Corporate Counsel Institute
57TH ANNUAL Corporate Counsel Institute September 27–28, 2018 Chicago, Illinois Register at: www.law.northwestern.edu/cci Why Attend? • Stay up to date on the most recent legal and business developments, Highlights improve as a manager and a leader, and learn from seasoned in-house • The New Age of Sexual Harassment, counsel and industry experts Pay Equity, and Gender Discrimination Claims • Experience the only program designed exclusively by a group of expert • Trends in Business Cases Before the general counsel Supreme Court • Network with a group of your peers NEW for 2018 from around the country while earning Technology Teaching Moments up to 11.75 CLE credits • Embracing Generational Diversity • ESG: Putting Theory into Practice Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:30–8:30 a.m. | Optional Breakfast 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | ESG: Putting Roundtable: Demystifying Theory into Practice Cryptocurrency and Blockchain • Key themes and concepts Presented by Charles River Associates • Recent regulatory and other developments (Sponsored event – Separate registration required) • Shareholder proposals and constructive Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have been engagement practices widely recognized as promising technologies that will re-imagine our future. This session will • ESG Integration: Opportunities and challenges address: • Current and emerging hot topics • Key business/legal overview of MODERATOR cryptocurrencies and public/private Yves Denizé, Senior Managing Director and blockchains Division General Counsel, Nuveen, New York City • Critical risks for in-house counsel to help vet and “issue-spot,” including: Risks Posed by PANELISTS Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Transactional Suzanne S. Bettman, Chief Administrative Fraud Risks, Contractual Enforceability Risks, Officer and General Counsel, LSC Cybersecurity Risks, Risks to Intellectual Communications, Inc., Chicago Property, and Compliance Risks Jon Hale, Global Head of Sustainability Research, Morningstar, Inc., Chicago 7:45 a.m.
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