Conference program.

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Wednesday May 7, 2014

6 pm Opening Discussion

The Effective Private Board--A Conversation

"The general best practices and characteristics that make a private board effective, focusing on the key traits of private boards and how private and family-owned companies can use and leverage these to their advantage.

Speakers: I. Lytle, former Chairman, Columbia Distributing, Director, The Agnew Company; Jim Datin, CEO, BioAgilytix Labs, Inc.; Stan Silverman, Lead Director, Drummond Scientific, Director, Femco Holdings, LLC., Exocor, Inc.

Moderator: Steven McClure, PhD., Principal Consultant, The Family Business Consulting Group

7 pm Networking Reception and buffet dinner

Thursday May 8, 2014

8-8:30 am Breakfast

8:30-8:45 The State of Private Company Governance Speaker: Bob Kucppers, Deputy CEO and Vice Chairman, Deloitte LLP

8:45-9:15 am Keynote Interview Roderick Hills, former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, interviewed by Jim Kristie, Editor, Directors & Boards Ailagazine

9:15-9:30 am Networking Break

9:30-10:45 am Best Practices for the Successful Private Board Meeting

How oft-en and for how long should the board meet? What items must be on the meeting agenda? What nzaterials should the board have prior to and during the meeting? What's the best process for preparing and approving resolutions? Should you have an executive session? And what should be in the board meeting minutes?

Speakers: Leigh J. Abrams, Chairman of the Board, Drew Industries, Inc.; Cynthia Watts, Director, Furst-MeNess Company; Jim McHugh, Director, Southworth International Group Inc. and Kennebec Technologies Inc.

Moderator: Dennis Cagan, Director, Copper Mobile, Acorn Technologies, Truston, HeartStories, Inc., New Law Technology, Inc.

10:45-11:00 am Networking Break

11:00-12:15 pm Governance for Family Controlled Companies

Family-controlled companies often have ununw governance structures. What are the best governance structures in use? What should the relationship between the board and the family council be? How independent can and should the board be?

Speakers: Lansing Crane, Chairman of the Board, SOG Specialty Knives & Tools, Canal Insurance Company and Wells' Enterprises; former Chairman and CEO, Crane & Co. Inc.; Joshua Nacht, Director, Bird Technologies; Anne Elting Klamar, M.D., President and CEO, Midmark Corporation

Moderator: Barbara Spector, Editor, Family Business Magazine 15 minute reset break.

12:30-1:45 pm Lunch and Keynote Address

Speaker: Marcy...