12:30-1:30 PM 

Reading the Tea Leaves: ESG in the Context of 2023 Proxy Season

Lyndon Park | Managing Partner, ICR (moderator)

Joe Arns | Executive Director, ISS ESG

Yafit Cohn | Chief Sustainability Officer, Travelers

John Roe | Managing Director, Blackrock

Bonnie Saynay | Managing Director, ISS ESG

1:30-2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Billy Cyr | CEO, Freshpet

Lyndon Park | Managing Partner, ICR (moderator)

2:15-3:00 PM

2023 Proxy Season & Shareholder Activism Trends

Lyndon Park | Managing Director, ICR (moderator)

Patrick Gadson | Partner, Vinson & Elkins

Diana Lee | Director, Alliance Bernstein

Ryan Nowicki | Assistant Vice President, Asset Stewardship Team

Jon Solorzano | Counsel, Vinson & Elkins

3:00-3:15 PM

BREAK

3:15-4:00 PM

2023 Capital Market Trends & ESG Considerations for Public and Private Companies

Alicia Ritcey | Senior Vice President, Governance Solutions, ICR (moderator)

Syed Raj Imteaz | Head of Convertible & Equity Derivatives, ICR

Dianne McKeever | Chief Investment Officer, Ides Capital

Caitlin McSherry | Director, Neuberger & Berman

Sarah Morgan | Partner, Vinson & Elkins

4:00-5:00 PM

Board 101: Shareholder Activism in the Universal Proxy Era

Lawrence Elbaum | Partner, Vinson & Elkins (moderator)

Amy Lissauer | Managing Director, BofA

Raynelle Grace | Co-Head of Investment Stewardship for the Americas, Vanguard

Catherine Winner | Global Head of Stewardship, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

5:00-6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception