Stoneleigh Hotel

Women Corporate Directors 2010 Spring Institute

The Crisis After the Crisis: Restoring Trust and Credibility
May 11- 12, 2010 · Dallas, Texas

Please join your esteemed colleagues for the 2010 WCD Spring Institute at the historic Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas, Texas! Keynote Ambassador Nancy Brinker will serve as our honorary chair. In addition to her unbridled commitment to the success of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and her influence on global health issues through her position on the World Health Organization board, she is the recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.

The theme of the 2010 Spring Institute is “The Crisis after the Crisis: Restoring Trust and Integrity to the Boardroom,” focusing primarily on the impact of decisions made by boards in the years leading up to and during the recent global economic crisis and the likely challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. Leading corporate directors and experts will engage in discussion on the following panels: What Were They Thinking – Assessing Notable Corporate Decisions in a Volatile World; and What Does the Next Crisis (Opportunity) Look Like?

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Pre-Conference Welcome Reception

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 • 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Hosted by

Linda W. Hart -- Vice Chairman, President and CEO, Hart Group, Inc.

Private Home

Women Corporate Directors Spring Institute

The Crisis After the Crisis: Restoring Trust and Credibility
Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Honorary Chair

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 • 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa
2927 Maple Avenue
Dallas, Texas 7520

Women Corporate Directors Spring Schedule

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. • Grand Salon, Eleventh Floor
BREAKFAST SESSION

Restoring Faith in Executive Compensation: Sponsored by Pearl Meyer & Partners

How can companies best promote the credibility and effectiveness of their executive compensation programs in the face of mounting challenges from investors, regulators and the media? Increasingly, it falls to the Compensation Committee to provide compelling rationales for the structure and level of rewards and how they are linked to real shareholder value. This session will discuss approaches to key areas of compensation management, including risk, on which Directors should focus their decision-making for the year ahead.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. • Location TBD

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Terrace Ballroom, First Floor

LUNCHEON

Speaker Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. • Grand Salon, Eleventh Floor

PANEL DISCUSSION ONE

What Were They Thinking – Assessing Notable Corporate Decisions in a Volatile World

Moderator: Matrice Ellis Kirk – Managing Partner, Heidrick and Struggles

Cathy Allen – Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Santa Fe Group
Kalpana Raina – Managing Partner, 252 Solutions, LLC
Linda W. Hart – Vice Chairman, President and CEO, Hart Group, Inc.
Michele Hooper – Managing Partner, The Directors' Council
Beryl Raff – CEO, Helzberg Diamonds

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. • Grand Salon, Eleventh Floor

BREAK

3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. • Grand Salon, Eleventh Floor
PANEL DISCUSSION TWO

What Does the Next Crisis (Opportunity) Look Like?

Moderator: Edna Morris – Managing Director, Axum Capital Partners

Suzanne Hopgood – Director of Board Advisory Services of the National Association of Corporate Directors
Margaret Hanson-Muse – Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy – Bogota, Colombia
Kay O’Leary – Founding Partner, Tevera Consulting and Former CFO, Buca International
Merrie Spaeth – Founder, Spaeth Communications