Florida Directors' Institute Program

2008 Topics: 
Best Governance Practices
The Dow Jones/Newscorp Deal: View from the Players
Beyond Compliance: Gaining Strategic Value from Your Board of Directors
Addressing Corporate Risk: Key Issues for Corporate Directors

Keynote Speaker
Harvey Golub, Chairman, Campbell Soup Company, former CEO of American Express

Featured Speakers:

Donald W. Burton, founder and chairman, South Atlantic Venture Funds,
Tampa, FL

Edward J. Durkin, director, Corporate Affairs Dept., United Brotherhood of Carpenters

Robert M. Dutkowsky, chief executive officer, Tech Data Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL

Michael Elefante, partner, Hemenway & Barnes, Boston, MA (Dow Jones, Inc. director and counsel to the Bancroft trusts)

Margaret (“Peggy”) Foran, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Sara Lee Corporation., Downers Grove, IL

Charles King, senior client partner, CEO and Board Services, New York, NY

Lou Kling, Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom, New York, NY (legal advisor to Newscorp and Rupert Murdoch)

Greg Lee, managing director, Goldman Sachs (investment banker to Dow Jones)

Keith A. Longacre, partner, Ernst & Young, Atlanta, GA, leader of Southeast area enterprise risk management group

Randy L. Nornes, executive vice president of Aon Global Americas, Chicago, IL

John F. Olson, senior partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C.

Tom Sansone, vice chair, Jabil

Robert Spatt, senior partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York, NY (legal advisor to the non-family directors of Dow Jones)

Honorable E. Norman Veasey, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Wilmington, DE, former chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court

Reception
4-5 p.m.

Fee and Payment
The fee for this program is $500 which includes the reception, all materials and lunch. We will acknowledge your registration and bill you by mail. Payment may be made by credit card or check.

Save the date for our fourth Florida Directors’ Institute Program — our highly acclaimed, intensive, one-day program designed exclusively for directors of public and large private companies. A limited number of registrations are also available to senior executives serving as directors. Acceptance into the Institute is contingent on meeting these qualifications.

The Florida Directors’ Institute is approved for NACD Certificate of Director Education credits and is accredited by ISS as a Boardroom Education Program. The Institute has also applied for continuing legal education credit and CPA continuing professional education credit. This program will provide you with critical solutions essential to your challenging role.

The 2008 Florida Directors' Institute is sold out. 
For more information, please contact Angie Ballard at aballard@ut.edu or (813) 257-3782.
All applications to attend are subject to acceptance by the Florida Directors' Institute.