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Leading Investor Group Fall Conference
September 11-13, Long Beach, CACII Elects Board Members for 2023-2024 Leading Investor Group Spring Conference,
March 6-8, Washington, D.C.CII Hails SEC for Closing Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading Loopholes Leading Investor Group Fall Conference
September 21-23, BostonCII Elects Board Members for 2022-2023 - Members Also Approve Revised Policies on Poison Pills and Shareholder Meetings CII Spring Conference, March 7-9, Washington, D.C. Leading Investor Group Hails SEC Rule Requiring Universal Proxy Cards in Contests for Board Seats CII Virtual Fall Conference, September 22-24 CII Elects Board Members for 2021-2022 CII Virtual Spring Conference, March 8-10 SEC Muzzles the Voice of Investors by Raising the Bar on Shareholder Proposals Leading Investor Group Seeks Strengthened Sustainability Reporting CII Virtual Fall Conference, September 17-22 Leading Investor Group Dismayed by SEC Proxy Advice Rules Leading Investor Group Calls for Action on Racism Amy Borrus to Become Executive Director of the
Council of Institutional Investors on July 1CII Statement on Virtual Shareholder Meetings During Public Health Emergency CII Elects Board Members for 2020-2021, Approves Three Policies CII Spring Conference, March 9-11, Washington, D.C. Leading Investor Group Blasts SEC’s Proposed Rules for Proxy Advice and Shareholder Proposals CII Announces Advisory Council Members for 2020 Leading Investor Group Rebukes SEC for Proposed Rules That Undercut Critical Shareholder Rights Leading Investor Group Urges Companies to Commit to Long-Term Executive Compensation Council of Institutional Investors Board Appoints Amy Borrus to Succeed Ken Bertsch as Executive Director Media Advisory: CII Fall Conference, September 16-18, Minneapolis Council of Institutional Investors Responds to Business
Roundtable Statement on Corporate PurposeLeading Investor Group Calls Out Directors Responsible for
Dual-Class Companies Without “Sunsets”Leading Investor Group Petitions SEC to Require Clear Disclosure on CEO Pay Targets Council of Institutional Investors Says Lyft’s Planned Dual-Class Structure is Harmful to Investors Media Advisory
CII Spring Conference, March 4-6, Washington, D.C.CII Statement on Share Buybacks CII Research and Education Fund Publishes
Guide to Disclosure of Board Evaluation ProcessesInvestor Group Applauds CommonSense Principles 2.0 CII Fall Conference, October 23-25, New York City Leading Investor Group Responds to President’s Tweet on Quarterly Financial Reporting Investor Group Responds to Wall Street Journal Editorial CII Applauds Shareholder Protections in House Bill CII Elects New Board, Names Florida SBA Executive
Director & CIO Ashbel Williams ChairNew Report Details Practical Steps Corporate Boards Can Take to Combat Sexual Harassment CII Applauds SEC Commissioner Jackson's Call for Listing Standards to Require Sunsets on Dual-Class Stock CII Spring Conference, March 12-14, Washington. D.C. CII Announces Advisory Council Members for 2018 CII Report Highlights Risks Associated with a Common Chinese Corporate Structure Institutional Investors Oppose Stitch Fix Dual-Class Structure but Welcome Sunset Provision Uber’s Governance — Investor Response Do Not Disadvantage US Investors on Research,
CII Asks SECCII Fall Conference, September 13-15, San Diego CII Welcomes S&P Dow Jones’ Decision to Ban New Multi-Class Companies from Key Stock Indexes CII Applauds FTSE Russell Decision to Set Voting Rights
Minimum for Inclusion on IndexesInvestor Group Urges Blue Apron to Ditch No-Vote Shares Institutional Investors Dismayed by House Passage of
Financial CHOICE ActCII, Institutional Investors with $4+ Trillion in Assets Oppose
Anti-Shareholder Provisions of the CHOICE Act
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CII Virtual Fall Conference, September 22-24
Speakers Include SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Nasdaq President and CEO Adena Friedman and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Washington, D.C., September 9, 2021 — Members of the media are invited to attend the fall conference of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), to be held virtually September 22-24. View the full conference agenda here.CII represents pension funds and other long-term institutional investors and is a leading voice for effective corporate governance, strong shareholder rights and sensible financial regulation. The 400+ participants will include investment professionals, regulators and corporate governance experts. Session topics will range from takeaways from the high-profile ExxonMobil proxy contest to board oversight of diversity and inclusion.
Plenary sessions and member-hosted meetings on Wednesday, September 22, and Thursday, September 23, are open to the press. All events on Friday, September 24, are closed to the press.
Press must register to attend. Click here and make sure “Press” is selected under Member/Registration Type to register.
Speakers at CII conference sessions on Wednesday, September 22
Michelle Edkins, managing director, BlackRock
Adena Friedman, president and CEO, Nasdaq
Gary Gensler, chair, Securities and Exchange Commission
Aeisha Mastagni, portfolio manager, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Charlie Penner, partner, Engine No. 1
Scott Zdrazil, senior investment officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
Speakers at CII conference sessions on Thursday, September 23
Donna Anderson, VP & head of corporate governance, T. Rowe Price
Ursula Burns, chairwoman, Teneo; director, ExxonMobil, Uber Technologies
Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship, State Street Global Advisors
Amelia Fawcett, lead director, State Street Corporation
Hillary Flynn, director of ESG, private investments, Wellington Management
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, founder, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
Tom Gosling, executive fellow, Center for Corporate Governance, London Business School
Drew Hambly, executive director of corporate governance, Morgan Stanley Investment
Management
Chris Hetner, executive VP, Moody’s/Team8 Cyber Venture
Nishesh Kumar, managing director, JPMorgan Chase
Diana Lee, director of governance and engagement, AllianceBernstein
Craig Marcus, partner, Ropes & Gray
Michael McCauley, senior officer of investment programs and governance, State Board of
Administration of Florida
Meredith Miller, former chief governance officer, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Nell Minow, vice chair, ValueEdge Advisors
Claudia Fan Munce, director, Bank of the West, BNP Paribas, Best Buy, CoreLogic
Martin Nesbitt, director, American Airlines, CenterPoint Energy, Chewy
Jack Reed, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Kirsten Snow Spalding, senior program director, investor network, Ceres
Pete Stavros, partner & co-head of Americas, private equity, KKR
Tracy Stewart, director of research, Council of Institutional Investors
Jeff Tricoli, managing director, Charles Schwab
Catherine Winner, VP, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
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