Past Events
2025
January
(Virtual) Dominic Barton, former Global Managing Director (CEO) of McKinsey & Company, former Canadian Ambassador to China, Chairman of the Board of Rio Tinto, Chairman of LeapFrog Investments- Board Governance Priorities during Turbulent Geopolitical Times. Led by Jim Bemowski and Bala Iyer.
February
(In person) Evening salon discussion with member & author Chris Cox, discussion of topics related to his new book, “Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn”.
March
(Virtual) Deloitte’s National Experts: Marshall Solomon, Shahira Knight and Jon Traub from Deloitte to discuss post election governance, tax policy, and several other key topics that are emerging as a result of the recent elections. Marshall Solomon serves as the Managing Partner of Deloitte’s Orange County office. Shahira Knight serves as the Managing Principal of Deloitte’s Policy & Government Relations group. Jon Traub serves as the Managing Principal of Deloitte’s National Tax Policy Group. Led by Jim Bemowski and Ted Wilm.
April
CDROC Annual Members & Mates dinner.
(Virtual) PwC’s 2024 Annual Corporate Directors Survey presented by Paul DeNicola, Principal in PwC’s Governance Insights Center. Led by Ted Wilm.
May
(Hybrid) Lessons Learned from Leading Boards with CDROC Member Speakers: Rock Hankin, Bala Iyer and Kristy Pipes. Led by Erin Selleck.
June
(Virtual) Olivia White, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company & Director of the McKinsey Global Institute- Preparing to Act in the New Trade and Geoeconomic Era. Led by Jim Bemowski.
2024
January
(Virtual) John Jumper, Retired Four Star General and former Chief of Staff of the US Air Force- A Military Leader’s Perspective on National Security and Global Disorder. Led by Jim Bemowski.
February
(Virtual) Ari Huang, CEO and Charlie Tharp, Senior Advisor, Center On Executive Compensation- Key executive compensation developments and trends of importance to corporate boards. Led by Celeste Ortiz with support from Hoshi Printer.
March
CDROC Annual Members & Mates dinner.
(Virtual) Kevin Sneader, Goldman Sachs, President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, and former Managing Partner (CEO) of McKinsey & Company- Perspectives on geopolitical developments and implications for US Corporations and their Boards, with particular emphasis on China. Led by Jim Bemowski and Bala Iyer.
April
(Virtual) Ira Kalish, Chief Global Economist of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd- Economic developments and related risks- implications for Boards. Led by David Rosenblum.
May
(Hybrid) Dialogue With Dean: Shifting Expectations and Priorities in the Boardroom with speaker Dean Yoost, CDROC Member/ Co-Founder/ Chairman Emeritus and Author. Led by Erin Selelck and Hoshi Printer.
June
(Virtual) Matt Reid, Managing Director with H/Advisors and one of the nation’s top crises communication advisers- Effective Crisis Communication in Different Circumstances. Led by Hoshi Printer.
July & August
Summer Break, no programs
September
(Hybrid) AI Strategies & Risks with speaker Ashwin Rangan, CDROC member & CEO of DoubleCheck Solutions. Led by Erin Selleck.
October
(Virtual) Dave Foss, Executive Chairman and former President/CEO of Jack Henry & Associates- Board Governance. Led by Shruti Miyashiro.
November
(Virtual) Greg Lee, Global Head of Transportation Banking for Goldman Sachs & Charles Ruck, Global Corporate Department Chair and former member of the Executive Committee for Latham & Watkins- Boards in the Hot Seat: Contested M&A and Shareholder Activism. Led by Denis Kalscheur.
December
(Virtual) Mark Begich, former US Senator & Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives- Post Election program. Led by Chris Cox.