CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5,2019 3-8 p.m. Registration Open

4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Private Board Basics

5:30-5:45 p.m. Networking Break

5:45-6:45 p.m. The Board's Role in Moving the Company Forward

How can a board help the owners make hard decisions (such as closing a plant or parting ways with a longtime manager or family member)? What types of board discussions lead to strategic progress? What questions can independent directors ask to help the chairman or CEO overcome blind spots? Speakers: William Quigg, Advisory Board Chair, Central Broadcasting Corporation; Sheena Iyengar, S.T.Lee Professor of Business, Columbia Business School; Michael Day, Director, Recology, Inc., Topa Insurance Group, Somos, Inc.

6:45-7:15 p.m. Keynote Interview

7:30-9:30 p.m. Networking Reception and Buffet Dinner

THURSDAY, JUNE 6,2019

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30-8:45 a.m. Conference Introduction

Speaker: Deborah DeHaas, Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, Deloitte LLP

8:45-9:15 a.m. Keynote Interview

9:15-9:30 a.m. Networking Break

9:30-10:30 a.m. Recipe for a Great Board Meeting

What are the right ingredients for a board meeting that results in progress at the company and leaves all participants feeling satisfied? What's the secret sauce? What materials should be sent in advance--and how far in advance should they be sent? What's the right order for the agenda items? What must occur at every meeting? How many breaks should be included? What should occur during committee reports and in the executive session?

Speaker: Steve Shifman, President & CEO, Michelman; Stephanie Wilkes, Director, Sheetz, Inc., Todd Schurz, President and CEO, Schurz Communications Inc.

10:30-11 a.m. Networking Break

11 a.m.-12 noon Workshop: ESG-"Worst Practices" for a Board

12 noon-12:15 p.m. Networking Break

12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Interview

Speaker: James Hunt, Director, Former Executive VP & CFO Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide

1:30-3 p.m. Breakout Sessions Track 1: Early Stage Boards, Track 2: Mature Boards Early Stage Boards:

* The intersection of family and business governance

* Getting family buy-in on a revamped board

* Moving from an advisory to a fiduciary board

* Who Does What? Breakout session from family board members with list of tasks and exercises to classify items as either board (governance) or management responsibility

Mature Boards:

* Committees beyond the "Big 3" (audit, governance, executive)

* Exit or succession...