Stanley |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Joint Session: Action by Institutional Investors to Advance Board and Workforce Governance This session will include a panel of leading investors and pension funds. | Morgan Stanley |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Joint Fall BRI Mixer | Morgan Stanley |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Fall Bri Registration | Morgan Stanley |
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Joint Breakfast | Morgan Stanley |
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Joint Session: Learning from the Activist Investor Playbook to Make You a Better Director Corporate governance experts will explore navigating investor activism. What do directors need to do to avoid having their companies be the target of activist investors? And, if they are a target, how do they build a game plan that is in the best interest of the company and shareholders? How are boards successfully dealing with activist approaches, including proxy contests? How is the activism landscape changing and why is board diversity increasingly part of the discussion? How can learning from case studies and the activist playbook make you a better director? What advice do our experts have for board-aspiring executives? | Morgan Stanley |
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Mock Board Meetings: A Case Study on the Activist Investor Corporate governance experts and scholars will facilitate a case study with BRI executives and explore what having an activist investor in a boardroom looks like, what it means for the board and what directors should do about it. | Morgan Stanley |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Group Breakouts | Morgan Stanley |
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Group Debrief | Morgan Stanley |
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Joint Closing Luncheon & Ceremonial Presentation of BRI Certificates of Completion (Group Photo) | Morgan Stanley |
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