The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) and The Corporate Counsel.Net invite you to participate in a free webconference: "Tackling Global Warming: Challenges for Corporate Boards and their Advisors".
On Tuesday, June 12th, log on to http://www.tacklingglobalwarming.com/ for the full-day online conference: "Tackling Global Warming: Challenges for Boards and their Advisors." This conference is designed to educate corporate boards of directors about the opportunities and risks posed by climate change. Please encourage any corporate board members or executives you know to log on. Here's the agenda for this complimentary webcast (all times are Eastern Standard Time). All panels will be archived immediately after the conference and available online: What the Studies Show: A Tutorial (11:00 - 11:30 am) .Margaret Leinen, Chief Scientific Officer, Climos and new member of the NCSE Board of Directors The Business Case for Tackling Global Warming (11:30 - 12:00 pm) .John Stowell, Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety Policy, Duke Energy. Bill Ellis, Visiting Fellow, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies The Board's Perspective: Strategic Opportunities and Fiduciary Duties = (12:00 - 12:30 pm) .Michael Gerrard, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP .Stephen Jones, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP The Investor's Perspective: What They Seek and Their Own Duties (1:30 - 2:00 pm) .Janice Hester Amey, Director of Corporate Governance, CalSTRS=20 .Doug Cogan, Deputy Director of Social Issues Services, Institutional = Shareholder Services=20 .David Gardiner, Founder, David Gardiner & Associates, LLC=20 Why You Need to Re-Examine Your D&O Insurance Policy (2:00 - 2:45 pm) .Wylie Donald, Partner, McCarter & English LLP=20 .Peter Gillon, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP=20 Disclosure Obligations under SEC and Other Regulatory Frameworks (2:45 - = 3:35 pm) .Miranda Anderson, VP, Investor Analysis, David Gardiner & Associates, = LLC=20 .Maureen Crough, Partner, Sidley & Austin LLP=20 .Jeff Smith, Partner, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP=20 How (and Why) to Modify Your Contracts: Force Majeure and Much More = (3:35 - 4:10 pm) .Wylie Donald, Partner, McCarter & English LLP=20 .Michael Gerrard, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP=20 Due Diligence Considerations When Doing Deals (4:10 - 5:00 pm) .Maureen Crough, Partner, Sidley & Austin LLP=20 .Jeff Smith, Partner, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP=20 Mindy Lubber, President of CERES will also provide commentary. This conference will help set the stage for a focus on the roles of = business with respect to climate change during NCSE's 8th National = Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Climate Change: = Science and Solutions, January 16-18, 2008 in Washington, DC. See = http://www.ncseonline.org/2008conference/ =20 _____________________________________________ The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a = non-profit organization working to improve the scientific basis for = environmental decisionmaking. NCSE is supported by nearly 500 academic, = scientific, environmental, government and business organizations. If you no longer wish to receive emails from NCSE, please follow this = link: http://list.ncseonline.org/mailman/listinfo/ncse.
