Conference program and topics: conference sessions May 16 (full day) and May 17 (morning).

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The Value of Emulating a Public Company

The governance advantages of being privately held are many and, in fact, a growing number of public company board members are moving to advise private companies. However, much can be learned from public company boards. What best practices can be shared between public and private company boards, especially regarding conflict of interest rules, disclosure, committee responsibilities, meetings without the chairman present, and so on? What is the impact, if any, of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank on private company boards? Do private companies with strong independent boards outperform those with weak boards?

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Private Company Governance Structures

What are the different governance approaches taken by private companies, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of various types of boards--advisory, non-independent, independent? Who should be on the board? What are the roles of directors and advisers in each of these approaches? What differences in governance are there, or should there be, with controlling-shareholder, family-owned, and private equity-owned companies?

Defining the Various Roles of the Private Company Director

What do owners want from their board, and what should they ask of their directors/advisers? Conversely, what do directors want from their private company board service in terms of input and independence? What committees should a private company board have? Should private companies consider having lead directors?

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