SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

October 25, 2022
John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Ballard Spahr LLP
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Justin Klein represented the Center when he participated in a panel at a program, “Crisis At The Company-The Role Of Independent Directors In Steering The Company To Safe Waters.” The program was co-sponsored by the Weinberg Center and Ballard Spahr in Philadelphia, PA.

May 18, 2022
Lerner College
​Justin Klein represented the Center in making presentations about the Weinberg Center to the Lerner College Advisory Board and the Lerner College Alumni Board. 

July 31, 2020
Practicing Law Institute
​Charles Elson represented the Center in an Webcast program, “ESG 2020: What It Means for Boards, Management, and Counsel,” presented by PLI.  Professor Elson participated on a panel in the segment, “Building an Effective Corporate Governance Strategy and Managing Employees, Activists and Shareholders.”

April 1, 2020
Journal of Accountancy
Charles Elson spoke on a Journal of Accountancy podcast on “Why companies must seriously consider board refreshment” in April 2020.

November 25, 2019
The Conference Board
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in a Conference Board ESG Center webcast,”What does the BRT Statement Mean — and Mean for You?” The webcast was sponsored by the law firm of Cleary Gotttlieb Steen & Hamilton. Inn addition to Professor Elson, Paul Washington, Executive Director of the ESG Center, was joined by Ken Bertsch, Executive Director of The Council of Institutional Investors; and Arthur Kohn, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb.

November 20, 2019
Directors & Boards
​Charles Elson represented and participated at the Directors & Boards Forum on “The Character of the Corporation: What Roles Should Government Play in ESG” in New York, NY in November 2019.

November 8, 2019
Jefferies Active Board
Charles Elson represented the Center at the Jefferies Active Board Conference in Palm Beach, FL in November 2019.  He participated on a panel, “Best Practices in Today’s Contentious Corporate Environment.”

October 30, 2019
AEGIS Caribbean Corporate Governance Conference
Charles Elson represented the Center at the Caribbean Corporate Governance Conference 2019 that was held in October 2019 in Trinidad-Tobago. The focus of the Conference was “Good Governance, Good Business” – building a healthy and sustainable business.  Professor Elson spoke on “Good Governance, Great Business.”

October 15, 2019
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Charles Elson represented the Center at the ICGN Conference in Miami, FL in October 2019.  Mr. Elson chaired and participated on a panel on “Current Issues in US Corporate Governance – What International Investors Need To Know.”

October 11, 2019
S&P Global Advisory Council
Charles Elson represented the Center as a speaker at the S&P Global Advisory Council in New York, NY in October 2019.  He spoke on “ESG and Corporate Governance.”

October 7, 2019
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and American University Law School
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in a fireside chat with Veta Richardson, President and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), at a symposium on Corporate Counsel as Business Leaders organized by ACC and the American University Business Law Review that was held in Washington, D.C.

October 4, 2019
Pennsylvania Trust Company.
Charles Elson spoke on “Past, Present & Future of U. S. Corporate Governance,” at the Pennsylvania Trust Company, in Radnor, Pa. in October 2019.

September 26, 2019
Skytop Strategies
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Corporate Governance Outlook for 2020.,” at the Skytop Strategies Global Shareholders Engagement & Activism Summit 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

September 13, 2019
Investor Stewardship Group
​Charles Elson interviewed Marty Lipton, Founding Partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz, who was the keynote speaker at the First Annual ISG/Corporate Issuers Conference, which was co-hosted by the Weinberg Center on the campus of the University of Delaware.

September 5, 2019
Special Olympics Delaware
​Charles Elson spoke on “”Insights on High Performing Boards,”” at a Special Olympics Delaware program.

August 14, 2019
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
​​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Rancho Palos Verde, CA.

August 1, 2019
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
​Charles Elson represented the Center when he spoke on the CBS and Viacom merger on “Knowledge @Wharton.”

July 1, 2019
U.S. State Department Foreign Policy Institute
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Corporate Governance and Foreign Investment and How They Play a Role in Foreign Policy” at the U.S. State Department Foreign Policy Institute, at the University of Delaware.

June 25, 2019
Practicing Law Institute
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker at a PLI conference, “ESG and Promoting Corporate Sustainability 2019”

June 7, 2019
Passageways
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker at a Passageways’ OnBaord Webinar, “Strategic Thinking & The New World Order of Governance.”

June 6, 2019
The Deal/BoardEx/The Street
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Regulatory Update: The Battle Over New Rules For Activism,” in New York, NY.

May 24, 2019
University of Manchester
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a lecturer at the University of Manchester, School of Law, in Manchester, England.  Charles Elson spoke on “Delaware, Business Judgement and the Death of Dual Class Stock.”

May 22, 2019
University of Dundee
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a lecturer at the University of DunDee, Faculty of Law in Dundee, Scotland.  Charles Elson spoke on “Delaware, Business Judgement and the Death of Dual Class Stock.”

May 21, 2019
University of Edinburgh
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Law, in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Charles Elson spoke on “Delaware, Business Judgement and the Death of Dual Class Stock.”

May 16, 2019
University College Center for Commercial Law
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the University College Center for Commercial Law in London , England.  Charles Elson was a presenter at the “Dual Class Stock Workshop.”

May 16, 2019
University College of London
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a presenter at a workshop at the University College of London, Center for Commercial Law, London, England.  The workshop was on “Delaware & Dual Class Stock.”

May 14, 2019
University of Leeds
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a lecturer at the University of Leeds, School of Law, in West Yorkshire, England.  Charles Elson spoke on “Delaware, Business Judgement and the Death of Dual Class Stock.”

May 9, 2019
Institute of Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Institute of Directors in London, England.  He spoke on “Insights on Recent Corporate Governance Developments in the US and Beyond.”

May 1, 2019
University of Cambridge
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, Center for Commercial Law, in Cambridge, England.  He spoke on “Delaware & Dual Class Stock.”

April 29, 2019
American Bar Association
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator on a panel, “Problems with Governance in Controlled Public Companies: Dual Class Structures and Other Issues,” at the  2019 Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.

April 9, 2019
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator, for a panel on “The Changing Face of America’s Boardrooms,” at the 14th Annual Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University, Brennan School of Business, in Chicago, IL.

March 26, 2019
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Nashville, TN.

March 15, 2019
One To World
​The Center was represented by Chalres Elson, who was a speaker at One to World’s  “Roundtable on Corporate Governance & Preventing Misconduct” in New York, NY.

March 1, 2019
Columbia Law School, Millstein Center
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Millstein Center’s “Corporate Governance Conference “Counter-Narratives”: On Corporate Purpose and Shareholder Value(s)” in New York, NY.

February 20, 2019
Weinberg Center 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium
​Charles Elson, Director of the Center, interviewed Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, in an fireside chat at the 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium.  Ms. Nooyi was the John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker. View the video of Ms. Nooyi’s talk

February 5, 2019
New York University and University of Pennsylvania
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business and the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law & Economics: “Fifteenth Annual Conference on Law & Finance” in New York, NY.

February 1, 2019
University of Virginia
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at the UVA School of Law and the Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, VA.  He spoke on “A View From The Boardroom: Directors in an Era of Activism.”

January 28, 2019
National Association of Water Companies
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the National Association of Water Companies in Phoenix, AZ.  He spoke on “Historic, Present-Day and Future Trends in Corporate Governance.”

January 8, 2019
KPMG
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at the KPMG 2019 Board Leadership Conference – “State of the Boardroom: Governance, gaps and going forward” in Orlando, FL.

December 14, 2018
University of Pennsylvania
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the “Fall 2018 Corporate Roundtable,’ hosted by the Institute for Law  & Economics in Philadelphia, PA.

October 29, 2018
The Conference Board
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker on the webcast, “Governance Watch: Long-Termism and Hedge Fund Activism.”

October 16, 2018
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS):
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at the 2018 Corporate Governance Forum: “Historic, Present – Day and Future Trends in Corporate Governance” in Columbus, Ohio.

October 5, 2018
The Federalist Society
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at a teleforum on “Corporate Governance in 2018: Social Responsibility or Political Action?”

October 2, 2018
Pennsylvania State University
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the PSU Dickinson Law School in Carlisle, PA, where he lectured on “Caremark: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences.”

September 28, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, at the OSU Moritz College of Law, where he served as a commentator at the “Seminar on Governance Counseling” in Columbus, Ohio.

September 21, 2018
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at PLI on “Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2018” in New York, NY.

September 12, 2018
The Federalist Society
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at a teleforum on “Outsourcing the Board: How Board Service Providers Can Improve Corporate Governance.”

September 4, 2018
John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
​Charles Elson, Director of the Center, moderated the Center/Deloitte video, “The Impact of Federal Reserve Board Sanctions on the Financial Services Industry and What Boards at Financial Services and All   Public Companies Need to Know”, in Newark, DE

August 15, 2018
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Westlake Village, CA.

August 3, 2018
Leadership Delaware
​The Cetner was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Delaware Corporate Governance – Best Practices in America, and, Escheat, Where Do We Go From Here?” in Wilmington, DE.

June 14, 2018
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP,
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a roundtable, “Stockholder-Designated Directors: Navigating a Unique Role on Company Boards,” In New York, NY.

June 6, 2018
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a roundtable on “Corporate Culture: Implications for the Audit” in Washington, D.C.

May 15, 2018
National Association of Corporate Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Seattle, WA.

April 26, 2018
National Association of Corporate Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Strategic Asset Board,” at the NACD’s Charlotte, NC chapter.

March 28, 2018
The Conference Board/Weinberg Center
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a moderator at the roundtable on “The Job of the Corporate Director: Perspectives of the Delaware Bench and Bar,” at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

March 14, 2018
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator, for a panel on “Building an Ethical Corporate Culture,” at the Annual Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University, Brennan School of Business, in Chicago, IL.

March 9, 2018
One To World/Fulbright Foundation
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at the One to World’s Corporate Governance Roundtable in New York, NY.

March 8, 2018
National Association of Corporate Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a moderator at the NACD’s Director Training, Peabody Energy in St. Louis, MO.

February 1, 2018
The B Team and Ceres
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a participant on a panel on “”Climate Competent Boards.””

January 25, 2018
Skytop Strategies
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “The Insiders’ Perspective on Shareholder Activism.”

January 22, 2018
Corporate Directors Forum
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a panel, “Compensation:  the Difference it Makes,” at the Corporate Directors Forum 2018:  Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue, at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

December 1, 2017
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Board Structure.”

November 16, 2017
Society for Corporate Governance – New York Chapter
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Corporate Culture as a Governance Priority” at the New York Chapter of the Society for Corporate Governance.

November 10, 2017
S&P Global Academic Council
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the S&P Global’s 2017 Annual Academic Council.

October 16, 2017
Institute for Corporate Productivity
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Market-Based CEO Pay,” at the Institute for Corporate Productivity Debate with the Total Rewards Group.

October 13, 2017
Financial Management Association
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “New Developments in European Corporate Governance,” at the FMA 2017 Annual Meeting.

October 12, 2017
The Conference Board
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in “”Influencing the Board, What the Board Needs to know About Dealmaking,”” at The Conference Board 2017 Corporate Development Conference.

October 2, 2017
National Association of Corporate Directors.
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker on the Compensation Committee Forum at the NACD Global Board Leaders’ Summit.

October 1, 2017
Leadership Delaware
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on, “Government Overreach May Have Endangered Delaware’s Revenue Stream.”

September 29, 2017
Skytop Strategies
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a panel, “Trump, New World Order or Interim Volatility for Activist Targeted Companies,” at the Skytop Strategies Global Shareholders Engagement & Activism Summit.

September 26, 2017
Delaware Corporate Law Anniversary Symposium 2017
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a panel, “The Court of Chancery, the DGCL and Federalism,” at the Delaware Corporate Law Anniversary Symposium.

September 19, 2017
Practicing Law Institute
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker at PLI’s “Hot Issues in Executive Compensation in 2017.”

September 15, 2017
American Bar Association
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator of a panel, “SNAP Judgement, The Legal and Investment Issues Associated with Non-Voting Stock,” at the ABA Business Law Section Fall meeting.

September 14, 2017
American Bar Association
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “From Enron to Volkswagen & Companions:  Where were the Boards?  The Critical Importance of Governance, Culture, Compliance, and Ethics,” at the ABA Business Law Section Fall meeting.

September 13, 2017
Womens’ Corporate Directors Education and Development Foundation
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Current State of Corporate Boards.”

September 7, 2017
Skytop Strategies and Cleary Gottlieb
​​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “What went wrong with Wells Fargo’s Vote.”

August 21, 2017
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Laguna Beach, CA.

June 2, 2017
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in a roundtable, “Unique Legal and Practical Issues confronting Directors on Public Company Boards,” hosted by the Cadwalader firm in New York, NY.

June 1, 2017
The Deal
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at The Deal’s second annual corporate governance program, “Corporate Governance:: Navigating New Challenges to Value Creation.”  Professor Elson participated on a panel, “”Are Snap’s Non-Voting Shares a Corporate Governance Poison Pill or IPO Elixir?””

May 1, 2017
National Association of Corporate Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Scottsdale, AZ.

April 1, 2017
Institute of Internal Auditors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Board/Audit Committee & CFO Perspectives”, at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Philadelphia, PA.

March 1, 2017
Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Governance for Nonprofits,” at the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA).

March 1, 2017
National Association of Corporate Directors
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in New Orleans, LA.

March 1, 2017
Arizona State University
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Activist Investor,” at the Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business.

March 1, 2017
Georgetown University Law Center
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Georgetown University Law Center’s 21st Annual Corporate Counsel Institute: An Insider’s Guide to Washington.  Professor Elson participated on a panel, “Legal Ethics for Corporate Counsel: The Critical Importance of Governance, Culture, Compliance and Ethics.”

March 1, 2017
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for a panel on “Building an Ethical Corporate Culture,” at the 12th Annual Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University, Brennan School of Business, in Chicago, IL.

March 1, 2017
PANA Committee Delegation of the European Parliament
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at a meeting with the PANA Committee Delegation of the European Parliament on “Delaware and Tax Avoidance” at the University of Delaware.

March 1, 2017
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Become a Great Nonprofit Board Member,” at the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.

February 1, 2017
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the conference “Can Delaware be Dethroned? Evaluating Delaware’s Dominance of Corporate Law,” held at the UCLA School of law, Lowell Milken Institute for Business and Law Policy.

February 1, 2017
OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Will Delaware be Dethroned?” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

February 1, 2017
New York University Pollock Center for Law & Business
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a participant at the Thirteenth Annual NYU/Penn conference sponsored by The NUY Pollack Center for Law & Business and the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics.

January 1, 2017
University of Florida
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Where We Were. Where We Are, and Where do We Go Now?” at the International Conference on Assurance and Governance, at the University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting.

January 1, 2017
Skytop Strategies
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Risks of Non-Successful Activist Engagement – Lessons from Williams,” at the Skytop Strategy Shareholder Activism 2, “Unlocking Shareholder Value” in New York, NY.

January 1, 2017
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Center for Capital Markets competitiveness’ “Modernizing Our Corporate Disclosure System”,  Professor Elson participated on a panel,” Future of Corporate Disclosure.”

December 1, 2016
Directors and Officers Conference
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Can Delaware be Dethroned?” at the 2016 Summit Directors and Officers Conference in Park City, UT.

November 1, 2016
S&P Global Academic Council
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the roundtable on “Sustainability and Stagnation.”

October 1, 2016
Vanderbilt Law School
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served on a panel on “Battle Tactics of Activists and Boards”, at the 18th Annual Law & Business Conference: “Dramatic Changes in Shareholder-Director Relationships,” Vanderbilt Law School, in Nashville, TN.

October 1, 2016
National Association of Corporate Directors.
​Charles Elson spoke on “From Enron to Volkswagen: the Critical Importance of Governance, Culture, Compliance and Ethics,” at the Minneapolis, MN Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

October 1, 2016
Retail Industry Leaders Association
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “From Enron to Volkswagen: The Critical Importance of Governance, Culture, Compliance and Ethics,” at the Retail Industry Leaders Association 2016 Conference, in Atlanta, GA

September 1, 2016
Cambridge Forum
​The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the Forum on “Executive Compensation.”

August 1, 2016
Leadership Delaware
​The Center was represented at Leadership Delaware by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Delaware’s Unique Role & Importance in the World of Corporate Governance: The Dangers Ahead!”

August 1, 2016
Practicing Law Institute
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “”OT Issues in Executive Compensation” at the PLI in Laguna Beach, CA.

June 1, 2016
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Chicago, IL.

May 1, 2016
Financial Management Association International.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Financial Management Association’s 2016 FMA European Conference hosted by the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Professor Elson participated on a panel, “Trends in European Corporate Governance.”

May 1, 2016
Lehigh University, College of Business and Economics.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at Lehigh University’s Singleton Conference on Corporate Governance in Bethlehem, PA. Professor Elson spoke on “Stakeholder Theory.”

May 1, 2016
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a meeting hosted by the UAW Medical Benefits Trust in New York, NY for executive search firms on a U.S. Code of Conduct for Executive Search Firms.

April 1, 2016
Financial Management Association.
The Center was represented by the Charles Elson and Nicholas Goossen at the 2016 FMA Applied Finance Conference at St. John’s University in Manhattan. Nick Goossen is a student intern at the Weinberg Center. Professor Elson and Nick Goossen presented their paper, “The Bug at Volkswagen: Lessons in Co-Determination, Ownership, and Board Structure,” during the “Research Paper Presentations” portion of the conference, in the session on “Conflicts and Governance.” The paper was also co-authored by Craig Ferrere, former fellow at the Weinberg Center.

March 16, 2016
American Bar Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a Corporate Governance Committee panel, “From Enron to Volkswagen: The Critical Importance of Governance, Compliance and Ethics,” at the spring meeting of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section.

March 1, 2016
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for a panel on “Shareholder Activism,” at the 11th Annual Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University, Brennan School of Business, in Chicago, IL.

March 1, 2016
Council for Institutional Investors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a panel, “Directors Perspectives,” at the CII spring meeting.

March 1, 2016
Providence Health & Services.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Story of Governance” at the Providence Health & Services Governance Conference.

March 1, 2016
University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty (UDARF).
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke at a UDARF luncheon on “The Bug at Volkswagen: Lessons in Co-Determination, Ownership and Board Structure.

February 1, 2016
International Federation of Accountants.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Investor and Corporate Governance Perspectives for the Profession,” at the Federation’s 2016 Chief Executives’ Forum – Exploring the Future.

February 1, 2016
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Las Vegas, NV.

February 1, 2016
The Philadelphia Club.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Bug at Volkswagen – The Board Problem That Lurked Under the Hood at Volkswagen.”

February 1, 2016
University of Pennsylvania Law School.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the Penn/NYU Conference on Law and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

January 1, 2016
NASDAQ and Equilar.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé at the NASDAQ and Equilar Board Leadership Forum. She participated on a panel, “Catalyst for Change – How Investors are Voting on Directors.”

January 1, 2016
Corporate Directors Forum.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Incomprehensible Disclosure Requirements – and Growing: What Can Companies and Investors Do?” at the Corporate Directors Forum 2016, “Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue,” at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

December 1, 2015
Blank Rome.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé at the Blank Rome conference, “2016 Proxy Season – Staying Up-To-Date on Corporate Governance and SEC Trends.”

December 1, 2015
University of Pennsylvania.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for “Decision Making in the Leadership Chair,” at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

November 1, 2015
Florida Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker at the Florida Corporate Directors Forum, “The Tidal Wave of Shareholder Activism.”

November 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors/Pearl Meyer.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in a webinar, “What is Compensation’s Role in Value Creation?” which was part of the NACD/Pearl Meyer Compensation Series.

November 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Washington, D.C.

October 1, 2015
Wilmington Club.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The DuPont Proxy Contest and Its Implications for Corporate Governance” as part of the Wilmington Club’s Speaker Series.

October 1, 2015
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on ISS’ Board Policy Roundtable.

October 1, 2015
The Association of Corporate Counsel.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé and Charles Elson at the ACC 2015 Annual meeting. Ms. Mulé moderated and participated in, and Professor Elson participated on, the panel, “Board Composition, Refreshment and Tenure – Hot Issues for Corporate Boards.”

September 1, 2015
Brooklyn Law School.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as one of the commentators at the Brooklyn Law School’s Abraham L. Pomerantz Lecture, The New Governance,” presented by Professor Jill E. Fisch from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

September 1, 2015
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who participated on a panel of global institutional investors on the topic “Global Proxy Season Round-Up and Impact on the US Agenda” at ICGN’s Boston 2015 conference.

September 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on panels, “Establish the Right Metrics to Drive Long-Term Value Creation” and “Unsolicited Bids, Hostile Takeovers, and Deals that Fall Through,” at the NACD Global Board Leaders’ Summit.

September 1, 2015
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Changing Faces of Compensation Governance and its Outcomes,” at The Conference Board’s 2015 Executive Compensation Conference.

August 1, 2015
New York Stock Exchange Governance Services and Equilar.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on the panel, “The CEO Report Card: Effective Engagement and Evaluation,” at the Compensation Committee Boot Camp sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange Governance Services and Equilar.

July 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Laguna Beach, CA.

July 1, 2015
Council of Institutional Investors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator at the CII’s roundtable, “Making More of Engagement.”

June 1, 2015
Leadership Delaware.
The Center was represented at Leadership Delaware by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Delaware’s Unique Role & Importance in the World of Corporate Governance: The Dangers Ahead!”

June 1, 2015
PwC/Weinberg Center
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Ann Mulé in the webcast, “Current Issues Related to Board Composition,” which was co-sponsored by PwC and the Center.

June 1, 2015
Equilar.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at Equilar’s 2015 Summit. Professor Elson participated as the luncheon speaker.

May 1, 2015
R.R. Donnelley.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who provided the keynote address on board composition and industry expertise at RRDonnelley’s Proxy Statement Interactive Seminar.

May 1, 2015
TIAA-CREF.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Ann Mulé, who presented at the meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee of the TIAA-CREF Board of Trustees. They spoke on “Board Composition and Independent Expert Directors.”

May 1, 2015
New York University School of Law.
The Center was represented at the conference, “Achieving Safe and Responsible Enterprise: Principles of the Law, Compliance, Enforcement” by Charles Elson, who participated in the program, including “ALI Principles of the Law, Compliance, Enforcement , and Risk Management for Corporations, Nonprofits and Other Organizations.”

May 1, 2015
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented at The Conference Board’s 2015 Executive Compensation Conference. Charles Elson spoke on “The Changing Face of Compensation Governance and its Outcome.”

May 1, 2015
Citadel Directors’ Institute
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated as a panelist at the 6

April 1, 2015
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker in the webinar, “Do ‘Golden Leash’ Board Arrangements Create Impermissible Conflicts of Interest?”

March 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors
Charles Elson spoke on “What You Need to know About Corporate Liability,” at the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

March 1, 2015
Yale Law School – Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in discussions at the Weil, Gotshal & Manges Corporate Law Roundtable sponsored by Yale Law School. The discussion focused on corporate control, corporate inversions, and capital markets.

March 1, 2015
Council of Institutional Investors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel. “Discussion, Does Corporate Governance Add Value,” at the Council’s Spring Meeting, “Eye on the Investor.”

March 1, 2015
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator, for a panel on “Corporate Governance; Defining a Decade,” at the 10th Annual Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University, Brennan School of Business, in Chicago, IL.

March 1, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Miami, FL.

March 1, 2015
Weinberg Center, Cleary Gottlieb and Steven Hall & Partners.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker in the webcast, “Delaware Law Primer: Documenting Compensation Decisions and Compensation Committee Hot Topics. The webcast was co-sponsored by Weinberg Center, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, and Steven Hall & Partners.

February 1, 2015
George Washington University Center for Law, Economics & Finance.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a commentator at the Fifth Annual Junior Faculty Business and Financial Law Workshop and Junior Faculty Scholarship Prizes.

February 1, 2015
University of Pennsylvania Center for Law and Economics.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a participant at the Eleventh annual NYU/Penn conference on Law and Finance, sponsored by The NUY Pollack Center for Law & Business, The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics and The Wharton Financial Institutions Center.

January 1, 2015
Georgia Tech.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was the Business Law & Ethics Distinguished Guest Speaker at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. He spoke on “Executive Superstars, Peer Groups, and Overcompensation: Cause, Effect and Solution.”

January 1, 2015
Institutional Shareholder Services
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé at the ISS conference, “Effective Governance for Long-Term Success.” She participated on the panel, “Perspectives on the Boardroom: Engagement, Refreshment and Other Emerging Board Issues.”

December 1, 2014
ISS/Governance Exchange.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on the panel in an ISS/Governance Exchange webcast, “Debating Director Compensation Bylaws.”

November 1, 2014
Institute for Law & Economics, University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the Corporate Roundtable on “Shareholder Governance and Voting.”

November 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director’s Professionalism Course in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

October 1, 2014
Broadridge Financial Services.
The Center was represented at the Broadridge Connect: Investors Communications Conference by Charles Elson. Professor Elson participated on a panel, “How to Avoid and Survive an Activist Campaign”

October 1, 2014
American Accounting Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the American Accounting Association’s Accounting, Behavior and Organization conference, He participated on a panel – “Audit Committees.”

October 1, 2014
Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.’s 2014 Annual Meeting. Professor Elson spoke on “Should the Audit Committee Test the Corporate Culture?”

October 1, 2014
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated as a panelist at the PCAOB’s Roundtable on the Role of Audit in Corporate Governance.

September 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Ann Mulé at the 2014 NACD Board Leadership Conference, where they spoke on “Avoiding the Management-Captured Board,” in the Board Committee Forum:Nominating and Governance.

September 1, 2014
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented at The Conference Board’s 2014 Executive Compensation Conference. Charles Elson and the Center’s former Fellow, Craig Ferrere, spoke on “The CEO Pay Ratio Requirement.”

September 1, 2014
Anchorage Capital.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on the “History of U.S. Corporate Governance,” at a seminar presented by Anchorage Capital.

September 1, 2014
RR Donnelley.
The Center was represented at RR Donnelley’s SEC Hot Topics Institute – Philadelphia by Charles Elson, who gave the keynote address on “Lemons out of Lemonade: The Pay Ratio Rule and Fixing Executive Compensation.”

September 1, 2014
Practicing Law Institute
The Center was represented by Charles Elsonat PLI’s Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2014. Professor Elson participated on a panel, “Corporate Governance & SEC News.” Professor Elson was the keynote speaker, speaking on the topic, “Lemons out of Lemonade: The Pay Ratio Rule and Fixing Executive Compensation.”

September 1, 2014
NYSE Governance Services, Corporate Board Member and Equilar
The Center was represented Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “The Evolution of CEO pay Post Dodd-Frank,” at the Compensation Committee Boot Camp, hosted jointly by NYSE Governance Services, Corporate Board Member and Equilar.

August 1, 2014
American Bar Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel, “Refreshing the Board: Challenging the Culture of Tenure,” at the ABA Business law Section Annual Meeting, Corporate Governance Committee.

July 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director’s Professionalism Course in Dana Point, California.

July 1, 2014
ISS/Governance Exchange.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on the panel in an ISS/Governance Exchange webcast, “Looking Back at the 2014 U.S. Proxy Season.”

June 1, 2014
Wharton Business Radio
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Former Center Fellow, on “Knowledge,” a Wharton radio call-in show. They discussed compensation.

June 1, 2014
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated on a panel on Cybersecurity, at the PCAOB Standing Advisory Group meeting.

June 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director’s Professionalism Course in Chicagl, IL.

May 1, 2014
Leadership Delaware
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Delaware’s Unique Role & Importance in the World of Corporate Governance: The Dangers Ahead!” at Leadership Delaware.

May 1, 2014
Rand Corporation.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the Rand Corporation’s 2014 Spring Symposium on “Compliance 3.0.”

May 1, 2014
Rotary Club.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Anticipating and Managing Today’s Challenges in Not-For-Profit Governance” at the Rotary Club of Wilmington, DE.

May 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors – Philadelphia Chapter.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who participated in a discussion with Robert B. Jones, CEO, Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts, on “Major Issues in Executive Compensation in 2014.” The event was hosted by the NACD – Philadelphia Chapter, in Philadelphia, PA.

May 1, 2014
The Conference Board
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who spoke on “The CEO Pay Ratio Requirement” at The Conference Board’s 2014 Executive Compensation Conference in New York, NY.

May 1, 2014
The Conference Board’s Global Corporate Governance Research Center
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who participated at The Conference Board’s Global Corporate Governance Research Center’s Corporate/Investor Summit, “Improving Communications between Companies and investors,” in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mulé spoke on the importance of the independent industry expert director and the danger of the management knowledge-captured board.

May 1, 2014
Federal Home Loan Banks.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Current Developments in Corporate Governance for Directors” at the 2014 FHL Banks Directors Conference in Washington, D.C.

April 1, 2014
Citadel Directors Institute.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who served as moderator and a panelist on the panel, “Best Strategies to Build a More Effective Board,” and participated as a panelist on the panel, “Board’s Role in Succession Planning,”at the 5

April 1, 2014
University of Delaware
Charles Elson spoke on “Current Issues in Compensation Theory” at the Academy of Lifelong Learning at the University of Delaware.

April 1, 2014
American Bar Association
The Center was represented by Ann Mule and Charles Elson, who made a presentation on “The Dangers of a Management Knowledge – Captured Board,” at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.

April 1, 2014
Brennan Forum, Dominican University
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator, and Craig Ferrere, who both spoke on “Discussion of the pay ratio between CEOs and median employees,” at the Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance. Dominican University Roundtable in Chicago, IL.

March 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism Course in Houston, TX

March 1, 2014
The World Bank Corporate Secretariat
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Corporate Governance: Principles & Practices,” at the World Bank’s Corporate Secretariat-SECCA Strategic Planning, Knowledge Sharing and Team Workshop: Contributing Our Best to Sound Corporate Governance, at the World Bank, Washington, D.C.

March 1, 2014
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on the “History and theory of American corporate governance and how it relates to institutional investors,” at the OPERS First Annual Corporate Governance Forum, OPERS Board of Trustees.

February 1, 2014
Yale Law School – Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in discussions at the Weil, Gotshal & Manages Corporate Law Roundtable sponsored by Yale Law School. The discussion focused on corporate fraud, corporate culture, and financial institutions’ civil and criminal liability and government settlements.

February 1, 2014
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on the panel, “BREAKING BAD: HealthSouth and Stories of Fraud, Insider Trading, and Misconduct,” at the meeting of the NACD Colorado Chapter in Denver, CO.

February 1, 2014
Equilar.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere participated in a webcast on peer groups, which was sponsored by Equilar. The webinar followed the release of Equilar’s 2014 S&P 1500 Peer Group Report, which featured commentary from: Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. and Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere from the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. See an

January 1, 2014
University of Pennsylvania.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for “Decision Making in the Leadership Chair,” at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

January 1, 2014
Corporate Directors Forum.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on the panel, “Board Tenure and Term Limits: How Long is Long Enough?” at the Corporate Directors Forum 2014, “Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue,” at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

November 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards” at the NACD’s Director Professionalism Course in Miami, Florida.

November 1, 2013
Institute for Law & Economics, University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in the Corporate Roundtable on Mergers and Acquisitions.

November 1, 2013
Delaware State Pension System.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Meeting of the Board of the Delaware State Pension System. He spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Pension Fund Trustees.

November 1, 2013
Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
The Center was represented at the “Delaware Law Issues Update” conference by Charles Elson, who gave the luncheon keynote address.

November 1, 2013
Securities Investor Association Singapore
The Center was represented at the 4th Annual Singapore Corporate Governance Week, “Gathering of International Thought Leaders.” Charles Elson participated as a speaker and on a panel, “Shareholders and Governance.”

November 1, 2013
Weinberg Center/The Conference Board.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker at a webcast, “Director Roundtable: Executive Compensation and the Utility of Peer Groups,” which was co-sponsored by the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and The Conference Board Governance Center, New York, NY.

October 1, 2013
Holland & Knight and RR Donnelley
The Center was represented at the Holland & Knight/RR Donnelley seminar, “Preparing for Your 2014 Proxy Season.” Charles Elson participated on the panels, “The 2014 Proxy Season and Beyond,” “Hot Issues from the Institutional Investor and Proxy Advisory Firm Perspective,” and “Practical Updates.”

October 1, 2013
Hansell Advisory Group
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere at an event hosted by the Hansell Advisory Group. Mr. Elson and Mr. Ferrere discussed their recent research on CEO pay practices.

October 1, 2013
Roger Williams University School of Law
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Federalist Society at the Roger Williams University Law School. He spoke on “Free market Principles and the Limits on Government over Corporations.”

October 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on shareholder activism/short-termism/performance metrics at the NACD Board Leadership Conference.

September 1, 2013
Leadership Delaware
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Delaware’s Unique Role and Importance in the World of Corporate Governance: The Dangers Ahead,” at Leadership Delaware.

September 1, 2013
Grant Thornton
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who spoke and participated in a roundtable discussion on “Looking Ahead to 2014: What’s Next in a Say-On-Pay World?”

September 1, 2013
National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
The Center was represented at the 2013 Annual NASPP conference. Charles Elson participated on a panel, “The Consultants Speak: Hot Topics in Executive Compensation.”

September 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors
The Center was represented at the NACD Connecticut Chapter’s 7th Annual Directors Summit, “Reflections on a Decade of Extraordinary Corporate Governance Change.” Charles Elson moderated two panels, “Exploring Governance Balance” and “The Impacts of Change & Where are We Headed Next?”

August 1, 2013
GMI Ratings
The Center was represented at GMI Rating’s 2013 Public Funds Forum. Charles Elson participated on a panel, “Using Private Actions.”

June 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism course in Newport Beach, CA.

June 1, 2013
American Bar Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who participated in an ABA webcast on “Challenging the Peer Group Bias for Executive Compensation.” The webcast was the result of a panel at the Spring Meeting of the Business Section of the ABA.

June 1, 2013
Harvard Law School.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Harvard Law School Roundtable on Executive Compensation. He participated in he “Level of Pay” portion of the session on “Terms of Pay Arrangements.”

June 1, 2013
NYSE Euronex.
The Center was represented at a meeting of the NYSE Governance Council. Charles Elson spoke on global issues of importance to Boards, management and investors.

June 1, 2013
Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
The Center was represented at the Millstein Center’s Governance Forum, “Corporate Governance in the New ‘Normal’: The Impact of New Patterns of Corporate Ownership.” Charles Elson participated on a panel, “Segmenting Ownership: Revisiting Dual Class Stocks and Extended Holding Periods: Can Dual Class Stock Structures Help Alleviate Short-Term Pressures in Favor of Long-Term Sustainability?”

June 1, 2013
The Conference Board.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere spoke on “Factoring in Competitive and Economic Context – The Real Relevance of Market Trends and Best Practices” at The Conference Board’s Executive Compensation Conference in New York, NY.

June 1, 2013
Financial Management Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at the Financial Management Association’s 2013 European Conference, which was hosted by the University of Luxembourg. He participated on a panel, “The governance of corporate acquisitions”.

June 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism course in Boston, MA.

May 1, 2013
The Seminar.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson at The Seminar, an annual forum for senior communications and public affairs executives. Professor Elson participated on a panel, “Restoring Corporate Reputation: A View from the Boardroom.”

May 1, 2013
Watson, Inc.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who spoke on CEO compensation at an event hosted by Watson, Inc. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

May 1, 2013
Center on Executive Compensation.
The Center was represented at the Center on Executive Compensation’s Spring Seminar titled “Executive Compensation: Best Practices for a Post-Dodd-Frank World.” He spoke on the Elson/Ferrere paper, “Executive Superstars, Peer Groups and Overcompensation: Cause, Effect and Solution.”

May 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Effective Talent Management: thinking Beyond the Paycheck” at a breakfast session at the NACD Spring Forum, Rethinking the Risk Agenda.”

May 1, 2013
Weinberg Center/The Conference Board.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere participated in a webcast on executive compensation after peer groups, which was co-sponsored by the Center and The Conference Board.

April 1, 2013
The Conference Board.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson and Craig spoke on “Factoring in Competitive and Economic Context – The Real Relevance of Market Trends and Best Practices.”

April 1, 2013
Mercer LLC.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who was a speaker on Mercer LLC’s Executive Compensation Forum in New York, NY.

April 1, 2013
Citadel Directors Institute.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who served as moderator and a panelist on the panel, “Board Composition, Evaluation, Succession & Diversity,”at the 4

April 1, 2013
Council of Institutional Investors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on “Discussion: Does Corporate Governance Add Value?” at the Council of Institutional Investors Spring 2013 Meeting in Washington, DC.

April 1, 2013
Brennan Forum, Dominican University.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for “Diversity in the Boardroom” at the Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance, Dominican University Roundtable in Chicago, IL.

March 20, 2013
Wake Forest Law School Business Law Symposium.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who were presenters on “Corporate Agency Theory, Internal Promotion Structures and the Creation of Shareholder Value”, at the Wake Forest Law Review Spring 2013 Business Law Symposium – “Agency Theory: Still Viable?”

March 1, 2013
American Bar Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as the moderator and a panelist, and Craig Ferrere (Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Fellow in Corporate Governance), who served as a panelist, on “Challenging the Peer Group Bias for Executive Compensation,” at the ABA Business Section Spring Meeting in Washington, DC.

March 1, 2013
Weinberg Center/George Washington Center for Law, Economics & Finance.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a moderator at the 2013 Private Equity M&A Roundtable, co-sponsored by the Weinberg Center and The George Washington University Center for Law, Economics & Finance, which featured discussion of legal and governance issues regarding US Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions.

February 1, 2013
University of Iowa.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who provided the “Keynote Address,” at the The Journal of Corporation Law 2013 Spring Banquet at the University of Iowa.

February 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD Director Professionalism course in Scottsdale, AZ.

February 1, 2013
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who was a speaker/presenter at the Public Forum conducted by The Conference Board Task Force on Shareholder Engagement in New York, NY.

January 1, 2013
University of Pennsylvania.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as moderator for “Decision Making in the Leadership Chair,” at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

January 1, 2013
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on the panel, “CEO Pay: Groundhog Day or a New Day Dawning?”

January 1, 2013
Northwestern University School of Law.
The Center was represented by Ann Mulé, who served as a panelist on the panel, “Preparing Your Proxy Statement and Annual Report,” at the 40

January 1, 2013
Activist Investor Conference.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on the panel, “The Activist Toolkit: What Methods are Activists Using to Successfully Influence Reforms?” at The Activist Investor Conference 2013.

November 1, 2012
Ross Roundtable, NYU.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in “Impact of Reemergence of Consulting Practices at Major Audit Firms,” at the Ross Roundtable presented at the Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, NY.

November 1, 2012
Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who spoke on “The Problem with Peer Groups,” at the Midwest Regional Fall Conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals in Chicago, IL.

October 1, 2012
Tapestry Network.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “Peer Groups: Challenges and Opportunities,” at the Compensation Committee Leadership Network (CCLN) Meeting, Tapestry Network.

October 1, 2012
The Conference Board.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “What Directors and Senior Executives Need to Know about Performance-aligned Compensation,” at the 2012 Executive Compensation Conference sponsored by The Conference Board in San Francisco, CA.

September 1, 2012
Investor Responsibility Research Center.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who spoke about the paper that they co-authored, “Executive Superstars, Peer Groups and Over-Compensation: Cause, Effect and Solution,” at an Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute Webinar.

September 1, 2012
UCLA Law School.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson and Craig Ferrere, who gave a presentation on their co-authored paper, “Executive Superstars, Peer Over-Compensation – Cause, Effect and Solution,” at the Business Law Breakfast sponsored by the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, CA.

September 1, 2012
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who spoke on “The Problem with Peer Groups,” at a meeting of the NACD Southern California Chapter.

September 1, 2012
Practicing Law Institute.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as a panelist on the panel “Corporate Social Responsibility,” at the 10

September 1, 2012
Ross Roundtable, NYU.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who served as panelist in a discussion on “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Ten Years Later,” at the Ross Roundtable at the Stern School of Business at New York University in New York, NY.

September 1, 2012
Practising Law Institute.
The Weinberg Center was represented at the Practicing Law Institute’s Tenth Annual Directors Institute. Charles Elson participated on a panel, “Corporate Social Responsibility.” The panel discussed the new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility.

September 1, 2012
Financial Women’s Association.
The Weinberg Center was represented at a meeting of the Financial Women’s Association. Ann Mulé was a presenter on “Issues Facing Directors in U. S. Companies Today,” at a meeting sponsored by the Directorship and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Mulé spoke about some of the important issues facing directors of US public companies today. She focused on three areas: 1) The rise in the voice and power of the large institutional shareholder that has led to increasing director/company engagement with those shareholders; 2) The increasing globalization of corporate governance practices and why it is important for US directors to understand non-US practices; and 3) Board composition, culture and what is important for a high performance board.

August 1, 2012
The Conference Board.
The Weinberg Center was represented at The Conference Board’s 2012 Executive Compensation Conference. Charles Elson participated on a panel, “What Directors and Senior Executives Need to Know about Performance-aligned Compensation,” at the Executive Compensation Conference in New York. Professor Elson spoke extensively about peer groups, CEO transferability and the compensation issue – making specific reference to the Weinberg Center’s new research paper “Executive Superstars, Peer Groups and Over-Compensation – Cause, Effect and Solution,” written by Craig Ferrere, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Fellow in Corporate Governance, and Professor Elson.

August 1, 2012
National Association of Corporate Directors.
The Weinberg Center was represented at the NACD’s Director Professionalism course in Dana Point, CA. Charles Elson spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards.” He spoke about the board’s fiduciary duties that lie at the heart of corporate governance. He explained why board members are legally obligated to act on behalf of an organization’s shareholders to ensure that the company is properly managed, and described the corporate laws to which boards are held accountable.

May 1, 2012
American Bar Association.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who moderated a panel on “Dual Class Stock – Value Enhancer or Corporate Governance Killer?” which was sponsored by the Corporate Governance Committee at the American Bar Association annual meeting in Chicago, IL

May 1, 2012
American Chamber of Commerce, Czech Republic.
The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic hosted Charles Elson of the Weinberg Center. He spoke on “The Past, Present and Future of Corporate Governance” and discussed the following topics: Have the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations decreased fraud or only increased paperwork?; Has the Dodd-Frank Reform Act made Wall Street more accountable?; Should executive compensation be regulated?; Does America’s regulatory focus on shareholder value work better than a policy based on stakeholder value? In addition, Professor Elson spoke to a group of Czech business and finance leaders at a luncheon at the Ambassador’s residence. His topic was corporate governance and its relation to effective business ethics.

April 1, 2012
RAND Corporation.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated in a symposium on “Corporate Culture and Ethical Leadership Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: What Should Boards, Management and Policymakers Do Now?” sponsored by the RAND Corporation.

April 1, 2012
National Association of Corporate Directors.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson spoke on “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Boards,” at the NACD’s Director Professionalism course. He spoke about the board’s fiduciary duties that lie at the heart of corporate governance. He explained why board members are legally obligated to act on behalf of an organization’s shareholders to ensure that the company is properly managed, and described the corporate laws to which boards are held accountable.

April 1, 2012
Amherst College
The Weinberg Center was represented at an Amherst College conference on “The Constitution and the Imagining of America.” Charles Elson spoke at the conference on “Corporate Governance Reform and the Unintended Consequences of the Dodd-Frank Act.” He also participated on a panel, “The Constitution and the Corporate: Corporate Power, Social Justice, and Democratic Possibility,” during which he spoke on the origins of the governance reform contained in Dodd-Frank and that despite the fact they were important changes in compensation practices, the federalization of the reforms would lead to less effective board governance-he argued that the reforms were best implemented through investor and judicial pressure as opposed to a federal mandate.

April 1, 2012
Brennan Forum, Dominican University.
The Weinberg Center was represented at the Edward A. Brennan Forum on Corporate Governance at Brennan School of Business at Dominican University. Charles Elson served as moderator for a panel on executive compensation, “The $10 Million Question: A Discussion on Executive Compensation,” which covered the following topics: how boards can avoid paying excessive compensation while still retaining the talent they need; how to balance long- and short-term incentive; hiring independent compensation consultants; and the impact of “say-on-pay.”

March 1, 2012
Weil Gotschal Roundtable, Yale Law School.
The Center was represented by Charles Elson, who participated at the Weil Gotshal & Manges Roundtable at the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law.

February 1, 2012
Duke University.
The Weinberg Center was represented at the Duke University program on “The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis.” Charles Elson spoke on how unprecedented legislative and policy shifts stemming from the world’s ongoing financial crises are impacting the investment community, corporate boards and management and modern corporate governance theory. He spoke on a panel with Duke Law Professor Lawrence Baxter. This program was jointly sponsored by The Federalist Society and the Duke Law School Career & Professional Development Center.

January 1, 2012
University of Pennsylvania/NYU.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson participated in the Eighth Annual Penn/NYU Conference on Law and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Philadelphia, PA.

January 1, 2012
National Association of Corporate Directors.
Representing the Center, Charles Elson was a speaker in a webinar on “From the Battlefield to the Boardroom,” presented by the National Association of Corporate Directors.