Event
The KPMG Board Leaderships Conference brings together seasoned board directors, governance professionals, and business leaders to explore the governance challenges and priorities driving the board agendas in the year ahead.
Aligning near-term goals with long-term value
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2020 KPMG Board Leadership Conference
January 6–8, 2020
Park Hyatt Aviara
San Diego, CA
Leading with agility and purpose.
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While we plan for the 2020 conference, we invite you to explore the 2019 conference agenda.
- Overview
- Agenda
- Speakers and panelists
- Host and Co-Sponsors
Overview
The program provided time for networking and peer interaction while covering a host of timely board topics with a continued focus by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute on the critical challenges facing audit committees.
Agenda
Monday, January 7 |
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12:30pm |
Registration opens |
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12:30pm – 2:00pm |
Networking lunch |
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4:30pm – 6:00pm |
Conference welcome |
Lynne Doughtie – Chairman and CEO, KPMG LLP |
Keynote: In conversation with Matt Rose |
Jeffrey Cunningham – Professor of Global Leadership, ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management; Editor-at-Large, Chief Executive Magazine Matthew Rose – Executive Chairman, BNSF Railway Co.; Director, AT&T, Fluor; and Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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6:00pm – 7:30pm |
Welcome reception |
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Tuesday, January 8 |
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7:00am |
Registration & networking breakfast |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Global economic outlook: 2019 and beyond |
Constance Hunter - Chief Economist, KPMG LLP |
9:00am – 9:50am |
Geopolitical briefing |
Admiral James Stavridis (retired) – Dean - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; former NATO Allied Supreme Commander; Director, Carlyle Group LP, American Water Works Co. Inc., Neuberger Berman |
10:05am – 10:55pm |
Data risk and responsibility |
Megan Smith – Chief Executive Officer, shift7; former U.S. Chief Technology Officer |
11:05am – 11:55am |
Concurrent breakouts (select one) |
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On the 2019 audit committee agenda |
Frank Casal – Vice Chair – Audit, KPMG LLP Cynthia Fornelli – Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality Thomas Kim – Partner, Sidley Austin Sherry Smith – Director, Deere & Company, Piper Jaffray & Company, Realogy Holdings Corp., Tuesday Morning Corp. |
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Proxy season preview—investor perspective |
Claudia Allen – Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center Evelyn Dilsaver – Director, Health Equity, Tempur Sealy, Blue Shield Pamela Marcogliese – Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
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Hot Topics for the Compensation Committee in 2019 |
Stephen Brown – Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center Arthur Kohn – Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP John Trentacoste – Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Farient Advisors Mary Winston – President, WinsCo Enterprises; Director, Domtar Corporation, Dover Corp., Acuity Brands |
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12:05pm – 1:30pm |
Luncheon keynote: Maxine Williams – The numbers only take us so far |
Stephen Brown – Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center Maxine Williams – Global Chief Diversity Officer, Facebook |
1:40pm – 2:30pm |
Concurrent breakouts (select one) |
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Oversight of corporate culture |
Susan Angele – Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center Phyllis Campbell – Director, Alaska Air Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Horizon Air Michael Marquardt – CEO, Global Kompass Strategies; Director, International Assistance Group SAS, Commonwealth Trust Co., PT AA International Indonesia Bradley Strock – Director, Elevate Credit Inc. |
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The global tax landscape—risks and opportunities |
Manal Corwin – National Service Line Leader, International Tax and Principal in Charge, International Tax Policy, KPMG LLP John Gimigliano – Principal in Charge, Federal Legislative and Regulatory Services, KPMG LLP |
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Digital disruption: Insights from the front lines |
Todd Lohr – Principal, Technology Enablement and Automation, KPMG LLP Tarun Sondhi – Principal, Cyber Security, KPMG LLP |
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2:50pm – 3:40pm |
In conversation with William McNabb: The rise of the institutional investor |
Stephen Brown – Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center F. William McNabb III – Retired Chairman, Vanguard |
3:40pm – 4:30pm |
Board leadership: Facilitating board engagement in strategy |
Jeffrey Cunningham - Professor of Global Leadership, ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management; Editor-at-Large, Chief Executive Magazine Peter Gleason – President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Dennis Whalen – Leader, KPMG Board Leadership Center Dona Young – Director, Foot Locker Inc., Aegon NV |
5:00pm – 6:00pm |
Workforce of the future |
Adam Grant – Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; author – Option B, Originals, Give and Take |
6:00pm – 8:00pm |
Networking reception and dinner |
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Wednesday, January 9 |
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7:00am – 8:00am |
Networking breakfast |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Analysts take on the future |
Todd Lohr – Principal, Technology Enablement and Automation, KPMG LLP Nishit Madlani – Lead Analyst Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor’s Ayse McCracken – President, eNNOVATE Health Ventures LLC Dana Telsey – CEO and Chief Research Officer, Telsey Advisory Group |
9:00am – 10:00am |
State of the boardroom: Governance, gaps, and going forward |
Charles Elson – Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware; Director, Encompass Health Corp. Thomas Kim – Partner, Sidley Austin Hillary Sale – Professor, Georgetown Law |
10:30am – 12:30pm |
Concurrent board committee peer exchanges: Audit committee Compensation committee Nominating / Governance committee |
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12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Networking lunch |
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Speakers and panelists
Claudia Allen
Senior Advisor, Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Susan Angele
Senior Advisor, Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Robert Arning
Chairman, KPMG Foundation, KPMG LLP
Stephen Brown
Senior Advisor, Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Phyllis Campbell
Director, Alaska Air Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Horizon Air
Frank Casal
Vice Chair, Audit, KPMG LLP
Manal Corwin
National Service Line Leader, International Tax and Principal in Charge, International Tax Policy, KPMG LLP
Jeffrey Cunningham
Professor of Global Leadership, Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management
Editor-at-Large, Chief Executive
Gerald Czarnecki
Director, BKE Inc., ECO Building Products, Jack Cooper Holdings Corp.
Chairman & CEO, Deltennium Group
Kenneth Daly
Senior Advisor, Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Evelyn Dilsaver
Director, Health Equity, Tempur Sealy International, Blue Shield
Lynne Doughtie
Chairman & CEO, KPMG LLP
Theodore Dysart
Vice Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles
Charles Elson
Director, Encompass Health Corp.
Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware
Cynthia Fornelli
Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality
John Gimigliano
Principal in Charge, Federal Legislative & Regulatory Services, KPMG LLP
Peter Gleason
President & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors
Adam Grant
Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Author
Constance Hunter
Principal and Chief Economist, KPMG LLP
Thomas Kim
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Arthur Kohn
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Jannice Koors
Senior Managing Director and Western Region President, Pearl Meyer & Partners
Todd Lohr
Principal, Technology Enablement & Automation, KPMG LLP
Nishit Madlani
Lead Analyst, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor’s
Pamela Marcogliese
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Michael Marquardt
Director, International Assurance Group SAS, Commonwealth Trust Company, PT AA International Indonesia
CEO, Global Kompass Strategies
Ayse McCracken
President, eNNOVATE Health Ventures LLC
F. William McNabb
Chairman (retired), Vanguard
Director, United Health Group
Jose Rodriguez
Leader, Audit Committee Institute, KPMG LLP
Matthew Rose
Director, AT&T, Fluor Corp.
Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Executive Chairman, BNSF Railway Co.
Hillary Sale
Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Affiliated Faculty Member, McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
Megan Smith
CEO, shift7
Sherry Smith
Director, Deere & Co., Piper Jaffray and Company,
Realogy Holdings Corp., Tuesday Morning Corp.
Tarun Sondhi
Principal, Cyber Security, KPMG LLP
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
Director, American Water Works Co. Inc., Neuberger Berman Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group
Bradley Strock
Director, Elevate Credit Inc.
Dana Telsey
CEO & Chief Research Officer, Telsey Advisory Group
John Trentacoste
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Farient Advisors
Dennis Whalen
Leader, Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Maxine Williams
Global Chief Diversity Officer, Facebook
Mary Winston
Director, Acuity Brands, Domtar Corp., Dover Corp. President, WinsCo Enterprises
Dona Young
Director, Foot Locker Inc., Aegon NV
Host and Co-Sponsors
Conference host
KPMG Board Leadership Center
The KPMG Board Leadership Center champions outstanding governance to help drive long-term corporate value and enhance investor confidence. Through an array of programs and perspectives—including KPMG's Audit Committee Institute, the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, and more—the Center engages with directors and business leaders to help articulate their challenges and promote continuous improvement of public- and private-company governance. Drawing on insights from KPMG professionals and governance experts worldwide, the Center delivers practical thought leadership—on risk and strategy, talent and technology, globalization and compliance, financial reporting and audit quality, and more—all through a board lens.
Conference sponsor
National Association of Corporate Directors
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) empowers more than 20,000 directors to lead with confidence in the boardroom. As the recognized authority on leading boardroom practices, NACD helps boards strengthen investor trust and public confidence by ensuring that today’s directors are well prepared for tomorrow’s challenges. World-class boards join NACD to elevate performance, gain foresight, and instill confidence. Fostering collaboration among directors, investors, and corporate governance stakeholders, NACD has been setting the standard for board leadership for more than 40 years. To learn more about NACD, visit www.NACDonline.org.