November 30, 2023  |  The Metropolitan Club, New York City

The Character of the Corporation 2023

CAPITALISM, CORPORATE PURPOSE & THE BOARD

 

Join us in person or virtually!

Character of the Corporation brings together top corporate directors to engage in spirited discussions about the following key aspects of capitalism, corporate purpose and the board:

  • Capitalism and Corporate Purpose
  • ESG: Do-goodism…or Just Good Business?
  • Shaped, Not Stacked: Is It Time to Rethink How We Build Our Boards?
  • Should Executive Compensation Be About More Than Just Total Shareholder Return?

Whether you are a serving public company board member, general counsel or corporate secretary, this event offers a unique opportunity to be a part of important conversations that will surely challenge conventional thinking and ignite a fresh perspective on the role of businesses in our society.

Our versatile panel of directors is prepared to engage in a lively discussion on the matters and complexities of capitalism and corporate purpose, ESG, board composition, compensation and more!

 

Keynote Speakers

Jay Clayton

Non-Executive Chairman, Apollo Global Management; Director, American Express;
Chair of the SEC, 2017-2020

Glenn Hubbard

Chairman, MetLife Inc.; Co-chair, The Committee on Capital Markets and Regulation;
Dean Emeritus, Columbia Business School
Speakers

Michael Angelakis

Chair and CEO, Atairos;
Director, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Bowlero Corporation, Clarivate PLC

Ursula Burns

Chair, Teneo; Former Chair and CEO, Xerox Corporation;
Director, Uber Technologies Inc., Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., IHS

Mary Bush

Director, Discover Financial Services, T. Rowe Price Group, Bloom Energy, ManTech International;
Former Director, Marriott International Inc., United Airlines, Briggs & Stratton

Susan Salka

Director, McKesson;
Retired President, CEO & Director, AMN Healthcare

Michele Hooper

Lead Director, UnitedHealth Group;
Audit Committee Chair, United Airlines Holdings; President and CEO, The Directors Council

Herman Bulls

Chair, Fluence Energy; Vice Chairman of the Board, USAA; Director, Host Hotels & Resorts,
Comfort Systems USA; International Director and Vice Chairman, Americas, JLL

Ted Kennedy Jr.

Co-Chair, Disability Equality Index (DEI)
Board Member, InnovAge , Arvinas

Beth Brooke

Director
The New York Times, eHealth

Tracy McKibben

Director and Audit Chair, USAA; Director, Ecolab Inc., HII;
Founder and CEO MAC Energy Technologies LLC

Cynthia Brinkley

Director
Energizer Holdings, Ameren Corporation, Schnuck Markets

Nichelle Maynard-Elliott

Director and Compensation Committee Chair, Xerox; Director, Lucid Motors;
Director and Audit Committee Chair, Element Solutions

Sonita Lontoh

Director, Sunrun Inc., TrueBlue Inc.
Advisor, Sway Ventures

Lawrence Cunningham

Special Counsel, Mayer Brown LLP; Director, Markel Group, Kelly+Partners Group Holdings Limited;
Director and Vice Chairman, Constellation Software Inc.

Ellyn Shook

Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer, Accenture;
Director, Baldwin Risk Partners

Carl Hess

CEO
WTW

Bob Rock

Chairman, MLR Holdings;
Publisher, Directors & Boards

Bill Rock

CEO
MLR Holdings

Charles Elson

Director, Blue Bell Creameries Inc.; Enhabit Home Health and Hospice Corporation;
Executive Editor-at-Large, Directors & Boards

Bill Hayes

Managing Editor
Directors & Boards and Private Company Director

Don Delves

Executive Compensation North America Practice Leader
WTW

John Bremen

Managing Director
WTW

Blair Jones

Managing Director
Semler Brossy

Kathryn Neel

Managing Director
Semler Brossy

Friso van der Oord

Senior Vice President, Content
NACD

Dottie Schindlinger

Executive Director
Diligent Institute

Anthony DeCandido

Partner, Sustainability Solutions Leader
RSM US LLP

Oderah Nwaeze

Partner
Faegre Drinker

Ivy Lumia

CEO and Founder
Best in Governance Inc.

Eric Hosken

Partner
Compensation Advisory Partners LLC

Who Should Attend?

Paid attendance for this event is highly limited and open only to serving board members, corporate secretaries and general counsel of public companies. 

If you are not a serving public company board member, general counsel or corporate secretary, but you are a senior-level private company director or other governance professional and think you can add value to the conversation, please contact David Shaw directly. 

Serving public company board members, please continue to the registration page. 

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