2002 CWDI Colloquium - "Board Responsibilities in a Time of Change"

2002 CWDI COLLOQUIUM FOR WOMEN DIRECTORS:
"Board Responsibilities in a Time of Change"
Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 4-5, 2002

PRESENTERS & PROGRAM

Barbara Blum, Corporate Director, Kaiser Permanente Health & Hospitals Corp.; Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente; Policemen, Teacher and Firemen Pension Fund

Mary K. Bush, Corporate Director, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation; Texaco, Inc.; The Pioneer Funds; R.J. Reynolds; and Washington Investors Fund

Pat Carbine, Corporate Director and Chair of Audit Committee, New York Life Insurance Company; Co-Founder, Ms, Foundation for Women, Inc.

Lilia Clemente, CEO Clemente Capital, Inc.; Corporate Director, Canadian Tire Co.

Patricia Diaz-Dennis, Senior Vice President, SBC Communications; Corporate Director, Mass Mutual and UST

Joanne Firstenberg, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Director Elektryon Inc.

Barbara Franklin, Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Corporate Director, Dow Chemical Company; Aetna Inc.; Milacron Inc., MedImmune Inc.

Martha Goss, Corporate Director, Foster Wheeler Inc. and IBJ Whitehall Credit Corp.

Gayle Mattson, Partner, Korn Ferry International

Sheila Smythe, Executive Vice President, New York Medical College; Corporate Director, Mutual of America Life insurance Co.; National March of Dimes Foundation

Susan Stautberg, President, PartnerCom; Corporate Advisory Board Director, Bank of America, Global Asset Management, IBNet, Northwestern Mutual

Carol Cox Wait, President, Committee for a Responsible federal Budget; Corporate Director, CIGNA Corporation

Karen Hastie Williams, Partner, Crowell & Moring; Corporate Director, Crestar Financial Services Corp.; Continental Airlines; Gannett Co.; Washington Gas & Light

PROGRAM

Thursday, April 4, 2002

(National Museum for Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.)

6:00-6:45 p.m.               Cocktails and Brief Toru of the Museum’s Permanent Collection

Leader:             Wilhelmina Holladay, NMWA Board Chair and Founder

6:45-8:30 p.m.               Dinner Roundtables (Third Floor):

                                    Board Lessons from the Corporate Ruins

                                    Leader:                        Barbara Blum, Corporate Director, Kaiser Permanente

                                    Group A                       Health & Hospitals Corporation

                                    Leader:                        Karen Hastie Williams, Partner, Crowell & Moring;

                                    Group B                       Continental Airlines, Gannett Co., Washington

Gas & Light

Leader:                        Irene Natividad, President, Corporate Women Directors

Group C                      International

Friday, April 5, 2002

(Capital Hilton Hotel, Senate Room, 1001 16^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.)

Moderator:                    Irene Natividad, President, Corporate Women Directors International

                                                            Colloquium Co-Chair

8:00-8:30 a.m.               Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:00 a.m.               Overview of Changes in the Business and Economic Climate

                                    Speaker:          Barbara Franklin, President, Franklin Enterprises

                                                            Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Corporate Director

                                                            Dow Chemical Company; Aetna Inc.; Milacron Inc.,

Medimmune Inc.

9:00-10:00 a.m.              Director’s Role in Corporate Risk Management of Domestic and International Assets

Panelists:         Nina Henderson, Corporate Director, Shell Transport and Trading Corporation; Axa Financial Inc; Pactiv Corp.; Hunt Corp.; J.P. Morgan

                        Martha Goss, Corporate Director, Foster Wheeler Inc.; IBJ Whitehall Credit Corp.

                        Lilia Clemente, Chair, Clemente Capital; Corporate Director, Canadian Tire Company

10:15-11:15 a.m.            How Deep is Your Bench? Succession Planning in a Volatile Economy

Panelists:         Mary K. Bush, President, Bush & Company; Corporate Director, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.; Sallie Mae; Texaco; Pioneer Finds; R.J. Reynolds; Washington Investor Funds

                        Patricia Diaz-Dennis, Senior Vice President, SBC Corp.; Corporate Director, Mass Mutual and UST

                        Gayle Mattson, Managing Director, Senior Level and Global Board Services, Korn / Ferry International

11:15-12:30 p.m.            Findings from the Corporate Ruins: Reports and Reviews

Panelists:         Pat Carbine, Corporate Director and Chair of Audit Committee, New York Life Insurance Company

                        John Nash, Founding President, National Association of Corporate Directors

                        Carol Cox Wait, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Corporate Director, Cigna Corporation

                        Joanne Firstenberg, Executive Vice President, General Council and Corporate Director, Electryon Inc.

12:30-2:00 p.m.              Lunch (Federal A Room)

Perspectives from a Long-Term Observer: A Conversation with Kristie, Editor and Associate Publisher, Directors and Boards



                                    Moderator:      Henrietta Holsman Fore, Director, U.S. Mint

Former Corporate Director, Dexter Corporation and HSB Group, Inc.

2:00-3:00 p.m.               What Kind of Directors are Needed for the Future?

Panelists:         Patricia Barron, Clinical Associate Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University

                        Veronica Biggins, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles and Corporate Director, Avnet, Inc. and NDC Health Corporation



                        Sheila Smythe, Executive Vice President, New York Medical College; Corporate Director, Mutual of America Life Insurance

                        Susan Stautberg, President, Partner Com; Corporate Advisory Board, Goldman Sachs; Avon Products; Bank of America; Global Asset Management