Please join Computershare | Georgeson and WilmerHale for this dynamic event, which will provide highlights from this year's proxy season, details on year-over-year trends and the latest information on shareholder activism. Panelists will address:
- lessons learned from the 2014 proxy season;
- predicted trends for the 2015 proxy season;
- how to prepare for the 2015 proxy season;
- regulatory changes and SEC requirements; and
- the current M&A landscape.
Panelists will include WilmerHale's Meredith Cross, former director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC, and speakers from WilmerHale's Corporate Practice and proxy solicitation firm Georgeson.
Agenda
7:30-8 a.m. Registration and Networking
8-9 a.m. 2014 Proxy Season Review
Meredith Cross, Partner, WilmerHale
Keith Haynes, Senior Managing Director, Georgeson
Jonathan Wolfman, Partner, WilmerHale
9-9:15 a.m. Questions
9:15-10:15 a.m. Trends in Shareholder Activism
Jay Bothwick, Partner, WilmerHale
Lillian Brown, Partner, WilmerHale
Steven Pantina, Senior Managing Director, Georgeson
10:15-10:30 a.m. Questions
10:30 a.m. Adjourn