Annual Member Meeting
November 16, 2023
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Beyond Polarization: Strategizing for Success
Hosted by Paul Hastings
MetLife Building
200 Park Ave
New York City
This is a complimentary, member-only event.
We encourage in-person attendance, and offer a virtual option as well.
Luncheon Keynote:
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw
A Discussion of Corporate Diversity and the SEC with Allison Herren-Lee, former SEC Commissioner
Caroline Crenshaw
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Allison Herren-Lee
Former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Agenda
Breakfast and Networking
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Julie Zuraw
CEO, Thirty Percent Coalition
Getting Corporate Diversity to the Top of the Agenda: A Fireside Chat with Roel Campos
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Roel Campos
Senior Counsel, HHR, Former Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
Esther Aguilera
Former Executive Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and President, Latino Corporate Directors Association; Thirty Percent Coalition Board Vice Chair
Strategizing a Response to the Anti-ESG Movement: A Communications and Crisis Management Perspective
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Davia Temin
Founder, Temin & Company, Global reputation and crisis management strategist
Susan Angele
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center, Board Chair, Thirty Percent Coalition
Break
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Legislative Battles: Implications of Anti-DEI Suits for Investors and Portfolio Companies
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Anurima Bhargava
Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School, Former Chief, Educational Opportunities Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Kenneth Gage
Partner and Chair of Workplace Retaliation and Whistleblower Defense practice group,
Paul Hastings
Beth Young
Managing Partner, Corporate Governance and Sustainable Strategies, LLC
Stephen L. Brown
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center
Investing and Stewardship in a Polarized Political Climate:
A Candid Conversation with CO State Treasurer Dave Young
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dave Young
Treasurer, State of Colorado
Susan Angele
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center, Board Chair, Thirty Percent Coalition
Lunch and Networking
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote
12:30p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw
A Discussion of Corporate Diversity and the SEC with Allison Herren-Lee, former SEC Commissioner
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Caroline Crenshaw
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Allison Herren-Lee
Former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Mayor Michael Nutter: Making a Difference in Tough Political Times
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mayor Michael A. Nutter
Former Philadelphia Mayor
Interviewed by: Johnathan Medina
Global Head Of DEI, Macquarie Asset Management
Thirty Percent Coalition Activities Update
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Hear from Thirty Percent Coalition Board Members and Committee Chairpersons about the Adopt-a-Company Campaign, the Campaign for an SEC Diversity Disclosure Rule, the Board Candidate Consultations program, and more. Get involved and make your voice heard on these important Coalition initiatives.
Closed-Door Committee Meetings
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Institutional Investor Committee
(Re)connect with fellow Committee members as Committee Co-Chairs Amy Augustine, Director of ESG Investing at Boston Trust Walden, and Andrew Collins, Head of ESG & Responsible Investing, SFERS, provide an update on the Adopt-a-Company campaign and opportunities for members to coordinate their engagement for greater impact.
Private Equity Committee
Be part of engagement planning for the coming year and an assessment of the inaugural Board Candidate Conversations program.
Inaugural Advocate Roundtable
Gather with other advocacy and pipeline-building organizations to strategize how to create impact together.
Board Candidate Consultations
All Day
For the first time, Thirty Percent Coalition brings its private equity members and advocate members together to curate in-person interviews for top board candidates at the Fall Member Meeting.