"The Women's 100"

  10:00 - 10:15 am Group Introductions

  10:15 - 10:55 am "The Skinny on the SEC"

Speakers:

• Meredith Cross – WilmerHale, Former Corp Fin Director
• Elisse Walter – Former SEC Chair

- What were the last few years at the SEC like
- Best way to interface with Corp Fin Staff
- How to procure a meeting with Commissioners & Staff (and how to handle those)

  10:55 - 11:30 am "Shareholder Engagement: Burning Questions"

Speakers:

• Donna Anderson – T. Rowe Price Associates
• Peggy Foran – Prudential

- Are off season engagements really effective
- Do attending investor events really pay off
- What type - and format - of disclosures best help shareholders
- Should companies prepare "cheat sheets" to help shareholders
- How much engagement is too much - or too little

  11:30 - 12:15 pm "Corporate Secretaries Roundtable"

Speakers:

• Ginny Fogg – Norfolk Southern
• Kathy Gibson – Campbell Soup
• Gina Merritt-Epps – South Jersey Industries
• Susan Wolf – Global Governance Consulting

Experienced corporate secretaries discuss the burning issues of the day regarding boards, shareholders and everything else on their plate.

  12:15 - 12:25 pm Group Photo

  12:25 – 1:15 pm Lunch

  1:15 – 1:30 pm "Linda Quinn Lifetime Achievement Award"

• Honoree: Meredith Cross

  Choice of Break-Out Sessions:

  1:45 – 2:15 pm "In-House Perspective: Getting Ahead"

Speakers:

• Peggy Foran – Prudential
• Susan Wolf – Global Governance Consulting

- How to ask for more a bigger budget
- How to hire (and fire) staff
- How to figure out how much you're worth & ask for a raise

  1:45 – 2:15 pm "Law Firm Perspective: Getting Ahead"

Speakers:

• Ning Chiu – Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Meredith Cross – WilmerHale

- How to deal with life-work issues
- How to obtain mentors
- How to have an executive presence

  2:15 - 2:25 pm Break

  2:25 – 3:15 pm "Speed-Friending: A Networking Experiment"

During this time, you will meet at least five new people using techniques that have worked for speed-dating.

  3:15 – 4:15 pm "The Big Kahuna: Roundtable with the Experts"

These experts address questions submitted in advance - as well as questions posed live.

Speakers:

• Donna Anderson – T. Rowe Price Associates
• Ning Chiu – Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Meredith Cross – WilmerHale
• Ginny Fogg – Norfolk Southern
• Peggy Foran – Prudential
• Kathy Gibson – Campbell Soup
• Gina Merritt-Epps – South Jersey Industries
• Susan Wolf – Global Governance Consulting

  4:15 – 6:00 pm Networking Reception