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November 21, 2019

New York, NY

 

Background Reading Materials (Optional)

Session 1 - Economic Risks and Responses

The Conference Board: Global Economic Outlook 2020: Stagnating Growth amid an Uncertain Outlook (2019)

The Conference Board: Job Satisfaction 2019 – Satisfaction Continues to Rapidly Increase in a Very Tight Labor Market (2019)

The Conference Board: Quarterly Global Labor Market Outlook – More Tightening in 2nd Half of 2019 (2019)

Session 2 - Technological Risks and Responses

Marsh & McLennan & NACD: Governing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies: A Practical Guide (Executive Summary) (2019)

McKinsey & Company: Retraining and reskilling workers in the age of automation (2018)

The Conference Board: Sustainability Matters – Responsible Digital: Extending Ethical Business Principles to Digitalization (2019)

Accenture: Breaking Through Disruption (2019)

Session 3 – Human Capital Related Reputational Risks and Responses

NACD: Board Oversight of Human Capital Strategy and Risks (2019)

The Conference Board: Higher Expectations: How Organizations Engage with Social Change Issues (2019)

Mercer: Navigating Human Capital Risk and Uncertainty Through Advanced Workforce Analytics (2017)

Session 4 - Public Policy Risks and Responses

Committee for Economic Development: Growing the American Workforce (2019)

Committee for Economic Development: Smart Regulation – Changing Speed Bumps into Guardrails (2019)

PwC: Top Policy Trends 2019

Albright Stone Group: India Reverses Course on Regional Trade Agreement (2019)

Albright Stone Group: Government Shakeup in Saudi Arabia (2019)

Albright Stone Group: Saudi Arabia Tries to Balance FDI and Localization (2019)

Albright Stone Group: The New European Commission (2019)

Albright Stone Group: Update on the Chinese Economy (2019)

Session 5 - Onboarding an Activist

Journal of Corporate Law Studies: The new hedge fund activism: activist directors and the market for corporate quasi-control (2018) or here.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: Dealing with Activist Directors on the Board (2017)

Harvard Business School: Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences (2014)

Just What Is the Corporate Director's Job? Active Investors' Perspectives on the Board Member's Job Description